Angel in the Badlands: space opera sci fi romance (Sons of Amber Book 1) (11 page)

King of Cups

Alexander is the proprietor of a working class bar called
The Rabbit Hole
. One of its best features, in his opinion, is the woman who deals cards and sometimes foresees the future.

Della is an undercover operative working for the same military intelligence service as Alexander, though he’s only just come to realize it. She follows her visions of the future, with her employers’ encouragement, to put her in the right places at the right times to do good for the human race. Lately, the right place has been in Alex’s bar and the right time is fast approaching. It’ll be a turning point, both for her personally, and for the warring races of humanity and jit’suku.

When the heir to the jit’suku empire is attacked, Della and Alex race to save him. Taken aboard the alien ship, Della and Alex must deal with a series of unforeseen events which put their lives and millions of humans and jit’suku in dire jeopardy. Can they find solutions for not only their people, but for themselves and the forbidden love they discover between them?

King of Clubs

Spymaster Chip is the King of Clubs – a professional bar manager and soldier – sent to run intel operatives out of a bar on
Madhatter Station
near the Galactic Rim. Lila has been managing the bar in her sister’s absence for two weeks when, as she predicted using her deck of cards and her clairvoyant gift, Chip arrives. Sparks fly between them almost immediately, only spiking higher when they uncover a plot to take over the station. Can the new lovers and a handful of retired vets avert catastrophe and save the station?

Chip didn’t expect to find the bar open for business when he arrived at
The Rabbit Hole
. Not only is it open, but a beautiful woman is running the joint. He’s instantly attracted to her, but tragedy in his past has kept him from getting involved in any but the most superficial of relationships. This woman, though, tempts him like no other.

Lila foresaw the coming of her own personal Charlemagne, the King of Clubs. She had no idea he would be so appealing though. A widow, Lila didn’t expect to be so attracted to the retired soldier. Her female senses stir to life for the first time in years and she wants to get to know him better. A lot better.

When pirates plot to take control of
Madhatter Station
, it’s up to Chip and Lila to organize the resistance. With a handful of well placed vets and a couple of pilots, they mount a defense, but will it be enough? Or will it be too little, too late? And what of the lovers? Will their love and belief in each other be enough to see them through one of the greatest tests of the human mind?

Books by Bianca D’Arc

Science Fiction Romance

Jit’Suku Chronicles
~
Arcana

King of Swords

King of Cups

King of Clubs

King of Stars

End of the Line

Futuristic Erotic Romance

Resonance Mates

Hara’s Legacy**

Davin’s Quest

Jaci’s Experiment

Grady’s Awakening

Harry’s Sacrifice

StarLords:
Hidden Talent

Epic Fantasy Erotic Romance

Dragon Knights

Maiden Flight*

The Dragon Healer

Border Lair

Master at Arms

The Ice Dragon**

Prince of Spies***

Wings of Change

FireDrake

Dragon Storm

Keeper of the Flame

Hidden Dragons

Paranormal Romance

Brotherhood of Blood

One & Only

Rare Vintage

Phantom Desires

Sweeter Than Wine

Forever Valentine

Wolf Hills*

Wolf Quest

Tales of the Were

Lords of the Were

Inferno

Tales of the Were ~ The Others

Rocky

Slade

Tales of the Were ~ Redstone Clan

Grif

Red

Magnus

Bobcat

Matt

String of Fate

Cat’s Cradle

King’s Throne

Jacob’s Ladder

Her Warriors

Gifts of the Ancients:
Warrior’s Heart

Guardians of the Dark

Half Past Dead

Once Bitten, Twice Dead

A Darker Shade of Dead

The Beast Within

Dead Alert

Print Anthologies

Ladies of the Lair

I Dream of Dragons Vol. 1

Brotherhood of Blood

Caught by Cupid

The Beast Within

* RT Magazine Awards Nominee

** EPPIE Award Winner

*** CAPA Award Winner

About the Author

Bianca D’Arc has run a laboratory, climbed the corporate ladder in the shark-infested streets of lower Manhattan, studied and taught martial arts, and earned the right to put a whole bunch of letters after her name, but she’s always enjoyed writing more than any of her other pursuits. She grew up and still lives on Long Island, where she keeps busy with an extensive garden, several aquariums full of very demanding fish, and writing her favorite genres of paranormal, fantasy and sci-fi romance.

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