Over Torque And Being Chosen By A Cat
One of the greatest feelings in the world is when a new-to-you cat chooses you, when they choose you to trust, to care for them, to protect them.
Other fur babies might love everyone but the average cat is cautious. They’re wary. They are selective. It is a HUGE deal when they select us.
One of the (many) reasons I knew the Dear Wonderful Hubby had a kind soul was… cats LOVE him. He’s very much allergic to most of them yet, if there is a cat within a couple blocks of him, that cat is winding around his shoes, loving on him.
Ceridwen, the heroine of Over Torque, was chosen by her feral street cat, Princess. They have a complicated relationship, as happens with feral cats, but Princess clearly adores her human. And her human adores her back. (smiles)
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Over Torque
The safest place in the universe is in a cyborg’s arms.
Ceridwen has arranged transport for her and her cat on a freighter. They hope to find a new start and sanctuary on a distant planet.
That dream is blasted to bits when the Humanoid Alliance attacks the ship.
Torque, an E Model cyborg, is searching for wreckage to blow up. He and his friend locate an escape pod attached to the remnants of a freighter.
Inside that small craft are two lifeforms.
Both of these beings will change Torque’s lifespan forever.
Over Torque is a short, light, companion story set in the cyborg world and is meant to be read after Provoking Odium.
This Cyborg Romance features an explosion-loving cyborg warrior, a cautious human female, and her discerning cat.
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Embrace The Joy
Wherever you find joy, embrace it, my friends.
The world can be fairly dark. There are challenges all around us.
We need a counter to that darkness, a light to revive our souls.
If reading romance novels gives you joy, read romance novels. If watching holiday movies with similar plots grants you happiness, watch those movies. If wearing socks with penguins on them makes you smile, wear those socks.
If no one else understands why you love those things, that’s okay. They’re different people and they, hopefully, find happiness in things WE might not understand.
Protect your joy. Indulge in things that make you happy. (big hugs)
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Grin And Bare Him
This cyborg will be the warrior his female requires.
Cyborgs are designed to fight. That is their primary purpose and 98.2356 percent of the manufactured warriors enjoy battle. Tremendously.
Grin, a K model, is one of the rare exceptions. When he escaped his cruel creators, he set down his sword and allocated his processors to less violent pursuits. He projects he’s left his war-waging planet rotations behind him forever.
Then he meets his beautiful, beguiling female, the one being he’s destined to protect, to claim, to love for all eternity, and his plans for peace are completely decimated.
Mohini needs a ship.
She has a dangerous mission to complete and the first step in that assignment is arranging transport to an enemy-controlled planet. The vessel she has set her sights on is guarded by the sexiest cyborg she’s ever seen.
To gain access to his ship, Mohini is prepared to kiss, caress, seduce the muscular male. The mission is her focus. The pleasure she experiences will merely be a bonus.
A female has to do what a female has to do to save the universe.
Grin And Bare Him is a Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a humanoid female undertaking a dangerous mission, a cyborg intent on keeping her alive, and an enemy with enough firepower to blow up an entire sector.
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Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon UK:
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Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/grin-and-bare-him/id1622100495
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Muse Food – Decorating Trees And Taking Over The Universe
Symbols and traditions and words are powerful.
The easiest way for one group to quash the power of another group’s symbol or tradition or word is to shift its meaning or steal it for its own use.
Whenever I see a decorated tree, I’m reminded of this truth.
Pagan and other older religions decorated trees. Christians never did that until they encountered these other religions. The locals didn’t want to stop decorating trees so Christians shifted the meaning of that tree decorating to fit into their worldview.
Today, many people will become upset if the tree is called a Holiday Tree and not a Christmas Tree.
THAT is how effective this strategy is.
I suspect invading forces across the universe would use this same strategy to erase the locals’ religions, customs, traditions, words.
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Grin And Bare Him
This cyborg will be the warrior his female requires.
Cyborgs are designed to fight. That is their primary purpose and 98.2356 percent of the manufactured warriors enjoy battle. Tremendously.
Grin, a K model, is one of the rare exceptions. When he escaped his cruel creators, he set down his sword and allocated his processors to less violent pursuits. He projects he’s left his war-waging planet rotations behind him forever.
Then he meets his beautiful, beguiling female, the one being he’s destined to protect, to claim, to love for all eternity, and his plans for peace are completely decimated.
Mohini needs a ship.
She has a dangerous mission to complete and the first step in that assignment is arranging transport to an enemy-controlled planet. The vessel she has set her sights on is guarded by the sexiest cyborg she’s ever seen.
To gain access to his ship, Mohini is prepared to kiss, caress, seduce the muscular male. The mission is her focus. The pleasure she experiences will merely be a bonus.
A female has to do what a female has to do to save the universe.
Grin And Bare Him is a Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a humanoid female undertaking a dangerous mission, a cyborg intent on keeping her alive, and an enemy with enough firepower to blow up an entire sector.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/grin-and-bare-him/id1622100495
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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grin-and-bare-him-cynthia-sax/1141413965
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – December 18th
Raw Desires, the third story in the Cyborg Unity series (releasing in February), has been sent to my Awesome Editor. Woot! I love this story and I love Raw and his human female. They’re magical together. This story is action-packed!
I’m completing necessary business tasks this week and yes, writing IS a business. Writers have paperwork to do and tax stuff and all that fun. (grins) But I’m also easing into the holiday spirit, baking cookies and sleeping later than I usually do.
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Look up at the stars. Snuggle under the blankets. Put extra marshmallows in that hot chocolate. Savor the warmth and the vastness of the universe.
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Grin And Bare Him
This cyborg will be the warrior his female requires.
Cyborgs are designed to fight. That is their primary purpose and 98.2356 percent of the manufactured warriors enjoy battle. Tremendously.
Grin, a K model, is one of the rare exceptions. When he escaped his cruel creators, he set down his sword and allocated his processors to less violent pursuits. He projects he’s left his war-waging planet rotations behind him forever.
Then he meets his beautiful, beguiling female, the one being he’s destined to protect, to claim, to love for all eternity, and his plans for peace are completely decimated.
Mohini needs a ship.
She has a dangerous mission to complete and the first step in that assignment is arranging transport to an enemy-controlled planet. The vessel she has set her sights on is guarded by the sexiest cyborg she’s ever seen.
To gain access to his ship, Mohini is prepared to kiss, caress, seduce the muscular male. The mission is her focus. The pleasure she experiences will merely be a bonus.
A female has to do what a female has to do to save the universe.
Grin And Bare Him is a Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a humanoid female undertaking a dangerous mission, a cyborg intent on keeping her alive, and an enemy with enough firepower to blow up an entire sector.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/grin-and-bare-him/id1622100495
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The Humanoid Alliance And Testing New Weapons
In Grin And Bare Him, we uncover that the Humanoid Alliance has yet another possible weapon (or weapons) in development. They are testing the powers of the objects (or living things) they’ve plundered from other cultures.
The Humanoid Alliance is already developing armies of the undead (the Resurrected) and armies of battle robots.
Why would they need additional weapons?
There is a key reason for this.
The Humanoid Alliance is currently leaderless. The cyborgs and their genetic matches eliminated the highest level of Humanoid Alliance leadership in Seeking Vector.
There are other commanders but many of them have less experience or they are specialized in a certain tactic or they simply don’t want to be in charge of EVERYONE.
Many of the perspective leaders are competing for the role by backing different weapons. There is a commander leading the Resurrected program, for example. And another commander leading the battle robot army initiative. And now, we realize there’s a third commander in charge of the artifact endeavor.
The weapon that is most successful will help decide the next leader of the Humanoid Alliance.
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Grin And Bare Him
This cyborg will be the warrior his female requires.
Cyborgs are designed to fight. That is their primary purpose and 98.2356 percent of the manufactured warriors enjoy battle. Tremendously.
Grin, a K model, is one of the rare exceptions. When he escaped his cruel creators, he set down his sword and allocated his processors to less violent pursuits. He projects he’s left his war-waging planet rotations behind him forever.
Then he meets his beautiful, beguiling female, the one being he’s destined to protect, to claim, to love for all eternity, and his plans for peace are completely decimated.
Mohini needs a ship.
She has a dangerous mission to complete and the first step in that assignment is arranging transport to an enemy-controlled planet. The vessel she has set her sights on is guarded by the sexiest cyborg she’s ever seen.
To gain access to his ship, Mohini is prepared to kiss, caress, seduce the muscular male. The mission is her focus. The pleasure she experiences will merely be a bonus.
A female has to do what a female has to do to save the universe.
Grin And Bare Him is a Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a humanoid female undertaking a dangerous mission, a cyborg intent on keeping her alive, and an enemy with enough firepower to blow up an entire sector.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/grin-and-bare-him/id1622100495
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grin-and-bare-him-cynthia-sax/1141413965
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/grin-and-bare-him
Smashwords:
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Over Torque And Space Cats
Ceridwen, the heroine of Over Torque, this year’s FREE short story, has a cat. Or rather, the cat has her. (grins) Princess is definitely in charge of their relationship.
Her cat is described as “an ancient Earth creature” but I suspect variations of cats are found all over the universe. Because there are variations of rodents all over the universe and something has to keep those populations stable.
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Over Torque
The safest place in the universe is in a cyborg’s arms.
Ceridwen has arranged transport for her and her cat on a freighter. They hope to find a new start and sanctuary on a distant planet.
That dream is blasted to bits when the Humanoid Alliance attacks the ship.
Torque, an E Model cyborg, is searching for wreckage to blow up. He and his friend locate an escape pod attached to the remnants of a freighter.
Inside that small craft are two lifeforms.
Both of these beings will change Torque’s lifespan forever.
Over Torque is a short, light, companion story set in the cyborg world and is meant to be read after Provoking Odium.
This Cyborg Romance features an explosion-loving cyborg warrior, a cautious human female, and her discerning cat.
Download Now:
https://dl.bookfunnel.com/q74mwmx22v
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Throwback Thursday – North Bound
North Bound features one of my all time favorite secondary characters – Steve, the male-eating plant ruler of Balazoid Minor.
Steve respects Myrina the Magnificent, the heroine of the story. He eventually grows to respect North, the cyborg hero, though he never truly likes him. (grins) The two of them are too similar for that.
This is an enemies-to-lovers romance with plenty of action and explosions and, of course, hot passion.
North Bound
A mission-focused cyborg battles a captivating and dramatic distraction.
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North, the second-in-command of a cyborg crew, has two priorities—he has to explore and collect data on Balazoid Minor, a small planet in their sector, and he must bring his three-being team back to the ship alive and fully functional.
When he encounters his brash, bravado-wielding female, the one being genetically designed for him, he recognizes her for what she is—a distraction that might get him and his brethren killed. He WILL claim her, but only on his terms, when his mission is complete and everyone he is responsible for protecting is safe.
Myrina the Magnificent is the best warrior on her planet and possibly the universe. She has captured an unparalleled fourteen males for her all-female tribe. Once she has secured the fifteenth male, she will be a legend. Her name will live forever. She’ll earn the undying adoration of her sisters. Glory will be hers.
The male in her sights—and in her snare—is a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg with a skill for war and lips designed for kissing. One emotionally charged battle is all it takes for Myrina to realize she wants North for herself. She won’t share his caresses with anyone.
Their forbidden love might be destined to be, but it won’t be easy to maintain. Myrina will have to fight her sisters, an all-powerful male-eating plant, and her cyborg’s unbending will to make North hers and hers alone.
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North Bound is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the fifth of six core stories in the Cyborg Space Exploration Series.
Book 1: Choosing Chuckles
Book 2: Doc’s Orders
Book 3: Dominance And Dissent
Book 4: Passion Surge
Book 5: North Bound
Book 6: Testing Truth
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Perfect Is The Enemy Of Good
“Perfect is the enemy of good.”
I think of this quote from Voltaire often during this time of year.
Many of us are trying to create the perfect holiday, the perfect dinner, the perfect party. We’re searching for the perfect gifts for loved ones. We want to look perfect for them and for ourselves.
And that can mess with our true goals – to have a good time, to make others and ourselves feel good.
Perfect isn’t achievable but happiness is!
Focus on the joy.
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Grin And Bare Him
This cyborg will be the warrior his female requires.
Cyborgs are designed to fight. That is their primary purpose and 98.2356 percent of the manufactured warriors enjoy battle. Tremendously.
Grin, a K model, is one of the rare exceptions. When he escaped his cruel creators, he set down his sword and allocated his processors to less violent pursuits. He projects he’s left his war-waging planet rotations behind him forever.
Then he meets his beautiful, beguiling female, the one being he’s destined to protect, to claim, to love for all eternity, and his plans for peace are completely decimated.
Mohini needs a ship.
She has a dangerous mission to complete and the first step in that assignment is arranging transport to an enemy-controlled planet. The vessel she has set her sights on is guarded by the sexiest cyborg she’s ever seen.
To gain access to his ship, Mohini is prepared to kiss, caress, seduce the muscular male. The mission is her focus. The pleasure she experiences will merely be a bonus.
A female has to do what a female has to do to save the universe.
Grin And Bare Him is a Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a humanoid female undertaking a dangerous mission, a cyborg intent on keeping her alive, and an enemy with enough firepower to blow up an entire sector.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/grin-and-bare-him/id1622100495
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grin-and-bare-him-cynthia-sax/1141413965
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Winter Writing Gear
If you’re a writer or you have a writer on your holiday gift list, there are several items that might increase our joy as winter writers.
I love, love, LOVE fingerless gloves. These are exactly what they sound like – they are gloves or mittens with the fingers either never knitted or cut off. You can buy them in funky, fun designs. They are also super easy to make. Cut off a dollar store gloves’ fingers, hem the edges (in a way that doesn’t irritate the palms), and you have fingerless gloves!
I also found a sweater on deep clearance this year with fingerless gloves built into them. It is AMAZING. I wish I had bought 30 of them.
The writing cave can be dark and dreary during the winter so I invested in a $40 Canadian light therapy lamp. It simulates sunlight. I call this a grow light for humans. (grins) And it does seem to help a bit.
Many of my writing buddies rave about their mug warmers. It keeps their coffee or tea or other hot beverages hot while they’re typing furiously on that next great scene.
A nice lap blanket makes an awesome gift for winter writers. I also love fuzzy socks. There are SO many gifts winter writers would appreciate.
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Grin And Bare Him
This cyborg will be the warrior his female requires.
Cyborgs are designed to fight. That is their primary purpose and 98.2356 percent of the manufactured warriors enjoy battle. Tremendously.
Grin, a K model, is one of the rare exceptions. When he escaped his cruel creators, he set down his sword and allocated his processors to less violent pursuits. He projects he’s left his war-waging planet rotations behind him forever.
Then he meets his beautiful, beguiling female, the one being he’s destined to protect, to claim, to love for all eternity, and his plans for peace are completely decimated.
Mohini needs a ship.
She has a dangerous mission to complete and the first step in that assignment is arranging transport to an enemy-controlled planet. The vessel she has set her sights on is guarded by the sexiest cyborg she’s ever seen.
To gain access to his ship, Mohini is prepared to kiss, caress, seduce the muscular male. The mission is her focus. The pleasure she experiences will merely be a bonus.
A female has to do what a female has to do to save the universe.
Grin And Bare Him is a Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a humanoid female undertaking a dangerous mission, a cyborg intent on keeping her alive, and an enemy with enough firepower to blow up an entire sector.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/grin-and-bare-him/id1622100495
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grin-and-bare-him-cynthia-sax/1141413965
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/grin-and-bare-him
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1145153
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Muse Food – Wawa’s Goose And Tourist Attractions
A month ago, the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I went on a road trip across Northern Ontario, Canada.
There’s an expectation in the small Northern towns, situated on the highways, that they will have a statue or sculpture or some other attraction to draw people in and convince them to stop for a few minutes (or longer).
Cochrane has a huge polar bear statue. White River, the birthplace of Winnie The Pooh, has, of course, a big Winnie The Pooh Memorial.
Wawa has a giant Canada Goose (Wawa means Canada Goose in Ojibwe).
I envision small planets employing a similar strategy. They could erect huge sculptures (that don’t require beings to staff) to draw in weary space travelers, tempting them to get off their ships and stretch their legs for a while.
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Grin And Bare Him
This cyborg will be the warrior his female requires.
Cyborgs are designed to fight. That is their primary purpose and 98.2356 percent of the manufactured warriors enjoy battle. Tremendously.
Grin, a K model, is one of the rare exceptions. When he escaped his cruel creators, he set down his sword and allocated his processors to less violent pursuits. He projects he’s left his war-waging planet rotations behind him forever.
Then he meets his beautiful, beguiling female, the one being he’s destined to protect, to claim, to love for all eternity, and his plans for peace are completely decimated.
Mohini needs a ship.
She has a dangerous mission to complete and the first step in that assignment is arranging transport to an enemy-controlled planet. The vessel she has set her sights on is guarded by the sexiest cyborg she’s ever seen.
To gain access to his ship, Mohini is prepared to kiss, caress, seduce the muscular male. The mission is her focus. The pleasure she experiences will merely be a bonus.
A female has to do what a female has to do to save the universe.
Grin And Bare Him is a Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a humanoid female undertaking a dangerous mission, a cyborg intent on keeping her alive, and an enemy with enough firepower to blow up an entire sector.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09ZCWMSDV
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/grin-and-bare-him/id1622100495
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grin-and-bare-him-cynthia-sax/1141413965
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/grin-and-bare-him
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1145153
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