The Colorado Academy for Superior Intellect (CASI) …only the best and the brightest may attend…and only if they possess a Talent the Meece Foundation deems of value. Founded in the late sixties, the Academy is the brainchild of Hugh Meece, pharmaceutical groundbreaker…and CASI is its shining jewel. Their motto: Exploring the last frontier...the human mind. Special Agent Arin Thomas always gets her man, but when she embarks on a personal mission to uncover the details behind her best friend’s death, she discovers a world she’s never even imagined. A world where extrasensory powers are exploited, and where her badge makes her a big, shiny target. Dr. Jonah Summers would be more than happy to run the Colorado Academy for Superior Intellect (CASI) if only people would stop shooting at him. But that’s a pointless wish when someone with a bottomless bank account and a direct line to Russian special forces has CASI and everyone connected to it in the crosshairs. Arin and Jonah find themselves dodging a merciless killer with a hidden agenda while trying to fight their own attraction. It’s only a matter of time before one of them has to Shoot to Thrill in order to kill—or be killed.

Gallivanting around the galaxy, stopping wars and bringing down crime lords. Life is good for Miri Nin Valia and her team of spies. But a new mission on Salus Prime offers their greatest challenge yet. On this low-tech planet, men are treated as second-class citizens, and the aristocracy employs harsh methods to keep the poor in line. Reports of women using incredible magical powers to smite their enemies have caused quite a stir. Miri and her team are sent to investigate and soon find themselves embroiled in the schemes of a deadly Field Binding cult, the Daughters of Vengeance. Zayne Trefal, a young engineer on Miri’s ship, doubts her usefulness to the team and believes that superpowers will earn the respect of her peers. She joins the mission to infiltrate the cult, but discovers that only her quick wits and natural intelligence can save her from their wicked designs. The team will be pushed to their limits is this brand-new science fiction adventure full of deception and danger.

Settling back into life on Earth isn’t easy for newly-weds Anna Lenai and Jack Hunter. Shapeshifting alien monsters? No problem! But have you tried to find a job in this economy? Posing as ordinary citizens isn't easy. Especially for Jack, who was never very comfortable being ordinary. Anna, however, is eager for a little taste of normalcy, and she finds it with some new friends. But things get dicey when a wormhole in St. Louis brings a new visitor to our world. A terrifying creature is prowling through the city, and people are afraid to go out at night. Anna and Jack must navigate a complex web of shifting alliances between various intelligence agencies. Complicating matters are the enigmatic Administrators: unnatural beings who pose as government agents, but who secretly possess a wide array of strange powers. And one of them has decided that Anna knows too much. She soon discovers that the real danger may not be the alien, but the CIA team that is trying to capture it.

The first two books in R.S. Penney's 'The War for Ezryn', a series of science fiction novels, now available in one volume! The Ancient Gate: Seeking peace after their heroic adventures, Desa Kincaid and Anna Lenai find themselves thrust into another extraordinary ordeal. Desa, yearning for a tranquil life with her family, is interrupted by a cosmic menace descending upon her world. Meanwhile, Anna, weary of fame, is drawn into a fresh adventure when a stranger from a parallel dimension arrives. United by a common enemy that imperils both their realms, the two must join forces to confront the looming threat that could obliterate everything they hold dear. A Pillar Of Light: As the Justice Keepers arrive on Ezryn to combat the Overseer menace, their journey is but a prelude to the challenges that await. Jack Hunter and Kalia Troval must embark on a perilous mission to recruit the powerful Field Binder, Tommy Smith, while Anna Lenai and Desa Kincaid lead the team deeper into enemy territory. However, the quest to liberate captive Field Binders proves more formidable than imagined, culminating in a pivotal conflict that will shape the destiny of two universes. The Justice Keepers face their greatest test yet, and they have to risk everything in order to save their world.

The Justice Keepers have arrived on Ezryn to protect it from the Overseer menace, but the struggles they endured just to get there are nothing compared to the challenges ahead. Jack Hunter and Kalia Troval must embark on a dangerous mission to a town full of thieves and murderers. Their goal? To recruit a powerful Field Binder named Tommy Smith before the Overseers can eliminate him. Once the team is assembled, Anna Lenai and Desa Kincaid will lead them into the heart of the Overseers’ domain. But freeing the captive Field Binders proves to be more difficult than either of them could have imagined, and the final conflict will change the destiny of not one, but two universes.

Jack Hunter and Anna Lenai have finally settled into their new life on Earth. Sure, Christmas dinner might trigger bouts of family drama, but for the most part, they’ve got a handle on things. That is until a they get word of a dangerous artificial intelligence that can take control of Earth’s technology. To stop this looming threat, Anna and Jack must travel to a small town where the locals are surprisingly hostile - especially anyone in the sheriff’s department. Something weird is going on in the Pacific Northwest. Something that can’t be explained by hijacked technology. The mayor’s office keeps thwarting their attempts to track down the rogue AI. Why, it’s almost like they’re in cahoots! Solving the case will require our heroes to unmask a deadly conspiracy and will pit them against some of the most dangerous enemies they’ve ever fought.

Having been forgotten by everyone he knows, Jack Hunter receives a call from the most unlikely of sources: his father. Something weird is going on back in Winnipeg. There have been multiple reports of apparitions and creatures, straight out of folklore, and the police seem to have become more aggressive than usual. And what’s with all those government agents driving around in unmarked cars, showing badges for departments that no one has ever heard of and interrogating people who speak out? Can Jack and Anna find the source of all this weirdness before it spreads out of control? A compelling futuristic adventure, 'Jack And Anna - Back To Winnipeg' is part of R.S. Penney's 'Epic Literary Universe' series of science fiction novels.