Mated To Mek

Love is the ultimate experiment… Betrayed by her family Rashana was just a child when her father locked her away in his laboratory, subjecting her to unspeakable horrors in the name of science. Now, years later, her telepathic abilities terrify lab techs and her father alike. When a revolt leads to her father's death and rebels seize the lab, she expects her torment to go on. Yet the alien doctor's charming bedside manner awakens an unexpected yearning in her heart, and his touch is anything but torture. A doctor's oath After the destruction of his home planet, Mek never believed he'd meet a female of his species again. Then he discovers Rashana in a stasis pod on board an enemy ship. She's an impossibility - a hybrid between his species and humans - and despite her justified hostility and anger, he finds himself drawn to the intriguing female for more than simply research. Healing more than hearts As they work together to harness her powers, their trust blossoms into a passion that can't be denied. But as Rashana uncovers more about her past, she also uncovers a terrifying secret that could destroy everything she's come to cherish.

Escape, Experience, Explore Two breathtaking stories. Two couples whose love defies all the rules. Visit top-secret labs, board rebel spaceships, and view gorgeous alien planets while falling in love. Secrets, betrayal, and unexpected twists bring an edge-of-your-seat tension that keeps you invested from the first page to the last. These stories of rebel warriors and indomitable women will capture your imagination! Volume 2 includes: CLAIMED BY THE CYBORG Doug is half-man, half-machine, a prisoner in a corporate lab. Private Attie Swan is a loyal soldier ensnared by fate. When their worlds intertwine, secrets surface that could doom them both. MATED TO MEK She’s a telepathic lab experiment with a traumatic past. He's an alien doctor who believed he’d never find a mate. In each other, they find the impossible—love. But can their newfound passion survive the dark truths lurking in her past? What readers say about the books in this collection: "Great characters" - USA Today Bestselling Author, Cara Bristol "Wickedly addictive scifi romance!" ~ NYT Bestselling Author, Laurann Dohner "Genius and hilarious at the same time" - Goodreads "sexy hot fun...kept me absorbed from start to finish" - Goodreads Dive into adventure and heart-pounding romance with characters who will risk it all for their chosen mates. Get your copy of Galactic Pirate Brides Volume Two today!

A cyborg test subject. A female soldier. Passionate secrets that could kill them both. More machine than man, Doug can hack any computer across the galaxy. Syndicorp may own him, but he secretly uses his power to protect his twin and the rebels she leads. When he discovers a rogue AI with information that could expose the rebels’ location, he must come up with a plan to destroy it. If only the fiercely loyal woman who owns the AI didn’t make his circuits go haywire… After mistakenly helping her rebel sister escape, Private Attie Swan just wants to resume her career and forget the rebellion exists. But when a frighteningly hot cyborg abducts her, he turns every belief she has about the corporation she works for on its head. He is also the only hope of keeping her sister alive. Unsure if they can trust each other, they must work together to defend those they love. But the secrets Doug protects could drag them both into a deadly game not even a cyborg warrior can win... Reader Promise: Steamy love scenes, dangerous cyborgs, and heart-pounding action with no cliffhangers and a guaranteed HEA. This thrilling Sci-Fi is intended for mature audiences.

A major new look at the evolution of mating decisions in organisms from protozoans to humans The popular consensus on mate choice has long been that females select mates likely to pass good genes to offspring. In Mate Choice, Gil Rosenthal overturns much of this conventional wisdom. Providing the first synthesis of the topic in more than three decades, and drawing from a wide range of fields, including animal behavior, evolutionary biology, social psychology, neuroscience, and economics, Rosenthal argues that "good genes" play a relatively minor role in shaping mate choice decisions and demonstrates how mate choice is influenced by genetic factors, environmental effects, and social interactions. Looking at diverse organisms, from protozoans to humans, Rosenthal explores how factors beyond the hunt for good genes combine to produce an endless array of preferences among species and individuals. He explains how mating decisions originate from structural constraints on perception and from nonsexual functions, and how single organisms benefit or lose from their choices. Both the origin of species and their fusion through hybridization are strongly influenced by direct selection on preferences in sexual and nonsexual contexts. Rosenthal broadens the traditional scope of mate choice research to encompass not just animal behavior and behavioral ecology but also neurobiology, the social sciences, and other areas. Focusing on mate choice mechanisms, rather than the traits they target, Mate Choice offers a groundbreaking perspective on the proximate and ultimate forces determining the evolutionary fate of species and populations.

1977, Silver Jubilee year and the punk movement is breaking out among British youth, spreading moral panic. Paul Bottle and friends are just leaving college, when he is seduced by the vibrant punk scene and suddenly his life begins. Next door neighbour Stan forms his own band, Mortal Wound and gigs and new music explode around them. When EMI offer a record contract to the best local punk group, furious competition breaks out among all the rivals. A ruthless ‘Battle of the Bands’ contest ensues that summer. If you were an original punk - or a younger person interested - this book puts you right back there among it. In a gripping, often hilarious, sometimes touching story, the music, the whole period and - most importantly - the brilliant people - are brought back to us. We feel the social pain and desire that fuelled the whole phenomenon, generally amid times of economic hardship and political conflict. Most of all we feel the energy and excitement and hilarity.