Throwback Thursday – Testing Truth
I think of Testing Truth as my fairytale cyborg romance.
The human heroine is a princess. The cyborg hero is her dedicated (though rarely serious) warrior champion.
There’s a quest. And adventure. Love and, of course, the romantic happy ending.
(smiles)
Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
***
Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/testing-truth
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1029497
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Aerogarden – Week 6
It is week 6 of having the Aerogarden, the mini grow station, and the herbs that germinated are looking great. This includes the Basil I seeded to replace the Thyme that didn’t germinate (and that Aerogarden, keeping their germination guarantee, reimbursed us for).
We are lightly harvesting everything except for the Parsley and the Genovese Basil. Those plants aren’t yet large enough to take leaves from.
The Dear Wonderful Hubby, especially, is loving having a little bit of fresh herbs with each meal.
He was surprised how much he likes the Dill. Previously, he’d only had store-bought fresh Dill and the dried stuff and that doesn’t compare to Dill picked right from a plant.
(smiles)
The Aerogarden is, IMHO, a success!
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There ARE Alternatives
I had to make an extreme change to my diet. At first, I was feeling a bit sorry for myself.
But then, I uncovered
There are new-diet-happy alternatives for ALL of my favorite foods! They aren’t exactly the same but they are close enough and they bring me joy.
This is often true in all aspects of life. There ARE alternatives. Losing one option often forces us to look for other options. And we tend to FIND these options when we search for them.
As the saying goes, when one door closes, another opens.
Look for the opening door!
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Muse Food – The Details Few People Notice
I recently shared this photo with you.
What you might not have noticed and I only noticed because I enlarged it on my screen is the millipede on the fallen tree trunk in the upper left hand corner of the photo.
Writers do this ALL THE TIME. Mystery Writers are especially skilled at this. They weave little details into their stories that might seem like throwaway lines, lines that don’t mean anything.
Yet they very much mean something. These details can be foreshadowing. They can hint that all is not normal in the world (The movie, The Sixth Sense, did this very well.). They can be the clue that solves the mystery.
Care about the little details. They are often the difference between a good story and a GREAT story.
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – May 10
I’m happily working on the 6th installment of the Super Secret Project. It is my escape from reality and from a rather turbulent world. And isn’t it AWESOME that we have stories to do this for us?
(smiles)
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Escape from reality a bit. Read an alien romance. Spend time phone-less in a park. Watch a K-Drama set in a fantasy world. Spend time with a furbaby.
You need this mini vacation for your soul!
Cyborg Sizzle Escape Omnibus
Half Man. Half Machine. All Theirs.
* * *
While these cyborg warriors battle to escape their cruel manufacturers, they find the human females they are destined to love for all eternity.
This omnibus includes the first seven stories in the Cyborg Sizzle series: Releasing Rage, Breathing Vapor, Being Green, Crash And Burn, Defying Death, Chasing Mayhem and Jumping Barrel.
All of these Cyborg Romances are set in a dark, gritty, often violent universe.
Releasing Rage
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals–kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Breathing Vapor
Vapor is the most advanced cyborg the Humanoid Alliance has ever developed. He’s a finely honed weapon, a warrior without parallel, half man and half machine. No lock can contain him. No being can stop him. Whatever he wants, he takes.
He wants Mira Breazeal, the Designer’s daughter.
Being Green
Green, a cyborg warrior, cares for one being—his plant Windy. When Windy becomes sick, he’ll do anything to heal her, even venture across the universe to visit a worlds-renowned plant doctor.
He doesn’t expect to find love.
Crash And Burn
Crash was manufactured to be one of the best warriors in the universe. The cyborg has spent many human lifespans fighting the enemy. But, unlike his battle-loving brethren, he doesn’t enjoy killing. When he escapes the Humanoid Alliance, he vows to never end another life.
Then he meets Safyre, an infuriating human female, and he considers breaking his vow.
Defying Death
Cyborgs don’t show emotion. Death learned that lesson early in his long lifespan. To survive, he hides his fierce passions behind a stoic wall. He calls no warrior friend. He never admits to caring for any being.
Even the human female he’s destined to love.
Chasing Mayhem
Mayhem has spent his lengthy lifespan obeying the Humanoid Alliance’s rules. Finally free from their cruel control, the cyborg warrior plans to cause chaos. He infiltrates a remote settlement, provokes the savage locals until they want him dead, and allows himself to be captured by the sexiest little Retriever he has ever laid his mechanically-enhanced eyes on.
Jumping Barrel
Barrel requires an Expert for the Tau Cetian orphans. He’s looking for a female who is willing to commit to a lifespan-long role, who is comfortable with moving off planet, and who, preferably, has the ability to speak the offsprings’ first language.
His female, however, is looking for a hero.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Cyborg-Sizzle-Escape-Omnibus-Continuum-ebook/dp/B081VFHF1S
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborg-Sizzle-Escape-Omnibus-Continuum-ebook/dp/B081VFHF1S
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Cyborg-Sizzle-Escape-Omnibus-Continuum-ebook/dp/B081VFHF1S
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Cyborg-Sizzle-Escape-Omnibus-Continuum-ebook/dp/B081VFHF1S
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/cyborg-sizzle-escape-omnibus/id1488934271
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/cyborg-sizzle-escape-omnibus
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/992060
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It Is Okay To Have A Mental Health Day
My arthritis, due to the abrupt changes in weather, has been…intense. The news has been…a lot. The weather is gray.
So I’m having a mental health day today.
I’ve cancelled all of my plans, postponed all the work I can postpone, and I will stay in bed, reading and watching movies and taking it easy.
And that’s okay, my friend.
Life isn’t a race. Our to-do lists are something WE create, not the universe demands we do. They can be to-done (as the Dear Wonderful Hubby jokingly refers to it) tomorrow. Or the next day.
If you need a mental health day and can afford to take one, take one. Refill your energy wells. Regain your happiness. Give your brain and your body a break.
You deserve it!
(smiles)
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Divide The News And Protect Your Happiness
There’s…A LOT happening in the world right now. It can be overwhelming. And the revelations are often spirit sucking.
We have to stay informed to stay safe. But we also have to protect our mental health and safeguard our joy. Happiness is precious. We have to shield it.
One thing the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I do, that has helped greatly with balancing safety and joy, is…
We divide the news between ourselves and with other loved ones.
One loved one focuses on wars and military movements, for example.
He tells us if there’s anything we should do or know here at home regarding this.
He will also say things like “It’s really bad out there.” without going into gruesome details.
And, when we’re planning travel, we’ll let him know and he’ll inform us if there’s anything we should be aware of.
My specialty is climate and the environment.
I inform loved ones if there’s something they should know or take action on regarding these.
Yes, we need to be aware of anything that might harm us. But we don’t have to be aware of EVERYTHING dire happening in this big ol’ world in grim detail.
It is okay to only be knowledgeable of pieces of it.
Protect your mental health, my friends.
(big hugs)
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Throwback Thursday – North Bound
Steve, the sentient plant ruler of an entire planet, is one of my favorite minor characters I’ve ever written. Though he is not AT ALL minor. He is dominant to his very roots. Nothing happens on his planet without his approval.
And this includes any off world visitors. Like a cyborg second in command seeking to explore Steve’s planet.
Thankfully, North has a local warrior female to help protect him and his team.
IF she wants to do that.
(grins)
North Bound
A mission-focused cyborg battles a captivating and dramatic distraction.
***
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.
***
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
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0853DFY1B
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0853DFY1B
Amazon Australia:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0853DFY1B
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/north-bound/id1500291657
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/north-bound
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1006230
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Aerogarden – Week 5
We now have seedlings in all 6 of the Aerogarden’s (the mini grow station’s) pods!
Woot!
The Thyme didn’t germinate. Aerogarden kept their germination guarantee and reimbursed us for that. I quickly popped in a couple Genovese Basil seeds and they germinated super quickly.
We’ve harvested some Dill and this past week, we did our first harvest of the Thai Basil. And everything seems to be growing strong.
We’re very pleased with the Aerogarden. It is super easy to grow in and it is nice to have fresh herbs literally on our kitchen table.
(smiles)
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Savor The Moment
There is so much to do, so many tasks to complete, places to go, people to meet with.
We often find ourselves rushing from one to another.
And this steals some of our joy from completing these tasks, visiting these places, meeting with our people.
Consider slowing down for a moment.
Sip your coffee while listening fully to a friend speak about her day. Notice the softness of the fabrics as you take your clothes out of the dryer. Take a deep breath and look around you before going to the next place on your list.
Savor this moment, my friends. It will never come around quite the same way again!
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