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Over 60 Science Fiction Romances Up For Grabs

What’s better than one awesome science fiction romance? How about 60 of them!

Just in time for the holidays, I, and an amazing group of authors, are giving away a huge collection of sci-fi romance goodness (PLUS a Kindle Fire) to one lucky winner.

You could win my book, On a Barbarian World (which is celebrating its one year book birthday!) and books by authors like Ceila Kyle, SE Smith and Evangeline Anderson. Plus, you’ll have the chance to discover a few new authors too.

Enter the giveaway here: bit.ly/sci-fi-rom

Happy reading!

 

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Christmas Giveaway with Bec McMaster

I absolutely love fellow Aussie Bec McMaster’s awesome London Steampunk romance series and her post-apocalyptic Burned Lands series (Hell Squad fans need to check this series out!)

I am so excited to be a part of Bec’s super fun Christmas Giveaway! For the 1st day of Christmas…there are two signed paperbacks of mine up for grabs (Marcus and Undiscovered!)

Head over to Bec’s giveaway to enter the giveaway (it’s only open for the next four days!) –> http://www.becmcmaster.com/2016/11/30/on-the-1st-day-of-christmas/

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Hell Squad: Devlin Cover Reveal and Paperback Giveaway with Vi Voxley

I know that after Finn’s book, quite a few Hell Squad readers have been waiting oh-so patiently (not!) for Devlin’s story.

Our expert intelligence agent is very good at sneaking into places…but at the end of Hell Squad: Finn, Dev found himself stuck in a pretty tough situation…

Well, you’ll be getting Devlin’s story mid-December (in time for Christmas!), he is currently off with my editor (I *loved* how the story turned out), and today I’m sharing the Hell Squad: Devlin cover with you.

But wait, there’s more!

I also have a fantastic paperback giveaway for you as well. This time, I’ve teamed up with sci-fi romance author, Vi Voxley (who has a brand new book out)! One winner will receive signed paperbacks from myself and Vi. All the deets on how to enter can be found below.

Now for Devlin’s cover…

Hell Squad: Devlin
Release Day: 20th December 2016

Excerpt from Hell Squad: Finn (featuring Devlin and the infamous “mate or die”)

Devlin Gray crept around the corner of the alien building. The black wall rose high above him and when he looked up he could see the giant chimneys pumping thick, black smoke into the air. He moved forward, careful to stick to the shadows and avoid the patches of bright sunlight. He was good at sneaking around. He’d spent a lifetime perfecting those skills.

He wanted to spend a few more hours looking around the alien factories. He really wanted to get inside the buildings but he needed the cover of darkness for that. He glanced to the east and wondered how Finn and Lia were faring.

Focus. For the moment, he had to stay focused on his own mission. Ahead, he saw some domes made of an amber-colored, translucent substance. He wanted to get inside those as well. They needed every scrap of information on the Gizzida if they were ever going to beat them.

Dev glanced to his side and saw his partner creeping expertly nearby. He didn’t know Taylor Cates very well, but he was well aware of the reputation of Squad Nine. The almost all-female squad of soldiers were very good at their jobs, and what he’d seen of Taylor so far hadn’t disabused him of that notion. She had a beautiful face, a tough body, and was a damn competent soldier. Click for More Excerpt

He wasn’t used to having a partner and usually disliked having someone who slowed him down. Before Santha had fallen pregnant, he’d spent a little time in the field with her. She’d been easy to work with and after her time spent in the ruins of Sydney messing with the aliens, she’d been damn good at sneaking around.

But with Taylor, it was even easier. Dev found it a little disconcerting. The soldier seemed to anticipate him and was already where he needed her to be before he asked.

He raised his hand and gave her a signal. She nodded and turned right, slipping down between two large black buildings. As he followed her, he touched the wall of the closest building. It was made of some black substance that almost looked like thick, tough skin. Dev lifted his camera and snapped some shots.

Now, they needed to find a way inside so they could sneak in during the night. His plan was to spend the rest of the day snooping around, then find somewhere to hole up and rest. He and Taylor could take turns on watch. Then tonight, under the blanket of darkness, they’d slip inside the factories and see just what the hell the aliens were doing inside.

They moved farther down the tight alley. Ahead, he saw some large, cylindrical tanks that were made of that amber-like glass. At the base, they were striated with what looked like black veins. Inside the tanks he could see a red, glowing substance. If he had to guess, it was some sort of poison. The raptors liked their poison.

A moment later, Taylor jerked to a halt. She held up her hand and made a frantic signal. He watched as she ducked in behind a vat, crouching low. Dev did the same, hunkering down behind a black wall that cordoned off the tanks. His hands clenched on his carbine.

From somewhere out of his line of sight, he heard raptors grunting. He watched and waited. His heartbeat didn’t even increase. He’d spent far too much of his career trapped behind enemy lines, hiding, gathering intelligence, the enemy right on top of him. He couldn’t afford to panic. All he could do was his job. What he was best at.

He caught a glimpse of a raptor patrol as they passed the alley where he and Taylor were hiding. Big, scaled, and inhuman. They might walk on two legs but from what Dev could tell, the raptors lived to conquer and assimilate. They didn’t take the time to understand or learn. They just tried to mow over any species they deemed beneath them.

The patrol moved on, their footsteps and grunts fading away.

He signaled to Taylor and they moved out of their cover. He pointed ahead to the domes that he wanted them to investigate next. They progressed quickly, moving with utmost stealth. He watched as Taylor flowed silently forward.

They approached the domes and from inside he heard strange clanking noises. He frowned. What was going on inside?

He stepped forward and felt something beneath his foot depress. He froze.

Trap? Explosive? Maybe it was nothing. He searched the ground and only saw dirt.

Damn. He was caught out in the open. He couldn’t stay here.

Taylor crept closer. “What’s wrong?”

“Something moved under my foot.”

“Damn.” She crouched. “Explosive?”

“Don’t know.”

She probed the dirt. “I don’t see anything.”

Dev weighed up his options. “Back away. I’m going to move. If I go down, get out of here.”

He saw her eyes narrow, but she gave a nod and backed up a few steps.

Dev pulled in a deep breath and moved.

He dived away, rolling as he hit the dirt. There was no explosion. Instead, a terrible noise broke out around them. It was a regular, ear-piercing whooping sound.

Shit. An alarm. “Taylor. We need to get out of here.”

Together, they started running back up the alley. Behind them, he heard the raptor patrol thundering back in their direction. A second later, raptor poison splattered the wall beside them.

Dev leaped, tackling Taylor to the ground. They rolled through the dirt and both came back up on their feet. Guttural shouts echoed off the walls. He pointed ahead and they sprinted off.

They broke free of the alley and rounded the corner of the building on their left. Not much farther. They needed to cross an open patch of ground and get back into the trees. The raptors didn’t like the trees and they could use it to their advantage to lose the aliens.

As they sprinted around another corner, Dev saw a row of raptor soldiers standing in formation ahead of them. Their weapons were held up and aimed at Dev and Taylor.

Fuck. Dev skidded to a halt. Taylor did the same, their boots making dirt spray up. They both whipped up their carbines. He glanced back over his shoulder and saw more raptors coming in from behind.

They were surrounded. They had nowhere to go.

Without a word, he and Taylor pressed their backs together, lifting their weapons. A raw helpless anger chewed at him.

“I’m not going down without a fight,” Taylor said fiercely.

“I couldn’t agree more.”

They both opened fire.

Dev focused on taking aim. The carbine’s laser whined. He took down as many raptors as he could and heard raptor shouts from all around them.

But there were too many and as several raptors got in close, Dev abandoned his carbine and pulled out his combat knife. He charged forward, leaped into the air, spinning as he did and swiping out with his knife.

He landed on the lead raptor, slamming the knife into the alien’s neck. They hit the ground, the raptor still beneath him.

A raptor charged from the right and Dev shifted, kicking at his opponent. His boot connected, making the raptor grunt. He was only a match for the taller, stronger alien because of the exoskeleton in his armor.

As he fought hand to hand with another raptor, he heard Taylor continue to fire. He and the raptor spun and he caught a glimpse of the raptor bodies littering the ground. The woman was damned impressive with her carbine.

Slamming a gloved fist into the face of another raptor, one thought moved through the back of Dev’s mind. Why weren’t the raptors firing on them?

But as the raptor’s clawed fist skimmed past his head, he focused on the fight.

Dev reversed his grip on his knife and slashed at the raptor’s unprotected chest. Another few parries and the raptor went down, clutching at his wounds. Dev saw more moving in.

Damn. For every raptor he and Taylor took down, more kept coming.

The next instant, something smashed into his head. With his ears ringing, he stumbled sideways. As he regained his balance, he heard Taylor cry out. He spun and saw that a giant raptor had grabbed her by the back of her armor and was shaking her mercilessly. Her carbine fell into the dirt and the raptor stepped on it, crushing it.

Dammit. Dev rushed forward to help, but another blow slammed into his back. He went down on his knees. Next, he felt a huge raptor boot smash into the back of his head.

Dev fell forward, smacking into the ground. He tasted blood and dirt in his mouth and he heaved in a breath. Pain radiated through him. Something hit the ground beside him. He saw Taylor flat on her belly. She turned her head, her eyes meeting his.

Then scaled hands yanked Dev up. His arms were wrenched behind his back violently and he felt cold cuffs circle his wrists. Another raptor was doing the same to Taylor.

They were shoved forward, their captors grunting at them. The raptors half dragged, half shoved them toward an arched doorway into the closest factory building.

“Why haven’t they killed us?” Taylor said.

Dev didn’t get a chance to reply. The raptor behind her smacked her in the face.

“Leave her alone,” Dev said quietly. “Or I’ll skin you and leave you to bleed.”

His raptor shook him. Hard. Taylor shook her head and spat out a mouthful of blood.

They were jerked to a stop at the door and one raptor touched some sort of panel beside the amber-glass structure. A second later, the door slid open and they were shoved inside.

Dev’s pulse spiked. Inside was hot and steamy, and filled with harsh smells. He looked up at the soaring roof above. The place was huge. He took it all in, trying to memorize every detail. Closest to them were huge black vats with steam wafting off them. Off to the left, he saw a row of squat, raptor vehicles being constructed. Raptors holding strange-looking tools stood beside them, working to complete the alien trucks.

He and Taylor were shoved forward again and his shoulder bumped against hers. He lowered his voice. “Taylor, are you okay?

“Fine,” she answered. “I hope you have a plan.”

“Not yet.” Dev took a second to admire her. There were no hysterics, no hint of panic.

They were led between a row of vats. Dev wished like hell he could pull his camera out and get some images, but right now he needed to be focused on how the hell he was going to get them out of this.

The raptors stopped in front of another doorway. Dev and Taylor were led into a narrow corridor. The walls were so black they seemed to absorb all light. They felt like they could suck the very soul out of a man.

Then Dev heard the sounds. Moans and screams echoed from somewhere deeper in the building. It sent a shiver down his spine. He looked at Taylor and saw her swallow, jaw tight.

Suddenly, they were yanked into another corridor and ahead he saw a row of cells with black, scaly bars. Dev peered forward trying to see if there were any occupants in the cells, but they looked empty.

The raptors stopped in front of the first cell. Their captors spoke for a second in their guttural language and then Dev felt hands tearing at his remaining weapons. His laser pistol was tossed on the floor and then the carbon fiber panels of his armor were roughly pulled off him. He saw Taylor struggling as her raptor did the same to her.

Soon their armor was just a pile of pieces on the floor. A raptor stepped in front of Dev and slashed out with its sharp claws. It left Dev’s shirt in tatters and then the alien tore the remnants off Dev. Another raptor knelt and yanked Dev’s boots off. That left him standing in his cargo pants with a bare chest and feet.

He looked over and saw Taylor rubbing her bare arms. She was wearing dark-blue cargo pants and a simple olive green tank top that showed off her toned arms.

One raptor shoved Dev inside the cell, and the second raptor nudged Taylor forward. She reacted, shoving her elbow back at the alien.

“Quit pushing me, you ugly mother—”

It gave her another harder shove and she stumbled inside the cell, colliding with Dev. He wrapped his arms around her to steady her.

The raptor slammed the cell door closed with a clang. He touched something else and Dev heard locks snapping shut.

Now they were locked in a cell with no weapons, shoes, or armor.

The raptor stared at them through the bars, its red eyes gleaming in the dim light. “Mate.”

Dev could barely make out the English word through the creature’s thick accent. He glanced at Taylor and saw her brow crease. He looked back at the creature. “What?”

“You mate.” The raptor waved a claw at them. “Procreate.”

Dev felt every muscle in his body tense in horror. He heard Taylor’s swift intake of breath and his arms tightened around her. Oh, no. Bloody hell, no.

The raptor lifted its scaled weapon and aimed it at Taylor. “Mate or die.”

Signed Paperback Giveaway
with Vi Voxley

Sci-fi romance author, Vi Voxley has a brand-new release in her Brion Brides series (tough alien warrior alert!) To celebrate, we are giving away signed paperbacks (of Alien General’s Baby and Hell Squad: Cruz — because Cruz has a baby on the way too) to ONE lucky winner!

To enter, just leave a comment on this post and tell me what you’d name the Alien General’s baby? Tell me your best sci-fi baby name!

Giveaway will run for approximately week and the winner will be notified via email. Winner will be chosen randomly. International entries welcome and void where prohibited.

Alien General’s Bride by Vi Voxley

This general has more to fight for than he ever imagined…

As one of the few warriors to ever defeat the Fearless, Brion General Braen is a living legend. Yet when his greatest victory turns to his gravest defeat, the undefeated warrior has to prove himself to the universe… and himself. If matters weren’t complicated enough, his fated, his gesha, appears to him right in the middle of it all. Now, losing is not an option.

Naima is a scientist through and through. She’s seen how love can ruin a life and she wants no part of it. So when she gets pregnant by a man who only deals in absolutes while an ancient unkillable evil wishes to conquer the galaxy, she finds herself between a… well, a monster and a hard general.

With everyone’s lives in her hands, but most of all her own, her child’s and the man’s who she can’t make up her mind about, what does the scientist trust? Her heart or her mind?

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Hell Squad: Marcus out in Audiobook

I am *so* excited to announce that Hell Squad: Marcus is now available as an audiobook! And I’m giving away a few free downloads to celebrate — scroll down for more info!

Marcus, Elle, the gritty post-alien invasion world, and the rest of the Hell Squad gang, are brought to life by the amazing voice talent of Jeffrey Kafer (who has a perfect gruff voice for the series) and Samantha Cook (who has a wonderful voice that brings the story to life).

Listen to the first chapter below!

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Marcus Audiobook Giveaway

To celebrate, I am giving away a FREE Marcus download code (for Audible.com or Audible.co.uk) to FIVE lucky winners. All you have to do is leave a comment here and tell me you’d love to listen to Marcus.

Giveaway is open until close of business Friday 25th Nov. Winners will be notified by email and on this post.

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Gladiator Release Celebration and Paperback Giveaway

The Galactic Gladiators have arrived!

To celebrate the release of GLADIATOR, book #1 of my brand new series, I asked some fabulous sci-fi romance authors to join me in an awesome paperback giveaway.

All these books center around fierce arenas and gaming set in our distant future. THREE lucky winners will each win a paperback of my book, Hell Squad: Marcus PLUS either SE Smith’s Dagger’s Hope or Susan Grant’s Champion of Baresh, or Charlee Allden’s Stealing Mercury.

To enter the paperback giveaway, just leave a comment here on this post and tell me where in the world you live!

Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim…

When Earth space marine Harper Adams finds herself abducted by alien slavers off a space station, her life turns into a battle for survival. Dumped into an arena on a desert planet on the outer rim, she finds herself face to face with a big, tattooed alien gladiator…the champion of the Kor Magna Arena.

A former prince abandoned to the arena as a teen, Raiden Tiago has long ago earned his freedom. Now he rules the arena, but he doesn’t fight for the glory, but instead for his own dark purpose—revenge against the Thraxian aliens who destroyed his planet. Then he finds his existence rocked by one small, fierce female fighter from an unknown planet called Earth.

Harper is determined to find a way home, but when she spots her best friend in the arena—a slave of the evil Thraxian aliens—she’ll do anything to save her friend…even join forces with the tough, alpha male who sets her body on fire. But as Harper and Raiden step foot onto the blood-soaked sands of the arena, Harper worries that he has his own dangerous agenda…

Only 99c and part of Amazon Kindle Unlimited

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International entries welcome. Giveaway will end close of business Friday 28th October. Winners announced here on the blog over the weekend.

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Introducing the Galactic Gladiators

Today I am very, very excited to reveal the covers of the first three books in my new science fiction romance series, GALACTIC GLADIATORS.

This series stars gritty alpha gladiators fighting for freedom, honor, and love, in the Kor Magna Arena on a lawless, outer rim planet. It also stars some strong, competent Earth heroines abducted off a space station orbiting Jupiter who find themselves dumped in the arena. These gladiators won’t know hit them!

Meet the first of our gladiators: tattooed, displaced prince Raiden, big, wild Thorin, and clean-cut, military-trained Kace.

 

Book 1: Gladiator

Hero: Raiden

Heroine: Space marine, Lt. Harper Adams

Release Date: 25th October

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book 2: Warrior

Hero: Thorin

Release Date: Early November

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book 3: Hero

Hero: Kace

Release Date: Early December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More exclusive sneak peeks into Galactic Gladiators coming soon!

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Action, Adventure, Romance and Pets in Space

I’m a dog lover with no dog. If I didn’t move around quite so much, I would totally have a beagle and call him Porthos, just like Captain Archer in the Star Trek series, Enterprise.

So, I love space pets (and Porthos completely stole the show in Enterprise), although I have yet to write a pet in any of my books. Well, there was a robot dog in On a Rogue Planet…and he was kind of cute. My fabulous guest today has written a space pet.

Sci-fi romance author Veronica Scott is here to talk about action, sci-fi, romance and…pets. Veronica and a bunch of awesome authors are part of a fun anthology called Pets In Space.

Here’s Veronica to tell you all about it….

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Thanks for having me as your guest today!

When Pauline Baird Jones and I first started taking about doing a “pets in space” themed science fiction romance anthology late last year, we rapidly grew excited by the idea and all the fun we could have with that writing prompt.

Of course there have been pets in space in science fiction – Jonesy the cat in the first two “Aliens” movies, Muffy the Daggit in ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ the fire lizards in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series, telepathic animals paired with human partners in various Andre Norton novels, to name a few…but we liked the added element of making the pet (or pets – I wrote two into my story) even more pivotal to the action.

I already had my Star Cruise series going on, so I made sure that Moby the cat and Midorri the alien pet  were mentioned in Star Cruise: Outbreak, which released earlier in 2016, to set them up to play a key role in Star Cruise: Stowaway, the novella in this anthology. I figured the ship’s pets would be the most logical beings on a huge interstellar space liner to detect the presence of someone hidden on the cargo deck. The fun thing was that as I wrote this novella, Moby the cat stayed pretty much a superior Cat as of course she would, but Midorri kept revealing new aspects of her abilities. I don’t want to give spoilers but by the end of this adventure, Midorri’s been quite the ally for Owen, the hero, as he tries to save Tyrelle, the heroine.

As a fun little extra, we commissioned drawings of our space pets from artist Nyssa Juneau, and I loved the one she did for me, of Moby and Midorri. [Anna here, this is so cool. Love the pic!]

The blurb for Pets In Space:

Even an alien needs a pet…

Join the adventure as nine pet loving sci-fi romance authors take you out of this world and pull you into their action-packed stories filled with suspense, laughter, and romance. The alien pets have an agenda that will capture the hearts of those they touch. Follow along as they work side by side to help stop a genetically-engineered creature from destroying the Earth to finding a lost dragon; life is never the same after their pets decide to get involved. Can the animals win the day or will the stars shine just a little less brightly?

New York Times, USA TODAY, Award Winning, and Best selling authors have eight original, never-released stories and one expanded story giving readers eight amazing new adventures  and one expanded story that will capture your imagination and help a worthy charity. Come join us as we take you on nine amazing adventures that will change the way you look at your pet!

10% of the first month’s profits go to Hero-Dogs.org. Hero Dogs raises and trains service dogs and places them free of charge with US Veterans to improve quality of life and restore independence.

And the blurb for Star Cruise: Stowaway:

Cargo Master Owen Embersson is shocked when the Nebula Zephyr’s ship’s cat and her alien sidekick, Midorri, alert him to the presence of a stowaway. He has no idea of the dangerous complications to come – nor does he anticipate falling hard for the woman whose life he now holds in his hands. Life aboard the Nebula Zephyr has just become more interesting – and deadly.

A quick excerpt from the story – Cargo Master Owen Embersson is upset with some of the treatment Tyrelle the stowaway is receiving and he faces down his own captain. Jake is the ship’s security chief. Maeve is the ship’s Artificial Intelligence with  an attitude.

Owen reached a decision. Clearing his throat, he stiffened his spine and said, “Captain, I’ve been researching the law regarding stowaways. Regs state such a person is entitled to have an advocate appointed while on board the subject vessel, to ensure their well-being. I respectfully request to be made Miss Tyrelle’s advocate. Clearly she needs one.”

“Interstellar Commerce Commission Regulation 2005, subparagraph 100, clause EE3, paragraph A,” Maeve said.

Fleming cocked an eyebrow at Owen. “I guess you mean the AI’s been researching it for you.  You’re not a lawyer.”

“The shipboard advocate doesn’t have to be but must be an officer. I believe I meet the requirement, unless you want to bust me to crew member today.”

“Don’t try my patience.” Sipping his coffee, the captain considered. “Are you attracted to this girl?” He held up a hand to forestall Owen’s protest. “Your recent actions are out of character, leaving the cargo hold and arguing with us about how we’re treating a stowaway.”

“I told Jake last night, she’s in trouble and she needs someone on her side. I’m not saying you aren’t, but the ship and the passengers are your first priority, as they should be. I found her, it’s kind of my responsibility.”

“Like Moby,” Jake said.

“A woman burdened with an explosive collar is hardly the same as an abused kitten,” Owen said with dignity.

“You have the urge to protect and defend is all I meant.”

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About Veronica:

Best Selling Science Fiction & Paranormal Romance author and “SciFi Encounters” columnist for the USA Today Happily Ever After blog, Veronica Scott grew up in a house with a library as its heart. Dad loved science fiction, Mom loved ancient history and Veronica thought there needed to be more romance in everything. When she ran out of books to read, she started writing her own stories.

Three time winner of the SFR Galaxy Award, as well as a National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award, Veronica is also the proud recipient of a NASA Exceptional Service Medal relating to her former day job, not her romances! She recently was honored to read the part of Star Trek Crew Member in the audiobook production of Harlan Ellison’s “City On the Edge of Forever.”

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A New Phoenix Adventures Cover

There is a new Phoenix Adventures sci-fi romance coming very soon.

Dare Phoenix (convoy master of the Phoenix Deep Space Convoy) is up next and his book, Through Uncharted Space, will be out on the 20th of September.

Dare is the bossy brother and likes to be in control…and his heroine is not having that.

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Hell Squad: Finn Cover Reveal and Signed Paperback Giveaway

I have two fun things to share today…

Number 1 is for your viewing pleasure. Number 2 is right at the bottom of the post and includes me giving away some shiny new signed paperbacks!!

First up is a cover reveal. Hell Squad: Finn (our Hawk pilot extraordinaire!) is coming on the 9th August!! Less than two weeks. So without further ado, here he is (I just *love* this cover):

Hell Squad: Finn
Release Day: Tuesday 9th August

Excerpt from Niko (featuring Finn)

Finn watched as Hell Squad and Squad Nine climbed aboard the other Hawk.

Looked like he’d have no passengers for the journey home. Lia had scrambled out with a shout about getting in the other Hawk with her drone.

Then he spotted a small figure running across the deck.

He sucked in a breath. Lia. Click for More Excerpt

What the hell did she think she was doing? He moved his Hawk closer, until he was hovering just off the side of the alien ship. It took him a second, but he spotted the drone hooked up on some sort of tower structure not far from the drone killer nest.

The other Hawk moved toward the back of the ship, laying down laser fire. The raptors were firing back and the canids were loping in that direction.

They were trying to pull the aliens off Lia and her crazy mission to grab the drone.

With his pulse drumming, he saw her reach the drone. She climbed up on a box, but before she could grab it, the drone killer flew out of nowhere and straight into her. She fell the few meters to the ground, landing flat on her belly.

Finn saw the bird start pecking at her, clawing at her armor. She threw her arms over her head, trying to protect herself.

Dammit. He needed to help her. The other Hawk was busy keeping the raptors occupied. In a split second, he made his decision. Finn put his Hawk on auto-hover, grabbed his laser pistol, and leaped onto the deck a few meters below.

He rolled and then ran in Lia’s direction. When he reached her, he batted at the drone killer.

“Get off of her!”

With a screech, the bird flew up in the air and toward its nest.

Finn crouched. “Lia? Are you okay?

She lifted her head and nodded. She only had one small trickle of blood at her temple. “Boost me up so I can reach the drone.”

He grabbed her around her small waist and lifted her upward. He decided not to point out that his face was practically buried against the curves of her ass.

“I’ve got it!”

She held the drone out with a smile.

Then Finn spotted the drone killer racing toward them.

“Lia, watch out!” He shot at the bird, saw it veer away.

He heard raptor fire behind them. Finn spun Lia, trying to shield her with his body. Poison splattered across the tower structure in front of them. It caught the hovering drone killer in the chest.

With a God-awful screech, the bird flapped its now-dissolving wings and fell over the side of the ship into the ocean.

Finn ducked, pulling Lia down with him. “This way.” He led her around the nest until they had a straight run to his Hawk. “I’ll lay down some cover fire, and you run back to the Hawk.”

She looked like she was going to argue.

He pressed a finger over her lips. “No. Don’t argue, just run.” He released her and lifted his laser pistol.

As he fired, he saw her run, arms pumping. He fired at the incoming raptors and saw laser fire from the second Hawk spray across them. Thank God.

He was about to leave, when he heard a noise from the nest. Frowning, he looked inside.

And saw a tiny little drone killer chick.

Fuck. It was tiny and kind of fluffy. Suddenly, it leaped up out of the nest, and into his hands.

Then he heard raptor grunts from nearby, and the clink of a grenade as it rolled across the deck. Time to go.

Finn spun and ran towards his Hawk. The grenade exploded behind him, but he just kept running.

Ahead, he saw Lia climbing one of the ropes up into the Hawk. Finn jumped onto the railing and leaped off the side of the ship. He grabbed the rope, swinging wildly, and scrambled up.

Once he was aboard, he slammed the side door closed. He grabbed Lia by the front of her armor, dragging her up on her toes. “Never go into a combat zone again.”

She lifted her chin. “Screw you, Erickson.” Then she reached out, yanked him in close and kissed the hell out of him.

Before he could comprehend what was happening, she pulled back. “Now, get us out of here.”

Finn just stared at her dumbly, his body still reeling from that kiss. Her face was completely unreadable, and he had the most painful hard-on he’d had in a long time.

“Finn!” She slapped at his chest. “Get us out of here.”

He shook his head to clear it, and climbed into the cockpit. Below, he had a perfect view of where the nest had been sitting. It had been completely destroyed by raptor poison.

He touched the controls and the Hawk shot forward, away from the alien ship. He let out a harsh breath.

Then, Finn felt a movement on his chest. He looked down…and saw the drone killer chick pop its head up out of his pocket.

It chirped at him.

Ah, hell. He shoved it back down into his pocket. He didn’t have time to deal with it just yet. Lia climbed into the copilot seat.

“Mention that kiss and I’ll deny it,” she said.

Finn ignored her and fell in with the other Hawk. Time to head home.

He wasn’t going to think of that kiss. Nope. Not once.

He was not going to think about soft lips, a sleek little tongue, and that sweet honeyed taste.

Nope. Never.

Signed Paperback Giveaway

Super excited to announce that I have more books available in paperback! Three new Hell Squad books, Among Galactic Ruins and the first two books in Treasure Hunter Security!

To celebrate, I’ll pick THREE lucky winners. They get to pick the paperback of their choice from the ones below, which I’ll sign and send. International entries welcome.

To enter, just leave a comment on this post and tell me which paperback you’d like and why!

Giveaway will run for one week and the winners will be notified via email. Winners will be chosen randomly. Void where prohibited.

And if you’d like to grab your own copies of the paperbacks, here are the links. I also have some pretty little adhesive bookplates. If you’d like me to sign one for your paperback, just send me an email!

Undiscovered
(Treasure Hunter Security #1)

 

Amazon

 

 

 

 

Uncharted
(Treasure Hunter Security #2)

 

Amazon

 

 

 

Among Galactic Ruins
(Phoenix Adventures #0)

 

Amazon

 

 

 

Roth
(Hell Squad #5)

 

Amazon

 

 

 

Noah
(Hell Squad #6)

 

Amazon

 

 

 

Shaw
(Hell Squad #7)

 

Amazon

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Recommended Reads by the Romancing the Alpha Authors

After some discussion with the other authors of the Romancing the Alpha 2 Box Set (all action-adventure romance experts) we came up with some awesome reads to recommend. I have two Navy SEALs and one Texas Ranger for you!

Two of these are free and one is only $2.99 all for the first books in three action-packed romance series.

Happy reading!

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DANGEROUS ATTRACTION

(Aeigs Group Book 1)

 

Free Download!

 

Ex-Navy SEAL Travis Ration is an expert hunter. Whether his prey is criminal or victim, he always gets his mark. He’s no hero, just a man doing his job. It’s all he has after a felony conviction after a bad judgement call. When the FBI call in a favor and ask him to look into a serial killer over the holiday break, he jumps at the opportunity to fill the long, cold days with something besides regret and bad movies. In Las Vegas, he’s on the hunt for a prolific serial killer no one wants to admit exists. The leads are dry and the evidence gone, until she walks into his life. Bliss Giles—curvy, sassy and everything he can’t have.

What’s worse, Travis knows Bliss’ sister is the killer’s latest victim. She fits the profile. Time is running out and the fastest way to retrace the killer’s path is with Bliss at Travis’ side. In the seat of danger. He vows to keep Bliss safe and his hands to himself, after all, a nice girl like her doesn’t need a guy like him in her life. Too bad no one told Bliss Travis was off-limits. She tests his boundaries and pushes his control every minute they’re together until he can’t remember why wanting her is a bad idea.

The hunters become the hunted in this tale of serial killers and SEALs for hire. One broken man must unpack his baggage, a woman has make a leap of faith and a sister chooses to live in this new, romantic suspense serial by NYT & USA Today bestselling author, Sidney Bristol.

Warning: Hold onto your panties, because nothing is safe.

 

EDGE OF CONTROL

(Edge Security Series Book 1)

Only $2.99

Amazon US       Amazon Other

E.D.G.E. Security is a covert international organization that handles jobs most governments won’t. The operators are the elite of the elite, soldiers and spies, chosen for their skills and secrecy, and their ability to go beyond the edge.

E.D.G.E wants to recruit Navy SEAL Jake ‘College’ Harrison but he’s skeptical of the good he can do as an E.D.G.E. operator. His trial assignment is a simple recon mission with the target being the Russian mob. The only interesting aspect of the job is the sexy IT tech, but Jake doesn’t want or need any trouble in his life and Dani has trouble written all over her.

No one knows who Danielle Everett really is, beyond the fact that she works as a simple tech at E.D.G.E. Security company. The new hire who gets the operator job she covets, frustrates her as much as he attracts her, because he digs beneath her carefully constructed identity and she has to fight the urge to run.

But when Dani’s best friend goes missing, she uses the hacking and thieving skills she’d learned as a child to find her, but in the process alerts her enemies that she’s still alive. Can she trust Jake to help her escape and save her friend, or will she push him to the edge of his control?

 

JUSTICE FOR MACKENZIE

(Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Series Book 1)

FREE for a limited time!

Amazon US   Amazon Other    Nook    iBooks

Google Play   Kobo

 

A member of the famed Texas Rangers, Daxton Chambers has dealt with more than his share of depravity. But the Lone Star Reaper takes evil to a whole new level, kidnapping and burying women alive. It’s Dax’s job to help keep San Antonio safe, but even with help from friends in various law enforcement agencies, the killer remains two steps ahead. It’s hardly the ideal time for a relationship, but Mackenzie Morgan is too luscious to resist. Dax wants her—which makes her an instant target for his newfound enemy.

When the Reaper gets personal, it will take every ounce of Daxton’s considerable skill and training to keep Mack alive.

**Justice for Mackenzie is the 1st book in the Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

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