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Futuristic Romance. As head of the Chicago Police Department's Alien Investigation and Removal Agency (A.I.R.), alien huntress Mia Snow tracks down and eliminates "other-worlders," particularly the dangerous Arcadians. While on the hunt for an Arcadian serial killer who targets human men,... read more
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RIDDING THE WORLD OF EVIL, ONE ALIEN AT A TIME: That's Mia Snow's job.
Snow is in the forecast.
In a time and place not too far away, Mia Snow is an alien huntress for the New Chicago Police Department. Heading up her expert team of Alien Investigation and Removal agents, Mia's... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Mia Snow: alien huntress for the New Chicago Police Department and an Alien Investigation and Removal agent
- Kyrin en Arr: deadly Arcadian species, Lilla's brother
- Dallas Gutierrez: Mia's partner and an Alien Investigation and Removal agent
- Jack Pagosa: Police Commander
- George Hudson: forty-one year old man with brown hair and eyes, police officer
- William Steele: thirty-six year old married man, about 6'4" with brown hair and eyes, abducted from his home
- Jaxon Tramain: a member of the A.I.R. unit, a man able to communicate with victims, witnesses well; one of the best on the force with a long scar down his face, silver-blue eyes, dark curly hair, sensually handsome and kind
- Atlanna en Arr: deadly Arcadian species; female, the leader of one of their groups
- Kittie: real name: James Vaughn, a member of A.I.R., short with spindly arms and legs, very pale
- Lilla: deadly Arcadian species, Kyrin's sister
- Kane: Mia's older brother, assumed dead twenty-three years prior at age seventeen; his body was never found
- Rianne Harte: a lab tech whose research was funded by Atlanna; who had dated Kyrin, now dead
- Isabel Hudson: George Hudson's seventeen year old daughter
- Dr. Hannah: short-5'5" with silver hair, thick glasses, treated Dallas at the hospital
- Bob: a tall, muscular Ell-Rollis
- Jaffe: a member of the A.I.R. unit
- Mandalay: female member of the A.I.R. unit with curly red hair, good with computers
- Dare: Mia's other brother, four years older than her; the one who comforted her, made sure she had food and blankets when her father abused her; assumed killed years before
- Mark St. John: wealthy owner of Ecstasy, a nightclub
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“On more than one occasion, Dallas Gutierrez had flipped Death the bird and come out alive”
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“I tossed him an are-you-kidding-me frown. “Can a woman lose one hundred and seventy-five pounds of unwanted fat by divorcing her husband?””
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“If anyone can deal with that psycho, it’s you. You’ve got panties of steel, Mia Snow. Me? I’d have pissed in my pants if I hadn’t had my gun.””
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“Do you prefer original or extra crispy?” I asked. “Because I’m willing to fry you up either way.””
Mia
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“Occam’s razor is a nineteenth-century principle that states the simplest explanation for a mysterious event is most likely the truth.”
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“Can a woman lose one hundred and seventy-five pounds of unwanted fat by divorcing her husband?”
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He’d saved my life so many times, I should have tattooed his name on my ass.
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“You are a bitch.” “Yes. Yes, I am.” I slowly grinned. “But compliments are not what I want from you.”
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“Don’t worry. I won’t let her hurt you. If anyone gets your blood, it’s me.” “I suddenly feel warm and giddy inside.” His tone was as dry as the air. “Are you trying to make me fall in love with you?”
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“Once I take you, you are mine. My woman. No other man can have you.”
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I’d cry for the family he left behind, wonder about the life that had once pulsed through his veins.
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“You’re perverted enough.” “Yes, I am,” he answered proudly.
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“If you can show me that rabbit at the same time you get into that file, I might think you’ve got talent.” “Shut the fuck up, Mia.”
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“He is a true Arcadian,” she answered. “Proud, honorable. Courageous.
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Setting & Locations edit
- New Chicago: city where most of the story unfolds
- Trollie's: a cafe and bar close to police headquarters, open 24 hours a day where A.I.R. agents hung out
- Ecstasy: the most exclusive nightclub in New Chicago
First Sentence edit
Midnight. The witching hour, some say.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 25
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 9 in Alien Huntress. (standard series)
Followed by Enslave Me Sweetly.
This is book 1 of 9 in Alien Huntress: Reading Order. (standard series)
Followed by Enslave Me Sweetly.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gena Showalter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Downtown Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 31, 2005
ISBN: 074349749X
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Downtown Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 31, 2005
ISBN: 074349749X
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3619.H77 A98 2005
- Dewey: 813.6
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