T. L. Cordes

Much has changed by the year 2121 but some things always remain the same. Step into the future with Kalista Burke and her four pawed pal as they face politics, bureaucracy, and terrorism as part of their normal day. But her temp partner is new and maybe if she pretends he is part of her normal life she can include him too. From the some what normal Dallas, Texas, to the (Water City) Chicago, Illinois, and maybe to the (Frying Pan) Tucson, Arizona, read how the future world has changed but the people in it, not so much.

Melowdy is doing the best she can to hide from her father, to remember love is only an illusion, and to save Silver Wolves from extinction. She has quite enough difficulties to worry about adding a handsome Spacer to her problems. Von-Air has lost his Ped-Ra to Hunters and wants to find a way to protect the rest of his family. Collegiate the place of higher learning seems the logical place to start but what he finds is a Human female who believes his family is nothing more than unintelligent creatures.

Clara Belle Weaver is at loose ends in her life and turns to abandoned cats to fill her days. When her estranged father dies under mysterious circumstances and an unusual cat is dumped at the animal shelter where she volunteers, Clare's life takes a very unexpected turn. Now a handsome police superintendent is asking questions, the cat is more unusual then she first thought, and she really does not believe in witchcraft, or does she?

Madelyn Atwood takes the first opportunity to come along in a while to slip Mr. Perfect's and the FBI's leash to play detective with her new friend the chief of police. Her boyfriend's sister wants to go shopping like they are suddenly best friends and Rodney's mother turns out to be a Witch. Paul Lucien is having several bad days in a row. He is shot once again by a trusted friend, forced to take on an assistant, and Rodney's mother does not like his aura. Captain is worried about a missing bum, one of his bartenders tries to kill another of his bartenders, and as usual he is clueless about what is going on. Did someone mention a cult? Welcome to the Shark Bait.

Madelyn Atwood does not understand love. She tried marriage twice, and both of her previous husbands tried to kill her. How can this Navy guy, who won't leave her alone, be any different? She might have to kill him before he tries to kill her. Adoniram Vito tried love once. His ex-wife ended up with everything. He was not looking for love again, but he found a woman so dark, so unique he just couldn't let her go. Simon (Captain) Russo just wants to run his bar but one female bartender is mad at everyone. Another male bartender is making eyes at a male FBI agent. His other female bartender screams at the sight of her boyfriend. Nobody said it would be easy to make a living running a bar, and nobody told him he had a bartender who hunts and attracts serial killers.Welcome to The Shark Bait.

C.C. can fly rings around other pilots in the air but once her feet touch the ground no one takes her seriously. By a fluke she maintains her combat status in a war she's not allowed to be in and the military will do just about anything to have her removed from combat including throwing a very big obstacle in her way. He's not what she expected, much more than anyone knows, and to stay one step ahead of him she needs to know more about him. What she learns has her fighting for entirely different reasons and now she will do anything to protect the Steel Man she found. From Desert Storm to the jungles of South America and places in between she learns more about herself through the eyes of a really big man with a really big heart.