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My Second Anniversary for SFRB Showcase #SciFiRom

Welcome to the May Showcase of the Science Fiction Romance Brigade. Remember to go back and read the posts from the other authors at http://sfrcontests.blogspot.com/p/sfr-brigade-presents.html
See Promotion of >150 SciFi & Fantasy Books at the end of this post.
May 2016 marks the second anniversary of my journey as a published writer of science fiction romance stories. So, this month’s showcase is an opportunity to reflect on my progress. To date, I have published books in three series, a standalone novel and a novella. I’ll highlight the series here. Two of the books are only 99c.
Atrapako on Eden (2 books, published in 2014): The Lady is Blue, Book 1 Intrepid scientist solves mystery of scaly aliens. Dr. Lucy Stannis leads a quiet life as the chief biologist in the remote human colony on Eden, until an alien vessel makes first contact with the colonists. She is thrilled to meet the spaceship captain, the impressive Blue, Sa Kamizan Veedak, despite the scaled bodies and sharp claws of the formidable Atrapako. Conflicts arise, threatening the whole colony as well as Lucy’s tenuous friendship with Sa Kamizan. Lucy must employ all her skills to discover their secret and save the colony. If you like feisty heroines and mysteries where deceptions abound, then you’ll enjoy this science fiction adventure with a surprise twist at the end.
Buy Links US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1N951QInternational: http://authl.it/B00K1N951Q?d

The Grand Master’s Trilogy (complete; published in 2015)Grand Master’s Pawn, Book 1 (99c/99p)One young woman challenges the super psychics ruling the galaxy, and finds an impossible love. Young empath, Violet Hunter, dreams of exploring exotic planets as a Grand Master’s pawn. When life-threatening cracks appear in the teleportal web, Violet is tasked with investigating the disruption. Suspicions point to the twelve Grand Masters, and she must penetrate their curtain of secrecy to identify the culprit. Her challenges escalate when she meets the enigmatic man behind the griffin avatar. Armed with only her erratic powers and a mishmash of allies, she must challenge the most powerful beings in the galaxy.

Buy LinksUS: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TP1N5PMInternational: http://authI.it/B00MFY8A5Q?dhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1063569610http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grand-masters-pawn-aurora-springer/1121605722  https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/grand-master-s-pawn

Secret Supers (1 book, published in 2016)Super Starrella, Book 1 (99c/99p from 3rdto 9th May)The quiet summer before her freshman year turns frighteningly weird after Estelle Wright trespasses onto an Army base. Blown into the air and knocked unconscious, she wakes with a nascent superpower. Not to mention a winged horse with a snarky attitude and a mind of her own. Back home in Atalanta, a serial killer is targeting the students at Goldman University. Before long she must juggle college classes with sneaking out of the house after dark to battle alien monsters. Estelle’s life is in danger, but who can she trust: handsome Captain Copper from military intelligence, or hunky Toby, the tough gangster with a motorbike? Both men have secret agendas, but falling in love is not in their plans.

Buy Links US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7WC8R6/International: http://authl.it/B01C7WC8R6?d
May 7-8: Multi-author Promotion of >150 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels at 99c http://www.pattyjansen.com/promo


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Super Starrella - Next Snippet for #WeWriWa

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors . Here, writers in different genres showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read our snippets. Today, I’ll continue the teaser scene from my new release, Super Starrella. Estelle was knocked unconscious in an explosion. When she woke, she was tied down in a weird cylinder and heard strangers discussing her. Then, a woman entered and gave her a drink. Read last week’s snippet here:http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/20...
The second time she woke, Estelle grew angry, remembering what Dr. Netta had done. They had drugged her; she had to escape from this peculiar Clinic. This time, the transparent cylinder had vanished and she lay on what appeared to be a regular hospital bed. Her strength restored, Estelle sat up and slipped her legs over the edge of the bed. She waited, listening for any sound from her captors; all was quiet.  Gathering her courage, Estelle padded round the room and opened the cabinets, one by one. Her clothes hung in a tall cabinet on the back wall, next to a bright blue leotard and matching leggings. A shiver of certainty ran down her spine. As a child, Estelle had dreamed of being her favorite comic book character, Super Starrella, and flying across the sky chasing villains. If she wore the costume, her name would be Starrella.

Buy Links US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7WC8R6/International: http://authl.it/B01C7WC8R6?d
BlurbTeen superhero, Starrella, and her flying horse tackle villains in the skies of Atalanta. The quiet summer before her freshman year turns frighteningly weird after Estelle Wright trespasses onto an Army base. Blown into the air and knocked unconscious, she wakes with a nascent superpower. Not to mention a winged horse with a snarky attitude and a mind of her own. Back home in Atalanta, a serial killer is targeting the students at Goldman University. Before long she must juggle college classes with sneaking out of the house after dark to battle alien monsters. Estelle’s life is in danger, but who can she trust: handsome Captain Copper from military intelligence, or hunky Toby, the tough gangster with a motorbike? Both men have secret agendas, but falling in love is not in their plans. Young adult superheroes, quirky animal sidekicks, and a dash of romance enliven this thrilling adventure. Book 1 of the Secret Supers.

Soon, I'll switch to the next book in this series, which is coming together slowly. As always, your comments are welcome. Please return to www.wewriwa.com to sample the works of the other writers. 

Historical #Mystery & #Romance - The Curious Profession of Dr Craven by R. Harrison

DescriptionWhat is a poor anatomist to do? Twenty pounds, wasted, up in smoke when a beautiful young woman wakes up on the dissection table. Someone has made a ghastly error. Dr Richard Craven, an ethical doctor, has but one choice, to nurse the girl back to health and restore her to her family. That’s when his troubles start. She can’t remember anything, only her first name, and she isn’t even sure about that. As his household helps her to recover her strength and her memories trickle, then flood back, their mutual attraction buds into a flowing passion.Unfortunately one of the things she’s conveniently forgotten was her arranged engagement to a vulgar, but wealthy son of a Northern industrialist. Not only that, but there is some deep dark secret about Dr Craven that her father believes makes him completely ineligible.Resolving the resulting tangle in this sweet historical romance takes the combined efforts of the doctor’s once profligate brother, the Earl of Craven, a displaced French Royal, le Duc de Bourbon, and the visit of a mysterious French Baron to the sacred floor or Almack’s. 
99c DealBuy Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AAYVDA6
Excerpt
Dr. Craven meets his fate. He just doesn't know it yet. He's preparing to dissect another body when things come undone.
In the meantime, the boy undid the bandage that held the woman’s jaw shut tight. As he pulled it off her, her mouth opened and she gasped for air.He ran to his father and the doctor, shouting, “I tell you, Doctor, she’s alive!”Jonas and the doctor walked back to him, carrying a decanter of the brandy with them.Dr. Craven said, “Can’t be, Lad. That must just have been gas escaping from the body. They do that, you know, as they decompose.”The elder resurrection man nodded, “I’ve seen it before, many times.”His son replied, “So have I Dad, but this wasn’t that. She gasped for breath when I undid the bandage.”Dr. Craven said, “I’ll prove she’s dead. Put her on the table.” The resurrection men lifted the body from the floor and put it on the examining table. This cadaver was light for the two of them to lift. It having once been a delicate young female; they were gentler with it than they were usually.The doctor gave his hands a quick rinse. Something he did more for superstition than any rational basis, and then he examined the body.“She is warmer than I’d expect. The decomposition must be advancing rapidly. I’ll need that ice.” He paused. It, no not it, she breathed. It was a gasp, a weak one at that, but a breath.“Brandy!” He shouted, “and be quick about it, man. She’s alive.”The youngest resurrection man ran for the decanter and returned as fast as he could. “Here, sir.”The doctor took some and moistened the woman’s lips with it. She gasped again and stirred. “She’s cold, bring a blanket and a warm brick.” He immediately unwrapped the winding bandages from her body and untied the bindings on her legs and arms. “Come man, rub her legs. We must get the blood flowing.”Between the warmth, the brandy, and the commotion, the woman’s eyes suddenly opened, and she sat up. She saw this handsome dark-haired man looking at her. His concern for her was evident in his face.“Is this Heaven?”“No. England.”“Close enough.” Then she lay back and closed her eyes again.
  

The Solinar Veterinary Clinic - Snippet from Super Starrella for #WeWriWa #Superhero #Technothriller

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors . Here, writers in different genres showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read our snippets. Today, I’ll continue the teaser scene from my new release, Super Starrella. Estelle was knocked unconscious in an explosion. When she woke, she was tied down in a weird cylinder and heard strangers discussing her. Then, a woman in a white coat entered and spoke to her. Read last week’s snippet here:http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2016/04/can-i-go-home-snippet-from-super.htmlThe last sentence was “Can I go home?” Estelle shivered, afraid she was an unwilling participant in some outlandish experiment. 
“Not yet; we need to run more tests to ensure there are no unpleasant side effects. We have informed Mrs. Dawson that you are staying at the Solinar Veterinary Clinic.” The name raised new questions in Estelle’s mind. Wary of her captors, she asked, “Who are you?”“You may call me Dr. Netta,” the woman tapped the side of the table, eliciting a series of clicks. The top of the cylinder swung open and the straps loosened around Estelle’s ankles and wrists. Free to move, she rubbed her eyes and wondered if she were trapped in a nightmare. Dr. Netta removed a bulb from a cabinet, twisted off the top and offered the bulb to Estelle, “Drink this; you will gain energy.” Estelle squeezed the bulb and the cool liquid slid down her throat. Seconds later, her head swam, mist coiled before her eyes, and she fell down a dark hole.
If you are anxious to learn more, the eBook is FREE from 22nd to 24th.Buy Links US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7WC8R6/International: http://authl.it/B01C7WC8R6?d
BlurbTeen superhero, Starrella, and her flying horse tackle villains in the skies of Atalanta. The quiet summer before her freshman year turns frighteningly weird after Estelle Wright trespasses onto an Army base. Blown into the air and knocked unconscious, she wakes with a nascent superpower. Not to mention a winged horse with a snarky attitude and a mind of her own. Back home in Atalanta, a serial killer is targeting the students at Goldman University. Before long she must juggle college classes with sneaking out of the house after dark to battle alien monsters. Estelle’s life is in danger, but who can she trust: handsome Captain Copper from military intelligence, or hunky Toby, the tough gangster with a motorbike? Both men have secret agendas, but falling in love is not in their plans. Young adult superheroes, quirky animal sidekicks, and a dash of romance enliven this thrilling adventure. Book 1 of the Secret Supers.

As always, your comments are welcome. Please return to www.wewriwa.com to sample the works of the other writers. 

Weekend eBook Deals from 8 Authors #Romance #Mystery #Fantasy #YA

8 Great FREE and 99c eBooks for Readers

Free April 22-24thSciFi Fantasy & Sweet Romance, Super Starrella by Aurora Springer
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7WC8R6/International: http://authl.it/B01C7WC8R6?d
Free April 23-25thHistorical Romance, The Curious Profession of Dr Craven by R. Harrison
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AAYVDA6
Free April 23-27thHistorical Romance, Belle of Charleston by Jerri Hines
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q8M1EYK/
Murder Mystery, Just Different Devils (Book 7 Hetty Coffey series) by Jinx Schwartz

http://amzn.to/1qBNndD
PermaFree: Young Adult Mystery, Grade A Stupid by AJ Lape.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A4CHNL8/
Fantasy, Storm Crazy, Destiny Paramortals by Livia Quinn
http://amzn.to/1Synmau
99c: Sweet romance with a paranormal twist, The Ebb by Effrosyni Moschoudi http://amzn.to/1qQIueg

SciFi Fantasy, Born to Magic, Volume 1, Tales of Nevaeh by David Wind.
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QTYHVTO/
International: http://authl.it/B00QTYHVTO?d

Can I go home? Snippet from Super Starrella for #WeWriWa Superhero #Mystery

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors . Here, writers in different genres showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read our snippets. Today, I’ll continue the scene from my new release, Super Starrella. Estelle was knocked unconscious in an explosion. When she woke, she was tied down in a weird cylinder and heard strangers discussing her. Read last week’s snippet here: http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-wake-cycle-snippet-from-super.htmlI’ve skipped a couple of lines, and punctuated to fit:
Soft footsteps crossed the floor and a woman with sharp green eyes hovered into Estelle’s restricted view. The woman wore white overalls, and the severe oval of her face was framed in short brown hair. Leaning over Estelle, she asked, “How do you feel, Miss Wright?”“I’m okay,” Estelle’s voice was hoarse and her throat felt dry. She whispered, “What happened to me?” “There was an accident. We kept you overnight for observation and we’ve seen no evidence of physical damage.” The woman waved a stubby stick over Estelle’s body. The tip of the stick lit blue and Estelle imagined it was a magic wand.   “Can I go home?” Estelle shivered, afraid she was an unwilling participant in some outlandish experiment. 

BlurbTeen superhero, Starrella, and her flying horse tackle villains in the skies of Atalanta. The quiet summer before her freshman year turns frighteningly weird after Estelle Wright trespasses onto an Army base. Blown into the air and knocked unconscious, she wakes with a nascent superpower. Not to mention a winged horse with a snarky attitude and a mind of her own. Back home in Atalanta, a serial killer is targeting the students at Goldman University. Before long she must juggle college classes with sneaking out of the house after dark to battle alien monsters. Estelle’s life is in danger, but who can she trust: handsome Captain Copper from military intelligence, or hunky Toby, the tough gangster with a motorbike? Both men have secret agendas, but falling in love is not in their plans. Young adult superheroes, quirky animal sidekicks, and a dash of romance enliven this thrilling adventure. Book 1 of the Secret Supers.
Buy Links US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7WC8R6/International: http://authl.it/B01C7WC8R6?d
As always, your comments are welcome. I may be running late this week since I'm away celebrating my wedding anniversary. Please return to www.wewriwa.com to sample the works of the other writers.

Strategy for Promoting Books in a Series #IndieAuthors #Marketing

As an Indie author, I appreciate free promotion. But, how well does it work? I summarize a strategy for a standalone novel in this previous post: http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2015/10/can-free-promotions-help-indie-authors.html
This month, I tested a strategy for promoting the three books in my Grand Master’s Trilogy. Using free sites only, I promoted Book 2 FREE from April 1-5thwith Book 1 set at 99c.  
Grand Master’s Pawn: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TP1N5PMGrand Master’s Game: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0104OFJJ8 Grand Master’s Mate: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018EHAA7S
Listed on the Following Siteshttp://bookangel.co.uk/submit-your-bookhttp://askdavid.com/free-ebook-promotionbookscream.com bookhearts.com  for 4/1/16bookpraiser.comhttp://theereadercafe.com/promote-your-books/http://www.freebooksy.com/editorial-submissions/  free99books.comEbooklister  bookbraghttp://www.frugal-freebies.com/p/submit-freebie.htmlBookhippo (unlikely since only 1 review in UK)Bookzio (tried)Readersgazette Patty Jansen’s Promo (Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror) for April 2-3 (pattyjansen.com/promo)
Ranking : Book 2, Grand Master’s Game, hit top ranks of #2 FREE in First Contact and Space Exploration subcategories on Amazon at different times on the second day of the promotion. Amazon Best Sellers Rank:#502 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store) #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Space Exploration #3 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > First Contact #3 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Superhero  Amazon Best Sellers Rank:#452 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store) #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > First Contact It reached the Amazon Best Sellers Rank of #388 Free in Kindle Store. Amazon Best Sellers Rank:#388 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store) #4 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > First Contact   Book 1 Grand Master’s Pawn(99c) showed the best rankings of:Amazon Best Sellers Rank:#14,630 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #101 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Superheroes #103 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Superhero #149 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > First Contact
Here are the results: Sales over April 1-5th Book 2: A total of 1796 FREE copies given away.Book 1: 47 sold at $0.99Book 3: 8 sold at $2.99 Profit (All ROI) = $31 plus KU reads and continued sales over the next few days
Would I do it again? Yes! This free promotion worked better than the paid one I ran in earlier this year and the books achieved temporary prominence after weeks of little action. 
Thoughts: The boost is temporary.Discounting to 99c helps to track the results and brings in more readers. What strategy works for you?  
Secret Weapons I acknowledge help with tweets and retweets from the members of the eNovelAuthorsatWork group. and also cross-promotion by authors in Patty Jansen's Promo. 

New Release in #AI - Birth of Adam by Liza O'Connor

Is it possible to for a mother to have triplets, each having a different father? YES, this is an actual possibility, not just some weird thing Liza made up.It even has a name:
Birth of AdamBook 2 of the Artificial Intelligence Sci-Rom SeriesBy Liza O’Connor
BlurbWith a new identity, Amanda believes she has left her past behind. Then she acquires a stalker. She contacts the FBI and in doing so alerts a program she once created to her location. Now ensconced in the internet, the program is safe from harm, smarter than ever, and sentient. Presenting itself on her phone as a handsome face with a sexy British accent, “Adam” ingratiates himself into Amanda’s life. To ensure her safety and happiness, the sentient program proves there is absolutely nothing he can’t and won’t do.
ExcerptAll three of her daughters were healthy, ranging from six pounds to eight. Their varying sizes, hair colors and facial shapes left no doubt they were fraternal rather than identical triplets. Amanda was greatly relieved. In her recent nightmares, she couldn’t tell them apart and kept feeding the same baby while the other two starved.Adam had been greatly amused by her silly worries, and now she knew why.“Think you can sort them out?” he teased as he put the dark-haired girl onto her chest as she held the blonde and redhead in her arms.The nurse wanted to remove two babies to the crib, but after taking a picture of Amanda and her babies to send to Bresnan, Adam handed the dark-haired girl to Bastion and picked up the blonde and gave her to Simon and Pinchot. He then focused his attention on her and the red-haired beauty in her arms. She caressed each baby’s head. Bresnan was dark-haired, as was Bastion. Simon and Pinchot had light-brown hair. How on earth had she managed to have a red-haired baby?
BUY LINKSFor the Artificial Intelligence Series
Book 1Public Secrets AMAZON Free with Kindle Unlimited
Book 2Birth of Adam AMAZON Free with Kindle Unlimited

About LizaLiza O’Connor was raised badly by feral cats, left the South/Midwest and wandered off to find nicer people on the east coast. There she worked for the meanest man on Wall Street, while her psychotic husband tried to kill her three times. (So much for finding nicer people.) Then one day she declared enough, got a better job, divorced her husband, and fell in love with her new life where people behaved nicely. But all those bad behaviors have given her lots of fodder for her books. Please buy these books, because otherwise, she’ll become grumpy and write troubled novels instead. They will likely traumatize you.You have been warned.Mostly humorous books by Liza:A Long Road to Love Series: (Humorous Contemporary Odd Romance) Worst Week Ever — Laugh out loud week of disasters of Epic proportions. Oh Stupid Heart — The heart wants what it wants, even if it’s impossible. Coming to Reason — There is a breaking point when even a saint comes to reason. Climbing out of Hell — The reconstruction of a terrible man into a great one. The Hardest Love — Is to love oneself. Sam’s story.
The White Oak-Mafia Series: (Spunky, strong women who have given up on love, but find it anyway) A Fortune to Die For — Megan wins the Mega Times Lottery and discovers it comes with a curse. Soon even the Mafia wants to kill her. Unexpected Love — Coming Soon: What could be stranger than a British Prince falling in love with a Mafia Princess?
Requires Rescue Series: (Contemporary Romance where even the strong needs help.) Saving Casey — Cass wakes up in the body of a troubled teen who has burned every bridge imaginable. Her only choice is to turn this life around, but that’s much harder than she ever imagined. Saving Molly — Coming soon: Sean rescues a young woman who smiles too much, and she saves him and his child in return.
Humorous Singles: Ghost Lover —Two British brothers fall in love with the same young woman. Ancestral ghost is called in to fix the situation. And there’s a ghost cat that roams about the book as well. (Humorous Contemporary Romance)
Humorous Sci-Fi series The Gods of Probabilities — In the Multiverses, anything can & does happen. Join the bickering Gods and the sentient beings they oversee. Surviving Outbound — Earth is doomed, but the odds of surviving outbound isn’t much better. Surviving Terranue — Welcome to Terranue. Prepare to be baked, pummeled, and frozen. But first you’ll have to survive the black death growing in the cliffs. Surviving Sojourn — You know you have reason to worry when a hyper-grown one-year-old is made captain of the ship.
Sci-Fi Romance with Artificial Intelligence and Suspense  Public Secrets — Carla Simon is a best-selling novelist besieged by death threats and lawsuits because her stories keep turning out to be true. Birth of Adam —  Carla changes her identity and enrolls in college, but the AI program finds her and ensconces its life into hers.
The Adventures of Xavier & Vic Sleuth series: (Late Victorian/Mystery/Romance) The Troublesome Apprentice — The greatest sleuth in Victorian England hires a young man who turns out to be a young woman. The Missing Partner — Opps! The greatest sleuth in Victorian England goes missing, leaving Vic to rescue him, a suffragette, and about 100 servants. Not to mention an eviscerating cat. Yes, let’s not mention the cat. A Right to Love — A romantic detour for Jacko. Want to see how amply rewarded Jacko was when he & Vic save an old woman from Bedlam? The Mesmerist — The Mesmerist can control people from afar and make them murder for her. Worse yet, Xavier Thorn has fallen under her spell. Well Kept Secrets — The problems with secrets is that they always come to light, no matter how you wish to silence them. Pack of Trouble — Changes are a part of life, but these changes almost kill Vic. The Darkest Days — Muddled cases make Vic very grumpy.
Disturbing Historical: Untamed & Unabashed —The youngest of the Bennet sisters, Lydia, tells her story. A faithful, yet provocative spinoff from Pride & Prejudice. (Warning: Lydia is frisky.)


FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUTLIZA O'CONNORInvestigate these sites:The Multiverses of Liza O’Connor Liza's Blog and Website   Facebook   Twitter

The wake cycle - Snippet from Super Starrella for #WeWriWa #Superhero #Romance

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors . Here, writers in different genres showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read our snippets. Today, I’ll continue the scene from my new release, Super Starrella. Estelle was knocked unconscious in an explosion. When she woke, she was tied down in a strange room and heard strange voices discussing her. Read last week’s snippet here: http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2016/04/set-her-free-snippet-from-super.html
The woman said, “Sol Farleon, the girl may wake soon. We expected her to be unconscious for at least twenty four hours, but she keeps rousing and must be dosed back to sleep. Her body requires time to adapt to the transformation. The next cycle will finish in two minutes.” “We don’t want her to eavesdrop on our conversation. Activate the block and we’ll leave her to your ministrations, Mir Celeste,” the older man ordered. “I’ll start the wake cycle,” the woman said. Their voices faded. Estelle assumed they had muted the sound in some manner.

BlurbTeen superhero, Starrella, and her flying horse tackle villains in the skies of Atalanta. The quiet summer before her freshman year turns frighteningly weird after Estelle Wright trespasses onto an Army base. Blown into the air and knocked unconscious, she wakes with a nascent superpower. Not to mention a winged horse with a snarky attitude and a mind of her own. Back home in Atalanta, a serial killer is targeting the students at Goldman University. Before long she must juggle college classes with sneaking out of the house after dark to battle alien monsters. Estelle’s life is in danger, but who can she trust: handsome Captain Copper from military intelligence, or hunky Toby, the tough gangster with a motorbike? Both men have secret agendas, but falling in love is not in their plans. Young adult superheroes, quirky animal sidekicks, and a dash of romance enliven this thrilling adventure. Book 1 of the Secret Supers.
Buy Links US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7WC8R6/International: http://authl.it/B01C7WC8R6?d

A Tale of Two Colonies is FREE until April 12th: US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFY8A5QInternational: http://authl.it/41v?d

As always, your comments are welcome. Please return to www.wewriwa.com to sample the works of the other writers. 

Snippet for #SFFSat from A Tale of Two Colonies

Welcome to the final Saturday of Science Fiction & Fantasy and read snippets exchanged by several writers. http://scififansat.blogspot.com/ I have enjoyed being in this group, reading your contributions and comments, and making new friends. In the past year, I have published the Grand Master's Trilogy (SciFi/fantasy & romance) and started a new series with Super Starrella (superheros, aliens, quirky animals & romance). Very productive, considering  my "day job" as a scientist. For anyone who wishes to follow my work in future, I have also been posting snippets on Sundays at http://www.wewriwa.comMy snippet today is from an older work, A Tale of Two Colonies. Tiger Lily competes for a place on the next colony ship. This section highlights why she wants to leave the Terra slums.
Lily strode through the grimy subterranean passages to her tiny room, flushed with the success of her performance and indifferent to the hunched figures of the silent passersby. She ignored the group of five ragged youths lounging idly at the corner, until they moved deliberately in her direction. “Out alone!” one man jeered, clearly believing her to be vulnerable. “We’ll give you a good time!” another man called with vulgar intentions, reaching out to grab her arm. She swiveled rapidly, punching him below the belt. He collapsed with a moan. Two others advanced angrily on her. She leaped at them, aiming a vicious kick. Her target crumpled in agony, clutching at his groin. The third man hesitated, unluckily for him. Her fist thudded against his jaw and he sagged to the ground, unconscious. One of the two youths, who had hung behind well out of the action, shouted, “Watch out! It’s Tiger Lily; I saw her fight in the arena.”The other man called, “She’s big trouble, let’s get out of here!”

DescriptionFight for freedom. Fight to survive - For refugees from an overcrowded Earth, dreams of a better life on an alien planet transform into a terrifying battle for survival. Nothing will stand in the way of Tiger Lily's dream of escaping the subterranean slums of Terra and visiting the stars. She enters the fierce competition for a place in the scout team on the next spaceship to the remote planet of Delta, where an earlier colony disappeared. Before the ship departs, the arrival of a mysterious message from Delta suggests that the descendants of the first colonists may have survived.A risky mission to seek the lost colony exposes the scouts to unexpected attacks, and they encounter a grim warrior in the isolated valley. Has Tiger Lily met her match in the tortured man? Is he leading them to safety or further danger? And who are the real rulers of this strange world? Do you enjoy exciting adventures with alien encounters? Do you like your science fiction with a dash of romance? Read “A Tale of Two Colonies”, a story of betrayal, survival and hope by indie author, Aurora Springer.    
The eBook is FREE from 8th-12th April. A Tale of Two Colonies: US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFY8A5QUS: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MFY8A5QInternational: http://authl.it/41v?d
Please return to http://scififansat.blogspot.com/ and read the other snippets.
Your comments are welcome as always. 
All my books can  be found at -  http://www.amazon.com/Aurora-Springer/e/B00K2C4NL8