Mary Raichle: 71 books

Noga bent over her stitching, neck aching in fear of Gul Maes' heavy cane coming down on her. Seven days until Mistress Kelly was married off to Gul Maes' brute of a son. Noga kept her head down. Wasn't safe to challenge someone like Gul Maes. But with the prayers and dreams of...

When Lusala was small his big sister went into space to explore and find new worlds for humanity. It's been five years for her, fifty for him. But now, finally, Osumare was home, so very late. With everything that had happened, Lusala worried that her return would be too little to bridge the gulf...

Few dragons collected teapots. Youneda didn't care. They pleased him and his hoard was worth enough to allow him a comfortable life in the suburbs. Nothing bothered him anymore. At least until a new neighbor in the suburb shattered everyone's peace with wild magic that drove Youneda...

Sand shifted under Simeon's feet, under the stairs, the buildings, the entire town. James waited, eyes on the horizon like a onyx sculpture of a man as he gazed across the misty beach towards the booming waves. The waves summoned James' magic away from Simeon while Simeon's magic swirled...

Once every ten years a Priestess tended to the temple, painting its murals. Barirah was proud to have that duty but her heart ached for the children she and her wife Jabirah had not been blessed with. But a day of prayer sometimes leads to more than deepening faith and Barirah might just get her prayers...

Trapped in the checkout line, Youneda had no desire to give advice to baby dragons. He was old and did not want desperately earnest questions that could not be properly answered. As the oldest dragon in the store, Youneda was trapped between questions and broken cash registers. A...

Maria hated Anthony. The teachers at their school doted on Anthony and joined him in bullying anyone that Anthony targeted. He was Gifted and Maria wasn't so Maria was always wrong.   Then Anthony's bullying took on overtones that frightened Maria.   She couldn't let...

Naya found certain aspects of her job… difficult. The excessively controlled environment, the fussy clothes, the endless paperwork. But dealing with the passengers on the space cruiser during their three month journeys was not. There was joy to be found in the process of making passengers...

Yuki's clothing shouldn't bring battles with her mother every day. Shouldn't. They did. She truly didn't need that on a day that included Samurakami Kaoru.   Kaoru would have preferred anything other than confronting Yuki but duty required it. Hands shaking and panic running...

When the Tourmaline Seas docked in Atalya, Raelin expected a normal port of call: trade, exploration, loading cargo.   What she got was a stunning offer, threats from the Delbhana and an unexpected need to step into her elder's shoes.   The rest of the trip home to Aingeal...

Eoghania's quiet live changed when a man from her past tried to rob the Dana.   Sean didn't want to break any laws. He certainly didn't want to fight the Dana. But he had two infant daughters who would die without his support.   Their marriage of convenience might save...

Laurie's entire life had been spent in the tower, subject to her magic and her whims. Then chance gave her the opportunity to escape and Laurie seized it with everything she had.   The world outside was wild, dangerous and fraught with other spells as dangerous as anything in the tower.   It...

Meyari McFarland gathers together six stories of wonder in this third themed collection, Tales of Wonder. Inside you will find dragons both dark and light, sisters struggling to make ends meet who face death together, new worlds and future modifications to both humans and orcas as sea levels rise in the face of global warming. Six stories. Six adventures. Pure excitement.

Two days of battling for their right to be together ends only to open up another battlefield they must conquer. Mike Long and his four husbands face the more deadly challenge of Viridian politics as they attempt to defend each other while gaining the information and power they need to return home. Injured,...