AustLit

A series of short stories and novellas including characters from the Beloved Bloody Time series.

'In the early 23rd Century, vampires learned how to travel back in time, and created a time-tsunami that threatened life as we know it, until they corrected their mistake. They created the Chronometric Conservation Agency, which is tasked with preserving history and therefore protecting humanity’s future. The Touring arm of the Agency offers trips back into the real past, with vampire guides, called travellers.

'When Natalia (Tally) Marta, vampire and traveller, takes her client to visit the siege of Stirling Castle in 1314, she is caught and held hostage for ransom by Robert MacKenzie, a Bruce clansman. Rob finds himself drawn to the wilful, stubborn and very different English lady he has captured and the relationship becomes an intimate, highly-charged sexual pairing. Swiftly, Tally and Rob realize their bond is more than sexual, that the emotions stirring their hearts are true.

'Christian Lee Hamilton, vampire, one of the last true southern gentlemen, and Tally’s ex-lover, knows the 1314 time marker enough to jump back and help Tally return home. His arrival at Bannockburn adds complications, for Christian finds himself drawn to Rob MacKenzie as much as Tally is. But neither of them can stay in the past forever. To do so means certain death.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Nayara Ybarra and Ryan Deasmhumhain are the most powerful vampires known to humans in the 23rd century. They lead the Chronometric Preservation Agency, welded together yet divided by grief that won’t heal, their lives on hold. Vampires have lived apart from humans in the two hundred years since Nayara and Ryan jumped back in time and killed their lover, Salathiel, to halt the time wave that was destroying humanity and vampires.

'Now, Càel Stelios, Worlds Assembly member, intends to make humans like vampires any way he can. He knows the vampires must become allies. Their unique strengths and abilities will help humans in the coming battle against the raging psi and their psychotic leader, Gabriel.

'While he wages his political and social campaign he hides his true ambitions: to win Nayara and Ryan for himself. But despite being politically powerful, rich, smart and sexually potent, Stelios has a overwhelming disadvantage: He’s human. “No” is not a word he accepts without a fight, however. The psi-filers and Gabriel have plans, though, that will make fighting very real and bloody indeed…'

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'What goes around, comes around, including love.

'Justin Edward Kelly, vampire and Chronologic Touring Agency member, hates time traveling and prefers to pretend he’s human. Deonne Rinaldi is human and arm-twisted the Agency into the deal of a life-time: They make her a vampire if she pulls off the PR campaign of her career and make humans like vampires. Everyone was stunned when the mismatched pair became lovers, including Deonne and Justin and neither of them will admit even to themselves how well the relationship works.

'While Deonne is tucked away in history to protect her from Gabriel’s psi-file army ravages, Justin gets a time-delayed letter from her telling him their affair is over. She is in love with Adán Xavier Santiago, a Romani vampire from ancient Spain who will turn her.

'Despite the massive dangers screwing with time this way can cause, Justin travels back to China to confront Deonne, but when he arrives there is no Adán and Deonne knows nothing about the letter. Justin, not used to time traveling, figures he’s averted a personal disaster until Deonne meets a sexy Spaniard who introduces himself as Adán….'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Brenden Christos was born a son of Sparta, and is over two thousand years old. Now in the twenty-third century, he is the security chief of the Chronometric Conservation Agency. He has no time for fools, humans or anyone who threatens his Agency. Love is at the bottom of his list of priorities.

'Brenden doesn't have much time for Mariana Madison Jones, either. Their clashes escalate, as Mariana works to keep the Agency running smoothly for her vampire employers. Their rocky working relationship heads south when the world's most eligible bachelor, Laszlo Wolffe, begins to pursue Mariana and has more than a temporary tryst in mind.

'Gabriel and his psi-filers strike back at vampires and while the world is reeling from Gabriel's vicious blow, Brenden learns that Laszlo Wolffe isn't who he says he is, and begins to investigate, using time travel and a most unexpected ally to wrinkle out Wolffe's secrets.

'Brenden's discovery and Gabriel's psychotic demands collide...with tragic results.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'There is nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal…

'Gabriel, leader of the militant psi-filers, has nothing left to lose. His death is imminent and he will do anything to get his hands on Dr. Marley Alexander’s longevity treatments to preserve his life.

'Kieran, military consultant to the Chronometric Conservation Agency and Cadeyrn Rhydder, general of the CCA’s army, together must fight to keep Marley hidden from Gabriel while war engulfs them in the earth-shattering conclusion to the series reviewers call “sexy”, “engrossing” and “spellbinding”.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.