Crucible of Change Series

When the oddballs of Zeta Company are assigned to guard a top secret research facility they assume it's just another in a long line of crappy punishment details. This time they're wrong. Someone needs to salvage the situation and prevent an imminent global apocalypse. Unfortunately, they were brought to the assignment about a month too late. Now they have to win the hearts and minds of both hostile and amorous scientists. They are the only men for the job. A chimpanzee who throws exploding poo. Tunnels filled with flying rats. A nymphomaniac Troll. And nobody wants to milk the Chupa. Zeta Company has finally found a home.

When you believe you're on a mission from God, it's easy to decide the ends justify the means, and Brogan Murphy believes hard. The women he's captured and tortured–sacrificing their bodies to save their souls–would have disagreed. * * * * Living and working in a top secret underground lab means Coral Hu doesn't get out much. Her visit to the surface for her sister's wedding is a treasure to be savored. But joy quickly turns to horror when Coral becomes the latest young woman to join Brogan's collection. What Brogan doesn't know is that Coral has guardians who are anything but angels. * * * * Freshly returned from the rigors of the Wicker Man and flush with new found powers, the men of Zeta Company get the call that one of their own has been taken. Recovering Coral and protecting Underhill's secrets is their sworn duty, but the growing love between Coral and Deadeye makes this mission even more urgent. * * * * With time ticking by and few leads to work with, Zeta Company will need to use every trick they know to find Coral and bring her safely home.

After battling mutant slime creatures, eco-terrorists, and a ruthless mage bent on making her the guest of honor at a human sacrifice, Olivia Mitchell was looking forward to a nice, long, all-expenses-paid vacation in southern California. Frank is busy training for his role in the latest Warblade venture—a reality series called Dungeon Raiders. While Frank learns the skills he'll need for the show, it's time for Olivia to decide what she wants to do with her new life. Olivia planned to relax, do a little artwork, and bask in the glow of expectant motherhood. She forgot that a 'trouble magnet' doesn't have an off switch and relaxing isn't in her genes. With the help of a powerful mentor, Olivia is taking her magic skills to another level—studying harder than she ever did in college. At the same time, a mysterious gallery owner promises to bring Olivia's artwork to a new audience. It would be fame beyond her wildest dreams—if she's willing to pay the price. Television cameras attract all manner of crazy. Olivia wasn't prepared for obsessed fans, and she didn't expect the crazy team politics or would-be romantic rivals. Add a doctor with the world's worst bedside manner and Olivia's life behind the scenes is far more dramatic than anything that's actually part of the show. The chaos also cloaks a very real threat: a twisted mage from another world, intent on putting Olivia and her children on display in his personal menagerie.  It's time for Olivia to get her Mommy Rage on—and this time, she's killing for three.

We never know why evil comes to call, but sometimes answers aren't that important… Practice is over. Dungeon Raiders goes live, and the contestants take the field. They are the chosen ones, living out every gamer's secret fantasy—until the danger becomes real. The foes in front of the camera aren't half as dangerous as the ones behind the scenes. Beyond the fantasy competition, real monsters, the Human kind, await their time to strike. An off-world wizard thinks to make Olivia his pawn. Competing players scheme to steal Frank's heart from her, and a disgruntled saboteur's attacks endanger the lives of all the cast members. It's not Olivia's fault that craziness and mayhem follow in her wake; a trouble magnet draws them in like fog-bound ships to sirens. But Olivia's enemies will learn the hard way what she'll do to protect her family. She doesn't play Chess; she plays War, and when she raid kicks, she means it. Playing adventurer is all fun and games until someone loses their head.

"What I learned on my 'vacation' to the Brazilian Amazon" by Olivia Mitchell Byers. —Most things are bitey. —Jungles don't have room service. —Dinosaurs are mostly jerks. —So are headhunters. —Corruption is universal. —And they don't speak Spanish here. Who knew? "Okay, to be fair," —The food was great. —The jungle was absolutely gorgeous. —You never know where you'll find a new friend. —People can change. My arrival triggers the perfect storm of simmering rivalries, vengeful headhunters, and deadly poachers—all while I'm escorting the youngest son of my powerful mentor, Aerin. What could possibly go wrong? What didn't?