Songs of Dominance Series by The Eclective, Shéa MacLeod, M. Edward McNally, C.D. Reiss, Alan Nayes, Greg James, Heather Marie Adkins, Tara West, G.R. Yeates

The spread of weapons of mass destruction poses one of the greatest threats to international peace and security in modern times―the specter of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons looms over relations among many countries. The September 11 tragedy and other terrorist attacks have been painful warnings about gaps in nonproliferation policies and regimes, specifically with regard to nonstate actors... moreThe spread of weapons of mass destruction poses one of the greatest threats to international peace and security in modern times―the specter of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons looms over relations among many countries. The September 11 tragedy and other terrorist attacks have been painful warnings about gaps in nonproliferation policies and regimes, specifically with regard to nonstate actors.In this volume, experts in nonproliferation studies examine challenges faced by the international community and propose directions for national and international policy making and lawmaking. The first group of essays outlines the primary threats posed by WMD proliferation and terrorism. Essays in the second section analyze existing treaties and other normative regimes, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions, and recommend ways to address the challenges to their effectiveness. Essays in part three examine the shift some states have made away from nonproliferation treaties and regimes toward more forceful and proactive policies of counterproliferation, such as the Proliferation Security Initiative, which coordinates efforts to search and seize suspect shipments of WMD-related materials. less

Whether you're traveling forward in time, back in time, or even if you've forgotten the time, you'll enjoy reading these time-themed stories from the Eclective.An Arbor Day Carol by M Edward McNally: On the night before the holiday, Kevin Weeser is visited by three spirits...wow, that sounds really familiar for some reason.The Paradox by Alan Nayes: Michael Jenks travels to his future and becomes rich.Rachel by CD Reiss: Rachel is number 5... moreWhether you're traveling forward in time, back in time, or even if you've forgotten the time, you'll enjoy reading these time-themed stories from the Eclective.An Arbor Day Carol by M Edward McNally: On the night before the holiday, Kevin Weeser is visited by three spirits...wow, that sounds really familiar for some reason.The Paradox by Alan Nayes: Michael Jenks travels to his future and becomes rich.Rachel by CD Reiss: Rachel is number 5.5 in the Songs of Submission romance series, spanning two time periods in the life of Jonathan Drazen.A Stitch In Time by Shéa MacLeod: After pissing off Thor (god of thunder/major jerk), Branwen (goddess of love and beauty/cupcake addict) finds herself thrust back in time to Regency era England. History will never be the same.The Walking Tree by Tara West: Trees were not meant to have dreams, and if they did, they were not supposed to voice them. When Manuel hears of the land of limitless light, his dreams may be his undoing.The Bus Stop by G.R. Yeates: Through a dark city, a man travels seeking to understand the meaning of the life that he endures in a place where even hope itself seems to have been utterly extinguished. Timestone by Greg James: In a time after the time that we know, a wanderer crosses the wasteland that remains of human civilisation. One thing can set him free from this nightmare of the future – the Timestone.Last Leap by Heather Marie Adkins: With access to her past, can Mila change her future? less

TO BE READ AFTER *SING*This ten page story was sent free to the mailing list on 11/14/13.MONICAI missed two things.I missed my freedom, and I missed slavery.I got myself caught in a nether region where I couldn't come and go as I pleased, and I didn't feel protected.I was being unfair and I knew it. What man could be expected to keep up Jonathan's intensity for any length of time? No human could continue to be a raging lion after having their heart ripped out... moreTO BE READ AFTER *SING*This ten page story was sent free to the mailing list on 11/14/13.MONICAI missed two things.I missed my freedom, and I missed slavery.I got myself caught in a nether region where I couldn't come and go as I pleased, and I didn't feel protected.I was being unfair and I knew it. What man could be expected to keep up Jonathan's intensity for any length of time? No human could continue to be a raging lion after having their heart ripped out.So, though we burdened each other with many things, I never burdened him with my longing for my dominant Jonathan. That man was gone. I loved the man who replaced him. He was everything I almost lost in that nightmare of a hospital. He was funny and thoughtful. Gracious and wise. He was still the best lover I'd ever laid my hands on.But he wasn't the lion of a man he'd been, until today. The day my king returned....--------------------------------***Be advised this is the roughest scene of intimacy in the whole series.*** less