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Owned by a demanding Ocicat named Taj, Dana Bell lives in Colorado and enjoys writing tales about cats, places she's lived and others she's visited. Her hobbies include flower arranging, building and decorating dollhouses, the latter of which has taken over her basement, along with other craft projects. As an editor she enjoys putting together anthologies with various themes and helping authors master their writing skills.
BAST'S CHOSEN ONES AND OTHER CAT ADVENTURES
March 2021
Long ago in the land of the flooding Nile and sweeping sands, Bast created warriors called the Chosen Ones. They are her warriors. To them has been given the responsibility of protecting cats, whether on Earth or other worlds. Not always an easy task since often an ancient evil lurks, ready to pounce.
Not all felines walk in the goddess’s domain. Some live in the far reaches of space, battling beside their humans or walk in lands long thought legend. Others tell their own version of human stories, walk as envoys of the creator, or appear as ghosts.
These cats prowl where others dare not and do not prefer the comfort of cuddly lap warmers. Rather, they wish adventure, in present day, the past, or the far future.
BOOKS AND STORIES BY DANA BELL
Paranormal Romance as Belle Blukat
Five Systems and Borders Book 1
GOD'S GIFT
“God told us you were coming, tell us about His son.” Major Larry Henry had never expected to hear those words spoken by an alien race. Let alone one with sharp claws and fangs they used for hunting and could easily shred him, his youngest sister and her boyfriend to shreds! But when his other sister Susanna and their good friend Kal Devon disappeared from their colony, Larry and the rescue party made the astonishing discovery they weren’t alone on Galilahi.
Winter Trilogy Book 1
WINTER AWAKENING
Terrified shrieks reached Word Warrior’s ears as he floundered up the embankment. In the gully below he saw the blood stained snow and the dead corpse of the screaming kitten’s mother. A stinky shaggy two-leg was trying to capture the youngster and he knew it couldn’t be allowed to. With a battle cry born of his ancestors he charged down the hill - unaware of the high hunter lurking in the pines. In the storm filled mountains, Anumati heard scratching at the entrance of her den. Her every instinct was to protect the three young who lay at her side. Her body tensed for battle as two howlers padded in. World Warrior and Anumati are unaware kittens, pups and rightful prey are being stolen by strange metal monster. All that is left behind are odd jagged paw prints of an animal they do not know. In their world of snow and biting wind they must decide if they trust each other enough to find out the truth or if old predator-prey rules remain with no hope for change.
As Belle Blukat
HIDDEN TRUTHS: HUNTERS & VAMPIRES EARTH
Miranda itched for her first kill as a hunter. Despite that, her attraction to their leader, Gideon, confused her and his kisses numbed her senses. He'd taken her blood and kept her in his home. Was she doomed to be his prisoner, trapped in the winter storms and the fire he made stir in her veins?
Gideon had wanted her from the moment he'd seen Miranda. Her blood and her kisses had been sweet, taken in the midst of the first raid on his home. Not daring to release her, since she die if he did, he keeps her close, convincing her he wished for nothing more than peace between hunters and vampires.
Courting her, Gideon learns about her past and unravels it in a way unexpected by both him and Miranda. Will the hidden truth be a blessing or will it cost both their lives?
As Belle Blukat
WANTING MORE: HUNTERS & VAMPIRES MARS
One dance was all it took for Jerome Vaya to fall in love with Alisha Holter, the last human descendant of their current vampire leader. He knows he risks losing his head if he pursues her. Following his heart, he finds reasons to be near her, to protect her from her family and hopefully win her affections.
Expected to follow Mars tradition of arranged marriages, Alisha wants a love match, not just be content with her husband, as her family expects. Jerome offers a chance at real love. He keeps coming back to her even with the threat of death hanging over his head by her grandfather.
Pushed to their limits, they try to hide in the safe place Jerome lives in, hoping they are not found by her either her family or her dangerous grandfather. What neither expected, was to be found and to have allies in the most unlikely of places.
As Belle Blukat
HUNTING SHADOWS: HUNTERS & SHIFTERS
Lilly hunted Shadows, energy vampires, who killed her parents. That was her life. Every night.
One night she met a cougar shifter named Gene who teased and challenged her to live again.
Did Lilly dare to give her heart to another or continue to follow the path that would result ultimately in her death.
As Belle Blukat
BLESSINGS OF A VAMPIRE: BLOOD BRIDE
Nick Haven had never intended to take a blood bride yet he couldn't bring himself to perform a mercy kill on a woman attacked by a renegade. Suddenly finding himself with a wife, he is uncertain what to do beyond trying to win her heart.
Lissa, a former hunter, wakes up to discover she's been turned into a vampire and an accidental bride. Her choice is simple, either accept being Nick's wife or take her chances with the hunters who are not what they seem and would kill her the moment they discover she is no longer human.
Thrown together they must both decide whether they want to be together or trust their fate to vampire elders or the ruthless hunters.
As Belle Blukat
BOUND BY BLOOD: IDAHO VAMPIRES
Anatasia O'Leary never wanted to become vampire. Unfortunately, she was a resistor and with limited choices, it was only acceptable option. Nor did she want to be forced to go live in a household because the elected leader decided she should, as if she were a piece of property!
Leo Marshall never expected to leave the yearly vampire meeting with one newly made and a difficult child at that! She hated the way blood tasted and he had to find a way to make certain she kept feed to protect his household from discovery.
Both fought the growing bond between them, until the night they had no other choice
EDITED BY DANA BELL
Anthologies
CAT TALES : WAR ZONE
Cats have been our companions since long before they graced the temples of Ancient Egypt. In addition to being members of our families, they have also stood with us through difficult times. From keeping pests and vermin away from our food stores to providing a comforting paw when we have been wounded; cats have been our sidekicks and friends in many different battles.
Cat Tails—War Zone contains twenty-five stories from Ancient Egypt to the far-flung future, about some amazing cats who have served as compatriots during war times. But beware, for they can also be tricksters sent to teach lessons.
EXTINCT?
What if those ancient creatures so beloved in fiction, myth, and science had not disappeared? What if they were real? What might have been developed to handle them, and how might man have felt about the thundering giants in yesterday's, today's, or tomorrow's worlds.
Imagine a sanctuary established for dinosaurs that displaces humans.
What if Raptors were used on a distance planet as scouts for the new colony?
Could Dodo birds have left a record about what happened to them? Dragons helping settlers? Inconceivable!
A conqueror learns a hard lesson from a goddess and two children create their own 'monster'.
Lovely, unique, tales of lumbering giants of old, ancient rulers of the skies, and many others once thought to be myth or legend appear here in Extinct?
Featuring stories by: David Lee Summers, Rebecca McFarland Kyle, Sam Knight, Ronnie Seagren, M.R. Anglin, Tam Lin, A.M. Burns, Quincy J. Allen, Aaron Michael Ritchey, Spencer Carvalho, Todd A. Walls, Matt Bille, C. John Arthur, Sean Jones, Rob S. Rice, Lorelei Suzanne, Denise Miller Holmes, R. Joseph Maas, Carol Hightshoe, Dana Bell, and J.A. Campbell
LOVE 'EM, SHOOT 'EM
One should never be afraid to love or shoot the one they care about. A famed markswoman once said that. Or so it’s claimed.
Imagine a town with a dog sheriff from another planet.
A zombie attack clean-up woman.
An attractive alien who likes to play love goddess.
A magical concert with dead musicians that gets out of hand.
Or those of the old west who meet aliens.
Those from the far future hunted for not volunteering to die.
A woman who learns a lesson with a twist during war time.
And more…
Come along with our writers and travel the diverse trails of their tales, of loving and sometimes shooting, in these pages of Love’ em, Shoot ‘em.
Featuring stories by: A.M. Burns, Guy Anthony De Marco, A.M. Symes, Holly Robards, Spencer Carvelho, Joyce Frohn, D.J. Tyrer, Villa K Kokko, CB Droege, Nicole Godfrey, Luke Dutka, Catherine Oler, Kate Coe, David Boop, Ross Baxter, S.L. Williams, Danielle Airola, Christine Ballantine, J.A. Campbell, Rebecca McFarland Kyle, and David Permutter