Dark Warlord Featured On Veronica Scott’s New Releases
Woot! Dark Warlord was mentioned in Veronica Scott’s awesome weekly roundup of SciFi Romance Releases!
See All Of The Releases Here: https://veronicascott.wordpress.com/2018/07/25/new-releases-in-scifi-and-fantasy-romance-for-wednesday-july-25/
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Battling the Barbarian…
All Chamele Warlords have a destined mate, a gerel they are fated to spend their lifespans with. Batu, being genetically enhanced, believes he’s the sole exception. He devotes himself to battle, is resigned to living a solitary life, dying with swords in both of his hands.
Then he sees her.
Genine is a warrior female intent on protecting her loved ones. To keep them safe, she must face Fighter Batu in the ring. If she loses to the barbarian, she becomes his to do with as he wishes. And he wishes her to submit to his deep voice, rough touch, passionate kisses. If she defeats Batu, she will have to kill the one male she was destined to love.
This story was previously part of a box set.
Dark Warlord is a short companion story in the Refuge series and is meant to be read after Dark Flight.
It is a SciFi Romance set in a gritty, dark world.
Buy Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Warlord-Refuge-Book-5-ebook/dp/B07DTC3GC9/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Warlord-Refuge-Book-5-ebook/dp/B07DTC3GC9/
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dark-warlord/id1400222501
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-warlord-cynthia-sax/1128930563
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-warlord
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/841778
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Dark Warlord Re-Releases Today!
Woot! It is the re-release day for Dark Warlord!
(Dark Warlord was originally part of the Alien Alphas box set.
That released in January.
If you have that box set, you have this story.
Nothing has changed.)
Battling the Barbarian…
All Chamele Warlords have a destined mate, a gerel they are fated to spend their lifespans with. Batu, being genetically enhanced, believes he’s the sole exception. He devotes himself to battle, is resigned to living a solitary life, dying with swords in both of his hands.
Then he sees her.
Genine is a warrior female intent on protecting her loved ones. To keep them safe, she must face Fighter Batu in the ring. If she loses to the barbarian, she becomes his to do with as he wishes. And he wishes her to submit to his deep voice, rough touch, passionate kisses. If she defeats Batu, she will have to kill the one male she was destined to love.
This story was previously part of a box set.
Dark Warlord is a short companion story in the Refuge series and is meant to be read after Dark Flight.
It is a SciFi Romance set in a gritty, dark world.
Buy Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Warlord-Refuge-Book-5-ebook/dp/B07DTC3GC9/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Warlord-Refuge-Book-5-ebook/dp/B07DTC3GC9/
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dark-warlord/id1400222501
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-warlord-cynthia-sax/1128930563
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-warlord
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/841778
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The Cyborg’s Secret Baby And Reading Order
I’m received some questions about where in the cyborg series The Cyborg’s Secret Baby (releasing September 25th) belongs. DOES it belong in the cyborg series?
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is written very much as a standalone. There’s only one recurring couple (Vengeance and Astrid). You don’t need to know about that couple to enjoy the story. Anything that has happened in the series that you need to know for The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is explained. I assume this will be the first story some folks will read.
But it belongs in the cyborg world and it could have been part of the series. The reason I wrote this outside the series is, being a secret baby romance, part of the story happens before the mass cyborg rebellion and part of the story happens after the mass cyborg rebellion.
If you’re already a cyborg series reader, I recommend reading it after Taking Vengeance (i.e. in the order the stories are released). If you’re brand new to the series, you can read it first with no difficulties.
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The Cyborg’s Secret Baby
A fierce cyborg warrior and his curvy human female share a no-longer-so-little secret.
Stealth, a K Model cyborg, knows his passion for Zebrina, the commander’s human daughter, is forbidden, yet he can’t resist the curvy female. He craves her touch, cherishes her sounds of pleasure, would do anything to keep her safe.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cyborgs-secret-baby/id1404800721
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cyborgs-secret-baby-cynthia-sax/1128976169
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-cyborg-s-secret-baby
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/870968
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How Many Books Should Be In A Series?
Note: This post is about series that are self-published. If you are working with a publisher, that publisher will likely decide how many books are in your series. You might have series canceled early or the publisher might convince you to extend it. You have little control over this (which is one of the reason I currently prefer self-publishing).
When writers are discussing series, the most common question asked is… how many books should be in a series? The short and dirty answer is… as many as you need to tell the story you want to tell.
There are no rules to writing books or to crafting a series. If there is an overall arc (and there doesn’t need to be one in a series), that should preferably be resolved. It is one of the reasons readers are reading the series. But some gifted writers have broken that ‘rule’ also.
Do what makes sense for you and for your series.
I’ll, however, share what works for me. That might or might not work for you but it will give you things to think about when crafting your series.
Creating Stopping Points
The cyborg series currently has 12 stories in it. I plan to write many more. BUT if you analyze that series, you’ll see there are possible stopping points for it every three or four books.
I could have stopped the series after the stories for the three original cyborgs were resolved, for example. I could have stopped it after the mass cyborg rebellion as another example. I would have written those ‘last’ stories differently but I could have ended the series at those points.
This gives me flexibility. If I’m no longer passionate about the series or readers no longer enjoy the stories (I often judge interest in the series by pre-order numbers), I can pause or stop the series at these points.
Extending A Series
If I’m still loving a series and readers are enjoying it also, I will often extend it.
The Refuge/Dark Thoughts series was originally a four-story series (Dark Thoughts, Dark Flight, Dark Strength, Dark Fire). At the end of Dark Fire, the baddies introduced in Dark Flight have all been confronted. Kralj, Dark Thought’s hero, has traveled his complete character arc. If someone merely read those four stories, they should be satisfied.
But there are plenty of secondary characters whose stories I can tell. The Medic captured me in Dark Strength. I knew I HAD to tell her story. I see Dark Cure, that fifth longer story (Dark Warlord is a shorter story), as a bonus story. It isn’t part of the core series. (I also see it as a bridge story between the Refuge series and the upcoming Barbarian Warlord series.)
Ending (Or Pausing) The Series
Readers become upset if series aren’t completed. I make that a goal of mine.
If I love a brand new series but it isn’t (YET) appealing to readers, I will pause it at one of the stopping points. This might mean writing two more stories in the series, which won’t have huge numbers of readers (at the moment). I still write until that stopping point.
Why?
Because I don’t want to upset the few readers I do have. I feel I owe them a complete story arc. Also, some series take extra time to connect with readers (both the Cyborg series and the Refuge series didn’t really catch on until three books had been released). I’ll give any series two more stories.
How do you decide how many stories should be in a series?
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Dark Fire
What the Beast wants, the Beast gets.
Dare’s savage nature has made him an outcast among his kind. The silver-scaled Dracheon warrior can’t control his inner beast. It’s too strong. When his primitive instincts told him his destined mate was on Carinae E, he had no choice. He had to travel to the outlaw planet. There, he hoped to meet a female powerful enough to survive his Drache.
He finds Faylee, a delicate little human.
Faylee is the best thief on the planet. Everyone she encounters mistakes her for a young boy…except for a tall, shiny warrior from off-planet. When she gazes into Dare’s flame-filled eyes, he makes her feel, for the first time, like a desirable female. The fire-breathing male has her yearning for hot kisses, fierce embraces, and a future filled with love. She doesn’t realize mating with him might be the last thing she ever does.
Dare’s beast isn’t the only danger on the planet. An enemy from the past has returned and he’s determined to stop Dare and Faylee…permanently. They’ll need luck and the assistance of every warrior in the Refuge to stay alive.
Dark Fire is a STANDALONE SciFi Romance set in a gritty, dark world.
Buy Today:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Fire-Refuge-Book-4-ebook/dp/B07CW2Y8B7/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Fire-Refuge-Book-4-ebook/dp/B07CW2Y8B7/
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dark-fire/id1381353384
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-fire-cynthia-sax/1128614574
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-fire-22
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/824382
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The Cyborg’s Secret Baby Available For Pre-order
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby, my contribution to the awesome In The Stars multi-author series, is releasing September 25th and is available for pre-order now.
This story is loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series but can be read on its own.
Despite its fun title, this IS a dark story. It made my awesome editor cry three times. That’s an all time record. There are some laughs, however, and it IS a romance with the expected romance ending.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby
A fierce cyborg warrior and his curvy human female share a no-longer-so-little secret.
Stealth, a K Model cyborg, knows his passion for Zebrina, the commander’s human daughter, is forbidden, yet he can’t resist the curvy female. He craves her touch, cherishes her sounds of pleasure, would do anything to keep her safe.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cyborgs-secret-baby/id1404800721
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cyborgs-secret-baby-cynthia-sax/1128976169
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-cyborg-s-secret-baby
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/870968
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You Have Written A Series. Now What?
Many readers, myself included, LOVE reading series. I enjoy delving into a story, knowing I will be living in that world over many books. These series could be standalones in the same world, featuring a new couple or more per book, or they could be series with the same couples or more having adventures over many books.
To make series readers happy, writers should tell them the books are part of a series. This sounds like a no-brainer but there are SO many writers who don’t do this.
How can writers tell readers their books are part of a series?
Designate The Book As Part Of A Series
When you load books at Amazon, there is a field to input the series name. Ensure you use the EXACT same series name for each book in the series. You then give it a whole number (1, 2, 3, etc) to tell Amazon where the book should go in the series.
Shorter works are treated the same as your regular length works. You have to rely on other factors to tell readers they are shorter works (pricing, description, etc). I’ve heard calling the story a novella might cause issues at Amazon. Amazon, for some bizarre reason, doesn’t like putting novellas in series. I call mine “a short companion story” and Amazon, thus far, has accepted that.
Connecting A Series
Once you have two or more stories in a series, connect them at Amazon. This will give you a series bar under the blurb, above the also boughts. Readers LOVE this. I like to read ALL of the books in my favorite series, preferably in order. The series bar tells me the order and it allows me to easily buy every book.
Amazon claims they’ll connect the stories automatically. This rarely happens for me. I almost always have to contact KDP support and ask them to link the new stories. It is well worth the email.
Listing The Series Titles Elsewhere
I also list the series titles in order in the From The Author section of the Amazon product listing. Some writers put this information in the blurb.
The series order is listed on my website and in other places. I, of course, have the series titles in the back of my books.
Linking To The Next Story
Linking to book 2 in the series in the back of book 1 is AWESOME for me as a reader. I don’t have to look up the book. All I have to do is click on the link.
Because I currently have two series on the go, I don’t normally have the next story in the series written and available for pre-order. I link to my website instead. When I DO have the next story available, I will load a new book file with the updated link. (Sometimes I’m slow on this – yes, I am a bad writer).
How do you tell readers your stories are part of a series?
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Dark Fire
What the Beast wants, the Beast gets.
Dare’s savage nature has made him an outcast among his kind. The silver-scaled Dracheon warrior can’t control his inner beast. It’s too strong. When his primitive instincts told him his destined mate was on Carinae E, he had no choice. He had to travel to the outlaw planet. There, he hoped to meet a female powerful enough to survive his Drache.
He finds Faylee, a delicate little human.
Faylee is the best thief on the planet. Everyone she encounters mistakes her for a young boy…except for a tall, shiny warrior from off-planet. When she gazes into Dare’s flame-filled eyes, he makes her feel, for the first time, like a desirable female. The fire-breathing male has her yearning for hot kisses, fierce embraces, and a future filled with love. She doesn’t realize mating with him might be the last thing she ever does.
Dare’s beast isn’t the only danger on the planet. An enemy from the past has returned and he’s determined to stop Dare and Faylee…permanently. They’ll need luck and the assistance of every warrior in the Refuge to stay alive.
Dark Fire is a STANDALONE SciFi Romance set in a gritty, dark world.
Buy Today:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Fire-Refuge-Book-4-ebook/dp/B07CW2Y8B7/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Fire-Refuge-Book-4-ebook/dp/B07CW2Y8B7/
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dark-fire/id1381353384
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-fire-cynthia-sax/1128614574
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-fire-22
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/824382
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Dark Thoughts – In A World Where Moose Fly
Dark Thoughts is featured on the cutest Canada Day SciFi promotion EVER at Kobo.
It is titled… In A World Where Moose Fly
See The List Here: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/list/in-a-world-where-moose-fly/KRFvv8AlWMgxEAjV2t1aaQ
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Can love redeem a monster?
The Refuge is home to some of the most violent beings in the universe. Kralj, its leader, reigns over the remote outpost with terrifying ease, ruthlessly squashing any rumors of rebellion, killing anyone who breaks his rules. Primitive, deadly, powerful, he’s a monster, scarred both on his face and his soul. He has never met a being he couldn’t control.
Until he meets her.
Dita has one mission—to kill the three targets claiming sanctuary within the Refuge. Or so she claims. For the first time in his long lifespan, Kralj isn’t certain of another being’s intentions. The tiny assassin is immune to his powers, her thoughts unreadable. He can’t predict her movements, can’t control her, can’t stop wanting her.
Dita is rare, as unique as he is, and, to keep the residents of the Refuge safe, Kralj will have to kill her. But first, he’ll touch her, taste her, show her how passionate the beast inside him can be.
Dark Thoughts is a STAND-ALONE SciFi Romance.
The hero might be tall, dark, and scarred but don’t be fooled by his appearance.
He’s truly a monster.
This story is not for readers with delicate sensibilities.
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Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-thoughts-3
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