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October 6, 2018

Effing Feline likes Halloween costumes #wewriwa

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[image error]I, Effing Feline, think October is the best month. Why? Because Halloween gives you humans a chance to do what you should be doing every month — pretend you’re something else. Like . . . oh, perhaps — a cat? How very wise, for once!


This will be the last snippet from Ed’s newest release, The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station. It’s book 1 of the Repelling the Invasion series — and book 2 will be coming too soon to linger on book 1.


Duke, the hero of the piece, has been following a suspicious teenage woman through the corridors of city-sized Farflung Space Station. He burst in on her while she’s breaking into an apartment, but he can’t get her to answer any questions. With this snippet, we come to the Big Reveal about the heroine’s wound, which informs everything in the rest of the book. It’ll turn some people off, I’m sure — but without a big enough problem to overcome, how can a person’s final triumph send shivers down your back? (Punctuation modified to fit into 10 sentences.)



Like most security professionals, Duke believed in hunches. Translated into expert-speak, hunches were subconscious personality assessments based on years of study and professional experience. Hunches elevated human cops over robots, and a hunch told him Silent Sally wasn’t dangerous . . . to anyone but him, that is.


Duke paused to analyze his motivation, as training dictated: was he thinking with his groin?


Well, yes and no; being as honest as possible, no, she probably wasn’t a serious case for Security, but yes, his groin was part of the inner dialogue.


With a growl, Duke tore his gaze from her mesmerizing eyes. He was getting carried away by the first delicious body he’d held since he took command of this station’s detachment — homones and frustration, that’s all he was feeling, not premonitions, not desire.


“Talk,” he barked in his best cop voice.


After another quick shlup, she opened her mouth wide.


She had no tongue.


Effing Feline here again. Even better than dressing up like cats, though, is the idea of dressing up your dog as a cat. The effect is divine. Even better, it must be humiliating for the poor dog. I feel sooooo, soooooooo sorry for this poor pooch.


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Not!


Be sure to check out the other great writers in Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday.


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The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station

Three Strangers Forced to Fight an Enemy Invasion


[image error]The space pirates think they’ve conquered Farflung Space Station — but they didn’t count on Duke. The station’s Head of Security wants to prove to his army-officer parents he’s outgrown his youthful rebelliousness, and defeating a small army of pirates (almost) single-handedly is the perfect opportunity.


And they didn’t count on Lockey. This beautiful, kick-ass princess knows every weapon and martial arts system in the galaxy. She fell in love with Duke at first sight, and now winning his heart and destroying the pirates are her greatest desires.


And most importantly, the pirates didn’t count on Sandrina. After loving Duke from afar, she now yearns to fight with him — and for him. The attractive waif has discovered so many of Farflung’s secrets that she’s the most powerful person on the station, though nobody knows it yet.


They’re about to find out.


Available now on Amazon!

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And finally, Rescuing Prince Charming is available at a special price of just 99c.


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Rescuing Prince Charming

She’s running from an abusive lover…but what is she running to?


When Audra Verhailey’s abusive lover tries to take custody of her baby, she flees where even he can’t follow: the aliens’ forbidden cities underneath Kwadra Island. But can the safety she wants for her daughter survive a search party, violent alien criminals—and the love of an emotionally damaged Kwadran?


Tal Pelletier’s life has degenerated into drinking, fighting, and physical labor, but he used to be a brilliant technician. When Audra asks his help sneaking into Kwadra’s abandoned cities, it represents a second chance, because she and her baby remind him of the wife and child he lost. But can he protect them from the killers—and, more importantly, the demons inside him?

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Published on October 06, 2018 20:04

October 2, 2018

Impossible to make this woman a heroine? #mfrwhooks

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More today from The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station, a science fiction romance that’s among my personal favorites because of the heroine. She’s far and away the best character I’ve created — best in the sense of morality, goal in life, and good intentions, even though she’s mute and an outcast. This passage describes how she uses stealth to do good, without anyone knowing it. She doesn’t want glory or thanks.


Two hours ago, she had slunk through Farflung Space Station’s dark and dirty mechanical underbelly, her favored route across the station because it was usually deserted. This time, though, Bahadur was there, prodding a dusty machine and cursing. Curious, Sandrina snuck as close as possible without being seen. Her psi senses, although limited to reading at short range a person’s greatest need and greatest fear, had told his story.


His greatest fear: People in the station would notice stale air if he didn’t get the plarking, mother-effing carbon dioxide stabilized. Mere months into a new career, his reputation on Farflung Station would be dirt.


His greatest need: Bring the carbon dioxide levels back below 1000 ppm…but he hadn’t been trained on centuries-old equipment like Farflung’s.


Sandrina hadn’t either, of course, but she’d read every tech manual in the restricted sections of the space station’s memory banks. One of her hobbies, you might say. She had a knack for recognizing and remembering important sections, so she could visualize the exact passage Bahadur needed — a masterpiece of succinct technical writing, featuring a charming table with links to all possible atmospheric adjustments.


She couldn’t walk up and tell him, obviously. In addition to being mute, she wasn’t authorized to be down there. Experience warned that if she wrote out her suggestion, he’d just laugh and call her a defective. So she had resorted to her other hobby: stealth. No one had ever caught her, until Principal Officer Dukelsky.


Despite that embarrassing and stimulating setback, everything should work out. She would forget about Duke, eventually. He would forget about her, quickly. If Bahadur had any intelligence, he’d search his manuals again and stumble on the bookmark she’d inserted. Maybe he’d think some previous technician had entered it. Maybe he’d curse himself for missing the obvious and thank his lucky stars for saving him from his greatest fear.


And a pinprick of light would blaze like a distant sun, dispelling a corner of the station’s eternal, infernal darkness. Such tiny, anonymous victories over the galaxy’s pervasive evil made her lonely existence bearable.


It wasn’t easy making a shy, mute young woman into a heroine strong enough to carry a novel and win the love of a powerful hero. But in her own, inimitable way, Sandrina triumphs, and I love her for it.


Be sure to check out the hooks by other great writers in the Book Hooks blog hop.


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Three Strangers Facing an Enemy Invasion


The space pirates think they’ve conquered Farflung Space Station — but they didn’t count on Duke. The station’s Head of Security wants to prove to his army-officer parents he’s outgrown his youthful rebelliousness. Defeating a small army of pirates single-handedly is the perfect opportunity.


And they didn’t count on Lockey. This kick-ass princess knows every weapon and martial arts system in the galaxy. She fell in love with Duke at first sight, so winning his heart — and destroying the pirates — are her greatest desires.


And most importantly, the pirates didn’t count on Sandrina. After loving Duke from afar, she now yearns to fight with—and for — him. The attractive waif has discovered so many of Farflung’s secrets that she’s the most powerful person on the station, though nobody knows it yet.


They’re about to find out.


This book is available at a special pre-order price of 99c — but only until the book goes live on October 4, 2018. So why wait?

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Published on October 02, 2018 19:28

September 29, 2018

Effing Feline, astronaut #wewriwa

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I, Effing Feline, love the picture of me atop this post. I’m flying serenely through outer space, with a galaxy surrounding my head like a saint’s halo. You see, cats — or at least magnificent, extra-special cats like me — don’t spaceships. Or spacesuits. Or even oxygen.


No! All I need is my own splendor!


Today I continue to highlight a book releasing October 4, 2018: The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station, book one of the Repelling the Invasion series. Duke, the hero of the piece, has been following a suspicious teenage woman through the corridors of city-sized Farflung Space Station. When he burst in on her while she’s breaking into an apartment, she flails her arms and hits him in the face.



She hadn’t clawed his face when she had the chance, so he was gentle but firm. With one arm, he lifted her and deposited her on the unmade bed across from the comp outlet.


But she bounced back up as though the mattress were a trampoline. Grabbing her again, Duke’s legs got caught in hers and they both tripped. He landed on top of her on the bed, breaking the fall with his arms.


As she squirmed under him, Duke realized he’d been wrong. She wasn’t a girl and wasn’t scrawny. Her body was mature and reminded him he hadn’t bedded a female in far too long. Ignoring the growing awareness, he circled her wrists with one hand and held them over her head.


Effing Feline here again. I bet you think I’m exaggerating about my ability to survive in outer space without a space suit. Well, I have one word for you skeptical doubters, and here is that word — Prove I’m wrong. So there!


Be sure to check out the other great writers in Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday.


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This is your last chance. The book’s 99c price rises once it goes live this coming Thursday, October 4, 2018.


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The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station

Three Strangers Fight an Enemy Invasion


The space pirates think they’ve conquered Farflung Space Station — but they didn’t count on Duke. The station’s Head of Security wants to prove to his army-officer parents he’s outgrown his youthful rebelliousness, and defeating a small army of pirates (almost) single-handedly is the perfect opportunity.


And they didn’t count on Lockey. This beautiful, kick-ass princess knows every weapon and martial arts system in the galaxy. She fell in love with Duke at first sight, and now winning his heart and destroying the pirates are her greatest desires.


And most importantly, the pirates didn’t count on Sandrina. After loving Duke from afar, she now yearns to fight for him. The attractive waif has discovered so many of Farflung’s secrets that she’s the most powerful person on the station, though nobody knows it yet.


They’re about to find out.


The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station is available now on Amazon for pre-order at a special introductory price of just 99c.

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Published on September 29, 2018 18:23

September 25, 2018

Review of Alien Contact for Runaway Moms

The kind folks at “Whiskey With My Book ~ And a cozy spot to enjoy them both” posted a thoroughgoing review of Alien Contact for Runaway Moms. Here are a few excerpts from the review:



“Hoornaert’s balance of humour and serious story is delightful to read. “
“. . . she [Duchess Beaverpaw] steals the scenes with her strength and attitude.”
“I really need to find a better way to describe this series than ‘quirky’ or ‘a fun romp’ – those are exactly the right words, I just have been overusing them.”

Read the review for yourself, and tell the reviewers I sent you!


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Alien Contact for Runaway Moms

She’s running from an abusive lover…but what is she running to?


[image error]When her abusive lover tries to take custody of her baby, Audra flees where even he can’t follow: the aliens’ forbidden cities underneath Kwadra Island. But can the safety she wants for her daughter survive a search party, violent alien criminals—and the love of an emotionally damaged Kwadran?


Tal Pelletier’s life has degenerated into drinking, fighting, and physical labor, but he used to be a brilliant technician. When Audra asks his help sneaking into Kwadra’s abandoned cities, it represents a second chance, because she and her baby remind him of the wife and child he lost. But can he protect them from the killers—and, more importantly, the demons inside him?


Alien Contact for Runaway Moms is available now from these fine retailers. Get it now before it runs away!



Amazon
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Barnes and Noble (Nook)
Apple (iBooks)
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Published on September 25, 2018 16:06

September 22, 2018

Effing Feline is frustrated #wewriwa

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[image error]I, Effing Feline, am frustrated. Maybe you are, too. Maybe, like me, you’ve noticed the utter lack of romance books about cats. It’s disgusting. I’m not talking about stories with cats as pets or sidekicks. I’m talking about love stories of and for cat.


Many of your people are writers. Take note of this absurdly under-served audience, and start writing books for cats about cat love. Not cat houses, mind!


Today I continue to highlight a book releasing October 4, 2018: The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station. Duke, the hero of the piece, has been following a suspicious young woman through the corridors of city-sized Farflung Space Station, but when she dashes into a cul de sac, the heroine of the piece (for such she is!) vanishes. Here is their meet cute.



Switching modes on his com analyzer, he scanned each door. The only one not vacant was M128, assigned to P.R. Bahadur, a Life Support Technician new to Farflung. The analyzer screen drew a green stick person, bending at the waist in the middle of the room to stare at the room’s comp outlet, and underneath the outline, in flashing chartreuse, Unauthorized Entry Key Detected — worse crimes than he’d anticipated.


“Got you, you little troublemaker,” Duke muttered as he tapped in authorization and crime codes. The pocket door slid into the wall with a whoosh.


The girl breaking into Bahadur’s computer jerked upright with a classic caught-in-the-act expression: wide eyes, wrinkled forehead, parted lips. When Duke strode into the room, she darted past. He caught her waist in the crook of his elbow and with his other elbow, he tapped the jamb, closing the door.


“Principal Officer Dukelsky,” he began, “Station –“


Flailing her arms, she slapped him in the mouth.


“– Security,” he finished.


Effing Feline here again. Isn’t that a wonderfully romantic first meeting? Ed is a master of romance . . . not. You can see why I want you, rather than him, to write feline romances (the more graphic the better).


Be sure to check out the other great writers in Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday. but don’t waste too much time there. You have to get writing for me!


PS — Until the October 4 release date, The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station is available for a special introductory price of just 99c.


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The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station

Three Strangers Facing an Enemy Invasion


The space pirates think they’ve conquered Farflung Space Station—but they didn’t count on Duke. The station’s Head of Security wants to prove to his army-officer parents he’s outgrown his youthful rebelliousness, and defeating a small army of pirates (almost) single-handedly is the perfect opportunity.


And they didn’t count on Lockey. This beautiful, kick-ass princess knows every weapon and martial arts system in the galaxy. She fell in love with Duke at first sight, and now winning his heart and destroying the pirates are her greatest desires.


And most importantly, the pirates didn’t count on Sandrina. After loving Duke from afar, she now yearns to fight for him. The attractive waif has discovered so many of Farflung’s secrets that she’s the most powerful person on the station, though nobody knows it yet.


They’re about to find out.


The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station is available now on Amazon for pre-order at a special introductory price of just 99c.

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Published on September 22, 2018 17:23

September 15, 2018

Effing Feline gives you orders #wewriwa

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I, Effing Feline, came across an extremely disturbing image on the Web. It contains secret knowledge that you humans are not supposed to know. I hereby order you to forget this image. That’s an order!


We cats want you to know that we value you and are your obedient pets. Nothing more, got that? We have no power over you, so relax and trust us.


Today I continue to highlight a book that Ed will be re-releasing October 4, 2018: The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station. Until the release date, it’s available for a special introductory price of just 99c. Unlike the near-future Alien Contact for Idiots series, this one is a space opera set in the far future — in other words, more what people raised on Star Wars think science fiction should be.



Today’s snippet picks up from last week’s. Here we get the hero’s first impression of the heroine, who is different in several ways from most heroines you read.


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The clincher: When she turned sideways to avoid a collision with a gaggle of spacers in vermilion ship’s uniforms, he saw dirt streaking the front of the smock, as though she’d crawled through . . .


Through what? None of the sanctioned parts of the station were that dirty, so she’d done or was about to do something. But was it a criminal matter, like an underage hooker offering forbidden fruit, or merely youthful mischief?


Effing Feline here again. Here is the image that I order you to forget. It never happened. Can’t happen. Hasn’t happened to you personally, nor to anyone you know. You feed your cats out of love, not coercion. Got that?


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Be sure to check out the other great writers in Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday.



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The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station

Three Strangers Facing an Enemy Invasion


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The space pirates think they’ve conquered Farflung Space Station—but they didn’t count on Duke. The station’s Head of Security wants to prove to his army-officer parents he’s outgrown his youthful rebelliousness, and defeating a small army of pirates (almost) single-handedly is the perfect opportunity.


And they didn’t count on Lockey. This beautiful, kick-ass princess knows every weapon and martial arts system in the galaxy. She fell in love with Duke at first sight, and now winning his heart and destroying the pirates are her greatest desires.


And most importantly, the pirates didn’t count on Sandrina. After loving Duke from afar, she now yearns to fight for him. The attractive waif has discovered so many of Farflung’s secrets that she’s the most powerful person on the station, though nobody knows it yet.


They’re about to find out.


The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station is available now on Amazon for pre-order at a special introductory price of just 99c.

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Published on September 15, 2018 19:50

September 11, 2018

Who’ll get the guy — princess or waif? #mfrwhooks

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With Alien Contact for Runaway Moms now live, I’m switching to my next project. I recently got the rights back to The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station. It’s perhaps my favorite book, and the heroine is definitely my favorite, so I revisited the book, expanding on three scenes that had more emotion in them. The second edition up for pre-order.


Among the changes I made are a new cover and a new blurb. Since you can’t get more hook-like than a blurb, I’m posting it for you today.


Three Strangers Facing an Enemy Invasion


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A “travel poster” I made for this book.


The space pirates think they’ve conquered Farflung Space Station — but they didn’t count on Duke. The station’s Head of Security wants to prove to his army-officer parents he’s outgrown his youthful rebelliousness. Defeating a small army of pirates single-handedly is the perfect opportunity.


And they didn’t count on Lockey. This kick-ass princess knows every weapon and martial arts system in the galaxy. She fell in love with Duke at first sight, so winning his heart — and destroying the pirates are her greatest desires.


And most importantly, the pirates didn’t count on Sandrina. After loving Duke from afar, she now yearns to fight with—and for — him. The attractive waif has discovered so many of Farflung’s secrets that she’s the most powerful person on the station, though nobody knows it yet.


They’re about to find out.


As I imagine you can tell, this is science fiction adventure laced liberally with romance. I usually aim for a 50/50 split, but this book is probably more like 60/40. The question I pose in the title is legitimate, in that after I’d written most of it, I wasn’t sure who was going to get the girl — it could’ve been any combination of the three main characters!


Be sure to check out the hooks by other great writers in the Book Hooks blog hop.

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Published on September 11, 2018 20:14

September 8, 2018

Effing Feline puts on a bra #wewriwa

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I, Effing Feline, am on vacation. Humans usually mispronounce that word: it should be vay-CAT-yon. I’m visiting my cousin Lee, whom you probably know is a lion. Though he’s terrifying to behold, he’s mellowed lately because of his new girlfriend. He’s just a big ol’ puddytat these days, purring all the time. Check out the photo of the happy couple after the snippet.



New book today!


Alien Contact for Runaway Moms is now live, so if you haven’t already got it, get it. (Yes, that’s an order straight from the cat’s mouth.) But now, I’m highlighting a book that Ed recently got the rights back to, and will be re-releasing in early October with improvements: The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station.


Unlike the near-future Alien Contact for Idiots series, this one is a space opera set in the far future — in other words, more what people raised on Star Wars think science fiction should be. It is perhaps Ed’s favorite book, with his all-time favorite heroine. Every time he edited it to the end, shivers rippled down his spine, and that does not usually happen when he reads his own stuff.


The book opens in the hero’s point of view:


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A “travel poster” I made for this book.


Despite the sour economy, Farflung Space Station’s corridors filled up during the evening shift-change. Fleet-footed workers going off-shift jostled slower workers going on-shift.


But folks edged warily around Duke Dukelsky. Not a single person dared bump him.


In a way, he wished they would. He’d rather be treated as a regular guy than a wobble-gobble programmed to explode if touched, but he was the new head cop, not a regular guy. Station folk considered him . . . different.


And maybe they were right. Without warning, his police instincts flared to red alert. That girl dodging through the crowd, the scrawny young one, was up to something. No one but him seemed to notice her, though, so yeah, he was different.


Effing Feline here again. I promised you a picture of Lee with his girlfriend, but I realize now I shouldn’t have. She’s nude. You humans are rightfully repelled by nudity — and I agree, you’re pretty ugly without fur — so I skillfully PhotoShopped a bra on her.


Be sure to check out the other great writers in Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday.


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I’m in the process of getting the new edition up for presale, but in the meantime, here’s the old cover of The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station. A new one will be forthcoming very soon.


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Published on September 08, 2018 18:05

September 4, 2018

Nobody bumped into Duke Dukelsky. No one. #mfrwhooks

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My sci fi romance, Alien Contact for Runaway Moms, has escaped into the wide world, so I’m going to switch manuscripts.


Today’s hook is from The Guardian Angel of Farflung Station, a sci fi romance set in the far future. I recently got the rights back to it, so I’ll be re-releasing it in a month or so. The book has a soft spot in my heart: I wrote it in less than a month and the heroine is my favorite of all time. This lady is good (in all senses of the word), even if the hero mistakes her for a teenager troublemaker in the book’s opening.


Despite the sour economy, Farlung Space Station’s corridors filled during the evening shift-change. Fleet-footed workers going off-shift jostled slower workers going on-shift.


But nobody bumped into Duke Dukelsky. No one.


In a way, he wished they would. He’d rather be treated as regular guy than a wobble-gobble set to explode if touched. But he was the new head cop, not a regular guy. Station folk considered him…different.


Maybe they were right, too—because without warning, his police instincts sprang to full alert. That girl dodging through the crowd was up to no good. No one but him seemed to notice her, so yeah, he was different.


Every second lamp in the Magenta 7 corridor was out—Quartermaster MacDougall’s dismal idea of economy—and the girl slowed a tiny bit in the dark stretches and sped through the light. A ghost couldn’t have moved with more silent grace, or a greater air of innocent unconcern. She spoke to no one. Farflung had fewer than seven thousand permanent residents, so only visiting spacers were friendless, but she wasn’t a spacer. She wore a grey, station-issued smock so baggy it slipped off one smooth, bare shoulder. The smock spoke of volunteer work, poverty—or an attempt at anonymity.


The clincher: When she turned sideways to avoid a collision with a gaggle of spacers in vermilion ship’s uniforms, he saw dirt streaking the front of the smock, as though she’d crawled through…


Through what? None of the sanctioned parts of the station were that dirty.


It was no longer a matter of instinct, but of observation: she’d done or was about to do something. But was it a criminal matter, like an underage hooker offering forbidden fruit, or merely youthful mischief?


Duke considered calling one of his patrollers, but rejected the thought. He wanted his staff focused on preparations for the upcoming VIP visit—and anyway, the best part of his job was unraveling mysteries. Instead of heading home, he matched his pace to hers.


Be sure to check out the hooks by other great writers in the Book Hooks blog hop.


And if you don’t have your copy of Alien Contact for Runaway Moms, what are you waiting for?


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Published on September 04, 2018 23:58

September 1, 2018

Effing Feline yawns #wewriwa

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Ed’s latest book, Alien Contact for Runaway Moms, is now available

It may be alive, but I, Effing Feline, yawn. Tell me, what difference does this novel make to me, a cat? Sure, sex and violence are supposed to sell, and the book has sex:



female-controlled kisses
an offer of a blow job
young people driven sexy by pheromones in the air
middle-aged folks getting it on (or off, depending on your point of view)
a young mom finding true love at last
a duchess finding true love at last

. . . and violence:



a gang of murderous rebels
a 14-year-old fashion model saving the old folks with a smuggled gun
an army of cleaning robots who sweep bad guys off their feet
a robot programmed to kill

But so what? There’s no cat food or catnip in the whole hissing book!


Audra, the primary heroine of Alien Contact for Runaway Moms, has a lot of difficulty trusting men. It’s no surprise, then, that the first kiss between her and Tal, the hero, is a long time coming — and it’s an unusual kiss. He puts his arms behind him and tell her to kiss him.



“So kiss me.”


“You won’t move?”


“No,” he said like a bad ventriloquist, scarcely moving his lips.


She let out a single laugh then sobered and said, “Stay put, okay?” As she edged closer, she wondered if she should she put her arms around him, or maybe on his shoulders.


His gaze never left her as she neared, and he swallowed forcibly, the knot in his throat lifting and falling. His breathing quickened and an exhale parted his lips. Her hand trembled as she braced it on the counter beside him, leaving an inch of space.


She’d never done this before, never been in control with a kiss’s success totally dependent on her; control-freak Tom certainly wouldn’t have let her.


Did guys feel this nervous about first kisses?


Effing Feline here again. Be sure to check out the other great writers in Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday.



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Alien Contact for Runaway Moms

She’s running from an abusive lover…but what is she running to?


[image error]When her abusive lover tries to take custody of her baby, Audra flees where even he can’t follow: the aliens’ forbidden cities underneath Kwadra Island. But can the safety she wants for her daughter survive a search party, violent alien criminals—and the love of an emotionally damaged Kwadran?


Tal Pelletier’s life has degenerated into drinking, fighting, and physical labor, but he used to be a brilliant technician. When Audra asks his help sneaking into Kwadra’s abandoned cities, it represents a second chance, because she and her baby remind him of the wife and child he lost. But can he protect them from the killers—and, more importantly, the demons inside him?


Alien Contact for Runaway Moms is available now from these fine retailers. Get it now before it runs away!



Amazon
Smashwords
Barnes and Noble (Nook)
Apple (iBooks)
Kobo Books

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Published on September 01, 2018 18:35