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1. Joyce Reynolds-Ward

Life in the Shadows

1. Joyce Reynolds-Ward

Fabulist and Fantastical Worlds

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Learning in Space

IN A TECH-DRIVEN FUTURE INVOLVING SPACE, LEARNING TO SURVIVE MATTERSBess Fielding has a natural affinity for life in space. But that doesn't mean that she-and her beloved, Alex Jeffreys-don't have things to learn about survival in space.THREE STORIES.TRANQUILITY FREERIDERS-Bess and Alex promote the notion of skiing and snowboarding on the Moon, not just for tourism, but for emergency evacuations. Will dustskiing meet the challenge when put to the test?TOO HIGH TO FALL-Stealth technology isn't supposed to work in space. So when a mysterious roundabout suddenly appears on the screens of space station DIR 1, what's going on-and to what degree is it connected with increasing incidents of sabotage in different production laboratories on space stations and the Moon?OF ARCHANGELS AND FUZZY GREEN MASCOTS-Tragedy strikes on space station DIR 1 when a bomb takes out a crucial production wing. As Bess and Alex investigate, they discover that the alien artifact, the Gizmo, that is supposed to be securely confined on Earth-may not be. And that discovery opens up even more concerns.

1. Joyce , Reynolds-Ward

Inheritance

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE INHERITANCE OF THE PAST...OR CAN YOU? Rancher Ruby Barkley and her ex-husband Gabe Ramirez are competing head-to-head for the AgInnovator game show's new one-shot award, the Ag Superhero. The winner walks away with $3.75 million per year for five years, with no accountability or need to re-earn the Superhero, unlike the Innovator's other awards.But issues beyond those raised by their long-ago acrimonious divorce face Ruby and Gabe. Fence cutting. Rogue biobots destructively ranging beyond programmed parameters. Physical attacks. And the realization that they may need to reunite to save their son Brandon from indentured servitude.Then the secret shadow of Gabe's hidden inheritance reveals itself. Will he step up to the Martiniere Legacy-and what role will Ruby accept in any future they may share?

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Realization

THEY'VE ALMOST REALIZED THEIR DREAMS...BUT CAN THEY REMAIN THEMSELVES? Ruby Barkley and Gabriel Martiniere struggle with medical complications that interfere with their fight to stop the sinister goals of Gabe's father Philip. Discoveries by their son Brandon about the degree to which Philip and the family corporation, the Martiniere Group, are involved in unethical, interdicted human experimentation push them into accepting a questionable treatment to speed their recovery.Philip's direct challenge initiates Gabe's final push to take over the Martiniere Group. When a high-profile assassination attempt at a political banquet reveals the existence of cyborged Martiniere descendants and clones of Philip intended to provide him with replacement parts, Ruby and Gabe must take action.One clone-Michael-still survives. Along with their bid to win control of the Martiniere empire, Ruby and Gabe now face the dilemma of what is to be done with Michael. Can they save both the family and Philip's clone-or should they even try?The realization of their dreams is within Ruby and Gabe's reach. Can they fulfill it while still remaining true to themselves?

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Ascendant

WHAT DOES ASCENSION TO POWER REALLY COST? Six months after the triumphant collaborative conclusion of the AgInnovator Superhero game show, Ruby Barkley and her ex-husband Gabriel Martiniere still struggle with the professional and personal fallout from their victory. The Superhero money allowed Ruby to launch her line of agricultural biobots. But one of the RubyBot spinoffs, the Defender, leads to unsettling revelations about crop tampering using body-modified indentured workers. Their son Brandon uncovers even more disturbing information about the abuse of indentureds as he campaigns to end it. All of these disclosures lead back to the Martiniere Group, the family corporation controlled by Gabe's malevolent uncle, Philip Martiniere.Meanwhile, Ruby and Gabe wrestle with what form their resumed relationship will take, as Ruby contemplates whether she wants to take on the role of a Martiniere wife. The revelation that Gabe's father is not who they thought, and Philip's attempt to force Ruby away from Gabe once again confirms her decision. But the need to rescue one of Brandon's valued indentured informants turns celebration into catastrophe. Will Ruby and Gabe be able to recover from this disaster-or will Philip triumph yet again in his campaign to destroy Gabe?