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Shieldbearer: Sneak Peek 2

Shieldbearer: Thornraven, Volume 2   begins development edits in July.   While we wait for my editor, here is a sneak peek.

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Lucius taps his slate, authorizing Commandant Sheila to assign the Troy relief troops to the crevasse and refinery. With over half the Desperation militia yet to be cleared for duty, the addition of two score militia is a gift from the shades. The sound of the bedchamber door has him setting aside his slate.

Lilian is delectable . . .
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Indie Spotlight on Romance: 2020 RONE Finalists: Time Travel/SciFi

It's that time of year, again. The 2020 RONE Finalists have been announced. For the balance of the summer, the spotlight will be featuring the finalists in various categories. This year, I'm honored to have a novel in the Time Travel/Scifi category.

Bond Proof

In defiance of the odds, Lilian is within a month of proving her bond, driving desperate Odds Managers to ever increasing bounties on her life—every step beyond the security of the cartel is perilous. Within the cartel, she must put aside her fear, giving all her attention to her duty and the decorum demanded of an apprentice.

The success of the Nightingale launch has brought Lucius and Serengeti into the center of Twelve Systems commerce. As the Nightingale Command Crew is gathers on Metricelli Prime to prepare for the dangerous voyage to the Thirteenth System, whispers of pirates emerge from the Eleventh and Twelfth Systems. A decade before, pirates almost to toppled Serengeti, their reemergence so close to the Nightingale launch endangers all Lucius has achieved. When a group of free-traders arrive from those distant systems, they threaten to resurrect an ancient Mercio scandal that could undermine the honor of Blooded Dagger and Serengeti, and imperil all Lucius' values.

In the final days of Lilian’s apprenticeship, danger lurks in every shadow. It will require all Lucius’ power and Lilian’s courage to achieve her bond proof.

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The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio

Her visions guide her to the truth, but sometimes the truth is better left dead…

On May 28, 1606, in Rome Italy, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio fights a duel to first blood against the powerful pimp, Ranuccio. When the duel turns deadly, Caravaggio flees Rome and spends the rest of his life as a fugitive.

On October 18, 1969, Caravaggio's masterpiece, the Nativity, was stolen from a church in Palermo, Sicily. Considered one of the greatest art thefts in history, the painting is still missing.

In present-day Lake Bluff, Illinois, art historian, Angela Renatus and detective Alex Caine visit Angela’s father, Oliver, to announce their engagement. Their visit leads to a dangerous mission for Angela and Alex – to find Caravaggio’s stolen masterpiece. A web of secrets and lies entangles the couple – taking them on a twisted and treacherous journey into the artist’s very own heart of darkness.

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To Weave A Highland Tapestry

Patrick MacFhearguis, hardened by battles won and lost, desires what he can never have—peace within his heart and soul. Yet, the ever-meddling Fae weave a new journey for him to conquer. A task this highlander is determined to resist.

When skilled weaver, Gwen Hywel, is commissioned to create a tapestry for the MacFhearguis clan, she embraces the assignment. While seeking out ideas, she finds herself clutching the one thread that can alter the tapestry of her life and heart.

A man conflicted by past deeds. A woman with no family of her own. Is it possible for love to unravel an ancient past, in order to claim two badly scarred hearts? Or will the light of hope be doused forever?

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Tribe of Daughters

For the past seventy years, deep in the mountains and totally secluded from civilization, a matriarchal society has thrived. In this small village there are no brothers, no fathers, no sons. In this village men exist only to serve the women, and boys have no mothers. In this village men do as they are told and defiance is severely punished.

This is the only life Wilderness has ever known, but when Jameson is brought in from the outside to be her husband, everything she thought she knew about strength and love is tested. As they struggle to find their place in the village, they suddenly find themselves face to face with outsiders who threaten to destroy everything they love, and it doesn’t take long to realize that they will have to work together, men and women alike, if they want to survive.

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99c Bundle Sale

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I'm so excited about Bond Proof being a 2020 RONE Finalists, I'm celebrating by putting the award winning first two volumes on sale for the month of June.

Five-stars.  The world building in this series is absolutely phenomenal. . . Lillian is brilliant.  She is fierce and smart and vulnerable and endearing. ~ Melissa Brus, Paranormal Romance Guild, April 2019

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Life within the Serengeti Cartel is perilous, riddled with malice and intrigue that can threaten the mightiest of warriors. For Lilian – brilliant, despised, and one misstep away from execution for her father’s crimes – all that stands between her and destruction is the powerful warrior Lucius Mercio. In return for his protection, Lilian becomes Lucius' apprentice, yielding control of her body, will, and intellect.

THE CARTEL: The Apprentice, Volume 1
Lucius Mercio commands one of the most powerful Cartels in the Twelve Systems. As clever and ambitious as he is ruthless, Lucius' wealth, influence, and power place him among the elite of the warrior caste. It is not enough. Lucius intends to take his Cartel to unimaginable heights with the aid of Lilian's brilliance. He faces only one obstacle. Lucius must keep Lilian alive.

BRIGHT STAR: The Apprentice, Volume 2
In the second volume in the Twelve Systems Chronicles, Lilian’s enemies are more determined than ever to see her destroyed. A visitor from her past will endanger her future and threaten to destroy Lucius’ slowly developing trust. To survive the next set of challenges Lilian will need to find new reserves of courage, wit, and determination.

When Lucius’ motivations and ambitions are revealed, they are far more extraordinary than Lilian imagined.

Bond Proof 2020 RONE Finalist

Woot! Thank you to everyone for voting!

Bond Proof is a finalist for a 2020 RONE (Reward for Novel Excellence) Award in Time Travel/Science Fiction. To be nominated, a novel must have at least 4 1/2 Stars from one of InD'tale's professional reviewers. (Bond Proof has 5-stars).

To become a finalist, the novel must have popular support -- that would be all the wonderful votes you all cast.

THANK YOU.

Without all your support, Bond Proof would not have made it to the panel of industry judges; other authors and readers.

A big thank you to InD'tale for sponsoring the RONE Awards!

Indie Spotlight on Romance: Galactic Enemies-to-Lovers

Aliens-need-brides is a staple trope of Science Fiction Romance. In a nice departure from the standard, Zina Wes sets up enemies-to-lovers political arrangement in the first book of her Makaen Warriors series, Alien Goddess: Sarah.

To ensure her safety, the future human ambassador on Makaen has to bond to a Makaen warrior.

Free-spirited Sarah is anything but diplomatic. But to end the war between humans and an alien race called the Makaen, she’s persuaded to accept the position of ambassador, which requires bonding to a Makaen warrior and living with him on his planet. Sarah is far from enthusiastic about marrying a dominant sex-crazed brute. Furthermore, a bonded female is supposed to be demure and obedient. Words that definitely aren't in her translator.

Kealen Bakan, commander of the most powerful warship of the Makaen's military, agrees to bond to one of his former enemies out of a sense of duty. His hate for her species burns deep inside, but after touching her he knows one thing for sure: the human female belongs to him, and he's never going to let her go. He soon experiences that fighting in a war might be less dangerous than handling this stubborn female.

Their first contact is electrifying- literally, and raises the question of whether they were brought together by divine intervention.

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Twelve Systems Giveaway: Art of Stealth

Art of Stealth: The Apprentice, Volume 2.5 is FREE

This 16,000 word short occurs in the sevenday between the end of Bright Star: The Apprentice, Volume 2 and the start of Transgressions. In the aftermath of the festival brawl Lilian's assailants level counter charges that could send her to the final draught. With Lucius engaged in family matters, she must rely on Master Malcon's aid to thwart her enemies. Includes Gloribell'e origin story.

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Indie Spotlight on Romance: Mystery, Suspense with a twist of BDSM

A sexy federal agent, an altruistic small business owner, a corporate CEO, and an unsolved murder mystery. All are elements of a fun romantic suspense novel. In the first volume of the Doms of the FBI, Michele Zurlo takes it to the next level with a with a steamy romance, BDSM style. In a nice departure from the standard BDSM romance, both main characters come with experience and the unfolding of their relationship is nicely counterpointed with their ongoing negotiation of hard and soft limits.
Re/Bound

Losing her master ripped Darcy's world apart. Falling in love put it back together. Malcolm is an undercover agent, and she's his unwitting asset. Can a relationship built on lies survive the truth?

Picking herself up after the devastating loss of her master is more difficult than Darcy anticipated. Just when she needs someone the most, a handsome Dom steps in. Theo is thoughtful, dominant, and demanding—everything she needs. He pushes her boundaries, tests her limits, and takes her to new heights. With him, she remembers what it is to feel joy and love and a firm hand on her ass.

Agent Malcolm Legato is after a corrupt businessman, and Darcy is his ticket into the upper echelon of Snyder Corp. As he cultivates her as an asset, he falls hard for this feisty submissive, and he knows he'll break her heart the moment she finds out he's been lying to her all along.

When it all falls apart, will Darcy be able to find the strength to forgive Malcolm so they can build a life together and the courage to bring justice to the man she loved and lost?
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Prizes! Games! Giveaways! - SFR May 4th Celebration Event

Love Science Fiction and Fantasy Romance?

Join me and 23 other authors in a six hour event.

Sponsored by the FB Group Scifi and Fantasy Romance the even runs from 3p -9p EDT on Monday, May 4th. Posts will stay active for 24-hours, so plenty of to visit and participate.

For Twelve Systems fans there will be a giveaway of a never before published outtake that covers the sevendays between Bright Star and Transgressions

To join the group, follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/14335...



3:00 p.m. – Abbey MacMunn
3: 15 p.m. – Kate Rudolph
3: 30 p.m. – Lea Kirk
3:45 p.m. – Arcadia Shield
4:00 p.m. – Liz Paffel
4:15 p.m.- Jessica Grayson
4:30 p.m. – Sabrina Kade
4:45 p.m. – E.G. Manetti

5:00 p.m. – Sue Lyndon
5: 15 p.m. – Kathy Fawcett
5:30 p.m. – Tamsin Ley
5:45 p.m. – Alexandra Christian
6:00 p.m. – Bex McLynn
6:15 p.m. – Samantha Sanders
6:30 p.m. – Charity Wells
6:45 p.m. – Leslie Chase

7:00 p.m. – Susan Grant
7:15 p.m. – Cara Bristol
7:30 p.m. – Tasha Black
7:45 p.m. - Alison Aimes
8:00 p.m. – Honey Phillips
8:15 p.m. – L. Starfyre
8:30 p.m. – Cynthia Sax
8:45 p.m. – Stephanie West

Indie Spotlight on Romance: Space Opera

Vast and corrupt empires. Exotic aliens. Daring heroes and heroines. Rogues and criminals. Faster than light speed travel. Strange worlds. Space stations. Star ship armadas. All these elements are present and more in Greta van der Rol's Iron Admiral duo.

The Iron Admiral: Conspiracy

Peace in the Galaxy hangs in the balance.

Amid rising inter-species tensions, brilliant systems Engineer Allysha Marten takes one last job to rid her of debts and her cheating husband. On the mysterious planet Tisyphor she meets a security guard who wins her trust and her affection. Like her, he suspects that there's more to the operation on Tisyphor than reopening an abandoned mine. Together, they uncover a plot that threatens to plunge the Galaxy into inter-species war.

As they scramble to prevent the coming holocaust, Allysha is horrified to learn that her new lover is ex-Admiral Chaka Saahren, the man the Ptorix call Chozhu the Destroyer, the man responsible for the death of her father, along with millions of other innocent civilians.

In a race against time, Saahren must convince Allysha to set aside her conflicted emotions about him to help him prevent the coming conflagration. And perhaps while he's doing that, he'll win back the only woman he's ever loved.

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The Iron Admiral: Deception

Grand Admiral Chaka Saahren has the rewards of rank.

…but he doesn’t have Systems Engineer Allysha Marten. Determined to keep her safe, Saahren will go to any lengths to win back the woman he loves. Allysha agrees to temporary employment by the Fleet, hoping to avoid at all costs the man she believes responsible for the death of innocent civilians, including her estranged father.

Sean O’Reilly has a plan…

…and it involves hijacking Allysha and convincing her, one way or another, to do just one more job—a job that would clear his debts and save his hide.

Allysha Marten must come to terms with her feelings…

…in the face of a reality that suggests she is a pawn in a growing power struggle, one where she will need all her skills and cunning to outwit a heinous plot that could result in the loss of billions of human lives.

When Allysha decides to tackle the conspirators on her own, she forces an impossible choice on… The Iron Admiral.
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Bond Proof Needs Votes!

Nominated for a 2020 RONE (Reward for Novel Excellence), Bond Proof needs votes to reach the finals. Please vote.

Category: Time Travel/Science Fiction.
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Voting ends 8P on Sunday May 3.


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