Books with author Connie Simon

There seems to be a lull in the war, so the Confederation send out their best pilot, Jason Chesterfield and his crew, to explore the galaxy for new planets to colonize. To most, a mission would be a mission. To Jason, this is a complete and total waste of his time and talent. Never the less, he accepts the mission, and is off to find 50 possible new homes for colonists. It is what he discovers about himself along the way that puts the entire mission into perspective..

The Gamma quadrant has never been contaminated with any fast spreading disease. It was only a matter of time. Miriam circles in to dock at Persephene. This is something she has done multiple times without incident. Today, something is different. Today, Miriam will find herself in the very heart of a pandemic. With a little help from Malcolm, she will plot her course to get her through.

The Ancient world was filled with many myths and legends. Some of those survived through the many centuries to our modern world. Depending on what race or species one happened to be, those myths and legends could be well established, even in the minds of the new generation. Beatrice was a modern girl. She worked as an advertising executive. She knew all the tricks of the trade. There was very little that frightened her. Plus, she was an adult lycan. She could defend herself against most anything. When what she thought was a rogue appeared in the woods behind Lydia's place, all that confidence went out the window. She knew she was no match for a rogue. She ran like the frightened child she thought she was better than. Ran straight to Lydia for the protection she knew would be there.

Growing up in the Royal residence, I never knew I was any different from my sisters. Father treated me the same as he treated them. When I was old enough mother informed me that I was adopted. She wanted me to know about and be proud of my heritage. The fact that I had come from a colony was not relevant. How I handled that fact was. Even after that revelation, she never let father treat me any different. I grew up as a Princess of the Realm, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities that go with being a Royal. When I found myself in charge of Colony Affairs, everything I had been taught came in handy. I understood both sides of the issues I had to deal with. This is my story as the human daughter of James IV, fourth King of the realm once ruled by Richard III. I had quite the legacy to live up to, and I was going to do my very best to do just that.

Earth, as we know it, was dying. Man had succeeded in draining it of any and all resources. Society as a whole had degraded into a savage version of itself. The governments of the world have elected to colonize a moon just outside our solar system. The plans are made and everything is prepared. The first group of colonists was prepared to leave Earth. This is the story of that moon and it's colonists. But, more importantly, it is the story of how mankind not only survived, but prospered by moving to the stars.

Antonette is only one of a number of military Captains that is becoming disillusioned with the way their Commanders are administering Earth. After a failed mission to deliver a battleship to a starbase in deep space, she decides to stay where she is. They salvage what they can from the destroyed starbase before it drifts down into the atmosphere and is disintegrated. The battleship Arizona is damaged beyond repair, and soon self-destructs. They are stranded.Antonette and her crew have to make a decision. There is a half built military base on the planet below. They decide to occupy the base and form a colony. That is where our story begins. Their first objective is to find supplies. They are in James' quadrant, but have no idea what to do next. This entire mission was full of flaws from the get go. As time passes, they meet Elizabeth. Their relationship is turbulent, but their chance meeting of Elizabeth is what saves their colony.The story takes several turns along the way. Some of those turns will lead to conflict. Others will lead to survival.

A transport operator saves a young colony girl from a bar she has just entered. He can see she is out of her element. Their relationship develops from there. The story takes several twists and turns along the way that threaten to tear them apart. In the end, it all works out, but not without a little help from a few friends and one very influential woman named Patience.

Jesse is an older gentleman that has an opportunity to travel to a new terraformed moon to start a new life. He is content to live the remainder of his life on that moon as a bachelor. That is until he meets Meribeth. She quickly changes his mind about that. After the birth of his first daughter, he feels like he might have been a bit hasty about that decision. The birth of his second daughter seals the deal. he has a new lease on life. It now falls to him to see that Melody and Amelia have the best life possible on their new home. Age is no longer a concern. Only his second family, and their new home.

Phryne and her father live on Colony 2368. They are not there by choice. They had once been part of the elite that lived on Vega. Her father had abused his position, and cheated a prominent customer. Alexander is an ordinary frigate pilot in His Majesty's military. He has worked his way up to his current rank with a lot of hard work and diligence to his duty. Their chance meeting was in the stars. Polar opposites that were meant to be together. Follow them as they do their best to make their relationship work.

Adam Chandler is the captain of an Alliance cruiser. He and his crew have been repeatedly assigned to patrol the Neutral Zone. They have no idea why they have been selected so many times for such an assignment. Chandler eventually does discover the reason, but not without enduring a number of twists and turns and false starts. See if you can untangle the mystery before you reach the last page.

Kasey had grown up in a world where supernatural creatures were the norm. She knew lycans, vampires, witches, shape-shifters, and a whole assortment of minor creatures that were considered part of her world. Humans feared most of them. That was because they did not understand any of them. Plus, humans fear anything that does not look like them. Each species was trying to fit into human society, and most succeeded, at least, to a point. They were all interested in fitting in. For some, that would never happen. Why it was so important was a mystery. Each species had special abilities that made them superior to humans in almost every way. The difference was, this world belonged to the humans. It had always belonged to the humans, in spite of what the assorted species might think. If they were to survive as a species, each species had to be able to assimilate into the human world as seamlessly as possible.Kasey had managed to do so quite well. It was now Beatrice's turn. She was a lycan. There was no disputing that. She was, also, your average teenager. Could she assimilate into human society as well as her mother and Lydia had? That was something only time would tell. For now, she had both her lessons at school, and her lessons at Lydia's. Of the two, Lydia was the hardest one to please. She had never failed at her ability to train a young lycan to fit in, and she was not going to fail with Beatrice.

The “Destiny Child” was a myth that many lycans believed may have once existed, but most did not believe the prophesy, or that any person fitting that description existed today. They saw no connection to themselves or any member of their clan. That was until Kasey London came along. Her blood held the promise of a new life for older lycans. The High Council was behind her. They believed. That gave the rank and file the courage to believe she might just be what she had been designated as.Don't get the idea it was all that easy. The enemies of the lycan clans were determined to stop whatever William and his kind were planning. Then there were factions within the lycan clans that did not want the cure. They were happy being just what they were.Join Lydia, William, Angela, And Kasey as they move forward with their lives, defying all the odds, and making the world a better place for all lycans.