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#MySexySaturday: Sexy Walks into the Laundry Room in ALIEN ATTRACTION #books #sfr #romance

Hello and welcome to the 146th week of My Sexy Saturday.

Here are the details: every Saturday, published and unpublished authors will be sharing 7 words, sentences, or paragraphs from a work-in-progress or an already published story.

Today’s theme is…

SEXY WALKS IN

For today’s post, I’m sharing an excerpt from ALIEN ATTRACTION, a sensual sci-fi romance.

Setup: Angela is trying to do her laundry, but a creeper she met in the gym is trying to pick her up. But, she’s mad at the guy she is interested in, and he happens to walk in the laundry room…

“C’mon, Angela, give me a chance.” He stood across the aisle, blocking her exit. “Have dinner with me tonight. Then we’ll go dancing. That’s it. No pressure. Just fun.”

“She can’t.” Chal stood behind Jason, arms crossed and lips pursed.

A sudden burst of rage flashed through her. Chal had no right to say what she could and couldn’t do, even if she didn’t plan on dating Jason. Ever. He’d ruined her fun at rejecting the guy.

“Call me and let me know.” Jason slipped a piece of paper on top of her laundry, as if he hadn’t heard Chal.

Moving aside, he allowed her to pass without another word, only to have Chal reach for the paper as she slipped by him. She lifted her elbow, blocking him and nearly tossing the laundry at the same time. No way in hell would she call Jason, but that piece of paper was hers to throw in the trash. Besides, where had Chal been all week? Did he only show up when other guys hit on her?

“Angela, wait.”

She refused to turn around for him, storming all the way down the hall to her apartment. But by the time she’d dug to the bottom of the basket to retrieve her key and unlocked the door, he leaned against the wall beside her.

Two guys. One laundry room. #Excerpt from ALIEN ATTRACTION by Jessica E. Subject
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ALIEN ATTRACTION

She wants to be more alien.

He wants to be more human.

Born a galaxy apart, will Angela and Chal have a chance at love, or will their extraterrestrial secrets leave them running to stay alive?

      

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#MidWeekTease: He couldn’t get her out of his mind in BEYOND REACH #sfr #romance #books

Happy Wednesday! It’s time for Mid Week Tease. This month, I’m sharing excerpts from Beyond Reach, one of my upcoming sci-fi romance stories. Here’s another excerpt…

Setup: Aris is waiting for his Suavita (sensual massage therapist) to arrive. But, after meeting Xia on the street, he cannot get her out of his head…

Aristides sighed heavily, waiting on the bed. He couldn’t get the young Terran woman he’d met on the street out of his mind. Xia. Not only was she absolutely stunning, she also reminded him of the woman he’d dreamed about for years.

But she shouldn’t be in his thoughts; Terrans and Ubetrons did not mingle. They didn’t even speak from distances. Their planets were positioned far from each other, across the universe. Bad blood had been spilled many star cycles ago, causing a rift between the two societies. And yet, he would bridge the gap, if given the opportunity, to experience Xia.

He closed his eyes, envisioning her beautiful face, her long, raven-colored hair flowing down her back, her almond-shaped, violet eyes. Oh, he craved her, a feeling he’d only felt for an imaginary woman until now.

A knock on the door startled him from his thoughts.

Shit! His Suavita had arrived. He’d been lucky to get an appointment so soon after his quarantine period. The bronze-skinned Culvan man at the desk wanted him to take tomorrow night, but a few gems he’d managed to collect from the caves of Carbae had persuaded the man to rearrange the schedule. How would the woman sent to him feel if he turned her away? He’d never get his money back, but could he enjoy the pleasures the Suavitas were known for if he had another woman on his mind? Perhaps that would further heighten the experience. And how would he find the Terran woman anyway? He knew nothing but her name and the sight of her shapely body.

Might as well enjoy the planet while I’m here. “Come in.”

The door to his suite slid open and the woman slipped into his darkened room. “Sir, I’ll be your Suavita for the evening. Would you like me to turn the lights up?”

“No, leave the room dim.” He planned to picture Xia bringing him pleasure instead.

The woman gasped. He opened his eyes to get a better look, but couldn’t see her facial expressions. Somehow, though, he could sense something familiar about her.

“Aristides. Your name is Aristides?”

BEYOND REACH

Coming Soon

No blurb yet for this sci-fi romance, but I’m working on one.

Mid Week Tease, a weekly blog hop hosted by Angelica Dawson, where authors share snippets from their recent releases, back list titles, and works-in-progress (WIPs). So, please check out my tease and visit the other participating authors listed below.

 

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Jessica E. Subject’s Writing Update ~ Editing Bryce & Making a Playlist

Hello! It’s Tuesday, and time for this week’s Weekly Writing Update.

BRYCE ~ I’m busy working on edits for this story. I’m about half through, and am hoping to be done by the weekend so I can start formatting and set a release date. I’m also creating a playlist for the series. Some of the artists included are Dan + Shay, Our Lady Peace, Chantal Kreviazuk, The Prodigy, Rob Zombie, and Disturbed. I need to have music for the fight scenes as well as the romantic scenes.

BEYOND REACH ~ I’ve revised all of the original story, turning it back into the darker story is was. Now, I have to get the hero and heroine to their happily ever after. I have the rest of the story plotted, but it is on hold while I work on getting Bryce ready to publish.

SALE ~ For the month of June, you can get UNKNOWN FUTURES for 99¢ at Amazon and All Romance.

READING ~ This past week, I’ve been reading Wyvern’s Mate by Deborah Cooke and listening to The Last Star, the final story in The 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey.

GOALS FOR THE WEEK ~  I am going to finish editing Bryce, format it, and upload it to the various portals for pre-order.

Please share what you have been up to this week. Are you reading or writing anything new? 

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Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban & Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo with Angela and Becca #writing

Rock the Vault with Angela and Becca

It is a writer’s job to draw readers into the fictional story so completely that they forget the real world. Our goal is to render them powerless, so despite the late hour, mountain of laundry, or workday ahead, they cannot give up the journey unfolding within the paper-crisp pages before them.

Strong, compelling writing comes down to the right words, in the right order. Sounds easy, but as all writers know, it is anything BUT. So how do we create this storytelling magic? How can we weave description in such a way that the fictional landscape becomes authentic and real—a mirror of the reader’s world in all the ways that count most?

Well, there’s some good news on that front. Two new books have released this week that may change the description game for writers. The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to City Spaces and The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Personal and Natural Spaces look at the sights, smells, tastes, textures, and sounds a character might experience within 225 different contemporary settings. And this is only the start of what these books offer writers.

In fact, swing by and check out this hidden entry from the Urban Setting Thesaurus: Police Car.

And there’s one more thing you might want to know more about….

Becca and Angela, authors of The Emotion Thesaurus, are celebrating their double release with a fun event going on from June 13-20th called ROCK THE VAULT. At the heart of Writers Helping Writers is a tremendous vault, and these two ladies have been hoarding prizes of epic writerly proportions.

A safe full of prizes, ripe for the taking…if the writing community can work together to unlock it, of course.

Ready to do your part? Stop by Writers Helping Writers to find out more!

 

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#8Sunday: They weren’t supposed to follow me. Excerpt from BRYCE (Galactic Defenders) #books #scifiromance

Welcome to another Weekend Writing Warriors post!

This month, I’m continuing to share excerpts from BRYCE: Galactic Defenders Book One. Bryce is back from the editor, and I’m busy working on polishing up the story. I should have a release date shortly. This excerpt follows immediately from last week. I want to skip ahead and introduce a couple more characters, but I think this snippet is important.

Bryce raised his bow, but the creature slammed him with one of its tentacles, flinging him back. The Erebus lunged at Lalia.

Rolling to his knees, Bryce aimed and fired. He hit the alien from behind, launching it forward, onto his former lover. Slinging the bow over his shoulder, he raced toward her. The creatures tentacles still pulsed even though the body was dead. Careful not to trip himself up, he shoved his hands under the creature’s torso and heaved it off her.

Lalia stood immediately and wiped the black goop from her clothes, as if she hadn’t just been knocked over by an alien. “They weren’t supposed to follow me. I was supposed to be safe here.”

BRYCE: Galactic Defenders Book One

A dedicated Defender…

Bryce fell in love once, but after Lalia was ripped away from him, he locked his heart from feeling anything for anyone else. Instead, he devotes his life to the Galactic Alliance, killing every bloodthirsty Erebus he comes across.

A shunned princess…

Lalia Comosova fell in love with the wrong man. When her parents learned of her transgressions, they sent her to Earth to hide her error in judgment from the rest of the kingdom.

A second chance?

When these lovers are reunited after many years apart, they have a chance to find happiness together. But fate steps in and threatens to rip them apart as it did years ago.

COMING SOON!

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Weekend Writing Warriors is a Sunday short-snippet blog hop in which authors share short excerpts from their books (published or unpublished). There’s a variety of genres–something for everyone! To visit the participating authors, click on the logo:

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#MySexySaturday: A vision of the past in TAKEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE ALIEN NEXT DOOR #books #99cents

Hello and welcome to the 145th week of My Sexy Saturday.

Here are the details: every Saturday, published and unpublished authors will be sharing 7 words, sentences, or paragraphs from a work-in-progress or an already published story.

Today’s theme is…

SEXY IN TIME

For today’s post, I’m sharing an excerpt from TAKEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE ALIEN NEXT DOOR, a short sci-fi erotica story.

Setup: Erika is in a spaceship with Laken, an alien. She is trying to escape when she gets an unexpected vision of the past…

Crawling to the edge of the array of pillows, I brushed the curtains aside. The door remained closed. I rose to my feet and palmed the cold, gray steel, hoping to push it ajar.

A white light flashed in front of me. Temporarily blinded, I blinked hard, trying to regain my vision. Instead of the wall of the spaceship, long, brown grass blew across an open field. Far in the distance, the sun glinted off a large object partly embedded in the ground. Seven black inky figures sauntered toward me, their forms becoming clearer with each step. Two were smaller—children hanging onto the hand of an adult. One of the tall figures limped behind, struggling to keep up with the others. Who were they and what did they have to do with me? Cold steel met my palm, making the vision just that—a vision. A gift from Laken or the ship itself?

I focused on the children, curious to understand who they were, why they existed in my delusion. A boy and a girl, both around eight or nine, they had dark, wavy hair, the boy’s much shorter, feathered around his forehead and ears. Familiar. I’d seen them both not long ago. Yes! In the den on the way to the hangar. The family from the portrait. Laken and his sister, their parents holding their hands.

Then I noticed their eyes. All black. All seven pairs. Alien. They wore silver jumpsuits, the material dirty and ripped in places. Was this the day they had arrived on Earth? The day they’d crash landed? The Montgomerys and…?

I didn’t recognize the woman or the man beside the family. But they vanished, everyone from the vision except the man limping. My stomach twisted. I hadn’t seen him clearly before, blocked by the others, but now I could not mistake his identity.

Oh God, Laken hadn’t lied. A tear trickled down my cheek. I’d always thought I looked like my mother. Not anymore. I was built like my father, compact up top, with long legs. We shared the same nose and chin, the same straight, walnut-colored hair.

The man had a large gash covering his right thigh, his injury slowing him down. My mom had mentioned playing nurse to my father the night she’d met him. I’d tuned out, not wanting to hear about their kinky sex. Yet, she hadn’t meant it that way at all.

Eyes. All black. All seven pairs. #Excerpt from TAKEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE ALIEN NEXT DOOR by Jessica E. Subject
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TAKEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE ALIEN NEXT DOOR

Living on the other side of the tracks was a fantasy Erika never expected to come true. But when her mother marries an investment banker, she moves to a home larger than all her previous houses combined. While searching for her new stepbrother to help with unpacking, she stumbles upon his smokin’ hot neighbor, all alone in his mansion and busy at work on a… flying saucer? Can Erika escape before he notices her, or will she be abducted by the sexy alien?

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DAMNATION’S DOOR by @AmyBraunAuthor ~ Extended Excerpt & #Giveaway #urbanfantasy #books

DAMNATION’S DOOR (Cursed, #3)

by Amy Braun

Demons are free. Angels are fallen. Hope is dying…

Constance Ramirez and her adopted sister, Andromeda, have stopped Lucifer’s plan– They have closed the Heaven Gate and kept the demons out. But their choice came with brutal consequences, and now every angel on earth is trapped in their mortal body.

All that remains is closing the Hell Gate and establishing a balance once and for all. That means returning to the city of Constance’s nightmares, which has become a haven for murderers and monsters. But even more dangerous than their hunt is that Andromeda’s powers and instincts are turning darker, and this time Constance doesn’t know how to protect her.

Constance is ready to fight for her life, but her enemies have plans she can’t begin to imagine, and they’re prepared to make her suffer…

Trust is lost and hearts are broken in the epic conclusion in Amy Braun’s Cursed trilogy…

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Chapter 1

It was supposed to be simple.

I actually thought we would be able to step outside our shelter, get the supplies, and be back before anyone realized we’d been there.

This is what happens when my sister’s optimism rubs off on me.

But it wasn’t Dro’s fault that we walked into a damn trap. Hell just hated us.

That was fine. I hated Hell right back.

The cheap metal door was still clanging against the plaster wall of the store I’d just busted into. Max had looked into it when I asked, and told me there would be demons, but he couldn’t tell what kind because his precog was still blurred. I was expecting a couple Reds or ghouls, maybe a Shredder.

I was not expecting Possessors.

The possessed humans weren’t surprised to see us. Even in their human forms, the Possessors should have been able to sense my sister, because she was the most powerful half-demon known to exist. Since she was still on Hell’s Most Wanted List, we had a serious problem on our hands.

The Possessors looked like regular humans, except their irises were solid black. I held back my shiver, knowing just how much pain their souls must be in. Being possessed was one of the worst things a human could experience. I had barely survived it.

These Possessors had taken over a group of tall, bulky men in black clothes. Their hair ranged from shoulder-length to bald, and their arms were covered in tattoos. Each had the tattoo of a rose thorn that appeared to be weaving in and out of their skin, blood dripping from the points. I had the same one inked behind my ear.

This just keeps getting better and better.

Finally, we snapped out of our shock. I went for the hatchet on my hip and grabbed a knife from my inside jacket. Beside me, Warrick took out a handgun. Next to him, Sephiel drew two short swords. Max wisely stepped back, knowing he couldn’t fight half as well as the rest of us. Dro’s shoulders were tense and ready, but I moved in front of her not just to protect her, but to keep her from doing anything that would get all of us killed.

I started reconsidering this when all of the Possessors drew enormous handguns.

But they didn’t shoot. Why weren’t they shooting?

Because someone else was in the room with us. Someone bigger than the Possessors, who stalked out from the shadows into the dim light. My hand tightened on the grip of my weapons, and I expected Warrick to pull the trigger.

Drake Talbot smiled when he saw our anger. He was a huge bear of a man, about six foot three and probably two hundred and fifty pounds of muscle. He had on his black duster and dark pants, his hands on his hips to display the guns and the thick, blunt hilts of his knives easily visible next to his clothes. The top of his head and his chin were covered in dark stubble. Two abysmal black eyes stared at me, filled with sadism and malice.

“Well, look who showed their faces after all,” Drake sneered, standing confidently behind his bodyguards. “We didn’t think you’d make it to Party Town.”

Party Town. I supposed Drake would see it that way. I didn’t think a city full of murderers, rapists, and generally wicked people was a place to party, but Drake was the definition of a masochist. He would see a city of death as home, sweet home.

Warrick didn’t have a kill shot, and that was the only reason I could imagine for Drake to still be standing. All it would take was one missed shot to set off a chain reaction of bullets and blood.

I wanted to see Drake bleeding under my boot just as much as he did, but I wasn’t throwing my knife, either. Something wasn’t right.

“What are you doing here, Drake?” I growled.

He laughed. It was an awful, rasping noise. His black eyes met mine, the same way they had when he stabbed me twice and left me to die. I blocked out the memory, keeping away the phantom pain of a knife sliding into my stomach and ribs.

“Had to pick something up for the boss,” he said mockingly. “You can imagine how fussy he is.”

My blood went cold, and I barely heard Dro’s sharp intake of breath. I could picture Sephiel’s face tightening with anger. Drake looked at all of us, relishing the hatred, pain, and fear we radiated. I controlled it as best as I could, knowing answers were more important than revenge right now.

“What the fuck did you do?” I asked again.

His grin widened, and this time he only looked at me. “It isn’t what I did. It’s what I’m going to do.” He dipped his chin, fixing me with his black gaze. “He’s got plans for you, chica. Serious plans. So much detail has gone into them that even your ex isn’t allowed to intervene. Matt’s pretty pissed about that too.”

Not as pissed as he would be if he heard you calling him ‘Matt.’

“See, I found something really, really special.” Drake continued. “It’s the last thing we need. But don’t worry, sweetheart. You’ll get introduced to it very, very soon.”

My stomach turned. I expected him to say something about wanting Dro. My sister was the real supernatural force in our group. I was human, born and raised. I’d never been anything but. I didn’t want to be.

Whatever was being planned for me by Drake, my former lover, and the creature I feared above anything else could only involve pain. A substantial amount of it.

I’d been on the receiving end of their tortures before. I had no intention of going through them again.

Though if they wanted me for something, they wouldn’t risk shooting me. They would take me alive.

No, they’re not. They’re going to try. And they’re going to fail.

I took a risk myself, and threw my silver knife at Drake.

I didn’t miss–I hardly ever miss–but I didn’t hit my mark.

The thin silver blade slammed into the neck of the Possessor standing beside Drake. The huge bounty hunter had stepped to the side so the blade wouldn’t get anywhere near him. He stepped so far I was a little embarrassed at how off my aim had been. Deep down, I knew better. Drake was fast for someone his size, but it looked like he’d gotten quite a bit from his deal with the Devil.

The man lurched, blood gushing from the wound in his neck. He opened his mouth as though to scream, but a spiral of thick black smoke shot out of his mouth. The Possessor’s true form screeched and twisted away in the back room. Then room exploded into action.

At first I thought the Possessors were going to shoot us. At their cores, they were still gangsters. Yet as soon as I surged forward, I saw them hesitate.

They were here to stall us, not kill us. At least not me, and probably not Dro.

Everyone else though… they were fair game.

Two shots cracked in rapid succession. None of the bullets hit me, though two of the possessed Blood Thorns dropped from the bullets that crashed into their skulls, scaring the Possessors out of their vessel’s dying mouths. Warrick had exceptional aim, and shooting demons with blessed silver bullets was good way to keep them from returning to rip us apart.

I went for Drake, who was backing away to escape through the storeroom exit. Fucking coward.

Two Possessors blocked my path. They tucked their guns away and threw out their fists. I skidded to a stop and stepped back, one of their clenched hands brushing along my temple.

Admittedly, I didn’t think this whole plan through. Seeing the man who murdered my mentor, kidnapped my sister, tortured and tried to kill me sparked my already short temper. So it wasn’t long before they got their shots in.

The man on my left jabbed his fist into my ribs. I winced, giving the man on the right the chance to loop his arm around my throat. I was pinned to his back, my neck straining painfully as he wrenched it up. I used one hand to claw at the meaty arm on my throat, leaving my front completely exposed to the second man. He grinned, thinking he was going to get some revenge on me for the sake of his employers.

Stupid bastard forgot I was still armed.

He pulled back his fist to hit me, and even as his fist was flying for my face, I was moving. I kicked him in the knee with one foot, making him stumble. His fist brushed over my shoulder and into the chest of the man choking me. I kicked his stomach with my other foot, making him double over. Then I sliced the blade of my hatchet into his exposed neck.

Blood squirted out of his severed carotid artery, painting the dirty floor before he collapsed onto it.

The man behind me growled and slammed his fist into my kidneys. I winced at the crushing pain. He was so much stronger now that he was possessed. His grip tightened on my neck, causing black spots to dance in front of my eyes. The Possessor’s free hand shot out to catch my wrist and keep the hatchet away from him. He squeezed until I thought he was going to break my hand.

Then he stiffened and released his hold. A warm liquid peppered my neck, filling the air with the coppery smell of blood. I pitched forward, touching my throat and coughing to get back the oxygen I’d missed. Assured that my neck wasn’t broken, I turned around to see what had saved me.

My little sister stood over the Possessor, the knife in her hand dripping fresh blood onto the floor. The man crab walked away, blood oozing from his fingers as he tried to put pressure on the wound in his throat. He looked terrified of my sister.

At first glance, Dro wasn’t the kind of girl anyone would be afraid of. She was sixteen, and utterly beautiful with the face of a saint. Her skin was flawless and paper pale. Long white hair rested in a braid along her back, ending at the base of her spine. But over the last few weeks, there was a darkness lurking behind her ice blue eyes. A danger that needed to be avoided at all costs.

A malevolence that reminded me of her father.

“What did Drake steal?” she demanded in a cold voice that didn’t belong to her.

“We– we never knew,” the Possessor pleaded. Usually these were the kinds of demons that toyed with their prey. The demon that possessed me had felt Dro’s power, which meant this one must have been sensing it too. I started to understand why he was so afraid.

“We were just told to wait here. They knew you’d be looking for him, and we were supposed to keep you from killing him.”

I glanced at the back door. It was open, and Max was beside it, keeping Warrick from going through. He was likely trying to explain that the revenge-crazed demon slayer wasn’t going to be able to find his nemesis tonight. Warrick was standing profile to me, though I could only imagine the anger burning in his neon green eyes.

“You’re lying.”

Dro’s hollow tone made me look at her again. My eyes flicked down when I saw the light coming from her left hand. Blazing white flames were curling around her wrist, clawing their way up her arm. The Possessor’s eyes widened as he stared at the hellfire she was controlling. He’d probably seen what it could do, and I didn’t blame him for being scared.

“I’m not!” the Possessor cried, snapping me out of my thoughts. His voice was becoming hoarse from the blood loss. “I’m not, I swear!”

I’d been in this situation before. You accused someone of lying, they said they weren’t, and then you started beating the truth out of them. Eventually, you got the answer you wanted. I could tell when someone was putting on a façade, and when they were being honest.

This demon didn’t know shit.

“Dro,” I croaked. I muted my cough. She still didn’t hear me. The fires continued to rise up her arms.

“Dro, that’s enough,” I warned her.

She didn’t listen to me, clenching her fist and increasing the light from the flames until I could no longer see the outline of her hand.

“Andromeda,” I half shouted.

My adopted sister turned her head slightly at the sound of my voice. Her eyes locked on mine, and I was amazed at all the anger she was holding back. It softened when she saw me, but not nearly as much as I wanted it to.

“He doesn’t know anything,” I told her. “We’re done here.”

Dro twisted her head back to the dying Possessor, white hair swishing against her back. The hellfire dulled and evaporated from her fist. She looked at the bloody knife in her hand, then went still.

This was the first time Dro had ever killed a human on purpose with her bare hands.

I walked to my sister. I gently placed my hand on her shoulder. She jumped under my touch, glancing back at me. I saw the terrified, ashamed little girl who would never forgive herself for this. I wasn’t happy with that, but it was better than seeing the look of a cold-blooded murderer.

These days, I took what I could get with Dro.

“Go outside with the guys. Make sure Drake’s not waiting to trap us, and that Warrick doesn’t chase after him.”

Dro’s light eyes held my dark ones. “I don’t need to go outside. I can do that from in here.”

I clutched her shoulder just a little harder. “No. You don’t need your powers for this.”

“But–”

“No.”

One look at her narrowed eyes and harsh frown told me that we were going to fight about this later. Probably the moment I saw her again outside.

Regardless, Dro put her knife on her belt, glanced at the dying Possessor one last time, and stormed to the front door. Her guardian and ex-angel Sephiel gave me a small nod. He would protect her from anything while I wasn’t there. As he followed my aggravated sister, I watched Max hesitantly show Warrick the front door. He was smart not to touch him. Warrick looked ready to punch the lights out of the first person that crossed him.

Once they were gone, I picked up my silver throwing knife and sheathed it in my jacket. The other Possessors had vacated their human vessels, leaving behind their dead bodies. Usually Possessors put up more of fight than this. I couldn’t help but remember that they were fodder for something much more sinister. I stood by the dying Possessor, who was now flat on his back and choking on his own blood. Possessors hated to leave their vessels, but I wasn’t going to exorcise him. I didn’t have the time, and even if I did, he was a dead man. The wound in his throat was too grievous. The Possessor was the only thing keeping him “alive.”

I knelt beside his head, dangling the hatchet in front of my knee. When my eyes locked onto his, they weren’t filled with the pain I’d expected them to be. If anything, he seemed proud. Whatever his goal had been, he appeared to have accomplished it.

“Tell me something useful, and I’ll end it,” I told him.

The Possessor made a noise between a rasp and a gurgle. It took me a moment to realize he was laughing.

“Not… long… now,” he choked out. “She’ll be… his… soon…”

He grinned, blood staining his teeth. I decided against the mercy killing. I slowly pushed myself up, ignoring the aches and pains in my body. I walked around the shop, looking through the cabinets and drawers to salvage anything I could. I found some packets of dried and canned food, as well as some bottles of lukewarm water. I never once looked back at the dying Possessor, knowing it couldn’t take me over since I had an anti-possession sigil tattooed over my heart.

Yet I couldn’t shake the foreboding words the Possessor had given me. As I walked out of the store and back into the dark, bloody streets, I recalled what Drake said.

See, I found something really, really special. It’s the last thing we need. But don’t worry, sweetheart. You’ll get introduced to it very, very soon.

There was only one reason Drake, Mateo, and Lucifer himself would target me.

They wanted to capture my sister.

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Amy is a Canadian urban fantasy and horror author. Her work revolves around monsters, magic, mythology, and mayhem. She started writing in her early teens, and never stopped. She loves building unique worlds filled with fun characters and intense action. She is the recipient of April Moon Books Editor Award for “author voice, world-building and general bad-assery,” and the One Book Two Standout Award in 2015 for her Cursed trilogy. She has been featured on various author blogs and publishing websites, and is an active member of the Writing GIAM and Weekend Writing Warrior communities. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading, watching movies, taking photos, gaming, and struggling with chocoholism and ice cream addiction.

Author links:

http://literarybraun.blogspot.ca/

https://twitter.com/amybraunauthor

https://www.facebook.com/amybraunauthor

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8452020.Amy_Braun

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You can WIN an audiobook from @DecadentPub! #romance #audiobook #giveaway

AudioBook Giveaway!

My publisher, Decadent Publishing, is hosting an audiobook giveaway from now until June 15, 2016. There are 25 Decadent Publishing audiobook titles up for grabs, including all four of my audio books. You can enter the Rafflecopter drawing below…

   

   

The links to their pages on SoundCloud are below:

Another Night, Another Planet

Beneath the Starry Sky

The Star Princess

Unknown Futures

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#MidWeekTease: From one hard body to another in BEYOND REACH #scifiromance #books

Happy Wednesday! It’s time for Mid Week Tease. Last week, I shared the first excerpt from Beyond Reach, my upcoming sci-fi romance story. Here’s another excerpt…

Setup: Xia planned to go home to get some rest before her first all-night appointment, but her mother-figure, Cyresse, was entertaining clients there. Instead, she heads back into town when this happens…

Walking into the silky rear-end of an uidiss, she came to an abrupt halt. The creature had been walking at a steady pace and then stopped. She’d failed to notice in time. Wiping fluff off her face, she turned around and walked into another hard body. “I’m so sorry.”

Hands clamped down on her arms. “Are you all right?”

She stared up into deep brown eyes. Chewing her bottom lip, she nodded. If this man hadn’t been holding on to her, she would have fallen to the ground. The word swoon held no meaning for her until now.

Am I only like this because of the ipsum I inhaled back home? Or was there something more she found heart-racing about the blue-skinned, well-muscled hunk of an Ubetron who held her up?

No, she couldn’t feel anything for him. Their races had been sworn enemies for years. Everyone across the galaxy knew that. Yet here she was, standing face to face, gazing intently at him, with no will to move.

He smiled at her, drawing her attention from his eyes to his lips. How would they taste? She’d never kissed anyone intimately before.

“You look familiar. What’s your name?”

Name? Gods, what was her name? “Zee…Xia.” Had she told him, or only thought the word?

He released her arms to brush his fingers along her jaw line. How she remained standing, she had no idea.

“Xia. A beautiful name belonging to a beautiful woman. Have we met before?”

Moisture pooled between her thighs. Her cheeks warmed. “Thank you, but no.” She’d definitely remember meeting him.

As he trailed a hand down her arm, she sighed. Her entire body tingled from his gentle touch.

“Okay, weird. You must remind me of someone else. Now tell me, why were you in such a rush that you walked into the rear end of that slow-moving beast? We’re supposed to be on vacation, enjoying all this planet has to offer.”

Laughing at his description of the uidiss, she leaned against his arm. Never before had she enjoyed a man’s attention like this. “I’m not visiting. I live here. Have my whole life.”

He raised his eyebrows. “Really? So, what was it like growing up on the pleasure planet?”

“I…I don’t know. Normal?” She couldn’t think clearly around him. Her tongue felt numb in her mouth.

BEYOND REACH

Coming Soon

No blurb yet for this sci-fi romance, but I’m working on one.

Mid Week Tease, a weekly blog hop hosted by Angelica Dawson, where authors share snippets from their recent releases, back list titles, and works-in-progress (WIPs). So, please check out my tease and visit the other participating authors listed below.

 

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Jessica E. Subject’s Writing Update ~ I’m going BEYOND REACH

Hello! It’s Tuesday, and time for this week’s Weekly Writing Update.

BRYCE ~ This story was sent to my editor on the evening of May 31st, and is due to come back to me later this week. As soon as I get it back, I will see what needs to be changed, and set a release date.

BEYOND REACH ~ This is the story I am now revising. It was published with Decadent Publishing in 2012 as part of their Elatia line, called An Unexpected Return. But, it didn’t sell as well as my stories in the 1Night Stand line. So, I asked for the rights back when I had the chance according to my contract, and I’m revising the story back to the dark sci-fi romance it originally was. I’m also changing the world, and making the story much longer. At the moment, I have the last chapter to revise before I start adding new words to the end. Someone’s going to be abducted. Someone’s going to prison. But, don’t worry. There will still be a happily ever after at the end. It will just take a little longer to get there.

SALE ~ For the month of June, you can get UNKNOWN FUTURES for 99¢ at Amazon and All Romance.

READING ~ This past week, I started reading Wyvern’s Mate by Deborah Cooke. It’s the first in a series about female dragon shifters from space. I’m loving it so far! I finished listening to The Crusader’s Bride audio book by Claire Delacroix. You can find my 5 star review here. I’ve started listening to The Last Star, the final story in The 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey.

GIVEAWAY ~ Decadent Publishing is hosting an audio book giveaway. 25 winners will each receive an audio book, and all four of mine are included in the selection. You can enter here.

      

GOALS FOR THE WEEK ~  I am going to finish revising Beyond Reach and then add as many new words as possible. I’m still plotting out Jager in my head, and as soon as I’m sure of where I want it to go, I’ll be writing down the major plot points.

Please share what you have been up to this week. Are you reading or writing anything new? 

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