Tracy St John

Released from a criminal psychiatric unit on the planet Kalquor, Joseph Walker starts his life over with the fierce Nobek who scares and entices him in equal measure. Coming from a society where same-sex attraction was punished by death, Joseph finds openly loving another man filled with its share of obstacles. He and Almon are committed to each other, but is it enough? Making matters worse, Almon is not the only Kalquorian enthralled with Joseph. The Earther's other would-be suitor is determined to go through Almon to get what he wants. He will stop at nothing to take Joseph from Almon...even kill.

She escaped to Kalquor to warn the empire...but did she bring its destruction instead? When a rogue Kalquorian raider snags a Bi'isil cruiser in Empire space, the outlaw crew is hoping for supplies. Instead, they find a Tragoom and an Earther woman with a dire warning: Bi'is is set to unleash a fatal plague on the Kalquorian Empire. Piper Warren, with the help of her friend Ob, has faced death to save the Kalquorians from utter destruction. Instead of help, she stumbles on a ship filled with men who swear no loyalty to anyone but themselves. Can she convince them to set aside their lawless ways to save their people? Captain Nako turned his back on Kalquor after Fleet Command decommissioned his raider. Abandoned by his government, he swears he will never lift a finger to aid them, not even against the traitor Dramok Maf and his fleet. With the new Bi'is threat, if Nako doesn't do something, the empire will fall and its people will die. Nako's Nobek clanmate Terig is as fierce as they come. However, his shameful past destroyed a once-promising career, and leading his men into battle can only end in defeat. But how can he refuse when utter annihilation is racing straight to Kalquor? Dual breed Imdiko Ulof is a terror to anyone who crosses him. Leaving broken bodies in his wake, the ex-convict struggles with equally broken dreams. No one can tame him, until a beautiful Earther and an unlikely new friend show that belief has the power to heal all wounds. The survival of Kalquor depends on this unlikely band of misfits. Clan Nako learns that love for an Earther woman can make heroes out of outcasts...until they discover that Piper harbors dark, deadly secrets of her own.

In the final, definitive chapter of Shalia's adventure, she faces her greatest challenge of all...a danger that threatens life and soul. Shalia's happily-ever-after is in full swing, and life couldn't be better. Fulfilled in career, success, and love, she imagines the dark days are behind her. Then a message arrives, a message that could have come from only one man. Despite the combined resources of Shalia's protective clan and Kalquor's best law enforcement, there is no guarantee she and her infant daughter Anrel will come out all right in the end. Shalia has readied for this moment, but she's still taken by surprise when her past nemesis shows up to steal her happy ending. Love and affection denied turns into violence and hatred...both for Shalia and the enemy who would destroy everything in his obsessive need to possess her.

Fighting murderous enemies. Battling each other. It's the perfect recipe for romance, Kalquorian-style.On the surface, young Dramok Ospar has it all: money, prestige, power. Yet what he dreams of most is outside his grasp. His drive to prove himself has left him lonely, with no one to turn to...except the Nobek bodyguard who is decidedly unimpressed with his accomplishments. Oh, and there's the matter of the local crime syndicate trying to kill him too.Nobek Jol faces his worst security assignment ever: guarding the most irritating Dramok to draw breath. It's not that Ospar isn't handsome, intelligent, brave, and charitable. It's just that he'd be so much better gagged into silence.Temple of Life priest Imdiko Rivek wishes for inner peace and total enlightenment. He knows he won't find it in the lethal world Ospar and Jol inhabit. However, fighting the allure of the pair to achieve perfect tranquility is proving to be more difficult than he could have imagined...plus the fact that their enemies think he's the perfect target to bring Ospar and Jol to heel.

Clan Piras has risked everything-and lost everything-to get close to Holy Leader Browning Copeland. Piras, Kila, and Lokmi are in a race against time to prevent Copeland and the Basma's traitorous forces from destroying the Earther-Kalquorian colony of Haven. With the odds stacked against them, they have one shot at stopping utter annihilation. Hope Nath has a mission of her own. Ending the Holy Leader's campaign to 'punish' the Earthers living on Haven is only the tip of the iceberg. When Copeland's vile attentions threaten Hope's family, she's willing to do anything to finish his brutal reign once and for all. Discovering fellow spies in the enemy's ranks gives Hope, Piras, Kila, and Lokmi a slim chance against the merged forces of Copeland and the Basma. Yet passion in the midst of war is as likely to rip the fragile alliance apart as bring them together. Hope and Clan Piras learn love has a high price, with thousands of innocent lives hanging in the balance.

With Clan Aslada returning to their usual lives and her mother out of the picture, Shalia decides it's time to give Clan Seot a whirl. And what better way to get to know the seemingly perfect clan than on a vacation cruise on a luxury liner, surrounded by family and friends? Yet everything doesn't feel as flawless as the sunny skies, tropical paradises, and gorgeous men would suggest. Even in a utopian setting, trouble follows Shalia. She knows she should be having the time of her life, but old hurts return, threatening to destroy her chance at happily-ever-after.

Cissy Salter is more than ready to shed Earth's repression when she moves to the planet Kalquor. She leaps headlong into drinking, partying, and liaisons with young alien men. She would be having the time of her life if not for the disapproval of a certain rich, gorgeous Dramok she can't avoid. She'd love to despise him, but her heart has other ideas. Dramok Diltan sees the bawdy, unrefined Cissy as a thorn in his side. The last thing he needs is a woman who drives him crazy every time they meet. Yet the spark in her eyes kindles a fire he can't ignore. His enthralled clanmates Wal and Rolat are determined to get the two to stop fighting, at least long enough to explore the possibility of making Cissy part of their clan. When they discover Diltan's past misdeeds, Wal and Rolat issue an ultimatum: help them seduce the Earth woman or face punishment. As Cissy and Clan Diltan discover each other's true nature and love blooms, the long-hidden secrets of Kalquor's leadership are revealed. An old conspiracy brought to light shatters Kalquor's peace, driving the Empire apart ... and tearing Cissy from the arms of the three men she can no longer live without.

Shalia feels ready for a little fun when the Kalquorian transport docks for shore leave at the Xniktix Space Station. Even knowing there will be hostile aliens also at the station can't kill her enthusiasm for shopping and club-hopping ... and why should she be afraid? She has Kalquorians ready to defend her at a moment's notice, particularly her favorite 'mountain o' muscle' Weapons Commander Nobek Oses. Surely no one would be stupid enough to threaten her with him at her side. Yet it's not the known dangers that put Shalia in peril. Even Oses is no match for the tombstone-smiling monster that stalks her through the space station and plots to add her to its collection.

The Earth/Kalquor War seems far away to Sister Katherine and the nuns of the convent on Europa. That changes in an instant when an enemy spyship arrives and invades the tiny moon colony. Katherine's world is torn apart when she learns she is to become the mate to a clan of three fierce Kalquorian men. How can she save herself or the convent's children from their conquerors when her body, heart, and soul cries out for the blasphemous touch of her captors? How can it be that her peoples' sworn enemy is her only chance for true salvation?Sister Katherine is the companion story to the bestselling Alien Conquest, Clans of Kalquor Book 3.Mild BDSM, including captive sex/forced seduction, anal play/intercourse, bondage, Dom/sub play, and multiple sexual partners (m/f/m/m).

"To Whom It May Concern: My name is Shalia Elizabeth Monroe, and this is my confession as to my part in bringing about Armageddon." When the Kalquorians entered Earth space during the war, they unwittingly triggered bombs hidden beneath the major cities. Now Earth's former enemies rush to save the survivors left on a dying planet. Told from the viewpoint of survivor Shalia Monroe, this journal traces the first few weeks following Armageddon as she struggles to keep herself and her dementia-stricken mother alive. Battling the guilt of her part in Earth's demise is only the first of many issues Shalia must deal with. She also faces man-eating alien Tragooms, disease, and violent gangs of surviving Earthers determined to kill each other in order to claim supremacy. Then there are the invading Kalquorians themselves, whose intentions may or may not be so innocent. One of the aliens, Dramok Dusa, stalks Shalia in hopes of bringing her back to his people. The stunning Kalquorian saves Shalia's life more than once, but can she really trust him? Shalia must make a decision: stay on Earth where she and her mother are doomed to die or accept life in the Kalquorian Empire as a female mate to a clan of three men.

Brandilynn Payson has been through some tough times since dying, and she's ready to take a break from the drama of the paranormal world. Unfortunately, time has run out on her tense m nage with vampire Tristan Keith and fellow ghost Dan Saling. It's time to pick her one-and-only, and Brandilynn is distraught that she will have to lose one of the men she loves. Adding to the heartache, a new threat has come to Fulton Falls. Norms and paranormals alike are being attacked by an unknown menace and turned into zombies. Ghosts are disappearing all over the netherworld. The mystery deepens as a devoted friend betrays her. Then the man she thought she could always count on turns his back on her. And when Brandilynn faces off with an ancient evil that leaves no survivors, she becomes the one thing she fears most. Warning: Sexually explicit scenes and adult language may be offensive to some readers. This book contains BDSM elements of questionable consent, bondage, spanking, and Dom/sub play.

Clans of Kalquor short story collection. Nine tales revisiting the alien clans and their Earther mates: Hunted - Amelia Ryan is stalked through the Kalquorian wilderness by a dangerous Nobek with no chance for escape. Abduction - Rebellion is brewing on Kalquor, and Empress Jessica is the insurgents' latest target. The Negotiation - Saucin Israla must deal with Earther Colonel Tyler Carter, a man whose threat involves her heart. Michaela's Child - Michaela Blake finally has a child of her own, but how will she regain her clan? The Sentence - Cassidy Hamilton's grandfather faces a sentence worse than death for his part in Armageddon. A Family Affair - A clandestine tryst re-opens old wounds for the Imperial Family. An Improper Proposal - Lindsey McInness' clan's homecoming is marred by the machinations of a greedy councilman. Sins of the Past - Imdiko Krijero and Nobek Wynhod's past may cost Dani Watson her life. Prelude to Redemption - Young Dramok Sojan finds more than he bargained for in the ruins of an Earther women's prison: broken but unbowed revolutionary Rachel Hicks.

Defying Earth laws and beliefs, putting her life in danger, Maryam carries the child of a grieving Kalquorian clan-and falls in love with men she can't have.Maryam left Earth's repressive regime and her ruined dreams years ago. She lives on an alien space station, trying to forget her disappointments. Then a young, pregnant Kalquorian woman, seeking one last adventure, barrels into her life. High-spirited Briel reminds Maryam of all she's given up on.Matara Briel is soon followed to the station by her clan, three older men exasperated with her antics. Clan Kels has one mission: to reclaim their wayward lifemate. When the discovery is made that Earther women can carry Kalquorian men's children and save their people from extinction, Dramok Kels is tasked with a new mission by his government: bring Maryam to Kalquor, by force if necessary.Abducted, Maryam is determined to resist her kidnappers at every turn. Earth declares her corrupted and orders her execution for sinful relations with the Kalquorians, a charge she is innocent of. They attack the ship taking her to the Kalquorian Empire, leading to unthinkable tragedy-the death of Briel.Discovering Dramok Kels, Imdiko Pana, and Nobek Dergan are not the ruthless enemies she believed them to be, Maryam makes a deal-she'll carry their unborn child to term if they set her free afterward. However, she's not prepared for the impossible love that explodes between her and Clan Kels, a love they dare not act on.Or will they?

Shalia's happily-ever-after is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Shalia has at last found the love she's risked her life to win. She's got everything she could wish for-an amazing career and a wonderful home for herself and her baby Anrel. Better still, she's the Matara to the best possible mates she could wish for in Clan Seot. Yet desperation spurs someone to commit an unthinkable act. When Anrel is stolen in broad daylight, Shalia and her clan will do anything to get her back. The kidnapping sets Shalia in a direction she never anticipated going-and affects all the Mataras of Kalquor.

Losing the one man he loved convinced Piras he would never have a chance at happiness. He is too different from the other members of the Dramok breed to attract a Nobek warrior and Imdiko nurturer to his clan. Unwilling to pretend to be someone he is not, he faces a lonely future. Nobek destroyer captain Kila's one night with Piras was a shocking revelation. Yet he can't stop thinking of the temperamental Dramok admiral he has grown to respect. A dangerous mission in the midst of Kalquor's civil war throws them together once more, and Kila must decide if Piras's needs are an obstacle...or an incredible gift. Meanwhile, he has the added headache of an obstinate Imdiko chief engineer undermining his orders at every turn. Lokmi's dual breed designation of Imdiko and Dramok has caused him problems in work and personal relationships. While he coddles his ship's engines, his need to control puts him at odds with commanding Dramoks and fierce Nobeks. Dealing with hothead Admiral Piras and overbearing Captain Kila is everything Lokmi hates...until he discovers his unique qualities fit their needs. Could it be that he isn't fated to walk through life alone? Three outsiders fight to save themselves, each other, and the Kalquorian Empire.