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Published on January 28, 2022 22:00

Cyborgs And Keeping Secrets

Most cyborgs situated on the Homeland, including Power and other members of the cyborg council, don’t know anything about Ghost and Lethe’s offspring. They assume the baby cyborg is male and a C Model and as malfunctioning as Ghost is.

But those are all assumptions. There has been no verification of those details.

Readers of Ghost Of A Machine, Ghost and Lethe’s story, know that Rage, Joan, Crash, Safyre, Carys, Ace And Thrasher witnessed the birth of Ghost and Lethe’s child.

How did they keep such a huge secret?

They knew Ghost before they arrived on Mercury Minor. They knew he is hyper protective and a bit paranoid, and they assumed communications and everything that happened on his planet would be top secret. That is merely an aspect of being Ghost’s friend, being part of the very small group of beings he trusts.

They wouldn’t dare to transmit anything from Mercury Minor. EVER.

Once that baby cyborg was born, they realized the implications of the offspring’s identity. They agreed to say nothing, to give the cyborg council and others no additional information. Everything would come from Ghost and no one expected Ghost to communicate well…or at all.

Power and the rest of the cyborg council were busy with other things. More offspring were being born. Ghost and Lethe and their new baby cyborg were able to live private lifespans.

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Seizing Power

This cyborg believes he’s in control.

Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.

When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.

The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.

NO ONE challenges his authority.

Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.

For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.

That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.

Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.

The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.

Power will believe her. Or he will die.

***

Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.

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Published on January 27, 2022 22:00

Throwback Thursday – Dark Strength

Most of the characters I write about are complex. They have different sides, different layers to their personalities.

Balvan, the huge green gatekeeper hero of Dark Strength, is no exception. He delights in crushing his enemies’ skulls with his big boots yet is super gentle when tending to the small creatures he rescues. Some beings believe him to be a monster yet he protects the residents of the Refuge and the beings he loves.

Elyce, the heroine of Dark Strength, sees Balvan’s complexities. She has survived her horrid past by carefully observing the beings around her. When she meets Balvan, she knows, deep in her heart, she will be safe with him. It takes more time for her to trust that knowing.

Dark Strength

The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall.

Balvan, the Refuge’s Gatekeeper, is huge, green, and has a reputation for crushing skulls. He’s a modified humanoid, genetically designed to be the ultimate warrior. One of a kind and considered monstrous by many, he never expects to find his mate, the one female meant for him.

Elyce, snatched from her home half a solar cycle ago, has finally escaped her brutal captors. She arrives at the Refuge barely alive. Only a blood transfusion from the largest male she has ever seen will save her life. But it will also bind her to him forever. Staring up, up, up at him, she wonders why she wants to be free. His gentle touch revives yearnings she thought dead. His lips set her skin ablaze. His massive muscles make her feel safe.

That feeling could be an illusion. Elyce’s captors want their slave back and they won’t stop until they have her. To give his mate her freedom, Balvan might be forced to give up everything he has – his role as the Gatekeeper, Elyce’s love, and his life.

Dark Strength is a STANDALONE Alien SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes violent universe.

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Published on January 26, 2022 22:00

CES 2022 And Virtual Hugs

The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I recently attended the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. Due to (waves at everything), many attendees AND exhibitors didn’t participate. It was about 25% the size of the regular convention.

There were still some awesome new product reveals and I had an opportunity to speak with many scientists. I’ll be incorporating their insights into upcoming stories. (grins)

Virtual reality was, of course, a big topic, and when I saw the display by OWO, I immediately thought of reading and writing buddies.

I often give you virtual hugs (hugs) and now, with innovations like OWO sensation technology, you can feel those hugs whenever you want. This has wonderful possibilities for long distance relationships (like those endured by our military heroes) and for those of us who crave touch.

We might, in the future, have the ability to cuddle with our favorite romance characters!

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Seizing Power

This cyborg believes he’s in control.

Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.

When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.

The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.

NO ONE challenges his authority.

Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.

For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.

That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.

Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.

The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.

Power will believe her. Or he will die.

***

Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.

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Published on January 25, 2022 22:00

So You Want To Marry A Prince

Recently, I dreamed I was a character on So You Want To Marry A Prince, a Bachelor-type reality show where women vie for the attention of multiple prince/royalty-type men from various countries.

The heroine (my character) is tall, blonde, pretty and…quiet. Her sister signed her up for the show and that sister was so excited about the heroine being selected; the heroine didn’t have the heart to back out.

The heroine doesn’t expect to find love and when she peeks through the curtains, she isn’t attracted to any of the princes she first sees. The men are young and handsome (it IS a dream – grins) but she isn’t drawn to any of them.

Then she sees…him. The prince is sitting on one of the made-for-TV thrones with a resigned look on his handsome face.

And she knows. He is HER prince.

When the contestants enter the room, not every prince stands but he does…even though this is a struggle for him. She would find out later he has a chronic condition similar to MS.

Some of the other contestants gasp and say unkind things. He must have heard them. Yet he raises his chin, his expression so proud and regal, and he says nothing.

The heroine admires his strength, his courage. He is HERS. She knows this in her heart.

The first date card she receives, she chooses him. She finds out his younger brother signed him up for the show. They have a lot in common, have similar dry senses of humor, the same loyalty to family, sense of duty, etc.

Her prince is technically the crown prince but he plans to step aside and allow his brother become the next king. He has decided never to marry and never to have children, has already decided to choose no one on the show.

Our heroine tries to change her prince’s mind but he is so blasted noble and proud. He doesn’t want to ‘inflict’ his condition on anyone else. He tries to dissuade her and goes on dates with other contestants.

The heroine realizes he feels he has little to offer a potential partner. She changes tactics. She confronts him, points out that the show is called So You Want To Marry A Prince, that the primary goal of many contestants is to become a princess, that they aren’t looking for love or ‘normal’ relationships.

SHE is looking for love and doesn’t care about marrying a prince. I think both of them realize this but she gives him a reason to justify what he perceives as a selfish act-to indulge in his caring for her and seek happiness for himself.

Decision day comes. More and more contestants are eliminated until our heroine is sitting by herself. She feels awkward, uncomfortable.

Her prince sees that, makes the great (and highly visible to the cameras) effort to change seats to sit beside her, ensuring she isn’t alone.

He takes her hand.

And she knows she has been chosen. She has found her Prince, love, and a royal happy ever after.

***

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Seizing Power

This cyborg believes he’s in control.

Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.

When a threat to the Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.

The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.

NO ONE challenges his authority.

Eirene Ours might have been called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.

For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.

That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.

Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means – her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles – to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.

The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.

Power will believe her. Or he will die.

***

Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.

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Published on January 24, 2022 22:00

Thousands Of Friends

When I was a teenager, I would volunteer at long term care residences. For a few fortunate months, I was paired with an absolutely wonderful and hilariously witty older woman I grew to love dearly. She was blind, was slowly going deaf. My task was to read to her.

I asked her if she was scared. Once she lost her remaining hearing, she would be cut off communication-wise from almost everyone.

(She no longer had the hand coordination to read braille. And computers weren’t as advanced then as they are now.)

She would be alone.

She smiled at me. “Readers are never alone, my love. We have thousands of friends living up in here.” She tapped her forehead. “I’ll simply be spending more time with them. We’ll have grand adventures and good long chats.”

I have thought of her often during this pandemic. My corner of the universe is currently locked down again. We shouldn’t leave the house unless it is necessary. We’re separated from many loved ones.

But I have thousands of friends living in my brain, heroes and heroines from the thousands of novels I’ve read and written and will write in the future.

That’s a gift.

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Seizing Power

This cyborg believes he’s in control.

Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.

When a threat to the Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.

The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.

NO ONE challenges his authority.

Eirene Ours might have been called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.

For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.

That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.

Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means – her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles – to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.

The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.

Power will believe her. Or he will die.

***

Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.

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Amazon UK:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775

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https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8

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Published on January 21, 2022 22:00

Cyborgs And Parents Who Never Age

My Awesome Mom is getting older. She gathers more laugh lines on her beautiful face every year. Her fastball is slowing down a bit. It is still faster than mine is. (grins) My Awesome Mom could have turned pro if the fates had been aligned. She’s a bada$$.

I would love for my Awesome Mom to remain young forever.

That isn’t possible…yet… for humans. It IS possible for cyborgs and for cyborgs’ genetic matches.

Eirene Ours’/Cadet’s parents, Ghost and Lethe, will never age. They will look the same, will likely have the same physical capabilities for their entire lifespans.

But they WILL change emotionally and mentally. Becoming parents has shifted Ghost and Lethe’s outlooks on the universe. Lethe, for example, is more cautious. She watches what she says (as her daughter repeated everything she uttered). She is truly a Mom.

I love seeing her evolution as a being.

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Seizing Power

This cyborg believes he’s in control.

Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.

When a threat to the Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.

The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.

NO ONE challenges his authority.

Eirene Ours might have been called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.

For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.

That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.

Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means – her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles – to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.

The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.

Power will believe her. Or he will die.

***

Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.

Pre-order Today:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775

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Published on January 20, 2022 22:00

Throwback Thursday – Crash And Burn

Crash And Burn is a three-tissue read so ensure you’re in the mood for a good cry (that’s me every day lately – grins) when you read it.

This was the toughest story I’ve ever written but it had to be told because it impacts all cyborgs everywhere. The actions in Crash And Burn ripple throughout the universe.

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.

Safyre will do anything to save her friend, the being she loves like a sister. She’ll ravish a huge hunky cyborg, kiss his best friend, and invoke scorching hot desires the male never realized he could feel. Dark soulful eyes, a quick wit, and a tempestuous passion won’t divert her from her mission.

Love, and a planet-destroying weapon, however, might stop her permanently.

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Published on January 19, 2022 22:00

The Release Date For Provoking Odium

I’ve received some questions about the release date for Provoking Odium, the first story in the next cyborg series. This cyborg romance is tentatively releasing in June, four months from the release date for Seizing Power. Buddies are wondering why this story will take so long to write and edit.

I’m hoping it WON’T take that long to write and edit. I hope we will hit the three month dates on each stage of writing/editing and can release it in May.

That could happen. Booksellers are quite happy to move release dates forward.

They do not like it AT ALL when we push release dates back. I decided to be cautious and give myself and my Awesome Editor an extra month…just in case.

Because the world is extremely unpredictable right now. We still have a pandemic happening. Climate change disasters seem to be on the upswing. There were the holidays to consider. We don’t know what we’ll be facing tomorrow.

For now, the release date for Provoking Odium will remain in June.

This story WILL be worth the wait. I DO know that. (grins)

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Seizing Power

This cyborg believes he’s in control.

Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.

When a threat to the Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.

The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.

NO ONE challenges his authority.

Eirene Ours might have been called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.

For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.

That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.

Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means – her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles – to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.

The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.

Power will believe her. Or he will die.

***

Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.

Pre-order Today:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775

B&N:

Amazon AUS:

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8

Apple Books:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634

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Published on January 18, 2022 22:00

Needing Valor And Traits Valued By Cyborgs

I smiled when I wrote the scene where the other cyborgs are congratulating Valor on locating his female. They are SUCH warriors and view everything through a warrior’s gaze.

One of his brethren admires Halleli’s small horns, viewing them as natural weapons. Another warrior points out her skin color could serve as camouflage on some planets. Valor likes her full figure, processes she is built for a cyborg.

And when he meets with his female, he applauds her bravery. She might not be skilled with explosives or weapons but she is, in his gaze, a fellow warrior.

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Needing Valor

This not-at-all-dead cyborg needs to be needed.

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Seeking a change after solar cycles of war, Halleli enters a lottery on her home planet. Her wishes are granted. She wins a home of her own in the middle of nowhere.

The only problem is…that home is haunted.

Objects slide off horizontal surfaces. The floor howls. And the resident ghost, a sexy spirit she has named Chad, roams the space. He sports soulful dark eyes, a deep growly voice, and shiny silver hands big enough to handle a female’s abundant curves.

Halleli wants him, and that is wrong, so very wrong. A relationship between them is impossible. He is dead. And she is…not.

Valor isn’t dead. He isn’t a ghost. And his name isn’t Chad. He’s an E Model cyborg determined to claim his female…once he can convince her he’s alive.

Achieving that feat might require clever words, some heated kisses…and a whole lot of explosives.

***

Needing Valor is a short, light, companion story in the Rebel Cyborgs series and is meant to be read after B Free.
This Cyborg Romance features a permanently damaged yet very much alive E Model warrior, a courageous open-minded humanoid female, and a deadly domicile of horrors.

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