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Science Fiction Romance Author: K.G. Stutts

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to K.G.!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: Fast paced, sweet, engaging, gripping

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi film – I love Star Wars and Star Trek, but I may have to say my favorite movie is The Last Starfighter
Sci-fi TV show – Stargate SG-1 and Dr. Who
Sci-fi romance book – Tethered by Pippa Jay
Sci-fi hero – Obi-Wan Kenobi
Alien – Goa’uld from Stargate SG-1

K.G.’s website: http://www.kgstutts.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence: The Intergalactic Security Commission’s greatest foe, the Synth, is targeting Earth in the finale of this sci-fi romance trilogy.

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Science Fiction Romance Author: S. A. Hoag

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Preliminary artist’s sketch for S.A.’s upcoming release. Artist: Joe Kawano (www.joekawano.com)

Welcome to S.A.!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: I just go for it!

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi TV show – ‘Z Nation’, because it’s so much less serious than ‘The Walking Dead’.
Sci-fi heroine – Ellen Ripley, of course. (Anna here: Nice choice!)
Spaceship – Serenity. There’s a lot more going on there than all the other spaceships combined.
Sci-fi gadget – the Star Trek transporter. I hate airports.
Alien – Alien! So many possibilities.

S.A.’s Website:  www.topaz08.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence: Facing exile or worse, Team Three has only their untested abilities and loyalty to each other to save themselves, their families and their home.

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Science Fiction Romance Author: Christina Westcott

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Christina!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: Adventure and Romance at Lightspeed. (Anna here: sounds awesome!)

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi film – It would be almost too easy to say that Star Wars (A New Hope) is my favorite SF movie. When it blasted its way into the public consciousness almost four decades ago, George Lucas opened the airlock for all the SF flicks that followed and set the course for a large percentage of the books, in particular sci-fi romance—because, what is Star Wars if not a romance? Yes, I know the first episode had its hints of incest, but in the end, the girl fell for the right guy and they lived happily ever after in a galaxy far, far away.

But…if I was trapped in a long range shuttle with only one video to watch, it would have to be Aliens(plural). Alien(singular) first showed us that the chick had the grit to be the hero, but it wasn’t until the sequel that the girls with guns came into their own. Ripley tossed the alien queen’s butt out the airlock, sure, but the gutsy little marine with the really big gun stuck in my memory. Vasquez became the prototype for quite a few characters in my stories.

Sci-fi TV show – For TV shows, once again I won’t go with the most popular. I loved Babylon 5. Yes, I know the dialogue could be clunky and some of the episodes were cheesy (King Arthur in space??), but the story arc of the Shadow War that ran through the first three seasons was fantastic. The writers did a masterful job of planting subtle clues, sometimes in the first season that didn’t come to fruition for a year or more. They kind of lost their edge in the fourth season, but I can’t watch that final show without crying.

Sci-fi hero and heroine: My favorite hero and heroine change a lot, depending on the last great book I read, but the formidable women I like (the ones who can take care of themselves and the hero if need be) require an equally strong love interest. Right now, I favor Devi and Rupert from Rachel Bach’s Paradox trilogy (starting with Fortune’s Pawn). She is a power-suit wearing, butt-kicking mercenary who signs on as security aboard a merchant vessel. Rupert is the ship’s cook and not at all what he seems.

Sci-fi romance author: My favorite author is Linnea Sinclair, not only because her books have had a huge influence on my writing, but because she’s always been gracious enough to answer this newbie’s questions. And she loves cats.

Website link: http://www.christinawestcottauthor.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence:

A Hero for the Empire answers the burning question…

Can A Sexy Super-Soldier, a Mercenary and a Telepathic Cat Save an Interstellar Empire?

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Science Fiction Romance Author: C.E. Kilgore

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to C.E!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: Character-driven space opera romance

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi film – Just one? *whimper* I think I’ll have to say The Last Starfighter, because that is the movie that got me into science fiction as a kid.
Sci-fi TV show – Deep Space Nine (Love me some Quark)
Sci-fi heroine – Princess Leia – because she can rescue herself while calling Han a Nerf herder. (Anna here: Woo hoo!)
Spaceship – The Serenity: To me, this seems the most realistic spaceship – all hacked together with its quirks. (Anna again: I *heart* The Serenity)
Sci-fi gadget –REPLICATOR! I so want one of these.

C.E.’s website: http://www.cekilgore.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence: Violet Haze is a side story in my Corwint series that seeks to explore the evolution of Mechatronic Automatons (androids), and how a machine can both learn and express love.

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Science Fiction Romance Author: Aurora Springer

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Aurora!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: Weird worlds, mystery and romance

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi film – The very first Star Wars, because I was young and impressed by the special effects.
Sci-fi TV show – Red dwarf, because it’s weirdly funny.
Sci-fi romance book – Thousand Star by Piers Anthony, because of the sweet romance between a human female and an alpha male blob.
Sci-fi romance author – Andre Norton for stories of independent heroines stuck in dark places
Alien – Larry Niven’s Pierson’s puppeteer

Aurora’s website: http://AuroraSpringerNovels.blogspot.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence:

Young empath, Violet, hunts the powerful Grand Masters, while the galaxy flies into chaos.

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Science Fiction Romance Author: Laurie A Green

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Laurie!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: Stellar romantic adventure—anytime, anywhere.

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi film – Avatar really checked all the boxes for me.
Sci-fi TV show – Defying Gravity, a quality SF/R Near Future series that was shamefully doomed by the network. (Yes, another one.)
Sci-fi hero – Sgt. Terry Myell of The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald.
Spaceship – So much hardware, so little time. Probably Prometheus from the movie of the same name. It was one slick craft. Serenity from Firefly and the Serenity motion picture would have to place a close second. A near derelict vessel, she flew by love alone. Captain Tightpants even said it so. (Anna here: Two great ships!)
Alien – The Symbionts in Rachel Bach’s Paradox series were fascinating and deadly.

Laurie’s website: http://www.laurieagreen.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence:

Inherit the Stars: Will love be the ultimate sacrifice when the stakes are freedom? (Debuts February 22nd.)

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Science Fiction Romance Author: Lyn Brittan

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Lyn!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: Decadent adventure peppered with mystery

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi TV show: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Sci-fi hero: James Tiberius Kirk…DUH! (Both the original and the very delicious Kirk 2.0)
Spaceship: The Battlestar Galactica (Anna here: Me too!)


Aliens: Necromongers
Sci-fi weapon: Does a transporter count? ‘Cause I kinda see myself running from everything. Just saying. (Anna here: sure, we’ve already had a time machine)

Lyn’s website: www.lynbrittan.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence: One stern woman finally puts the Agency’s bad boy in his place.

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Science Fiction Romance Author: KM Fawcett

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to KM!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words:  I find it uncomfortable describing my own writing so I’ll give you 5 words that readers have said about my SFR. “Fantastic world-building. Gripping. Exciting. Passionate. ”

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi film: Hmm…How can I chose a favorite? I will always love the original Star Wars trilogy (Empire Strikes Back being my favorite).

Sci-fi TV show: Doctor Who. I got hooked on the reboot over a year ago and watched every episode in about 3 weeks. My favorite doctor was the 10th (David Tennant). I especially loved him with Rose, Donna Noble, and River Song.

Sci-fi heroine: Dr. Elly Arroway from Contact



Sci-fi hero: Well, you already know I love the 10th Doctor so I’ll choose another…Han Solo! (Anna here: Hooray, I’m a huge Han fan!)

Spaceship: How about a time machine? Back the Future’s Delorean, which Old Man Peabody’s son thought was a spaceship. Lol! (Anna here: time machines are always welcome)

Sci-fi weapon: The ARC gun from District 9. Only the Prawns (aliens) can use the gun because the technology works exclusively with their DNA. How cool is that?

KM’s website:   www.kmfawcett.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence:  Escaped gladiator Kedric wants revenge on the Hyborean rulers who breed humans for blood sport and genetic experiments, but when a sexy shaman is sent to heal his soul, Kedric must decide between attacking his brutal enemy or surrendering his heart to Myia’s love.

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Science Fiction Author: DJ Michaels

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to DJ!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: ménage, warriors, independent women, dragons

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi film – It’s an oldie, but Star Wars is the film that changed my life. I was in primary school and when that spaceship flew onto the screen my whole world exploded.


Sci-fi TV show – Firefly. Joss Whedon is beyond genius. (Anna here: Couldn’t agree more!)


Spaceship – USS Enterprise (The Next Generation – Jean Luc Picard anyone?)


Sci-fi gadget -The holodeck. Imagine physically visiting a world you created.


Alien – Chewbacca. He’s ruined me for anyone else. (Anna here: Yay for Chewie)

 DJ’s website:  http://www.djmichaels-author.com

 Describe your latest release in just one sentence:

Jax are Kae are dragon riders who will do anything to protect their relationship – and that’s exactly what they have to risk if they are to keep Sorcha for their own.

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Science Fiction Romance Author: Misa Buckley

February is Science Fiction Romance Author Month here at my blog! Each day, I’ll be showcasing a different sci-fi romance author. Learn more about these great authors, their style of science fiction romance and their latest releases. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Misa!

Describe your SFR writing with 5 words: Adventure and romance in space! (Anna here: Awesome!)

What’s your favorite:

Sci-fi film: Galaxy Quest. I love it because it’s such a fun film, and done with such love for sci fi and fandom.
Sci-fi TV show: Stargate SG1. I watch this over and over. Especially episodes featuring a certain snarky System Lord.
Sci-fi heroine: Sam Carter. She’s my idea of a perfect heroine. (Anna here: Yay for super-smart heroines!)
Spaceship: Talyn. From the moment Farscape introduced the concept of living ships able to bear young, I was entranced. Talyn was flawed, but beautiful, and his captain wasn’t bad either.
Sci-fi gadget: Sonic screwdriver. Luke had his lightsaber, Harry his wand, but the Doctor’s sonic screwdriver is what I would always choose.

Misa’s website: misabuckley.com

Describe your latest release in just one sentence:

With Grace McKenna held prisoner at Hammel, it’s down to her lover Benedict Thomas and the other “abnormals” he and Grace rescued to return the favour.

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