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February 2, 2020
Warlord Reunited – The Third Scene Of The First Chapter
Warlord Reunited, the fourth standalone story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, is releasing on February 18th.
Last week, I shared the first scene from the first chapter.
You can read that scene here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7056
This week I’m sharing the third scene of that first chapter.
***
Berke forced
himself to concentrate on the upcoming search. “Are we ready for sunrise?” He
had relayed his plan to Jochi earlier in the planet rotation.
“Yes, my lord.”
The male’s head dipped. “We merely await your order.”
“Good.” Berke
expected nothing less than total obedience from his warriors, had a low
tolerance for incompetence.
His parents’
deaths had taught him that mistakes killed loved ones. The bloody Succession
Wars that followed that tragic event had reinforced that lesson.
“Assign three more
warriors to the control chamber.” Finding Tolui wasn’t his only priority. “They
are to monitor the border. If any ship approaches Chamele space, I am to
be informed. Immediately.”
His brothers had
claimed two of Ellie’s bounty hunters as their gerels. He knew his female, knew
how her mind worked. She would respond to that.
He had to prepare
for her arrival.
“Three more
warriors will be assigned to the control chamber, my lord.” Unspoken questions
glimmered in his Second’s eyes. The male knew better than to ask them. “You
will be notified immediately if a ship approaches our borders.”
“Ensure that
happens.” Berke arrived at the exterior doors. Two warriors guarded it. He
stopped, waiting for Jochi to leave his side.
The male remained
beside him.
“You have a task
to complete.” He reminded his Second of his request.
“No task is more
important than safeguarding you, my lord.” Jochi could be as stubborn as his Warlord.
His Second’s
loyalty was admirable. And the concerns over his safety were warranted. Tolui
remained on the loose. The would-be Warlord could target Berke.
But Berke needed
to be alone. “I can protect myself.” He’d take that risk.
Jochi’s jaw
jutted. The warrior was going to be a pain in the ass about it.
Berke couldn’t
berate him for it. If…when his Ellie returned to Chamele 1, he would want his
Second to be as protective of her. And she, knowing his defiant gerel, would be
as adamant about safeguarding herself.
“If I don’t return
in one-tenth of a shift, follow my trail.” He made that concession.
Jochi blew out his
breath. His shoulders lowered. “I will do that, my lord.”
The warriors
standing in front of the exit moved.
Berke pulled his
furs upward, partially covering his face, placed his right palm on that control
panel, and pushed through the doors.
Cold blasted him.
Snow pellets bombarded his garment, tiny projectiles seeking bare skin. He hunched
his shoulders, bowed his head, and trudged through the knee-deep banks of
white.
Chamele 1 was
permanently covered with ice and snow. Many beings, including his two brothers,
questioned why he, as the eldest, would choose that planet to rule.
Destiny had made
the decision for him.
Chamele 1 was
where he had first met his Ellie. Her single-being ship had crashed near the
settlement. He had been defending his right to rule, had been waging war
against a cruel and ruthless uncle. There had been a break in fighting. He’d
ventured to the crash site to investigate, had smelled the most delectable
fragrance on the crisp cool wind, and his fate had been set.
And now it was the
closest planet in the sector to his gerel.
Berke trekked up
the mountain, moving as quickly as he was able. His muscles strained. Wind
whipped his hair. Crystals of ice formed on his eyelashes.
The effort shaved
off some of his tension. The air grew thinner. The terrain below him was
concealed by the falling snow. The howling of the never-ending storm would mute
the loudest of screams.
Berke reached the
peak, tilted his head back, and gazed up at the sky. “Ellie, my Ellie.”
It was here that
he felt closest to her, here that he spoke to her, not hiding his loneliness,
his caring, his need.
The stars above
him were covered by thick clouds, yet he was aware they were there, knew
exactly where Dorian 2’s distant sun was situated.
He had left his
Ellie on that planet. Where she would be safe.
That had been the
toughest decision he’d made in a lifespan filled with tough decisions. Walking
away from her had almost broken him.
But he had done
it…for her, because a universe without his gerel in it wasn’t a place he ever
wanted to be. He had to protect her…from his enemies, from his inability to
think rationally when he was around her.
Not that she had
appreciated that.
Planet rotations
after he’d left, she’d left also, breaking her vow to stay on Dorian 2. She had
returned to the bounty hunter academy she now led.
That had been
devastating, a betrayal of his trust and a blow to his heart. The new planet,
her current location, was farther from Chamele 1. It hosted more-violent
beings, was the site of more gruesome deaths than the planet he’d chosen.
Berke lifted his
right hand, reaching for his gerel, aware she was too far away to grasp yet
needing to try…because he needed her. He craved her touch, her voice, her
scent.
But he had to keep
her safe. When he’d heard of her departure from Dorian 2, his resolve cracked.
A wild impulse to pull her back to him, to re-capture her, had seized him.
Only the
realization that he might lead his enemies to her had stopped him from chasing
after her. Berke dropped his hand. He couldn’t risk his adversaries following
him.
And while the
academy was situated on a more violent planet, it was surrounded by high walls
and hosted skilled bounty hunters. Sources of his stealthily checked on his
gerel from time to time, relayed her circumstances to him.
He never revealed
to those sources why he was interested in the leader of the bounty hunter
academy. The warriors were loyal, obeyed him without asking any questions.
No one residing in
the structure was in any danger. His Ellie would never place the girls she
trained in peril.
***
Read the next scene (available February 10th) here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7064
***
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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
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B082RM76RF
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-reunited/id1491702046
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlord-reunited-cynthia-sax/1116110455
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-reunited-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/995680
January 26, 2020
Warlord Reunited – The Second Scene Of The First Chapter
Warlord Reunited, the fourth standalone story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, is releasing on February 18th.
Last week, I shared the first scene from the first chapter.
You can read that scene here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7056
This week I’m sharing the second scene of that first chapter.
***
Berke rolled back
his shoulders. A loud crack reverberated through the space. That action didn’t
ease the weight bearing down on him, didn’t dissipate the tension that was slowly
coiling tighter and tighter around him.
The jagged shards
of ice piercing his core no longer alleviated the pressure either. That excruciating
pain was always there, reminding him his gerel wasn’t by his side. He’d become
accustomed to the hurt.
More was needed. He
glanced around him. Some of his favorite weapons were displayed on the walls. A
tinge of regret tugged at him. His Ellie would rave over the new additions. She
shared his love for unique killing instruments.
He could picture
her slender fingers wrapped around the handles, the sparkle in her big brown
eyes as she tested them. Zondoo. He had to leave the chambers he’d once shared
with her before he lost his renowned composure.
Rejoining his
warriors didn’t appeal to him. He was too wound up, too close to breaking. They
were loyal and skilled, deserved the cool, rational leader they expected. He
couldn’t give them that right now.
Leaving the
underground was a better option. He donned his furs, layering the garments over
his form. Holsters and sheaths were strapped to his waist, his arms, his legs.
They were filled with guns and blades, an assortment of weapons.
He opened a wall
compartment, paused, gazing at its contents. Another stratum of stress settled
on his chest.
Two swords in
leather sheaths were stored there. One was wide and long and heavy. The other
was thinner and shorter and lighter, yet no less deadly…like his gerel.
Berke ran his
fingertips along the smaller weapon’s sheath. It was fashioned from the finest materials
he could find. An image of a solar eclipse was imprinted on it. Rays of a
solitary sun illuminated the curves of the moon, light emerging after a brief
duration of darkness.
He craved that
brilliance, that heat. The sheath had taken him almost a solar cycle to craft.
The twenty-three previous attempts hadn’t met his severe specs. The bindings
hadn’t been strong or straight enough. The images hadn’t the precision of the
final version.
His fingers drifted
over the hilt of the sword. The metal warmed to his touch, seemed as alive as his
Ellie, its intended recipient.
Horologium carbide
was coveted by warriors throughout the universe, was the best material to construct
blades. Berke had sourced enough of it for the fabrication of the two swords,
had that precious compound conveyed to the most skilled weapons designer alive,
an elderly Silian female who had dedicated her long lifespan solely to that
craft.
His lips lifted
slightly. The result was perfection. It was a flawless sword for a flawless
female. His Ellie would love it.
And she would be
the first being to wield it. He reluctantly lifted his hands from the smaller blade,
grasped the larger one.
That weapon was
his. It was identical in design, would have been a joy to handle if he could
still experience pleasure.
That emotion
required a functional heart. His was frozen, had been enclosed by ice from the
moment he and his gerel had parted.
The holder for his
sword was much older, had been worn by time, battered by past battles. He could,
and would, never replace it. The sheath had been constructed by his father, the
previous Warlord.
That male had been
a great leader, a loving parent, and Berke missed him.
His gaze shifted
to the smaller sword. His losses, both temporary and permanent, haunted him. The
tension inside him increased to unbearable levels.
He had to expel it.
In private. Where no one could see or hear him. As he stalked across the
chamber, he strapped his sword to his back.
His warriors were also
aware he had found his gerel. Most of them assumed he’d somehow survived her
death.
Berke preferred they
believed that. If everyone thought his gerel was dead, unscrupulous enemies wouldn’t
use her existence against him. They couldn’t hurt her, kill her.
The stress he was
under threatened to break him. He sealed his emotions under a chilly mask,
placed one of his palms on the control panel.
The doors opened,
revealing two Chamele guards. They stepped aside.
Berke strode
forward.
Jochi, his second,
waited in the hallway. His best warrior’s expression was as studiously blank as
his own was.
“My lord.” The
male fell into place beside him, matching his pace.
They marched up
the incline, heading toward one of the less-utilized entrances to the
underground settlement.
It was the
passageway his Ellie had preferred. She believed it to be her own and he had
allowed her to think that.
Zondoo. He had to focus, had to stop thinking about her. That was one of the reasons he’d sent her to safety. When she was around him, he couldn’t hold another thought in his head.
That was
dangerous…for her, for him, for the beings under his protection.
***
Read the next scene (available February 3rd) here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7062
***
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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
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B082RM76RF
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-reunited/id1491702046
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlord-reunited-cynthia-sax/1116110455
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-reunited-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/995680
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)
***
Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/
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
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B082RM76RF
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-reunited/id1491702046
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlord-reunited-cynthia-sax/1116110455
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-reunited-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/995680
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.
***
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
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B082RM76RF
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-reunited/id1491702046
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlord-reunited-cynthia-sax/1116110455
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-reunited-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/995680
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
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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.
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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:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XJYNZ8P
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Apple/iTunes:
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