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Quick Book Browsing: Psychics and Sci-Fi Romance

In my book Stellar Affair, Ardra is caught up in a conflict between two groups of colonists, though she doesn’t know it. She was kidnapped and programmed with a set of coordinates that could mean life or death for a whole planet of people, and along with that, she’s reprogrammed with memories that aren’t hers. Jack has the psychic ability to read people’s minds, and he uses this talent to try to untangle Ardra’s memories to get at the coordinates. He isn’t supposed to fall in love with her along the way.

This is a short, relatively light novel that’s heavier on the psychic element than the sci-fi setting.

Books I Recommend:

Somewhere, My Love by Karen Fox – good SFR

Christine Feehan’s Ghostwalker series – plenty of action

Warrior by Angela Knight – although there’s time travel instead of psychics, I would put this book on this list

No Words Alone by Autumn Dawn – another good SFR

The Lancaster Rule by T.K. Toppin

Ruth Ann Nordin’s Suddenly a Bride – an alien comes to Earth to find a wife

Mindscape by Tal Valante – if you’re open to reading m/m romance

Barbara’s Redemption by Diane Saxon – a more erotic read, but I would also put it in this category thanks to the Dreampsych Transcender element

TV Shows/Movies I Recommend:

Starman (1984), starring Jeff Bridges – if you like this sort of light sci-fi, then I recommend this oldie but goodie

Arrival (2016), starring Amy Adams – deals more with communication and averting war

Other posts:

Quick Book Browsing: Sci-Fi Romance (or help, I’m being chased by an alien/monster/robot!)

Quick Book Browsing: Werewolf Romance

Quick Book Browsing: Fantasy

Quick Book Browsing: Paranormal Romance

Quick Book Browsing: Comedy and Mystery

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Published on January 13, 2017 06:22 • Tags: book-browsing, psychics, romance, sci-fi, science-fiction, sfr

Quick Book Browsing: Sci-Fi Romance

In my sci-fi romance Fate’s Mission, warrior priest Reinn sets out on a mission to investigate a new historical finding that could shatter everything his religious order believes in. Along the way, Fate brings him his soul mate, and Isibel’s destiny is entwined with his own. They face bombings, attempted kidnappings, and assassination attempts, and the danger only increases the closer they get to the truth.

Books I Recommend:

Linnea Sinclair’s Games of Command — I absolutely love this book, with its rich details and interesting characters

E.M. Havens’s Fate War: Alliance — if you enjoy steampunk

Lizzy Ford’s Damian’s Oracle — war between good and evil

R. Garland Gray’s The Rebel Lord — fighting against the threat of annihilation

Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness — not romance, but interesting sci-fi

Linnea Sinclair’s Gabriel’s Ghost

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Published on June 10, 2017 07:43 • Tags: book-browsing, romance, sci-fi, science-fiction, sfr

Looking for Something to Read?

For those of you who might have missed it, check out my blog series on book recommendations. I share some of my favorite books in Sci-Fi Romance, Fantasy, Cozy Mystery, and more.

Sci-Fi Romance
Sci-Fi Romance (or help, I’m being chased by an alien/monster/robot!)
Psychics and Sci-Fi Romance

Fantasy

Comedy and Mystery

Paranormal Romance
Shifters and Shifter Romance
Werewolf Romance
Dragon Shifters

The Lighter Side of Vampires (though not the sunny side)
Vampire Romance with Bite

Historical Romance

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Published on April 20, 2018 07:44 • Tags: book-browsing, fantasy, historical, paranormal-romance, pnr, romance, sci-fi, sfr, shifters, vampires, werewolf

Quick Book Browsing: More Sci-Fi and Sci-Fi Romance

In The Colony, Dr. Elisa Everett makes a huge paleontology discovery on the planet of Jangala, and the next thing she knows, all of her fellow colonists are slaughtered or missing. Alexander Valerian is part of the security team already en route to Jangala and finds Elisa hiding in a ventilation shaft, gasping for air. Will they be able to figure out what happened to the colonists and get off the planet before they share the same fate?

In Fate’s Mission, warrior priest Reinn sets out on a mission to investigate a new historical discovery that could shatter everything his religious order believes in. Along the way, Fate brings him his soul mate, and Isibel’s destiny is entwined with his own. They face bombings, attempted kidnappings, and assassination attempts, and the danger only increases the closer they get to the truth.

In Stellar Affair, Ardra is kidnapped and programmed with a set of coordinates that could mean life or death for a whole planet of people, and along with that, she’s reprogrammed with memories that aren’t hers. Jack has the psychic ability to read people’s minds, and he uses this talent to try to untangle Ardra’s memories to get at the coordinates. He isn’t supposed to fall in love with her along the way.

Books I Recommend:

Lindsay Buroker's Star Nomad — has a wonderfully snarky female captain and interesting crew, with lots of action and suspense

Terminus (Fringe Worlds, #1) by Kevin Hardman – Gant Maker is a bit like a sci-fi Jack Reacher, and his companion, Erlen, makes this a fun read

Flare Shifter (T'nari Renegades–Pleiadian Cycle, Prequel Novella) by Erin MacMichael – too much insta-love as far as the romance goes, but the alien races are interesting, and the story focuses on life for a conquered and occupied people.

Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts (Claimings #1) and the rest of the Claimings series by Lyn Gala – if you’re fine with a couple of spicy m/m love scenes, Lyn Gala does a fantastic job of creating an entire alien culture and makes the reader look at our own human cultures in a new light.

Prophecy (Prophecy #1) by Lea Kirk – although this book could have been edited better, the beginning catches the reader right away, and it’s nice to see an alien race that isn’t entirely homogenous and united.

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Published on June 13, 2018 08:27 • Tags: book-browsing, fiction, sci-fi, science-fiction, sfr