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Author Cara Bristol on Four Tips for Describing Sci Fi Romance Characters

Veronica: My guest today is Cara Bristol, author of Captured by the Cyborg, book 3 in her Cy-Ops series. She’s talking about character traits!

Cara: Readers of all genres like to know what the hero and heroine look like, but often in contemporary romance, whether a character has brown hair or blond, blue eyes or green, isn’t that essential to the plot. But in science fiction romance, character details can be critical.

In science fiction and sci-fi romance a character’s appearance contributes...

She Made Proper Sacrifice Weekend Writing Warriors

Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)

The WIP isanepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released after Star Cruise: Outbreakin the late April/early May 2016 time frame.

Sandy and Mark have been transported to an unknown world. This snippet is from quite a bit further in the novel, afte...

Healer of the Nile Cover Reveal and Release

I’m happy to announce that my novella Healer of the Nile has now been released as a stand alone ebook. It was previously published last November in the Here Be Magic box set.

Here’s my gorgeous cover from Frauke Spanuth at Croco Designs!

The story:

1550 BCE

When Pharaoh sends injured warrior Tadenhut home to die, his noble family asks Mehyta, the local healer, to ease his path to the Afterlife. Mehyta discovers he’s trapped between Life and Death, caught in the dreamspace. Touched by his figh...

As My First Act Weekend Writing Warriors

Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)

The WIP isanepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released after Star Cruise: Outbreakin the late April/early May 2016 time frame. (NEWS: I have a blurb now! See below the excerpt!)

Sandy and Mark have been transported to an unknown world. This sni...

Veronica Does A Magazine Quiz Up Next

I found a fun quiz in January’s issue of Marie Claire magazine, entitled “Up Next.” They interviewed Zendaya, who I’ve like since seeing her on “Project Runway” a while ago and “Dancing With the Stars.”

You know me and magazine quizzes – can’t resist ’em!

Next Way To Reward Myself:Ms. Zendaya wants sleep. I’m out for the bling, have my eye on a new ring. Or a plant for the balcony.

Next Fear to Conquer: Sky diving? But I won’t be conquering it. I’m going to let it lie in my subconscious unles...

Jessica Subject MADE FOR HER Excerpt

So happy to have my friend and fellow science fiction romance author Jessica E. Subject as my guest today, with an excerpt from her new book MADE FOR HER. The book was actually first issued a few years ago, which is when I read it, but now Jessica has added material and revised.

The story:

After terrorists murder the love of her life, Colonel Mikayla Jones trains squadron after squadronof the clones he brought to life, to take to the skies. When she discovers a young clone of herhusband in he...

Silence Would Be Well Considered Weekend Writing Warriors

(If you’re here for the monthly SFRB Showcase, go here.)

Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)

The WIP isanepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released after Star Cruise: Outbreakin the late April/early May 2016 time frame.

Sandy and Mark have been transported to an unknown world. Th...

Wreck of the Nebula Dream Audiobook Teaser SFRB Showcase

Once a month the Science Fiction Romance Brigade authors showcase snippets from new work, WIPs, cover reveals or other fun things. The link is here for all the participants.

This month I’m going to share an audiobook sample from the SFR Galaxy Award WinningWreck of the Nebula Dream (sometimes referred to as “Titanic in space…”). The most wonderful actor, Michael Riffle, narrates my science fiction romances and this was the first book he did for me. Enjoy!

The Story
Traveling unexpectedly abo...

Wednesday Whimsy Flower Girls

Continuing on with my general theme of Spring and flowers, here are a series of Victorian trade (advertising) cards that feature delightful ladies perched a bit precariously on flower stems!

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions. Chanakya

There are always flowers for those who want to see them. Henri Matisse

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for...

Have You Nothing To Say Weekend Writing Warriors

Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)

The WIP isanepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released after Star Cruise: Outbreakin the April/May 2016 time frame.

Sandy and Mark have been transported to an unknown world. This snippet is from quite a bit further in the novel, after tey’ve le...