Cynthia Sax's Blog, page 55
June 19, 2023
Cyborgs And Language Skills
Raw, the cyborg hero of Raw Desires, struggles with expressing himself verbally. He is a take action type of warrior and that is how he prefers to communicate – with actions.
Strive, the cyborg hero of Strive For Forever, the upcoming fourth core story in the Cyborg Unity series, in contrast is likely the most adept at words cyborg I’ve written thus far. When he allows himself to communicate freely, he is quite poetic. He paints word pictures. He says the most romantic things.
Raw and Strive are the same model type. Yet they have vastly different skill levels with languages.
I find that intriguing.
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
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June 18, 2023
Muse Food – Peacocks And Who Does The Courting
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted this magnificent peacock in a community in Florida, USA.
This is a peacock, a male. We didn’t take many photos of the peahens, the females, because they are much, MUCH plainer.
We can tell, at a glance, who does the courting in that species. The males put on a grand show. The females sit back and evaluate.
I think about that when I build alien worlds. Who does the courting? Who has to impress their potential mates? How does that change the dynamic or their appearance or their behavior?
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
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June 17, 2023
Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – June 18
Okay. Okay. Okay. I plan to settle into writing the messy first draft of Intrepid Encounter, the fifth core story in the Cyborg Unity series, this week. No more messing around. Well, there might be a LITTLE bit of messing around. (grins) But I plan to get words written also.
Have an awesome week, my friends! (big hugs) Take some time to literally smell the flowers. Watch an ant work. Listen to the birds. Smile at yourself in the mirror. You’re amazing. Appreciate you!
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
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June 16, 2023
Scheduling Posts
I DO schedule posts here on Taste Of Cyn.
I do this for a number of reasons.
When I’m deep into writing a new story, often that’s all I want to work on. If I have a few posts already scheduled, I can skip posting for the day and focus on that delicious new story.
But the most common reason is…I can post about the story I’m currently working on without torturing you or posting spoilers. And these insights will be new and exciting for me.
For example, I’m currently working on the first draft of Intrepid Encounter, the fifth core story in the Cyborg Unity series. That story won’t release until November at the earliest.
If I posted today about all the AWESOME tidbits I’m learning about Valkyries, you would likely send me a message and ask me why the heck I’m talking about a story that won’t release for half a year. (grins)
Instead of doing that, I dump all that good stuff into a post I’ll schedule for closer to Intrepid Encounter’s release date. At that time, I’ll likely be working on Choice’s story.
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
June 15, 2023
Solo Cyborg Missions
Many cyborgs, especially those situated within the cyborg-controlled sector, choose to take on solo missions.
This might seem to be an unusual decisions, especially as cyborgs are designed to operate best in groups and as cyborgs love to take action. (grins) They rarely want to miss a battle.
But the mission leaders also process how hard everyone fought to reach the cyborg-controlled sector. They process how special that place is for their brethren. And they process there is a very real possibility any cyborg situated outside the sector could be recaptured by the enemy, by the Humanoid Alliance. They could lose their freedom and, likely, their lives.
It is a BIG request to ask other cyborgs to leave the sector on a private mission.
If mission leaders can handle their assignment solo, they go alone, risking only their own lives and their own freedom.
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
June 14, 2023
Throwback Thursday – Warlord’s Mercy
There is a saying in the writing world – a villain is the hero of their own story.
Tolui was the big baddie in the first four stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series. I thought he would always be the big baddie and would eventually be defeated.
Then I got to know him. I realized he cared so much about the beings he led that he was willing to sacrifice everything, including his honor and his life, to ensure they were happy.
That’s a hero. And Tolui is definitely one of those.
He deserves his own story and his own romantic happily ever after.
Warlord’s Mercy is that story.
Other Chameles view him as theenemy.
She sees the warrior hero he neverbelieved he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planetto rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fightingfor both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriorshe commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren,dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’sdetermined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing himmight be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowingwords, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoiningthe war.
After many solar cycles of livingalone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, anemotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part.Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy hisbig form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary oncemore.
Every additional moment Lea andTolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chasedby female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters inthe universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilledmight be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a muchshorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien BarbarianSciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine setin a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of sixcore stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
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June 13, 2023
Strive For Forever And Keid 9
We last visited Keid 9 in Grin And Bare Him.
At that point, the planet was controlled by the Humanoid Alliance. As we left the surface, something or someone had escaped from the chamber Euryale inhabited and was causing chaos.
We will return to Keid 9 in Strive For Forever. And MUCH has changed. I don’t think I’d call it Humanoid Alliance-controlled anymore. Sure, the Humanoid Alliance claims the planet. But they certainly don’t have control of anything on its surface.
Other entities are in charge. And they are not-at-all friendly toward visitors.
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
June 3, 2023
Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – June 4
This week, I focused on completing some admin tasks.
I also sent the Cover Art Request Forms for the 5 stories in the next cyborg subseries (tentatively called Dauntless Cyborgs – as their ship is the Dauntless – grins) to my Awesome Cover Artist.
Plus I crafted the CAR for this year’s thank you story (releasing in December).
That thank you story will focus on Hazard. You first met Hazard in Over Torque, last year’s thank you story. You know we couldn’t leave him lonely for long. (grins
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Go online to a virtual bookstore and gaze at all the beautiful romance covers. Aren’t they awesome? I’ve purchased books 100% based on their covers in the past. If you have print books, run your fingers over the covers. Do they have raised fonts? I love those. Enjoy these mini works of art.
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
June 2, 2023
A Cyborg Named Strive
Cyborgs were given a model type and number when they were manufactured. It was inked high on their cheek. And that was how the cruel creators, the Humanoid Alliance, referred to them.
They gave themselves names. The names often reflected something important to them.
Strive chose his name because, at that time, he was merely striving to exist. He had no interest in killing or training or anything else warrior-related. And he processed that put him in danger.
After Strive and his brethren escaped the clutches of the Humanoid Alliance, he continued to strive but now, he’s striving to be the best artist he can be. And he’s striving to find his own version of calm, serenity, peace.
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
June 1, 2023
The Countdown To Strive For Forever Begins
I’ve started to talk about Strive For Forever, the fourth core story in the Cyborg Unity series, and that always makes me smile. It means the release day for this story is fast approaching!
Soon, you will all be able to read about Strive, Euryale and Adam, the entity using Euryale as his host. I love this unique threesome (though the steamy bits are only between Strive and Euryale). They are magical together.
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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
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