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Before Kayla can free her fellow GENs from slavery, she must save them from a deadly virus. Now in paperback: the second book in the critically acclaimed Tankborn trilogy! Once a lowly Chadi sector GEN girl terrified of her first job Assignment, Kayla is now a valued member of the Kinship, a secret organization of GENs, lowborns, and trueborns who fight to further the cause of GEN freedom. But she is still a slave to the trueborn ruling class, and her relationship with trueborn Devak is still strictly forbidden. Kayla longs to be truly free, but other priorities get in the way. A deadly new virus is sweeping through GEN sectors--a disease only GENs catch. And GEN warrens and warehouses are being bombed, with only the scrawled letters F.H.E. as a clue: Freedom, Humanity, Equality. In this sequel to Tankborn, freedom and love are put aside for a moment as Kayla and her friends find a way to stop the killing ... before it's too late.

Marooned in her despised hometown of Greenville, California, private investigator Janelle Watkins wants nothing more than to keep her head down and make enough money to move back to San Francisco. But even in the sleepy town of Greenville, the edgy, smart-mouthed private investigator seems to attract mayhem. It starts with the apparent suicide of a nineteen-year-old off a highway bridge. Then another young man goes missing, and Janelle begins to suspect that there might be a connection between the incidents. With the help of her former SFPD partner and occasional lover, Sheriff Ken Heinz, Janelle begins to follow the convoluted trail, not realizing that the darkness of her past might finally be catching up.

After a tragic chain of event nearly destroyed his life, Jameson O' Connell returned to the one place that he'd ever considered home. But when he discovered that he had a son, he realized that the pint-sized miracle will finally bring him back from the brink.

HE WAS A MAN SHE NEVER WANTED TO MEET AGAIN… Lori Jarret had first met tough deputy sheriff Gable Walker when she'd been in the grip of a terrible disease. He'd seen her at her worst—and helped her onto the road to recovery. Though he'd saved her, one encounter was enough….for both of them. So, as luck would have it, who else would be the surprise guest already in residence at a supposedly "empty" chalet Lori had rented from a mutual friend? Quiet time to reflect turned into something quite different with the handsome lawman around…especially after he discovered that his "roommate" had another secret she was keeping….

Best friends Kayla and Mishalla know they will be separated when the time comes for their Assignments. They are GENs, Genetically Engineered Non-humans, and in their strict caste system, GENs are at the bottom rung of society. High-status trueborns and working-class lowborns, born naturally of a mother, are free to choose their own lives. But GENs are gestated in a tank, sequestered in slums, and sent to work as slaves as soon as they reach age fifteen. When Kayla is Assigned to care for Zul Manel, the patriarch of a trueborn family, she finds a host of secrets and surprises--not least of which is her unexpected friendship with Zul's great-grandson. Meanwhile, the children that Mishalla is Assigned to care for are being stolen in the middle of the night. With the help of an intriguing lowborn boy, Mishalla begins to suspect that something horrible is happening to them. After weeks of toiling in their Assignments, mystifying circumstances enable Kayla and Mishalla to reunite. Together they hatch a plan with their new friends to save the children who are disappearing. Yet can GENs really trust humans? Both girls must put their lives and hearts at risk to crack open a sinister conspiracy, one that may reveal secrets no one is ready to face.

In a world where half the population is genetically engineered, what does it mean to be human? The acclaimed TANKBORN trilogy rushes to a thrilling conclusion with Rebellion! Kayla is a GEN--a genetically engineered nonhuman--in a world torn apart by castes separating GENs from "real" humans. In the wake of a devastating bomb blast, Kayla finds herself at the headquarters of the organization that planted the bomb--and many others like it in GEN food warehouses and homes. Her biological mother tells her that Devak is dead and that Kayla must join their terrorist group, which is ramping up for something big. Now Kayla must pretend to embrace this new role in an underground compound full of paranoia as she plots a way to escape and save her friends. Meanwhile, Devak has emerged from his healing in a gen-tank, only to be told that Kayla is dead and his family has fallen from grace. Can he overcome his grief enough to notice the clues that point to Kayla? As Kayla and Devak fight to find each other and stop the bloodshed, the Tankborn trilogy rushes to a thrilling conclusion!

The Boss's Baby Bargain by Karen Sandler released on Jul 25, 2002 is available now for purchase.

COMING HOME TO A COWBOY? Rugged rancher Tom Jarret would move mountains for his precious daughter. But sometimes a father's love just wasn't enough. Miraculously, wandering soul Andrea Larson found a way to reach his troubled little girl, and unexpectedly, the live-in teacher reawakened his wary heart, as well. But Andrea was as secretive as she was beautiful…. Andrea was so tired of moving from town to town, but remaining at the Jarret ranch with Tom was dangerous. All she'd ever dreamed of—true love, a family, a home—was finally within her grasp and she yearned to wrap herself in Tom's arms forever. But could she count on this cowboy to stick around once her shameful past caught up with her?

Her Miracle Man Karen Sandler