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January 22, 2020
Passion Surge – Weilai’s Sleeping Support
When I saw this bassinet (designed by 4moms) at the CES, I thought of Passion Surge and the sleeping support Surge and his brethren crafted for Weilai, the newest addition to their crew.
This 4moms bassinet has five motions (car ride, wave, kangaroo, tree swing and rock-a-bye), five speeds and four white noises (rain, ocean, fan and a shush). It was an honoree in the CES Innovation Awards.
As per their sign, “4moms has made the ‘4th trimester’ transition from womb to bassinet easier with the introduction of its proprietary motion during sleeping periods. Constant motion is familiar and comforting to newborns, which helps them not only to fall asleep, but also stay asleep longer – giving you and your baby the sleep you both need.”
Nu, our heroine, can attest to that. (grins)
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Warlord Reunited
This barbarian warrior’s cold demeanor hides the warmest of hearts.
* * *
Solar cycles ago, Berke, a savage Chamele Warlord, found his gerel, the one being he is destined to be with for all time…except he couldn’t embrace that fate. He was fighting a series of brutal wars.
To protect his little human female, he conveyed her far from the Chamele sector. He then returned to the endless battles, concealing his pain, his anguish, his need, under a thick layer of ice.
His gerel was safe. That was all that mattered to him.
When Elle was a young bounty hunter, she bonded with an arrogant warrior on a distant planet. She was deliriously happy…for a while. Then he dumped her in a strange settlement far from his home and left, never to return.
Their parting caused her excruciating pain—both physical and emotional. She endured it, earned the esteemed role of head bounty hunter of an academy, salvaged a bit of a life from the disaster her primitive warrior had made of it.
Now, two of her bounty hunters have made the same terrible mistake. Elle is determined to rescue her friends and break their connections with their Chamele Warlords.
While she is in the sector, she plans to kill the warrior she’d once considered hers. Elle is ending her relationship with Berke…permanently.
* * *
Warlord Reunited is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a warrior hero and a take-charge heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
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January 19, 2020
Warlord Reunited – First Scene Of Chapter One
Warlord Reunited, the fourth standalone story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, is releasing on February 18th.
As we wait for Warlord Reunited to release, I thought I’d share the first chapter. This week I’m sharing the first scene of that first chapter.
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Chapter One
A Chamele warrior
couldn’t live without his gerel.
Berke had proven
that ‘fact’ to be false. He was living without her. It was torturous,
more painful than a deep stomach wound. But he had survived the separation.
He would continue
to tolerate it until the last threat to his female was dead.
“We have to find
Tolui. Now.” He crossed his arms in front of his chest, his frustration
and impatience hidden under a countenance as icy as the planet he ruled.
They were running
out of time to deal with the would-be Warlord.
A chill gripped
Berke. Knowing his Ellie, she was already contemplating traveling to Chamele to
retrieve her bounty hunters, the two females his brothers had claimed as their
gerels.
If he and his
warriors failed to find their sole remaining enemy before she arrived, his
little bounty hunter, the holder of his heart, would be placed in peril. All his
sacrifices, all of the time spent in agonizing solitude, would have been for
nothing.
“And how do you
propose we find Tolui?” Murad, the youngest of his two brothers and a fellow Warlord,
lifted his eyebrows. His image, along with their brother Khan’s, was displayed
on a wall viewscreen in Berke’s private chambers. “He and his clones have
eluded every trap we’ve set for him. His ships are indistinguishable from
ours.”
“They were
our ships.” Khan was the most battle-ready of his brothers and the Warlord of
the lushest planet in the system. “That’s why they’re indistinguishable. The dishonorable
male stole those ships from us.”
“We were sloppy.”
Murad’s lips flattened. One of the ships had been his private vessel. “It won’t
happen again.”
“I agree. It won’t
happen again. Once Tolui is dead, the thefts will stop.” Berke didn’t care
about the ships. His sole concern was protecting the one being he loved most in
the universe.
That had been his
top priority since the first moment he saw his Ellie, his gerel, the only being
who could thaw the frost inside him and heat his soul.
His brothers had
never met her.
They must have
realized he’d found his female. His scent had changed after he bonded with her.
That happened with all Chamele warriors once they claimed their gerel, the one
being they were destined to find.
But his brothers
might have believed the rumors about her having died. They weren’t aware that
she was very much alive, was the reason he was driven to hunt down their rivals
and end the Succession Wars.
“When we find
Tolui, we’ll find our ships.” If that was the incentive his brothers needed, he
would supply it.
“We could ground
our warriors and shoot any remaining ships out of the skies.” Khan had offered
that option in the past.
It remained
unacceptable. The risk they could kill the one being Berke couldn’t live
without was too great. His Ellie was…unpredictable. He couldn’t foresee when
she might arrive and where she might go.
“At sunrise, we’ll
employ all our fleets and all our warriors, both active and inactive. We’ll
gather every being we can spare and canvass Chamele, searching every planet,
every square of terrain, every section of space.” Berke shared his plan with
his brothers. “We’ll locate Tolui and we’ll kill him.”
“He could
surrender.” Murad glanced off-viewscreen. His expression softened.
Both of his
brothers foolishly kept their gerels close to them.
Berke’s lips
twisted. He cared for his Ellie too much to do that. “If Tolui surrenders and
pledges loyalty to us, he will live.”
The would-be Warlord
would be given the same choice they had offered to all of their rivals during
the long and bloody Succession Wars. If he surrendered, he would be watched by
some of their warriors for the rest of his lifespan.
Berke didn’t trust
the rogue Chamele to keep his word.
“We’re in the
midst of the harvest.” His youngest brother’s planet supplied much of the
nourishment for the sector. “If we wait ten more planet rotations, I can spare
more warriors for the search.”
Berke couldn’t
wait that long…because his Ellie wouldn’t delay her voyage. She might have
already left her bounty hunter academy. Excitement edged with fear rushed
through his form.
“The search for
Tolui is happening at sunrise.” He wouldn’t move on that timing.
Murad narrowed his
eyes at him. “A postponement of ten planet rotations won’t make a difference to
you and your search.”
A postponement of
ten planet rotations could kill his gerel. Berke folded his fingers into tight
fists. “We stick to the plan.”
His youngest
brother opened his mouth.
“Sunrise is
optimal.” Khan surprised Berke by defending his timeline. “This is a battle,
and in battle, we strike hard and fast.” He extended his claws and jabbed the
air in front of him. “It will give Tolui less time to prepare should one of our
warriors betray us and inform him of our plans.”
They had all been
deceived by beings close to them, had learned to be wary.
“Then we search at
sunrise.” Murad blew out his breath, his youngest brother conceding defeat.
“We’ll communicate
after the rest cycle.” Berke nodded, satisfied with that decision.
He ended the transmission. The images of his brothers faded.
***
Read the next scene (available January 27th) here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7060
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Warlord Reunited
This barbarian warrior’s cold demeanor hides the warmest of hearts.
* * *
Solar cycles ago, Berke, a savage Chamele Warlord, found his gerel, the one being he is destined to be with for all time…except he couldn’t embrace that fate. He was fighting a series of brutal wars.
To protect his little human female, he conveyed her far from the Chamele sector. He then returned to the endless battles, concealing his pain, his anguish, his need, under a thick layer of ice.
His gerel was safe. That was all that mattered to him.
When Elle was a young bounty hunter, she bonded with an arrogant warrior on a distant planet. She was deliriously happy…for a while. Then he dumped her in a strange settlement far from his home and left, never to return.
Their parting caused her excruciating pain—both physical and emotional. She endured it, earned the esteemed role of head bounty hunter of an academy, salvaged a bit of a life from the disaster her primitive warrior had made of it.
Now, two of her bounty hunters have made the same terrible mistake. Elle is determined to rescue her friends and break their connections with their Chamele Warlords.
While she is in the sector, she plans to kill the warrior she’d once considered hers. Elle is ending her relationship with Berke…permanently.
* * *
Warlord Reunited is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a warrior hero and a take-charge heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082RM76RF
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January 7, 2020
Cyborg Sizzle Escape Omnibus Releases!
The Cyborg Sizzle Escape Omnibus released today!
Note: ALL of the stories in this collection have been previously released. They haven’t been changed at all. If you have all of my cyborg stories, you have all of the stories in this omnibus.
Cyborg Sizzle Escape Omnibus
Half Man. Half Machine. All Theirs.
While these cyborg warriors battle to escape their cruel manufacturers, they find the human females they are destined to love for all eternity.
This omnibus includes the first seven stories in the Cyborg Sizzle series: Releasing Rage, Breathing Vapor, Being Green, Crash And Burn, Defying Death, Chasing Mayhem and Jumping Barrel.
All of these Cyborg Romances are set in a dark, gritty, often violent universe.
Releasing Rage
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals–kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Breathing Vapor
Vapor is the most advanced cyborg the Humanoid Alliance has ever developed. He’s a finely honed weapon, a warrior without parallel, half man and half machine. No lock can contain him. No being can stop him. Whatever he wants, he takes.
He wants Mira Breazeal, the Designer’s daughter.
Being Green
Green, a cyborg warrior, cares for one being—his plant Windy. When Windy becomes sick, he’ll do anything to heal her, even venture across the universe to visit a worlds-renowned plant doctor.
He doesn’t expect to find love.
Crash And Burn
Crash was manufactured to be one of the best warriors in the universe. The cyborg has spent many human lifespans fighting the enemy. But, unlike his battle-loving brethren, he doesn’t enjoy killing. When he escapes the Humanoid Alliance, he vows to never end another life.
Then he meets Safyre, an infuriating human female, and he considers breaking his vow.
Defying Death
Cyborgs don’t show emotion. Death learned that lesson early in his long lifespan. To survive, he hides his fierce passions behind a stoic wall. He calls no warrior friend. He never admits to caring for any being.
Even the human female he’s destined to love.
Chasing Mayhem
Mayhem has spent his lengthy lifespan obeying the Humanoid Alliance’s rules. Finally free from their cruel control, the cyborg warrior plans to cause chaos. He infiltrates a remote settlement, provokes the savage locals until they want him dead, and allows himself to be captured by the sexiest little Retriever he has ever laid his mechanically-enhanced eyes on.
Jumping Barrel
Barrel requires an Expert for the Tau Cetian orphans. He’s looking for a female who is willing to commit to a lifespan-long role, who is comfortable with moving off planet, and who, preferably, has the ability to speak the offsprings’ first language.
His female, however, is looking for a hero.
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December 26, 2019
Giving Back To Science
I rely heavily on the work and research of scientists in order to craft my stories. Many of these generous, wonderful people refuse to be compensated for their insights and their knowledge. They are helping SciFi Romance Writers because they love science and because they are giving, caring beings.
I tend to ‘sneakily’ give back to scientists by making donations to their favorite charities. I also donate a small portion of my book sales to ongoing science-based projects such as coral reef restoration and tree planting.
To date, for example, donations from the sales of my books have been responsible for the planting of approximately 253 coral fragments. We have also funded the planting of 450 trees around the world.
I feel it is important that you know SciFi Romance Writers give back to the scientists who supply us with so many awesome sources of information and inspiration. By reading our books, you’re helping to make the world and the universe a better and more ‘known’ place.
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Dominance And Dissent
To earn the love of his curvy human, this cyborg will have to set her free.
***
Dissent has one primary mission—to find his female and protect her.
He doesn’t know who she is, where she’s situated, or what she looks like. That doesn’t stop him from searching the universe for her. He’s a cyborg and he’s determined. He WILL track her down.
While the J Model warrior is exploring a settlement on a merchant planet, he hears a defiant scream. Dissent has finally located the one being he’s genetically compatible with. He rushes to his little human’s side, ready and willing to defend her, eager to claim his female…forever.
Greer has only one dream—to be free. She’s been a slave her entire lifespan, has been subjected to soul-crushing abuse and pride-shredding humiliation. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, she takes it. Steps away from independence, she’s apprehended.
As she looks death in the face, waiting for the final strike, a tall, handsome cyborg warrior saves her. He exudes power, makes her tremble with desire, is unlike any of the males she’s ever known…except in one heartbreaking way.
He wants to own her.
As Dissent and Greer battle for dominance, danger looms. An enemy from the past has returned. He’s heavily armed, he’s not alone, and his sole goal is to kill both of them.
***
Dominance And Dissent is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an overprotective cyborg, a defiant slave, and a ravenous baby creature who is determined to eat his way through an entire settlement.
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December 3, 2019
Passion Surge – My Gift To You
Woot! Pass
Woot! Passion Surge, my gift to you, is finally FREE everywhere!
I hope you enjoy this short, lighter ‘holiday card’ from me to you.
Passion Surge
This cyborg never expected to become an instant father.
***
Surge is fascinated with newly manufactured offspring. He has studied them extensively, was one of the few medics present when the very first freeborn cyborg entered the universe.
He’s currently assigned to a battle station with an all-male crew. The probability of tending to an offspring is a dismal 0.0000 percent.
That changes when an unknown ship ventures into the sector they’re protecting.
Nu is an extremely exhausted single mom with a fussy newborn daughter. She has no time or energy for anyone or anything else. That includes a cyborg medic with gentle hands, brilliant blue eyes, and a voice deeper than space.
He claims she’s his female, the one being genetically designed for him. She has heard those types of declarations in the past.
Only a warrior without equal—and some much-needed rest—would prompt this universe-weary mom to believe in romantic love again.
***
Passion Surge is a short, light, companion story in the Cyborg Space Exploration series and is meant to be read after Doc’s Orders.
It is also a BBW Cyborg SciFi Romance featuring a medic cyborg, an extremely exhausted single mom, and the adorable little reason for her lack of sleep.
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November 11, 2019
Dominance And Dissent Releases!
Woot! Dominance And Dissent, the third story in the Cyborg Space Exploration series, released today!
I hope you enjoy this story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Dominance And Dissent
To earn the love of his curvy human, this cyborg will have to set her free.
***
Dissent has one primary mission—to find his female and protect her.
He doesn’t know who she is, where she’s situated, or what she looks like. That doesn’t stop him from searching the universe for her. He’s a cyborg and he’s determined. He WILL track her down.
While the J Model warrior is exploring a settlement on a merchant planet, he hears a defiant scream. Dissent has finally located the one being he’s genetically compatible with. He rushes to his little human’s side, ready and willing to defend her, eager to claim his female…forever.
Greer has only one dream—to be free. She’s been a slave her entire lifespan, has been subjected to soul-crushing abuse and pride-shredding humiliation. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, she takes it. Steps away from independence, she’s apprehended.
As she looks death in the face, waiting for the final strike, a tall, handsome cyborg warrior saves her. He exudes power, makes her tremble with desire, is unlike any of the males she’s ever known…except in one heartbreaking way.
He wants to own her.
As Dissent and Greer battle for dominance, danger looms. An enemy from the past has returned. He’s heavily armed, he’s not alone, and his sole goal is to kill both of them.
***
Dominance And Dissent is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an overprotective cyborg, a defiant slave, and a ravenous baby creature who is determined to eat his way through an entire settlement.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XJYNZ8P
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XJYNZ8P
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/dominance-and-dissent/id1479567688
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November 3, 2019
Dominance And Dissent – The Fourth Scene Of The First Chapter
Dominance And Dissent, the next story in the Cyborg Space Exploration series, will be releasing on November 12th.
If you wish to read the first scene from the first chapter, you can find it here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7005
Today, I’m sharing the fourth and final scene in the first chapter.
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“I will fight you.” Hope buoyed the offspring’s defiant words. “I will devour you. There will be nothing left except your bones.”
Cyborgs didn’t have bones. They had metal frames.
Dissent ignored the little one’s threats. I require use of one of the shuttle crafts. He added an image of the miljoonasuut to his transmission to North and Truth.
Captain will not allow that creature on the Reckless. North stated a fact he already knew.
Captain was protective of his crew, his female, his offspring. He wouldn’t authorize a skilled predator to board the warship.
And Dissent would never place them at risk like that.
That’s why I require use of one of the shuttle crafts. He formed a plan. I’ll transport the miljoonasuut to Khambalia 5 directly. The offspring won’t board the Reckless.
“This bastard might be small.” A heavily scarred and repugnantly smelly Deneb removed the fabric from the miljoonasuut’s cage. “But it is a killing machine.”
His tone was similar to those the humans had utilized when they had tortured him. It contained glee and malice.
Dissent didn’t straighten, didn’t turn his head toward the male. The offspring was his focus.
“We were attacked by a full-grown one when we landed on its planet.” The Deneb continued to yammer. “That big bastard devoured six of my males, ate two of my fingers.” He held up one of his hands, showing Dissent the stubs. “It took a missile launcher to down it. These bastards might be tough on the outside, but they’re soft on the inside. There was goo everywhere.”
The humanoid laughed at a joke Dissent found no humor in.
The creature the Deneb had blasted must have been the offspring’s father. Anger built within him. The fully grown miljoonasuut had been trying to protect his young, had lost his life in the process. He deserved respect, not ridicule.
“The cold brightness has returned.” The offspring attempted to hide his eyes. “I will defeat it.”
“Put the cloth back.” Dissent frowned at the little creature. “You’re damaging him.”
“It’s mine to damage.” The Deneb shrugged. “Unless you wish to purchase it.” He extracted a handheld from a holster. “That will cost you one hundred thousand credits.”
That was the price of a used shuttle craft. But it was ridiculously low for a life.
“I’ll buy it.” He was grateful the miljoonasuut didn’t understand the universal language, didn’t realize he was being purchased as one might purchase a gun or a garment…or a cyborg. “Put the cloth back.”
“I have to see the credits first.”
The Deneb wanted to torture the creature. Dissent heard that in his voice.
“It is a large amount and—”
Dissent lifted the male and slammed him against the side of the stall.
The Deneb gasped.
Dissent brought his face close to the male’s. “You. Will. Put. The. Cloth. Back.” He said that between gritted teeth.
The male’s gaze lowered to the letter and number inked on Dissent’s left cheek. “Cyborg.” His face turned a darker shade of green.
If you kill him, his kind might seek revenge. Truth appeared by Dissent’s side. That will put our females in danger.
Dissent would never do that. “I am a cyborg.” He glared at the Deneb. “And the creatures on Khambalia 5 are under my protection. If you land on that planet again, I will hear about it and I will hunt you down. There is nowhere in the universe you can hide from me, and when I catch you, I will kill you…slowly, painfully. You’ll wish for death long before I grant you that peace.”
“Won’t. Land. There.” The Deneb’s eyes were wide with fear. “Ever. Again.” Liquid splattered on the pebbles by his booted feet.
The scent of urine tainted the air.
He has received your message, J Model. Truth transmitted dryly. Let him go.
Dissent reluctantly lowered the male until his boots touched the ground. “I’m transferring one hundred thousand and ten credits to your account.” He unhooked a handheld from his waistband and bumped it against the male’s device, making the connection. “I’m taking the cage and the cloth also.”
“Yes, sir.” The male hurriedly placed the cloth over the cage.
The miljoonasuut’s sounds of anger stopped. That eased some of Dissent’s own fury.
You can’t protect every creature in the sector, J Model. Truth shook his head.
I can protect this creature. Dissent lifted the cage containing the offspring. “Are you hungry, Nibbler?” He switched to the miljoonasuut’s language.
Nibbler? Truth groaned. You’ve named it?
He hadn’t viewed it to be the offspring’s name. But it did suit him. And miljoonasuuts, being solitary creatures, didn’t give themselves names.
“I will call you Nibbler.” Dissent held the cage higher. “You’ll be safe with me.”
The delay in finding his not-yet-identified female concerned him. Greatly. But she had survived until now without him. There was an 87.2695 percent probability she could survive for a few more planet rotations on her own.
During the interval, he would have a little creature to care for, to protect.
To love.
His chest expanded with happiness. His soul filled with purpose.
“Fight me, two legs.”
The offspring would battle his caring. The miljoonasuut was determined to view him as an enemy.
That was proof of Nibbler’s intelligence. Humans and humanoids weren’t to be trusted and that’s how the creature viewed him—as a human or humanoid. The miljoonasuut had no knowledge of cyborgs.
“I will source nourishment.” Dissent assured the little creature, hoping to appease him.
He must be ravenous. Miljoonasuuts constantly ate, devouring everything in their path, and Nibbler was growing, would require more nourishment.
Dissent glanced around. “Where is the Deneb?” He didn’t see the male.
There’s a 94.5693 percent probability he’s hiding from you. Truth’s eyes glittered. Or he could be changing his ass coverings.
The humanoid couldn’t assist him.
We require nourishment. He had a hungry offspring to feed.
When I passed Chuckles, en route to you, he was sourcing fruit for his female. Truth waved in what Dissent projected was the warrior’s direction.
Then we will source fruit also. He hefted the cage and carried a grumbling Nibbler toward Chuckles’ location.
Miljoonasuuts could chew through metals and wood and many other materials but they must not find the stone edible. Nibbler pushed against the confines of the cage yet couldn’t escape it.
I’m returning to Khambalia 5 with you. Truth walked with Dissent, matching his stride. I love that fraggin’ planet.
You love exploring. That his friend would temporarily give that up for him impacted Dissent’s emotional system.
I love many things. The D Model shrugged. If we complete this mission before we leave, I’m 84.5696 percent certain Captain will wait for us. He won’t land on another planet until we return.
We’ll complete this mission before we leave. Dissent would honor that commitment.
Good because, if we don’t, North will implode. Truth grinned.
I’ve surveyed 3.2369 percent of my terrain. North barked through a public transmission line. What is your status, warriors?
Truth exchanged a meaning-laden look with Dissent and they both laughed.
***
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Dominance And Dissent
To earn the love of his curvy human, this cyborg will have to set her free.
***
Dissent has one primary mission—to find his female and protect her.
He doesn’t know who she is, where she’s situated, or what she looks like. That doesn’t stop him from searching the universe for her. He’s a cyborg and he’s determined. He WILL track her down.
While the J Model warrior is exploring a settlement on a merchant planet, he hears a defiant scream. Dissent has finally located the one being he’s genetically compatible with. He rushes to his little human’s side, ready and willing to defend her, eager to claim his female…forever.
Greer has only one dream—to be free. She’s been a slave her entire lifespan, has been subjected to soul-crushing abuse and pride-shredding humiliation. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, she takes it. Steps away from independence, she’s apprehended.
As she looks death in the face, waiting for the final strike, a tall, handsome cyborg warrior saves her. He exudes power, makes her tremble with desire, is unlike any of the males she’s ever known…except in one heartbreaking way.
He wants to own her.
As Dissent and Greer battle for dominance, danger looms. An enemy from the past has returned. He’s heavily armed, he’s not alone, and his sole goal is to kill both of them.
***
Dominance And Dissent is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an overprotective cyborg, a defiant slave, and a ravenous baby creature who is determined to eat his way through an entire settlement.
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October 27, 2019
Dominance And Dissent – The Third Scene Of The First Chapter
Dominance And Dissent, the next story in the Cyborg Space Exploration series, will be releasing on November 12th.
If you wish to read the first scene from the first chapter, you can find it here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7005
Today, I’m sharing the third scene.
***
Dissent walked toward the section of the settlement designated to him. As he moved, he skimmed his fingertips over the arms of the beings he passed. The sensors attached to his skin gathered the beings’ genetic information, storing it in his databases.
He navigated through a busy market. The display of stones would interest Chuckles’ female. He transmitted that observation to the warrior. The thick garments would suit Doc’s glowing Khambalian. He transmitted that also.
There were weapons to please any warrior. The scents of tasty nourishment mixed with the stench of uncleansed humanoid forms. Pebbles crunched under the heels of his boots. The heat of the planet’s sun warmed his shoulders.
A sound captured his attention. It was a peculiar rattling like that of…
A furious miljoonasuut shaking its segmented exoskeleton.
Gnaw.
His processors relayed it couldn’t be the creature he’d befriended. The miljoonasuut was on Khambalia 5, where he’d left him.
His less logical humanoid side whispered that it was his miljoonasuut. And he was in danger, could be damaged. His friend needed his help.
Dissent rushed in the direction of the rattling, weaving between humans and humanoids. His heart pounded. Energy coursed through his circuits.
Creatures in enclosures screeched, begging to be freed. They had been cruelly collected from planets across the universe, torn from their homes, separated from their families, from everything they knew.
He wanted to save them all.
First, he would find the miljoonasuut.
The creature should be at his current coordinates, according to his auditory system. He skidded to a stop and scanned the horizontal support, quickly locating what he sought.
A miljoonasuut was contained in a stone cage. He wasn’t Gnaw. He was much smaller than Dissent’s friend, was only the size of a human’s skull.
Yet the creature, an offspring, was powerful in his outrage, clicking together the numerous deadly teeth he sported on his underside. He threatened to battle the brightness, to kill every being he saw, including his would-be rescuer.
Dissent had been incorrect about the settlement holding few threats. If the little creature freed himself, he could devour half of its residents before they were able to escape him.
That was yet another reason Gnaw couldn’t leave his home planet. Dissent’s lips curled upward. Miljoonasuuts, like cyborgs, were effective killers.
“Calm yourself, Nibbler.” He produced the clicking and rattling sounds needed to communicate with the offspring. “You’re safe.”
He wouldn’t allow anyone to damage the creature.
“I will fight the cold brightness.” The offspring wriggled his thousands of legs, trying to cover his sensitive eyes. “And I will fight you, two legs.”
Khambalia 5, the miljoonasuut’s home planet, was dimly lit. The increase in illumination, combined with the decrease in temperature, damaged the little creature.
“I’ll fight the cold brightness for you.” Dissent grabbed a square of fabric that had been set on the horizontal support and draped it over the offspring’s cage. “I am a friend, not an enemy.”
“You are a two legs.” The offspring grabbed a corner of the cloth, pulled it into the cage and promptly devoured it, stuffing the fabric into the multiple mouths located on its underside. “You are all my enemies.”
Gnaw held the same belief when they’d first met. Many humans and humanoids had been cruel to the miljoonasuut and to other creatures on Khambalia 5.
“The covering cloth isn’t for eating.” Dissent located another one. “It is to fight the cold brightness.” He blocked the light once again. “Don’t touch it.”
“I’m not listening to you.” The little creature didn’t eat the fabric, his actions belying his rebellious words. “You took me away from my father and now you must die. Come into the darkness so I can fight you.”
The offspring would have been in the care of his father. He had too few solar cycles to survive on his own.
Dissent looked around them. There were no signs of another miljoonasuut. “Where is your father, Nibbler?”
“He is fighting the two legs.” Pride edged the offspring’s clicks. “The two legs came to our home. They brought the brightness with them. Father told me to hide but I didn’t hide good enough. The two legs got me and then everything was bright all the time and I don’t know where my father is. I—” He abruptly stopped communicating.
Nibbler was sad and scared, though the feisty creature would never admit to that. Bending over, Dissent situated his face level with the cage. “I’ll take you back home and help you find your father.”
As the words left his lips, he realized what he’d vowed. To help the miljoonasuut, he would have to temporarily pause his mission to find his female.
He would be leaving her unprotected for that additional duration.
But he couldn’t abandon the little creature on Altair Alpha. The miljoonasuut could be damaged…or worse.
***
Read the next scene (available November 4th) here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7019
***
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Dominance And Dissent
To earn the love of his curvy human, this cyborg will have to set her free.
***
Dissent has one primary mission—to find his female and protect her.
He doesn’t know who she is, where she’s situated, or what she looks like. That doesn’t stop him from searching the universe for her. He’s a cyborg and he’s determined. He WILL track her down.
While the J Model warrior is exploring a settlement on a merchant planet, he hears a defiant scream. Dissent has finally located the one being he’s genetically compatible with. He rushes to his little human’s side, ready and willing to defend her, eager to claim his female…forever.
Greer has only one dream—to be free. She’s been a slave her entire lifespan, has been subjected to soul-crushing abuse and pride-shredding humiliation. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, she takes it. Steps away from independence, she’s apprehended.
As she looks death in the face, waiting for the final strike, a tall, handsome cyborg warrior saves her. He exudes power, makes her tremble with desire, is unlike any of the males she’s ever known…except in one heartbreaking way.
He wants to own her.
As Dissent and Greer battle for dominance, danger looms. An enemy from the past has returned. He’s heavily armed, he’s not alone, and his sole goal is to kill both of them.
***
Dominance And Dissent is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an overprotective cyborg, a defiant slave, and a ravenous baby creature who is determined to eat his way through an entire settlement.
Pre-order Now:
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XJYNZ8P
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October 20, 2019
Dominance And Dissent – The Second Scene Of The First Chapter
Dominance And Dissent, the next story in the Cyborg Space Exploration series, will be releasing on November 12th.
Last week, I shared the first scene from the first chapter.
You can read that here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7005
Today, I’m sharing the second scene.
***
Chuckles’ female traipsed behind her warrior. She was clad from head to booted toe in bright pink—her hair, lips, and eyelids matching her garments. The sun’s rays made the sparkle on her face glow.
Dissent’s gaze shifted. Or the glow could belong to Doc’s female. The Khambalian emitted light from her golden hair, skin, and eyes. All visible parts of her shone.
Which wasn’t much of the female. She was bundled in multiple covering cloths. Altair Alpha was warmer than the shuttle craft but not warm enough for her. Khambalia 5 was extremely hot.
That was one of the many reasons Gnaw couldn’t leave the planet. Other environments would be uncomfortable for the miljoonasuut.
Doc was the final being on the small team. The cyborgs had prudently positioned their precious females between their body armor-clad forms. Doc clasped guns also, was equally diligent.
“We’re friends.” Dissent studied the G Model, looking for signs of hostility. The hyper-protective male had mistaken them for threats in the past.
Doc’s expression was calm. “Not all cyborgs are friends.” He holstered his guns.
Chuckles did the same. “The cyborgs in the freighter weren’t enemies. They might not have identified themselves, but they didn’t attack us either.”
The Reckless had crossed paths with a mysterious freighter early in their assignment. The cyborg crew of the modified craft hadn’t transmitted, hadn’t communicated, and had fled, exiting the sector. They’d been a topic of discussion since then.
Cyborgs valued information. They didn’t like not knowing details.
Doc huffed, said nothing more.
Dissent narrowed his eyes. The medic had more data.
But asking for it wasn’t his role. He was a newer addition to the Reckless crew, would wait for Doc to confide him, to view him as a being worthy of his trust.
“No one will attack us.” Chuckles frowned. “We’ll quickly obtain what we need and leave.”
Dissent lifted his eyebrows. Captain’s female had relayed her lengthy list of desired objects to Chuckles’ female. That would take a long duration to source.
Judging by the laughter generated by the two females, they agreed with his assessment.
“I require time to try on the garments I wish to purchase.” Chuckles’ female fluttered her eyelashes at her grumpy warrior. “I want to look nice for you, sir.” She hugged his arm as they walked. “I don’t wish to waste your credits on chest and ass coverings that don’t please you.”
“You’re a menace, baby.” Chuckles’ voice was gruff. “We have unlimited credits. We’ll jettison any garments you don’t like.”
Dissent would be equally generous with his female…when he located her. She would want for nothing, would be cared for and heavily protected.
He trailed the merged team, protecting the party against any assaults from the rear. The two females chattered. Doc’s female spoke Khambalian while Chuckles’ female preferred the universal language. Both of them wore ear devices to translate the conversation.
Cyborgs were fluent in all known languages. It didn’t stress his processors to follow their chatter.
It did stress his heart.
He wanted a being to care for, to hover over as Chuckles and Doc hovered over their females. Gnaw had been that being for him for a few planet rotations.
It had been the happiest duration of his lifespan and had given him a taste of what having a female of his own would be like. His urgency to find his female had increased until it approached a wild desperation inside of him. It pained him not to locate her.
The seven of them entered the settlement, passing though the main gates.
Heads turned. Eyes widened.
Five cyborgs clad in body armor, decorated with weapons, was an intimidating sight. They shifted closer to their smaller, more fragile females, shielding them from view and from possible harm.
Report, warriors. North, always cautious, switched to a private transmission line.
Dissent looked around him, accessing the situation.
A Palavian male yelled at a battle-ax fabricator. Palavians were a volatile species, prone to violence, but the females wouldn’t wander far from their warriors’ sides and a cyborg could easily subdue three or four Palavians.
Two large Silan females were beating the ridges out of each other, much to the delight of the cheering crowd. Beings clad in rich fabrics, sparkling with valuable sunstones, watched. They sat in finely wrought, shaded chairs.
The fragile human female serving customers containers of fermented beverage appeared unconcerned. Dissent dismissed the fight as a possible danger.
Some beings yelled at each other. Based on the frequency of occurrence, that was normal.
Merchants hawked their wares. Males and females negotiated breeding rights. Nourishment and beverage were provided in exchange for credits. Dirty offspring ran between slower beings. The young humanoids laughed and smiled as they stole trinkets from the unsuspecting fully grown beings.
There were warriors, but no signs of those loyal to the Humanoid Alliance—the cyborgs’ enemies. And there were no beings a cyborg couldn’t defeat.
The threat level to our females is low. Dissent relayed his conclusion.
I agree. Truth laughed through the transmission lines. Even Chuckles could handle these warriors.
Frag you. Chuckles wasn’t amused by the D Model’s joke.
Then we’ll split up and complete our mission faster. North stayed focused on their assignment. Our transmission lines will remain open. If you detect danger, communicate.
***
Read the next scene (available October 28th) here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7015
***
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Dominance And Dissent
To earn the love of his curvy human, this cyborg will have to set her free.
***
Dissent has one primary mission—to find his female and protect her.
He doesn’t know who she is, where she’s situated, or what she looks like. That doesn’t stop him from searching the universe for her. He’s a cyborg and he’s determined. He WILL track her down.
While the J Model warrior is exploring a settlement on a merchant planet, he hears a defiant scream. Dissent has finally located the one being he’s genetically compatible with. He rushes to his little human’s side, ready and willing to defend her, eager to claim his female…forever.
Greer has only one dream—to be free. She’s been a slave her entire lifespan, has been subjected to soul-crushing abuse and pride-shredding humiliation. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, she takes it. Steps away from independence, she’s apprehended.
As she looks death in the face, waiting for the final strike, a tall, handsome cyborg warrior saves her. He exudes power, makes her tremble with desire, is unlike any of the males she’s ever known…except in one heartbreaking way.
He wants to own her.
As Dissent and Greer battle for dominance, danger looms. An enemy from the past has returned. He’s heavily armed, he’s not alone, and his sole goal is to kill both of them.
***
Dominance And Dissent is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an overprotective cyborg, a defiant slave, and a ravenous baby creature who is determined to eat his way through an entire settlement.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XJYNZ8P
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Apple/iTunes:
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October 13, 2019
Dominance And Dissent – The First Scene Of The First Chapter
Dominance And Dissent, the next story in the Cyborg Space Exploration series, will be releasing on November 12th.
I figured I’d share the first chapter over the next four weeks while we wait.
Today, I’m sharing the first scene of that first chapter.
***Chapter One
Dissent had to find his female and protect her.
That mission was his top priority.
His secondary mission was shared by the crew of the Reckless, the ship on which he served. Their assignment was to explore the life-sustaining planets in the cyborg-controlled sector, logging the genetic data of their inhabitants. Power, the head of the cyborg council, gave them that directive. Vector, the C Model captain of the Reckless, had reluctantly agreed to it.
Dissent saw no disconnect between the two missions. His female, the one being in the universe genetically compatible with him, could be residing within the sector. It was as logical a place to search for her as any other.
She could be waiting for him on Altair Alpha, the planet they were currently assigned to explore.
Excitement lit Dissent’s circuits as he stood on the bridge of a shuttle craft. His booted feet were braced apart. His arms were crossed in front of his body armor-clad chest.
North, the leader of their current mission, was positioned to his right. Captain’s second-in-command piloted the small vessel.
Truth, the remaining warrior on the exploration team, chattered about weapons he’d utilized, kill rates, and other battle-related topics. He bounced around the space to the right of North. The D Model was rarely still and never quiet.
Dissent, who was often motionless and frequently silent, considered the male to be his closest friend.
The rock-covered surface of Altair Alpha was displayed on the main viewscreen. Rays from the solitary sun blazed down on it, the bright light reflecting off the gray mineral masses. Cracks in the stone’s façade revealed quickly moving underground rivers, the principal source of water on the planet.
The planet was solid and severe and unchanging, as different from Khambalia 5 as two inhabited planets could be. A flicker of pain tempered Dissent’s anticipation.
It had been two hundred and twenty planet rotations and three explored planets since he had parted from Gnaw, the miljoonasuut he befriended on Khambalia 5. The damage to his heart hadn’t fully repaired.
“We will not be increasing our kill rates on this mission.” North reminded Truth of that directive.
They were flying toward the largest settlement on Altair Alpha. It was their last expanse of terrain to explore before they left the planet.
Dissent might find his female there.
“If the locals attack us, we’re authorized to defend ourselves.” Truth’s eyes gleamed. The D Model loved battle…and causing chaos.
“Based on the information in their databases, the locals are concerned primarily with the accumulation of credits.” North’s tone was dry.
That information was supported by Dissent’s observations. Altair Alpha was a trading planet, had very few resources of its own. Beings came from all around the sector to exchange goods and services. They put a price on everything.
He couldn’t process that logic. Credits were merely numbers in a system, and those were easy for him and his fellow cyborgs to manufacture. But the humanoids’ and humans’ love of the units of currency made their actions extremely predictable.
“If they attack us, offering credits would be a more effective defense than killing them.” North was skilled in strategy. “Focus on our mission.”
Fraggin’ hole. Truth cursed through a private transmission line. North is no fun.
Dissent said nothing because his friend’s words were true. North was no fun. Captain’s second-in-command took his role and their current mission extremely seriously.
The shuttle craft shuddered as it landed. North positioned it beside another vessel. They didn’t want to draw attention to themselves.
Dissent followed North and Truth out of the ship. His vision system adjusted to the brightness. He scanned the terrain around them.
Lifeforms streamed in and out, moving through the settlement’s main gates. The humans and humanoids didn’t pause, didn’t appear to take note of the shuttle craft’s arrival. They seemed to be solely concerned with their own affairs, carrying goods to be sold, objects they had purchased.
Another shuttle craft landed close to theirs. The pebbles around Dissent’s booted feet danced.
He situated himself close to the doors of that vessel, rested his hands on the handles of his guns, increased his vigilance. Chuckles and Doc had arrived with their females. Dissent wouldn’t allow anyone to harm them. The females were their future.
He would be as careful with his own female…once he found her.
“We’ll escort the females to the settlement, ensure it is safe for them there, and then complete our mission.” North gravely informed them of that plan.
The shuttle craft’s doors opened. The ramp extended.
“I’ll protect Chuckles.” Truth’s eyes glittered with mirth.
“Frag you.” That cyborg’s left leg dragged as he stomped down the ramp. “I can protect myself.” Guns were gripped in both of his hands. His gaze swept their surroundings.
Chuckles wasn’t taking any risks with his female.
Dissent approved of that stance. Safeguarding others was a privilege, one cyborgs had been denied while they were under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, their cruel manufacturers. It was not to be treated casually.
***
Read the next scene (available October 21st) here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7010
***
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Dominance And Dissent
To earn the love of his curvy human, this cyborg will have to set her free.
***
Dissent has one primary mission—to find his female and protect her.
He doesn’t know who she is, where she’s situated, or what she looks like. That doesn’t stop him from searching the universe for her. He’s a cyborg and he’s determined. He WILL track her down.
While the J Model warrior is exploring a settlement on a merchant planet, he hears a defiant scream. Dissent has finally located the one being he’s genetically compatible with. He rushes to his little human’s side, ready and willing to defend her, eager to claim his female…forever.
Greer has only one dream—to be free. She’s been a slave her entire lifespan, has been subjected to soul-crushing abuse and pride-shredding humiliation. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, she takes it. Steps away from independence, she’s apprehended.
As she looks death in the face, waiting for the final strike, a tall, handsome cyborg warrior saves her. He exudes power, makes her tremble with desire, is unlike any of the males she’s ever known…except in one heartbreaking way.
He wants to own her.
As Dissent and Greer battle for dominance, danger looms. An enemy from the past has returned. He’s heavily armed, he’s not alone, and his sole goal is to kill both of them.
***
Dominance And Dissent is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an overprotective cyborg, a defiant slave, and a ravenous baby creature who is determined to eat his way through an entire settlement.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XJYNZ8P
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XJYNZ8P
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/dominance-and-dissent/id1479567688
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dominance-and-dissent-cynthia-sax/1133444578
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dominance-and-dissent
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/957853
