Download or read book Alien Lord s Captive written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s trained for everything up to and including alien invasion. One problem. No one told her aliens would be so damn sexy. It’s simple. When her base is attacked by aliens, Cat has to fight. Whenever and however possible. But the alien leader, Tarrick, has her in his sights and she has one choice. Come to his bed or things go badly for her friends. Determined to resist, it’s hard to remember what she’s fighting against when her alien captor is built like a god and his touch sets her body on fire. She only has to fool him for a while, just long enough to get the information they need to escape. Long enough to find out her alien captor isn’t the monster she thought... But when the time comes, will she want to leave? He needs a female, or they all die. His species is dying. Not today, maybe not tomorrow, but with no females, their days are numbered. Finding a base full of females is a bounty Tarrick can't ignore. Nor can he ignore the delicate little female who stirs his blood yet dares to defy him at every step. Then a dangerous rival challenges his claim on Terran space and all it’s females. He can’t afford to lose control, or his clan is doomed. When his treasured female is taken, he'll do anything to rescue her. Including starting an intergalactic war…

Download or read book Alien Surgeon s Seduction written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was his the moment she stepped aboard. He'll fight everyone, even the emperor himself, to keep her... Like most Lathar, First Healer Isan K'Vass didn't expect to ever find his mate. The genetic plague that had ravaged their race meant they had no females, and his tainted bloodline meant he would be last in line for one of the rare human females. Or it should. Until a human combat team boards the Veral’vias and he see's HER. Flame haired. Curvy. Dangerous. And all his, if the secrets in his blood don't tear them apart first... Aliens should not be hot. At all. Not ever. Shannon Taylor had one thing on her mind when she boarded the alien vessel. Her mission. But no plan survives first contact with the enemy and her rescue mission goes sideways quicker than a cat on a hot tin roof. Finding herself the prisoner of the Lathar, and one, hot as hades healer in particular, she needs to keep her wits about her if she's ever going to get herself the hell of this alien ship. However, the Lathar aren't as bad as she'd been told and it's all she can do to remember that Isan, her sexy healer, is the enemy. Only he's not, he kisses like a dream, and they end up on the same side on a mission into dangerous territory to root out an enemy to both their people. But treachery lurks in the shadows and when Shannon is betrayed, will her warrior reach her in time. Or is their happily-ever-after over before it could begin? Keywords: alien doctor, alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series

Download or read book Pregnant by the Alien Healer written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s pregnant without nookie. Someone lied to her about the birds and the bees. Being kidnapped by aliens isn’t so bad, especially as it allows Jess to be close to a certain handsome healer. She thinks he’s more interested in his tests and her genetic code than in her as a woman, until a hot encounter proves just how wrong she was. When Laarn is called away to the battlefield, she gets treatment from the automated systems in his lab. Button-mashing alien tech? Not a good idea. Now she’s pregnant without a sniff of between the sheets action. What’s worse, there’s a bunch of fanatics loose in the palace trying to kill her and her baby… Duty or desire. He can’t have both... Laarn’s scars mark his rank as the best healer in the empire, but Jessica, the beautiful human female who holds his interest, won’t even look at them. He wants her, but his duty lies in saving his people. Until everything changes. A lost strand of DNA in the human code, hidden in Jess’s genetic material, could mean a cure. She’s the key to the lathar’s future, and his own. Between a pregnancy, mating marks, and a fanatic out to kill the woman he loves, can Laarn remain detached enough to do his duty… or will he give into emotion and save his heart? Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior, alien baby book

Download or read book Claimed by the Alien Shifter written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She doesn’t need love. She’s getting cats. Lots of them. She absolutely doesn’t need a sexy alien making her think of happily ever afters... Elise doesn’t need a man, she has enough with her job and ensuring her brother, the President, stays out of trouble. Or, at the very least, doesn’t get humanity into an intergalactic war it can’t win. She doesn’t have time for herself, never mind love, so when sexy alien Cade turns up in the bar she’s drowning her sorrows in, she absolutely shouldn’t take him home… Or kiss him. Because kissing him reveals he has more than a few secrets. Like he’s… what the hell is she going to do with an innocent twenty-something alien who kisses like a god? When he fights tigers bare-handed, putting his life on the line for those weaker than himself? Well, there’s only so much a girl can take... She’s the beauty to his beast and his fated mate. How does he tell her the monster inside him could get them both killed? Cade’s seen two planets in his life and his farm was nothing like Earth. It’s loud, chaotic and he’s a fish not only out of water but off-planet and sucking deep space vacuum. The scent of his mate changes everything. She’s tiny, delicate… everything he’s not. She’s his opposite, but she’s the home he never expected to find. He doesn’t care what it takes, he’ll make her see they’re perfect for each other. Until she’s taken from him and the monster inside him takes charge. He will save her, but revealing what he is to the Empire could get them both killed...

Download or read book Claiming Her Alien Warrior written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She must betray his trust to achieve her mission. But fooling an alien warrior comes with a price. A guest of the Lathar, Jane hasn’t forgotten she’s a hard as nails marine. Tasked with finding a way to beat the technologically-advanced aliens, she needs to find answers for her superiors... before they arm the nukes and doom the human race. Just one problem. A scarily-sexy alpha male alien warrior with long hair and a sexy growl. He wants her for his mate and time is running out. Both to get the intel she needs, and to stay out of his bed. Because once he gets her there, she knows she’ll never want to leave... A beautiful stowaway is the last thing he needs, but everything he’s ever wanted. Karryl has wanted Jane from the moment he saw her. The human soldier is feisty and dangerous, everything he wants in a female. He knows she desires him, but she resists his claim. Called away on a mission into a dangerous part of space, an unexpected stowaway puts a crimp in his plans. Ego says she followed him, sense says she’s a spy. He’ll finish his mission and get her back to the safety of Lathar Prime. He’ll make her body burn in his bed, get the truth out of her… and claim her as his mate. But no plan survives contact with the enemy. They must contend with a crash landing, a case of amnesia, and an enemy who think it would be better if Karryl took a long walk out of a short airlock… Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior, Alpha Male

Download or read book Bonded To The Alien Centurion written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s behind enemy lines. Being claimed by an alien warrior is not on her agenda. When talks with the Lathar start to fail Dani finds herself in a situation every soldier dreads… a diplomatic mission. Alone on the alien ship without backup, she must play nice, rescue a VIP, and somehow get them both back to her own ship without causing a diplomatic incident that could result in the annihilation of the human race. She didn’t count on one hot as hell alien warrior. Tall, silver-haired and handsome, he’s her escort for the evening and makes her want things she shouldn’t want from an alien, no matter how sexy he is. When a conversation goes bad she finds herself in an alien challenge circle fighting for her freedom. She’s got it handled… until her sexy, and lethal, alien steps into the ring, intent on making her his. The moment he saw her, he vowed he’d claim her as his mate. Assigned to escort a visiting human dignitary for a diplomatic function, Sardaan is the envy of his shipmates. But that’s not all he’s been assigned to do… with females still in short supply, he’s under orders to charm the delicate human into accepting his claim. A duty Sardaan is more than happy to carry out. A simple display of combat prowess becomes a challenge fight. He must step into the ring against the beautiful human to claim her before another does. But once he’s beaten her, claiming her by latharian law, he realises his battle has only just begun… She doesn’t see the claiming fight quite the same way and he finds himself in a new battle, this time for her heart. Can he make his stubborn little mate see that they belong together? Or will forces conspire in the shadows and steal any chance of happiness they have before it’s even begun?

Download or read book Alien Paladin s Redemption written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She knew aliens existed. She didn’t expect them to be so damn HOT! Indra has survived the worst human society can throw at her. Being rescued by aliens was the last thing she expected. Now a guest of the Latharian empire, she’s looking forward to eating her bodyweight in chocolate cake and creating her very own army out of the ship’s cleaning bots. What she didn’t expect was a stuffed-shirt paladin of a second officer, or the fact she’d find his freaky level of control so fascinating and sexy. Sent on a ‘road trip’ to recover an experimental artificial intelligence unit, she’s stuck in a shuttle with her by the book, alien warrior. Determined to get under his skin, she discovers that beneath all that controlled restraint, her alien paladin is the sexiest alpha hero… Can she play the game, without losing her heart? Or will she succumb to the passion of her alien paladin? He seeks redemption for his sins. Love and a mate are not on the cards… An atoned warrior with the scars of his shame marked in his skin, Nyek S’Vaan doesn’t expect to be anything more than a garrison officer somewhere in the outer reaches. Until a surprise assignment on the empire’s newest war cruiser brings him in contact with rare human females. They are as fascinating as they are beautiful, even if one, Indra, drives him to distraction. When she is almost killed aboard, desperate measures are called for. A top-secret mission gets the humans away from the ship but then puts them in danger from pirates. When Indra is taken, Nyek must face the shame of his past. He must face his demons and be prepared to kill to bring back the woman he loves, even if it means sacrificing himself in the process… Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series, ai books,

Download or read book Hitched to the Alien General written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her perfect man is a big, scarred alien war hero. Pity he only sees her as a warrior, not a woman... Kenna Reynolds loves life in the Imperial Court. The latharian culture fascinates her, and she values the friendships she’s made amongst the sentinel women, most bonded to Latharian males, and a few with babies on the way. She wants that, but the male she wants—Xaandril, the emperor’s champion—barely seems to notice her as a woman. As a warrior yes, but she’s begun to lose all hope that he’ll ever see her as a woman... She was his the moment he saw her. But how can he claim her when he’s less than half a warrior? After losing his family years ago Xaandril, the emperor’s champion, never thought he’d find love again. When the first humans are discovered to be compatible, Xaan decides to leave finding a mate among them to younger males. But one of the humans, Kenna, won’t give up on him, not even when he’s grievously inured in battle. It takes seeing her dancing with another warrior to get his ass into gear, but before he can claim her unusual readings in a far flung terran system have them heading on on a mission for the Emperor himself. What they find is a disturbing debris field, a colony with more secrets than members and a hidden enemy. Can Xaan beat them all to save the woman he loves, or will he lose everything, including his heart, once again? Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series

Download or read book Alien Commander s Mate written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warring aliens destroyed her home, with her in it. Now she’s married to one... Alone, ill, and with nothing left to tie her to Earth, Amanda will do anything to track down her daughters… even take an alien warrior’s crazy deal. It doesn’t hurt that said alien is tall, handsome as hell and makes her body sing as soon as he looks at her. But Fenriis isn’t the only warrior who has eyes for Amanda. While her ferocious mate is busy fighting off an outside enemy, it’s one within who may steal their happily ever after. He’s breaking the rules by being on her planet. But he’ll risk the wrath of the Emperor to make her his. After an attack, Fenriis is forced to go down to the surface to make sure no enemy forces remain. A veteran warrior born and bred for war, even his heart isn’t hard enough to ignore the delicate female he finds in the ruins of her home. She’s the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen, and all she wants is to find her adult children. How can he refuse to help… especially when she agrees to be his mate in return? But sometimes the worst attack comes from the last place you’d expect. Forced to fight off her people and his, can he find her before it’s too late?

Download or read book Alien Mercenary s Destiny written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He saved her from certain death. She didn’t count on him being a… nerd. A Tarviisan pit fighter forced to fight for survival her entire life, Zadaenae is sure she’s about to breathe her last when she’s cornered during a breakout. But help comes from an unexpected quarter; an alien with the infamous Warborne Mercenary team. Only her savior isn’t an experienced mercenary, he’s a scientist without a clue about fighting… Wracked with guilt over his injuries saving her, she takes a hire with the Warborne to stick around, even though the last thing she needs is the scarily intelligent, utterly fascinating human finding out her deepest, darkest secret… He nearly died. Then he became something else. Something… not human. Dr. Eric Archer has all the smarts he’s ever needed, but multiple degrees don’t mean anything on the alien mercenary vessel, Sprite. Instead of working in a lab, he’s had a crash course in battlefield tactics, field stripping alien rifles, and shooting just to stay alive and earn his place among the lethal aliens. She’s an alien. And a princess. He needs to up his game to have any chance… When rescuing a beautiful damsel in distress almost kills him, an experimental alien treatment saves his life. And makes him more than human. Makes him something… else. Forced to deal with more new muscles than he knows what to do with, plus hormones and instincts no human has ever encountered before, Eric must navigate his new abilities and prove to alien princess Zadaenae he's the only man she'll ever need. But he’s not the only one with eyes on his beautiful alien princess. She’s someone else’s means to an end, and this scientist must use everything at his disposal: new skills and old alike to try and save the woman he loves… Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior, alien mercenary.

Download or read book Rescued by her Alien Protector written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared to put her life on the line, she didn’t expect to lose her heart. Vice President Madison Cole is used to having a target on her back. Being captured by aliens? An acceptable risk to get what she needs. What she didn’t count on was falling for the ‘enemy’, a handsome alien warrior with a hero’s heart. Before they can have their happily ever after though, she must return home one last time… He’s been loyal to the empire all his life. Will he betray everything he knows to save the woman he loves? Danaar K’Vass is on the brink of gaining everything he’s ever wanted. A position as War Commander in the Latharian Empire and a mate, the beautiful human female, Madison Cole. But enemies conspiring in the shadows mean Madison is taken from him, and thrown in a brutal human prison, he faces an impossible choice.... Break his vows to the empire and risk an intergalactic war… or lose his mate forever. Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series

Download or read book Kissed by the Alien Mercenary written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woken by a kiss, she didn’t expect her prince to be a handsome alien warrior. After being ill for months Lizzie Kalson wakes to a world she doesn’t recognize. Literally. That’s because it’s the home planet for an alien empire. Now she has to contend with the fact her sister is an alien princess and the hot as hell alien warrior whose deep, gravelly voice haunts her dreams. She should keep a level head but something about him makes her want to forget all about the differences between their species and wish for her own fairytale romance... Born with nothing, his honor is all he has. And he’d leave it all behind because of love... Saal has always had to fight for everything he has, including his place at the Healer’s Hall. Seen as a punishment by most, he doesn’t care. Not when it allows him to be close to the beautiful Lady Lizzie. He’s determined to make her his, but the cost is higher than he expected when cultural differences raise their ugly heads. Perhaps humans and lathar don’t get a happily ever after…But when Lizzie’s life is on the line, can Saal look past his heartbreak and save the only female he’s ever loved? PLEASE NOTE: This title was previously included in the LOVED IN SPACE anthology, and has been minorly expanded and edited for re-release. Keywords: alien warrior princess, alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series, alien mercenary romance

Download or read book Adored by the Alien Assassin written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a nurse, not a spaceship pilot. And why are aliens so damned hot? Nurse Jac’s life is boring. It certainly doesn’t include aliens, unless they’re on TV. But then the shit hits the fan and she finds herself on an alien ship with her charge frozen into a giant blue ice cube. What’s a girl to do? Kiss the hot alien, then knock him out of course. The problem is, she can’t drive a car, never mind fly an alien spaceship. Which is a problem when hostile aliens board the ship… Go to earth. Find a woman. Bring her back. Simple. Rynn is an assassin. Normally. Now it seems he’s a delivery boy. Sent to earth to retrieve a sick female, he’s anticipating an easy trip. If he spends a little time getting to know the local culture… well, that’s just a perk of the job. Right? Human females are fascinating, especially Jac, the sick female’s nurse. He’d thought the warriors who’d fallen for humans had defective genes. But Jac is something else. Tiny. Delicate. Beautiful. HIS. When an attack puts them in danger, he escapes earth with not one, but two human females in his care. What could possibly go wrong? Apparently… everything.

Download or read book Cat Star Chronicles Bundle written by Cheryl Brooks and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cat Star Chronicles have taken the universe by storm, delighting science fiction and erotic romance readers alike with their sensual Zeitithian warriors and their unique special powers. Now discover where it all started with the first three Cat Star Chronicles books. This bundle includes Slave, Warrior, and Rogue, each story a powerhouse of passion and suspense. Find out why Cheryl Brooks is a star of sizzling fantasy romance and lose yourself in the worlds of her rare and potent characters. Slave: He may be the last of a species whose sexual talents were the envy of the galaxy Cat is an enslaved warrior from a race with a feline gene that gives him awesome beauty, fearsome strength, and sensuality and sexual prowess unmatched by any other males in the universe. Even filthy, chained, and beaten, he gives off an aura of power and virility and his feline gene gives him remarkable sensual powers. Jacinth has spent years pursuing her kidnapped sister from planet to planet. Now her quest leads her to a place where all the women are slaves. "Jack" needs a slave of her own—one who can masquerade as her master. Enmeshed in a tangle of deception, lust, and love, they must elude a race of violent killers and together forge a bond stronger than any chains. Warrior: Even near death, his sensuality is amazing... She has only one chance to tame him. Leo arrives on Tisana's doorstep a beaten slave from a near-extinct race with feline genes. As soon as Leo recovers his strength, he'll use his extraordinary sexual talents to bewitch Tisana and make a bolt for freedom... Tisana, whose healing powers are legendary, already knows Leo's the one who can help her fulfill her destiny... she can't let him get away now. Forced together on a dangerous journey, Tisana must reveal all of her powers, and Leo must give all of himself to gain his freedom... Rogue: No woman has ever tamed him before... Does she even stand a chance? Enslaved for years, Tychar belongs to the Queen of Darconia. His feline gene gives him remarkable sexual powers and every female on the planet is in love with him. Then, the Queen gives him to Kyra... Does she even stand a chance? Or will she be just another one of his conquests? Why would he choose the modest piano teacher? Yet the two are drawn to each other with a powerful, magnetic attraction unlike any he's felt before... Then the palace is attacked in a coup, and Tychar has to choose between freedom and love... Praise for Cheryl Brooks: "Hot, dangerous, and sexy."—Candace Havens, author of Charmed & Deadly "Ms. Brooks has a way of carrying the reader off into the stars... I highly recommend this entire series... it is action packed adventure that will draw the reader in and keep them turning the pages."—The Romance Studio "A series that has thoroughly captivated me."—Romance Junkies

Download or read book Alien Warrior s Captive Bride written by Juno Wells and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every now and then, when all the planets are in proper alignment, fate smiles on one lone warrior. HopeEarth is no longer able to support human life and trying to scratch out a meager existence is nearly impossible. Hope is reluctantly forced to sign up for the intergalactic brides program. Just as she's getting desperate, she finds a tolerable species willing to purchase her contract.Because nothing is ever that easy, her ship is hit by raiders and Hope can't keep her big mouth shut when their alien captors torment one of the younger women. Jettisoned into space, her one and only chance at survival is in the hands of a Draconian warrior.LarokLarok is a lone sentinel, standing guard for his mother ship. When he comes across a frail human queen, his world tilts out of alignment. Saving her means a nasty death if his vicious Draconian queen finds out he rescued her. Risking his own life is one thing, but risking the life of his entire family and small son is another.Snagging the beautiful human out of harm's way results in battling the Draconian fleet, destroying a planet and stealing a wormhole device that's their only chance at escape. Larok is forced to reach his hand into the dragon's mouth in a desperate attempt to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. He will either die in the battle of a lifetime or be mated to the most attractive human female in the galaxy.

Download or read book Owned by the Alien written by Tammy Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abducted by aliens and bound for a breeding zoo.I thought things couldn't get any worse... I was abducted by aliens.Yep, you heard me right.Aliens.But they're not little green men.They're gorgeous creatures called Titans.Heaven help me.Hard. Callous. Cruel.That's how the crew describe their captain.After their attempted mutiny, he comes to me for aid.Help him recover from their poison and he'll return me to Earth.There's just one catch.Healing requires the use of my body for one whole night.If I give him what he needs, will he keep his word?And will sleeping with him make me his fated mate for all time?Owned by the Alien is a full-length, standalone alien sci-fi romance. It features a possessive alpha alien in intense, steamy scenes with his human mate. There are no cliffhangers or cheating, and a happily ever after is guaranteed!

Download or read book Hunted by the Alien Berserker written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a pilot, not a people person. What does she know about keeping a bunch of women alive on an alien planet? Even worse, said planet has alien cavemen intent on carrying them off to their lairs to… do whatever it is alien cavemen DO to their captives. Yeah, that doesn’t take a genius to figure out. When the women she’s trying to protect manage to get themselves captured, it’s up to Maeve to track them through an alien forest, with unknown dangers, and rescue them. But she didn’t count on becoming prey herself… or the handsome white-haired caveman who came to her rescue, and who insists on protecting her even if they don’t speak the same language. Sparks flare and she can’t keep away. What’s a little crash-landed on an alien planet romance going to hurt? But then his lies are revealed and she realises that the stakes are FAR higher than she thought… He scares people. He doesn’t protect them. Until her… No one goes to Parac’Norr. Not willingly. The ‘home’ of the Izaean Berserkers (read exile prison planet they’re dumped on), it’s a hard and brutal place where only the strongest survive. Then there’s the Northern Continent… where all hope goes to die. When a ship crash lands there with precious females aboard, Raalt, the leader of the Izaea, must race against time to save them. Because the Northern Continent hides the Izaeans’ best-kept secret… But he has no choice. Once he heard her voice on the mayday call, he’ll move heaven and earth to find her. She is HIS, and he’ll kill everything on that gods-forsaken continent to protect her if he has to… Even if it costs him his sanity and his soul.