Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – June 8
This gorgeous orange cat was guarding the Dear Wonderful Hubby and me from other cats in Mazatlán, Mexico.
(grins)
Wheeling and dealing in the publishing world slows down during the Summer. People go on vacations and have barbeques and enjoy the great outdoors. I don’t expect to hear much from projects until the Fall/Autumn at the earliest.
And that’s okay. I’m spending time in the garden. And I’m having fun on writing projects I’m engaging in just for me.
Releasing Rage was a writing project I undertook just for me. And that story turned out pretty well. (smiles)
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Enjoy the great outdoors also, if you can. Breathe deeply. Watch a robin hop along a tree branch. Look for images in the clouds. You deserve that serenity!
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Cyborg Sizzle Homeland Omnibus
Cyborgs will do anything to protect their Homeland.
* * *
The cyborgs have claimed their Homeland but that has come at a cost. As they reconcile with their pasts, they seek to manufacture happier futures with the females they’re destined to love and cherish forever.
This omnibus includes three stories in the Cyborg Sizzle series: Taking Vengeance, The Cyborg’s Secret Baby and Dark Arsenal.
All of these Cyborg Romances are set in a dark, gritty, often violent universe.
Taking Vengeance
The only force stronger than their hate is their love.
Vengeance hates all humans. They killed every being he ever cared about. When the huge C Model cyborg is told he’s genetically compatible with the enemy, he makes it his mission to capture the female and use her to expel all humans from his home planet.
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.
Dark Arsenal
A cyborg warrior and a Rebel female’s first mission together might be their last.
Arsenal considers himself to be a disposable cyborg. He drifts from assignment to assignment, forming no connections to anything or anyone. When the cyborg council requires a warrior for a high-risk mission, Arsenal volunteers. He believes no one will miss him if he dies. He doesn’t realize he’s one female’s fantasy.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Cyborg-Homeland-Omnibus-Romance-Continuum-ebook/dp/B0DVQF51ZG
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborg-Homeland-Omnibus-Romance-Continuum-ebook/dp/B0DVQF51ZG
Amazon AU:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Cyborg-Homeland-Omnibus-Romance-Continuum-ebook/dp/B0DVQF51ZG
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Cyborg-Homeland-Omnibus-Romance-Continuum-ebook/dp/B0DVQF51ZG
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book-series/cyborg-romance-continuum/id1488934279
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/cyborg-sizzle-homeland-omnibus
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1700426
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Very Bad Fish Jokes
(The Dear Wonderful Hubby took all of these photos at the Lost Chambers Aquarium in Dubai.)
Studies show that laughter makes you live longer. I can guarantee it makes you live happier!
(grins)
And I want that for you.
So here are some VERY bad fish jokes…
*
What do you call bad fishing bait?
A fail-lure!
*
Why did the fish blush?
It saw the river’s bottom.
*
What do fish take to stay healthy?
Vitamin Sea!
Why are fish good lawyers?
They like to de-bait!
*
What do you call a salmon wearing a tie?
So-fish-ticated!
*
Dave won a contest for having the longest fishing line.
He’s still reeling!
Zumba In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
There was a long trek in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from the cruise ship through the cruise terminal before we spilled into the city itself. Part of that route took us through some buildings with shops in them.
In the middle of one of those buildings, in an event space, a zumba (dance/exercise) class was happening.
The Dear Wonderful Hubby loves zumba.
(grins)
He asked through hand gestures if he could join them.
The instructor and the rest of the class welcomed him.
He had a great time and a lot of laughs and everyone was smiling by the end of it.
It made Puerto Vallarta, an already magical city, even more magical.
(smiles)
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Throwback Thursday – Taking Vengeance
Taking Vengeance is a true enemies-to-lovers cyborg romance.
Astrid, the human heroine, genuinely tries to kill Vengeance, the cyborg hero.
And he loves it. (grins) He is SUCH a cyborg. (shakes head)
Taking Vengeance
The only force stronger than their hate is their love.
Vengeance hates all humans. They killed every being he ever cared about. When the huge C Model cyborg is told he’s genetically compatible with the enemy, he makes it his mission to capture the female and use her to expel all humans from his home planet. That should be disappointingly easy. She’s a weak, fragile human.
Then she blows up his ship, blasting to bits his preconceived notions about the enemy.
Astrid, aka the Buoir Berserker, hates all cyborgs. They killed her entire clan, including her baby sister. The warrior female has vowed to hunt down and destroy the enemy. When a savage cyborg arrogantly puts his hard, sexy body within her reach, she does the only thing a female can do—she peppers his muscular physique with projectiles.
The more passionately they fight, the stronger their attraction becomes. Neither of them will relent on their missions, yet they can’t keep their hands off each other. Their battle will either end in love to last an eternity or in death.
Taking Vengeance is a STAND-ALONE story.
It is also an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often violent universe.
Order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Vengeance-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B079YGMLD2
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taking-Vengeance-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B079YGMLD2
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Taking-Vengeance-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B079YGMLD2
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/taking-vengeance/id1352770472
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/taking-vengeance-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/794862
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Fast To Harvest
(This is a stock photo. Our radishes don’t look this pretty. But they taste delicious!)
The quickest harvest we have in the Sax household is always the radish. The type we grow doesn’t care about the cold. (grins) As long as the soil is semi-thawed, they are good to go.
And we allow some to self-seed, which means they are usually the first vegetable plants to emerge. They even beat the dandelions!
So the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I are munching on radishes now.
(smiles)
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Queen Cable Car, Halong Bay, Vietnam
One of the paid things to do in Halong Bay, Vietnam is to take the Queen Cable Car. When the weather is right, it gives travelers great views of the city.
The weather was NOT right when the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I visited Halong Bay. It was rainy and and the views would have been…not great.
But we enjoyed watching the cable car operate! And that was free to do!
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Muse Food – Hong Kong And Unexpected Art
These stairs in front of a park in Hong Kong was artwork the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I didn’t expect to see.
Many officials in other cities would have left the stairs a plain, rather ugly gray, the color of the cement. That would ‘save money.’ It would be simpler to maintain. There’s less risk of it turning out terribly.
Hong Kong administrators allowed an artist to use it as a canvas. And that says a lot about Hong Kong and the people living there. They value art. They value beauty. They care enough to make their surroundings gorgeous.
Your description of your story’s setting communicates a lot also. It sets the mood. It conveys the values of the beings living there…or the absence of beings.
Setting is a character. Use it to better tell your story.
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – June 1
Black cats always seem to have vivid personalities.
And this kitty the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I encountered in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is no exception to this ‘rule’.
Look at the curl in his tail!
(grins)
Welcome to June, my friends! This is one of my favorite months mainly because it lands close to half way in the year. 2025 is almost 50% over and we’re creeping closer to 2026. I find that very exciting.
Have a wonderful week. (big hugs) Celebrate the things you have already accomplished this year. The biggest accomplishment and the MOST important one, some might argue the ONLY important accomplishment, is surviving thus far. That’s HUGE. And well worthy of celebration!
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Cyborg Sizzle Homeland Omnibus
Cyborgs will do anything to protect their Homeland.
* * *
The cyborgs have claimed their Homeland but that has come at a cost. As they reconcile with their pasts, they seek to manufacture happier futures with the females they’re destined to love and cherish forever.
This omnibus includes three stories in the Cyborg Sizzle series: Taking Vengeance, The Cyborg’s Secret Baby and Dark Arsenal.
All of these Cyborg Romances are set in a dark, gritty, often violent universe.
Taking Vengeance
The only force stronger than their hate is their love.
Vengeance hates all humans. They killed every being he ever cared about. When the huge C Model cyborg is told he’s genetically compatible with the enemy, he makes it his mission to capture the female and use her to expel all humans from his home planet.
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.
Dark Arsenal
A cyborg warrior and a Rebel female’s first mission together might be their last.
Arsenal considers himself to be a disposable cyborg. He drifts from assignment to assignment, forming no connections to anything or anyone. When the cyborg council requires a warrior for a high-risk mission, Arsenal volunteers. He believes no one will miss him if he dies. He doesn’t realize he’s one female’s fantasy.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Cyborg-Homeland-Omnibus-Romance-Continuum-ebook/dp/B0DVQF51ZG
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborg-Homeland-Omnibus-Romance-Continuum-ebook/dp/B0DVQF51ZG
Amazon AU:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Cyborg-Homeland-Omnibus-Romance-Continuum-ebook/dp/B0DVQF51ZG
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Cyborg-Homeland-Omnibus-Romance-Continuum-ebook/dp/B0DVQF51ZG
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book-series/cyborg-romance-continuum/id1488934279
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/cyborg-sizzle-homeland-omnibus
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1700426
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Encourage Another Being Today
(We didn’t take a photo of the hornet. This is a photo of a bumblebee on the zinnia plant taken last year.)
We found a hornet in our bathroom. She had likely overwintered in the walls somewhere and then had exited the wrong way, going deeper into our home instead of leaving it.
She was moving VERY slowly. We thought she was dying.
But the Dear Wonderful Hubby gently captured her and we took her outside. We released her in the rose bed, in the sun, by some greenery.
Moments later, she flew off.
A few more moments passed and we spotted her happily flying and landing around the front yard, exploring the grasses, and terrain.
She hadn’t been dying.
She had been tired.
And discouraged.
(Because she couldn’t figure out how to escape our bathroom.)
We all need encouragement and help from time to time. This is especially true now.
If that is you today, know that you CAN survive this. You CAN tackle any bad situation. You ARE loved and you make this world a much better place.
Don’t give up!
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Hanging Out On The ‘Boardwalk’ In Dubai
There is an awesome running/walking path that runs along a beach in Dubai. It is the equivalent of a boardwalk or a malecon and is a destination for many locals and travelers on beautiful outside-friendly days.
The running path is made with spongy materials. The surface is cushiony and easy on the feet to walk on.
We walked much of it.
We also people watched at the 2km point.
There are benches and other seating with shade set up along the running path. We claimed one of them.
As we sat, we watched kind souls feed and water the feral cats.
We watched Moms push their kids in strollers. We watched some toddlers have absolute meltdowns over seemingly nothing.
THAT is universal.
(grins)
We also watched QUITE a few new runners make it victoriously to the 2k point.
And then call a taxi or car to pick them up.
(laughs)
The taxi drivers knew. There was always a taxi waiting.
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