Linda Rigsbee: 22 books

In book 3 of the Mascot Trilogy, a Fontalo spaceship arrives at the planet of Purlieu and demands the return of all their mascots (humans genetically modified with animal genes.) Donte is a mascot, the Ruler of Bergen Colony, and the prophesied Anialwch Connection. According to the Prophesy, Donte...

Book 2 in the Mascot Series is a novel that can stand on its own but leaves the reader hungry for Book 3. Book 1 ended with Donte’s discovery that he was the chosen one in a prophesy. The colonists were prophesied to rise up against the mascots (humans genetically altered with animal genes.) Donte...

Donte is a mascot – a genetically modified human. He is the offspring of mascots designed by a group of scientists known to the inhabitants of Purlieu only as “The Parliament.” Mascots were programmed for leadership. They lived longer, were stronger and more intelligent than their human counterparts....

Being accepted for the Amelioration Expedition was the easy part. It only took twenty years of education and knowing the right people. Marlin Delaney had wanted to be part of colonizing another planet since she was a little girl. Everything was going according to plan…until she was raped. Then it...

According to Spaceship Lyra policy, wherever Donte goes, so does the Lyra and its crew. Consequently, the Lyra has embarked on one mission, only to be sent on another – and another. As Supreme Commander, Donte bears the responsibility of prioritizing missions, but life has a way of prioritizing...

Book 2 of the Spaceship Lyra Logs has some startling answers to old questions. Planet Arcane is where Fontalo began experiments combining humans and animal genes. The Sentinels are their first failure; the mascots their final success. Over sixty years ago, when something went wrong on Purlieu, Fontalo...

When miners start disappearing on colonized Planet Opus, General Richards takes his troops to investigate. He is certain he knows the cause, but each time he goes into the field, he loses two more men from the rear of his column. Planet Oriel asks for assistance from the Supreme Commander of the Lyra,...

Cindy is working in a restaurant in a little West Texas town when Russell Cade offers her a housekeeping job at his ranch. It's a huge old house on more than 3000 remote acres. Against her best friend's advice, Cindy accepts the job and moves to a room in the old ranch house. Cade is a stoic person...

The mind can endure a limited amount of pain before it begins to shut things out. For Carmen, her darkest hour is the loss of the baby she always wanted, but that is only part of her ordeal. Carmen and Alex both want a baby, but the doctors say Alex is sterile. He wants to adopt a baby but...

The vow “for better or worse” sounds romantic until “worse” becomes an indefinite coma. Carmen begins to realize that there are worse things than death. When Lori returns to reclaim two-year-old Destiny, Carmen and Alex consult a lawyer. The six month waiting time has passed, but Lori...

At nineteen, completing her senior year in high school, and looking forward to college and a possible career in journalism, Lisa suddenly faces two major problems. The first is a boyfriend who is involved in selling drugs – a fact of which she has been unaware. The second is the sudden death of...

Carmen has finally agreed to a baby through a surrogate mother. Alex has agreed to a Christmas vacation at his biological father’s home. It is a huge step for each of them and emotions are running high. Not nearly as high as they get when they reach Texas. Alex doesn’t want to go to Texas and...

Romance doesn’t fit into Adrienne’s carefully constructed plans. She has mapped a course since her high school years and everything is going according to plan. She has worked her way through nursing school and only has a few months to go when Brandon announces that he loves her. Determination...

When her father abandoned his family and her mother died of grief, Cassie had to grow up fast. Their Texas ranch still had a mortgage, so she took a job with a freighting company and left her two younger siblings with a friend. She learned to tolerate the desert heat, manage a team of mules and ignore...