Release Day For Intrepid Encounter!
Intrepid Encounter has released! Woot!
I hope you enjoy this cyborg romance as much as I enjoyed writing it, my friends.
(tackle hugs)
Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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Why You Should Pre-order Intrepid Encounter
Intrepid Encounter is releasing tomorrow.
Why should you pre-order it today?
Well, you’ll receive the story tonight if you’ve pre-ordered it. Booksellers send out pre-orders BEFORE the book’s official release date.
This is the last story in this section of the cyborg continuum and I can guarantee reading buddy will post spoilers. By pre-ordering Intrepid Encounter, you can avoid the bookseller pages and, hopefully, avoid those spoilers.
Plus it is fun to get a story before most people in the world receive it. (grins) That always makes me smile.
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Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – November 19
Intrepid Encounter releases on Tuesday (Monday if you’ve pre-ordered it)! Woot! I can’t wait for you to read this story, my friends. I love Intrepid and his Valkyrie so very much!
While I’m waiting for Intrepid Encounter to release, I’m working on Strike Force, the first core story in the Dauntless Cyborgs series (releasing in February). I’m loving this story also. It is the first draft so I’m not yet sure where it is heading but it has been very exciting thus far.
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Treat yourself. That treat could be a decadently rich piece of chocolate, a download of a new Taylor Swift song, the purchase of a new cyborg romance novel (wink, wink) or something else. You deserve that bit of happiness!
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Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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Books You Might Wish To Reread
Intrepid Encounter releases on Tuesday (yay!). It can be read on its own but I know some of my reading buddies (big hugs) like to reread stories before a new release.
The previous stories in this part of the cyborg world, especially Grin And Bare Him, Raw Desires and Strive For Forever, are great stories to start with. They all mention the Valkyrie and will give you more insights into our heroine’s background.
We first met Intrepid, the hero, in Releasing Rage. Yes. (smiles) He has been waiting THAT long for his genetic match. And Choice, Rage and Joan’s eldest son, is an engineer (like his Mom!) on Intrepid’s battle station. Releasing Rage shows us how very special the relationship between Intrepid and Choice is.
Those four stories set the stage wonderfully for Intrepid Encounter!
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Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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Intrepid Encounter And Never Surrendering
Olrun, the heroine of Intrepid Encounter, is a Valkyrie and Valkyries never surrender. That stance protects their kind and the rest of the universe. Their powers can’t then be used by unethical others.
Whenever I hear an absolute from a heroine or a hero, I instantly start to think what could happen that would make them deviate from that hard stance.
What would make Olrun surrender? Why would she take that unthinkable step? WHO would she change her stance for?
I feel stating you’d ‘never’ (or the opposite, you’d ‘always’) is asking for fate to intervene and prove you wrong. (grins) Olrun will soon learn that lesson.
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Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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Throwback Thursday – Hers To Command
All my stories are unique but Hers To Command is especially distinctive. It is the only non Male/Female core romance in the cyborg continuum (thus far).
There ARE many relationship constructs in the cyborg world. The cyborgs I focus on seem to all be paired with a singular female genetic match, however.
Except for Ace and Thrasher. These two male cyborg warriors are genetic matches for each other and for a certain ‘in command’ older human female. (grins)
I don’t have a non Male/Female core romance planned for the next part of the continuum (the Dauntless Cyborgs with the first story releasing in February). I can’t predict the relationship constructs for the stories to be told past that.
Three Battered Hearts. One Perfect Love
Ace and Thrasher share a special bond. They’ve never acknowledged that connection and have never fully acted on it. The Humanoid Alliance kill cyborg males like them, deeming the warriors to be defective. Now that Ace and Thrasher have escaped, they don’t trust the cyborg council and their brethren to react any differently. Physical love is too risky for them to consider.
Until they meet her.
Carys is the Commander of a Rebel Battle Station. She has dedicated her lifespan to seeking vengeance against the Humanoid Alliance and the cyborgs who killed her daughter. On her battle station, she makes the rules, and if she wants to kiss, touch, and pleasure two mysterious warriors, she will. Nothing, not even enemy warships and a mass cyborg rebellion, can stop her.
In the midst of a war, enemies can become lovers and loyalties can change in a moment. Can a forbidden relationship between two cautious cyborgs and one unbending human Commander survive?
Hers To Command is Book 8 in the Cyborg Sizzle series.
Due to the number of returning characters in this story, you’ll enjoy Hers To Command more if you’ve read the other stories first.
This is a MMF BBW Cyborg SciFi Romance.
Buy Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Hers-Command-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B01N0I7X49/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hers-Command-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B01N0I7X49/
Amazon AUS: https://www.amazon.com.au/Hers-Command-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B01N0I7X49/
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/hers-to-command/id1179869260
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hers-to-command-cynthia-sax/1125247346
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/hers-to-command-6
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/684788
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Intrepid Encounter And Gut Feelings
Intrepid, the hero of Intrepid Encounter (releasing on November 21st!), often ‘knows’ when he is in danger. He has a gut feeling. And he has learned to act on it.
That originates from his organic or human side.
Many of us, fully human beings, have the same unexplainable powers. Some parents know when their kids were in trouble. I have an Auntie who ‘feels’ when someone she loves has died (she doesn’t know who has died, which is very scary). I sometimes pick up the phone to call a loved one only to answer a call from that same person.
Gut feelings can be powerful. Listen to them.
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Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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Muse Food – Squirrels And Places In EcoSystems
Squirrels seem like cute little critters with no real purpose.
But their appearances are deceiving. They help trees, for example, reproduce by spreading their nuts and seeds. Many of the nuts and seeds squirrels bury in our lawns are never uncovered and eaten. They’re…planted. Permanently. And if conditions are right, they’ll grow into baby trees.
If squirrels didn’t plant them, something else would have to do that task. Or trees would go extinct.
I think about that whenever I build a world. Who or what will complete necessary tasks (like, as another example, breaking down dead materials)?
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Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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Intrepid Encounter – Third Scene Of The First Chapter
Intrepid Encounter, the fifth core story in the Cyborg Unity series, releases next week! Woot!
Today, I’m sharing the third and final scene from the very first chapter.
You can read the first scene here:
https://tasteofcyn.com/?p=11291
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Three planet rotations passed, and Intrepid hadn’t located the threat. He stared, via the main viewscreen, in the direction of the cyborg-sector border. There was no activity there.
“We could place two sensors in front of the ship and fly between them.” Grid shared his strategy to test their navigation systems. “They’ll relay our position, and I’ll compare that to the readings. That will—”
Lights flashed on the console.
“We’re receiving incoming communications from the Cyborg Council, Captain.” Argot, the Dauntless’s communications officer, relayed that information.
Intrepid swallowed a groan. He didn’t want any distractions at the moment. And an interaction with the Cyborg Council was always a big distraction.
But he couldn’t ignore the request. “Open communication lines.”
“Opening communication lines, Captain.” Argot confirmed that order.
An image of Power, the self-appointed leader of the Cyborg Council, and Eirene Ours, his genetic match and the leader of the now-incorporated Rebel Cyborgs, appeared in a corner of the main viewscreen.
“This information can be relayed with your officers.” Power bit off each word.
“It’s being relayed.” Intrepid hadn’t waited for permission to broadcast the communication to the bridge. Power would’ve informed him if the information was meant for his consideration alone.
“There’s a possible threat to the safety of all cyborgs, genetic matches—” Power’s gaze flicked toward Eirene Ours. “—and offspring located within the sector.”
Intrepid straightened in his captain’s chair.
Power’s threat could be the one he was sensing.
None of the beings on board the Dauntless had the good fortune to locate their genetic matches yet. And that included Intrepid.
They might never find those beings, and they might never manufacture offspring.
But they’d dedicated their lifespans to protecting the other warriors’ genetic matches and offspring. Intrepid took their safety very seriously.
“We have intel that a Valkyrie might seek to enter our space.” Power delivered that information with a blank countenance.
“A Valkyrie.” Drift, the Dauntless’s pilot, expressed their shared astonishment. “The chatter was correct.”
The rumors on the transmission lines were that a cyborg and his genetic match had returned to their sector with artifacts taken from a Humanoid Alliance facility. One of those artifacts was a dagger stolen from a Valkyrie by their much-reviled enemy.
The chatter speculated that the warrior was now searching for her weapon.
And that weapon was currently located on Praecipua Minor, a planet within the sector that was heavily guarded by cyborg warships.
Intrepid questioned that those defenses would be sufficient to ward off a Valkyrie attack.
The female warriors matched cyborgs for skill in battle. They lived to fight and believed they’d been created by their deities solely for that purpose.
They were also ancient. Valkyries had a natural lifespan of forever, as Intrepid’s kind did. They were fraggin’ hard to kill and were as difficult to stop.
Intrepid had spotted one across a war zone once. The humanoid female had been dressed in gold armor, and she had glowed as she jabbed a spear through her opponent’s tough skull. The victory cry she’d given after that kill had pierced the noise of the fighting all around them.
Fraggin’ hole. He blew out his breath.
His organics had been warning him of an imminent danger.
A Valkyrie was danger encapsulated.
“Why would she seek to enter our space?” Intrepid wanted to hear the truth from Power’s own lips.
Speculations were often fraught with errors and miscommunications, deficiencies that could kill a captain and his crew. The Cyborg Council leader would’ve verified any intel he relayed.
“She’s searching for an… object in our possession.” Power was frustratingly vague. “You are to down her ship and ensure there is nothing left to recover.”
Valkyries were reportedly only interested in war. The object must be a weapon.
The rumors about the dagger were true.
“Another being would give that object to her.” The cyborgs didn’t need another dagger. They could defend their sector with the weapons they currently had. “The odds of intercepting the Valkyrie are low. And the odds of blowing up her ship are lower.”
“The Dauntless has defied low odds in the past.” Power wasn’t moving on his stance.
He was correct. They had defied low odds in the past.
When they’d saved Power’s lifespan six hundred and thirty-seven planet rotations ago.
Intrepid’s lips twisted. The Cyborg Council leader was an ungrateful ass.
“You’re asking me to risk my crew to stop the Valkyrie.” He wanted to ensure the male processed the risks he was ordering them to take. “Is this…object worth their lifespans?”
“Yes.” Power held his gaze.
The E model didn’t relay why he was willing to place Intrepid and his crew in peril. But his tone communicated he was 100.0000 percent certain that danger was warranted.
Intrepid swallowed his misgivings. Power might be an ass, but he wouldn’t sacrifice warriors unnecessarily. “Then we will stop the Valkyrie.” He deleted all emotion from his voice and countenance. “If we detect her ship’s approach.”
“You’ll detect her ship’s approach.” Power lifted his chin. “The border sensors are fully functional.” His dark eyes flashed. “Ending transmission.”
The image on the main viewscreen reverted to footage of the border Intrepid and the crew of the Dauntless were charged to protect.
The area was too vast for Intrepid’s comfort. And he didn’t share Power’s confidence in the border sensors’ ability to detect the Valkyrie.
The warrior females were ancient. They had existed long before the first cyborg was manufactured. They hadn’t lived that long because they lacked the ability to evade capture.
Detecting and then stopping their target would require all the resources on board the Dauntless.
“Grid, the testing of all onboard systems will be paused as of this moment.” Intrepid informed the male. They had a higher-priority task to complete.
“Pausing all onboard systems testing, Captain.” Humor lilted his navigator’s voice.
Only that chaos-embracing male would find their current situation amusing.
“Activate the emergency monitoring systems.” Duplicating systems would expend energy and leave them with no backups. But the threat warranted it.
“Activating emergency monitoring systems, Captain.” Strike’s expression was grave. He processed the danger they were facing.
There was a 97.5665 percent chance they’d only have one opportunity to blow up the Valkyrie’s ship. The female warrior would be skilled. Once she detected them, she would be fraggin’ impossible to kill.
A tinge of misgiving shimmered through Intrepid. To end the lifespan of such a legendary being seemed…wrong. The Valkyrie he’d viewed had been magnificent. They were gifted fighters.
They were also rare. There were millions of cyborgs and, according to their databases, only thirty-seven of them had ever spotted a Valkyrie.
He and his crew would have to kill one.
And for what crime? If the rumors were true, she was attempting to retrieve her dagger, a weapon that belonged to her.
Sympathy for the Valkyrie mixed with Intrepid’s misgiving. He had weapons he valued also.
But his private feelings about the warrior female wouldn’t prevent him from following Power’s orders.
If the Cyborg Council leader projected the Valkyrie had to be killed, Intrepid would ensure the Valkyrie was killed. Without hesitation.
His jaw jutted.
“Increase our speed.” They would patrol their allocated stretch of border faster, covering more space in a short duration of time.
“Increasing our speed, Captain.” Drift, the Dauntless’s pilot, acted on his order.
Intrepid’s resolve firmed.
His duty to his kind came first.
He would sacrifice everything and everyone else in the universe, including his own crew, to keep his cyborg brethren free and safe.
The Valkyrie would die.
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Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
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https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
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https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – November 12
I’ve shared the first two scenes from Intrepid Encounter on my blog thus far. YES! Release day is quickly approaching. I can’t wait for you to read this story!
I continue to craft the first draft of Strike Zone, the first story in the Dauntless Cyborgs series (releasing in February). I love Strike and I love his human heroine. They are magical together.
Have a wonderful week, my friend. (big hugs) I typed that at first as have a WONDER week and that is my wish for you also. Wonder at the world all around us. Look at it with amazement and awe. See the magic in every moment. It is sometimes hidden but it’s there!
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Intrepid Encounter
Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be captured.
Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.
That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.
The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She’s the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her touch produces a passion he struggles to control.
But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.
Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of her Valkyrie sisters, and she’ll do anything to retrieve it.
That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant-blue eyes and grimly set lips.
The male might…just might…have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough handling, his punishing embrace, his stern words.
But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her fellow Valkyries from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.
Intrepid Encounter is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a protective cyborg, a vengeful Valkyrie, and a destiny neither of them can predict.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Intrepid-Encounter-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0C8BN96D1
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/intrepid-encounter/id6450374920
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intrepid-encounter-cynthia-sax/1143664740
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/intrepid-encounter
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1409350
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