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Love, Danger, Homecomings & Heart β€” Your June Reading Escape Starts Here

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One disastrous night. One devastating man. One diabolical proposition.


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He’s stubborn. She’s tougher. His kid? Already picked the bride.


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A small-town second chance wrapped in danger, desire, and Sharon Sala heart.


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She came home to save the ranch… and found the cowboy she never forgot.


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From reality TV heartbreak to real-life reinvention.


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A missing twin. A deadly cartel. One K-9 team caught in the crossfire.


The Venusian Gambit by Michael J. Martinez

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Also by Michael J. Martinez:

The Venusian Gambit, July 2016
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
The Enceladus Crisis, May 2016
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
The Daedalus Incident, March 2016
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
The Venusian Gambit, May 2015
Paperback
The Daedalus Incident, August 2013
Paperback / e-Book

THE VENUSIAN GAMBIT
By: Michael J. Martinez

Daedalus Series #3
Night Shade Books
May 2015
On Sale: May 1, 2015
320 pages
ISBN: 1597808199
EAN: 9781597808194
Paperback
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Science Fiction

The last chapter of the dimension-spanning Daedalus series brings the 19th and 22nd centuries together for an explosive finale in the jungles of Venus!

In the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms freed in the destruction of Saturn's moon Enceladus are making their way towards Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila Jain is scrambling to beat them there while simultaneously trying to save crewmember Stephane Durand, who was infected during the mission to Saturn and is now controlled by a form of life intent on reopening a transdimensional rift and destroying the human race. But Jain doesn’t realize that the possessed Stephane has bigger plans, beaming critical data to other conspirators suspiciously heading not for Earth, but for Venus…

In 1809—a Napoleonic era far different from our own—the French have occupied England with their Corps Eternélle, undead soldiers risen through the darkest Alchemy. Only the actions of Lord Admiral Thomas Weatherby and the Royal Navy have kept the French contained to Earth. But the machinations of old enemies point to a bold and daring gambit: an ancient weapon, presumed lost in the jungles of Venus.

Now, Weatherby must choose whether to stay and fight to retake his homeland or pursue the French to the green planet. And Shaila must decide if it’s possible to save the man she loves, or if he must be sacrificed for the good of two dimensions. In the dark, alien jungles of Venus, humanity's fate in both dimensions hangs in the balance—forcing past and present to once again join forces against an ancient terror.

Daedalus

The Daedalus Incident
THE DAEDALUS INCIDENT
#1.0 β€’ March 2016
The Enceladus Crisis
THE ENCELADUS CRISIS
#2.0 β€’ May 2016
The Venusian Gambit
THE VENUSIAN GAMBIT
#3.0 β€’ May 2015

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