February 14th SciFi Romance Releases
Hers To Command is sharing its release day with Ditter Kellen’s Braum and Michele Mills’ Joyzal’s Prize so we thought it would be fun to create a graphic with our yummy covers!
Braum from Ditter Kellen
Amazon US – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5QPPNN/
Nook – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/braum-ditter-kellen/1125532012
Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/braum
iBooks- https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/braum/id1196449864
Joyzal’s Prize from Michele Mills
Amazon US – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WP4BD5N
Hers To Command from Cynthia Sax
Amazon US – https://www.amazon.com/Hers-Command-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B01N0I7X49/
Nook – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hers-to-command-cynthia-sax/1125247346
Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/hers-to-command-6
iBooks – https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/hers-to-command/id1179869260
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I Have Been Interviewed!
I’ve been interviewed on Everyday Fangirl!
We’re talking about cyborgs, Bambi, and staying sane as a writer.
Read the full interview here: https://everydayfangirl.wordpress.com/2017/02/13/interview-with-an-author-cynthia-sax/
Here’s a snippet…
What makes you cry?
Cynthia Sax: Oh boy. What doesn’t? In romance novels, it is that tough heroine trying her best not to cry, fighting a losing battle against the tears. Or a hero who feels he has failed his female in some way. That gets me.
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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.
Pre-order 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/
Apple/iBooks/iTunes: https://itunes.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
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The Inspiration For Crash And Burn
The SFR Galaxy Award winning writers are talking about the inspiration for our stories on USA Today.
My inspiration for Crash And Burn was, of course, Crash. We met him in Releasing Rage and I built the story around him.
Read all of the details here: http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2017/02/08/sfr-galaxy-award-winners-share-their-story-inspirations/
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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.
Safyre will do anything to save her friend, the being she loves like a sister. She’ll ravish a huge hunky cyborg, kiss his best friend, and invoke scorching hot desires the male never realized he could feel. Dark soulful eyes, a quick wit, and a tempestuous passion won’t divert her from her mission.
Love, and a planet-destroying weapon, however, might stop her permanently.
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On Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crash-Burn-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook-x/dp/B019EBKIF2/
On ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-crashandburn-1950244-147.html
On B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crash-and-burn-cynthia-sax/1123141101
On Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/ebook/crash-and-burn-13
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Hers To Command, Cyborg Rebellion, And Sidequels
The big event in Hers To Command, the cyborg story releasing in February, is the mass cyborg rebellion. Yes, it is finally happening! I’m super excited about this!
Our fearless heroine and her two cyborg warriors are in command of a battle station. Their part in this rebellion will be mostly restricted to space. I had fun writing some awesome ship versus ship confrontations. The Commander has a head for strategy and a unique fighting style. It was interesting uncovering how she’d counter the Humanoid Alliance’s moves.
The battles in space, seen from the human rebel’s battle station, are merely one small slice of the total rebellion, however. There are cyborgs in ships under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, cyborgs on planets, in compounds and in the midst of other battles, innocent humans and humanoids on those planets, and don’t forget about the Retrievers. They’re angry and want revenge also (Imee, from Chasing Mayhem, is hunting the Humanoid Alliance Commander responsible for capturing her family).
I couldn’t show all of this action in one story. Instead, I’ll be writing sidequels, parallel stories set over the same time frame, to show the rebellion from different angles. I have at least three sidequels planned. Ghost’s story will be releasing in May. These stories will all be able to be read on their own.
THIS is what I’ve been building up to and I’m so thrilled to be able to share the action with you. The cyborgs will have the satisfaction of confronting their manufacturers at last!
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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.
Pre-order 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/
Apple/iBooks/iTunes: https://itunes.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
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Hers To Command – Fourth Scene
Hers To Command, the next story in the cyborg series, is releasing February 14th (Valentine’s Day). It is available for pre-order now.
This week, I’ll be sharing the final scene in the first chapter.
You can read the first scene here: http://tasteofcyn.com/2017/01/16/hers-to-command-first-scene/
“My nipples, Thrasher. I need your lips, your hands on them.” She told him exactly what she wanted, reveling in her fantasy, in the freedom to be herself.
With real males, she tempered her need to give orders. Few males wanted to fuck a commander, a take-charge female. She normally suppressed her natural tendencies and gave them the sex partner they yearned for.
With her dream males, she allowed her true personality to shine. Her commands weren’t a turnoff for them. The orders stimulated the males, the bulges in their body armor growing more pronounced.
Thrasher fastened his lips around her right nipple and rubbed a palm over her left, his skin rough. She moaned into the other male’s mouth. The dual assault was exquisite.
But it could be even better.
“You.” She met the brown-eyed male’s gaze.
“Ace.” He supplied his name. It was as bizarre as his friend’s.
“You can call him ass.” Thrasher grinned at him, looking adorably naughty. “I do.”
“Don’t listen to him.” Ace rolled his eyes. He was the more serious of the two. “I don’t.”
“Listen to me, males.” This was her fantasy and she wanted action, not talking. “Thrasher, suck on my breast. Ace, play with my pussy.”
“Yes, our female.” They replied in unison.
“Stop with the ‘our female’ business.” Carys didn’t understand why her dream males would refer to her by that possessive term. She prided herself on her independence, had never relied on any being, not even Pimmy’s father. “I’m a being, not a possession. You don’t own me.”
Ace and Thrasher exchanged glances, appearing perplexed. There was a stretch of awkward silence. Then Thrasher started to laugh.
“Suck on my breast.” She slapped his body armor-covered chest, relishing how firm, how hard he was. “I gave you an order, warrior.”
“Yes, Commander.” Thrasher bent his head and sucked her sensitive nipple into his smiling mouth.
Sweet space. Her eyelashes fluttered. The bubbling resembled hundreds of lips plucking at her skin, seducing her, adoring her, wanting her.
Ace glided one of his palms along her rounded stomach, over her hairless mons. His fingertips dipped into her wetness and she moaned.
“I have you, Commander.” He kissed her deeply while he stroked her feminine folds, teased her clit with his thumb.
“Yes,” she murmured into his mouth. The male knew how to work a pussy. And his companion was no slouch at sucking breasts. Carys clasped Ace’s shoulder with one hand, Thrasher’s shoulder with the other, holding onto both of them.
Ace pushed one, then two, then three fingers into her pussy, stretching her open, filling her. She pumped her hips, fucking his hand. Sweat dripped between her breasts. Her body hummed.
She needed this erotic dream. She hadn’t realized how much until now.
Desire wrapped around her, pushing the air from her lungs. She panted, undulating, moving against Ace’s palm, into Thrasher’s mouth, increasing the pressure and relenting.
Ace drove his fingers into her. Thrasher nibbled on and tweaked her nipples.
Her wanting became unbearable, an ache screaming to be appeased. She wiggled her ass, silenced by Ace’s lips, yet needing more.
Words weren’t required. They were her dream males. They realized what she required and they gave it to her.
Thrasher bit her nipple and Ace smacked the heel of his hand against her clit, the twin twinges of pain shattering her renowned control.
Carys broke, screaming her fulfillment down Ace’s throat, abandoning all restraint, losing herself in the experience. Her pussy clenched around his fingers. Lights flashed and dimmed, flashed and dimmed. Pleasure radiated from her core.
She twisted, trembled, collapsed. The tension in her shoulders and neck dissipated. Her arms fell to her sides, her limbs limp, useless.
Thrasher laved her breast with his tongue, easing the sting of his bite. Fizzing covered her and the redness eased. The wound healed instantly, as often happened in dreams.
Ace withdrew his fingers. His skin glistened with wetness. He sucked on one finger, taking it into his mouth up to the knuckle.
“Mmm…” His eyelids lowered, the expression on his handsome face sublime. “Try this.”
He held his hand out to Thrasher.
Thrasher slid his lips along two of his friend’s fingers. Their gazes met and Carys quivered, the heat in their eyes melting her insides. They were more than friends, wanted each other as they wanted her.
Would they strip their body armor off and fuck as she watched? Another female might grow jealous, might resent being excluded. Not Carys. The thought of her two males enjoying each other turned her on.
“I love this fantasy.” Her voice was drowsy. She struggled to keep her eyes open.
Even in her dreams, she was exhausted, bone weary.
“Rest, little female.” Ace kissed her forehead, the act tender, sweet, loving, another thing she didn’t realize until now that she needed.
Thrasher did the same. “We have a mission to complete, but we’ll be back for you soon.”
They would return. This dream had been so good; she was certain she’d have it again. “Will you be naked next time?”
She’d like to see all of them. Carys suspected their bodies would be as perfect as their faces.
Thrasher chuckled, his mirth rolling over her, shaking the sleeping support.
Ace smiled. Gold specks glittered in his dark eyes, his amusement more restrained. “We’ll be naked. We vow.”
“I’m holding you to that vow.” She looked at Ace and then at Thrasher, committing their features, their unique personalities to memory, wanting to experience the same characters during the next rest cycle encounter. “I don’t want any other males to visit me.”
Their eyes hardened. “No other males would dare.” Their tones rang with a primitive possessiveness she normally found appalling.
In this moment, she found it fitting. She was sated and satisfied with her two warriors and didn’t want another being to touch her.
“No other males will visit me. I promise.” She yawned, not bothering to cover her mouth, knowing the males she’d created in her mind wouldn’t be offended.
“Sleep.” Thrasher covered her with the concealing cloth. Ace brushed a strand of her hair away from her face.
Carys gazed at them one more time before closing her eyes.
Darkness swept over her, taking her as her warriors had, with no hesitation.
Hers To Command will be releasing next week! As with many of the cyborg stories, there will be spoilers posted. You might want to consider pre-ordering the story so you don’t accidentally see these spoilers. (That’s what I do with my fave writers’ books.)
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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.
Pre-order 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/
Apple/iBooks/iTunes: https://itunes.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
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Chasing Mayhem Named For Best Science Fiction/Futuristic Romance of 2016
Woot!
Love Romances Cafe has named Chasing Mayhem one of the Best Science Fiction/Futuristic Romances of 2016!
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Wild. Free. Hers.
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.
Imee’s sole mission in life is to keep her family alive. To do this, she must hunt rebels, returning them to the Humanoid Alliance’s evil clutches where they will be executed. She doesn’t allow herself to feel anything for her targets…until she meets a tall, muscular cyborg with wild hair and even wilder eyes.
With his sure hands, laughing lips and erotic holds, Mayhem makes Imee’s body sizzle and her resistance melt. Their love is doomed. She must deliver the warrior to his death or she’ll place her family’s safety at risk. But she can’t resist him.
Imee soon discovers that Mayhem, life, and love are never predictable.
Chasing Mayhem is Book 6 in the Cyborg Sizzle series and is a STANDALONE story.
It is also a BBW Cyborg SciFi Romance.
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Cynthia Sax Upcoming Releases
It is time for my monthly update on what I have in my writing schedule!
February 14th – Hers To Command – Cyborg SciFi Romance
Hers To Command, the next story in the cyborg series, releases on Valentine’s Day! It is available for pre-order now.
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.
Pre-order 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/
Apple/iBooks/iTunes: https://itunes.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
March 14th – Dark Thoughts – Dark SciFi Romance
Dark Thoughts, Kralj’s story, releases on March 14th. You first meet Kralj, the scarred mind reading leader of the Refuge, in Chasing Mayhem, but you don’t need to read that story to enjoy Dark Thoughts.
You also don’t need to read Dark Thoughts to enjoy any of the cyborg stories. This story is set in the same world but is part of a new 4 story series (every story has a new hero and heroine and can also be read on its own).
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.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Thoughts-Refuge-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01MRAABGC/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Thoughts-Refuge-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01MRAABGC/
Apple/iBooks/iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dark-thoughts/id1200022597
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-thoughts-3
May – Ghost’s Story – Cyborg Romance – Title To Be Determined
I’m writing this story right now. Ghost is the C Model cyborg that saved Joan, the heroine of Releasing Rage. You’ll ‘meet’ him in Hers To Command. He’s severely broken and oh so sexy.
June – Warlord’s Bounty – SciFi Romance
This story is based on the now-retired novella with the same name. It will be set in the cyborg and Dark Thoughts world but is part of a separate, standalone 4 story series.
August – A Yet-To-Be-Decided Cyborg Story – Cyborg Romance
I am thinking this will be Vector’s story but I thought Vector’s story would be written after Hers To Command and that didn’t happen. (Ghost insisted on having his story told.) LOL The most aggressive cyborg will have his story told.
September – Warlord Unarmed – SciFi Romance
This is the second story in the Warlord series. It is based on the now-retired novella with the same name.
November – Warlord Reunited – SciFi Romance
This is the third story in the Warlord series. Like the previous stories, it is based on the now-retired novella with the same name.
December – Knowing Zip – Cyborg Romance Short Story
Zip will finally meet his female in this freebie short story.
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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.
Pre-order 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/
Apple/iBooks/iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/hers-to-command/id1179869260
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FREE Cynthia Sax Story
Hers To Command, the next cyborg story, is releasing on February 14th (Valentine’s Day).
But I haven’t forgotten my contemporary romance readers!
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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.
Pre-order 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/
Apple/iBooks/iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/hers-to-command/id1179869260
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Non-Traditional Romances And Trigger Warnings
There has been quite a bit of talk on the writer groups about non-traditional romances. Should there be trigger warnings on books? Should these stories be in the romance category?
Dark Thoughts, my March release, is a non-traditional romance. Kralj, the hero, is a monster. He EATS his enemies. Yeah. I go there. (He’s half animal so eating his enemies, I felt, was a given.) In Releasing Rage, very bad things happen to the heroine. I wrote an erotica story long ago (it is no longer available at booksellers). That story was romantic but it didn’t have the romance happy ever after ending. They boinked and went their separate ways.
So I’m clearly supportive of non-traditional romances. I’ve also thought long and hard about whether or not we, writers, should signal to readers that our stories are non-traditional.
IMHO… the trust between writer and reader is all important. If our readers don’t trust us, they won’t allow themselves to escape fully into our worlds. Lack of trust in us, as story tellers, hampers their enjoyment of our stories.
We don’t want that. Ever.
Trigger Warnings
I believe in warning the reader about things that might traumatize them. Spoilers, however, can also ruin the reading experience. If I had said ‘(This specific bad thing) happens’ in Releasing Rage, it would have given away a major plot point.
It is also unnecessary.
We are writers. We have the gift of words. We can hint at a situation without telling readers everything. And our readers are highly intelligent. They will pick up on our hints. If they need more information, they’ll contact us and ask for it.
For Releasing Rage, I use ‘darkness’ in the blurb and my blurb ends with ‘Releasing Rage is a dark BBW Cyborg Romance.’ Dark usually means dubious consent or non-consent.
For Dark Thoughts, I say…
“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.”
Again, I don’t say why he’s a monster or what he does. I simply warn readers that this is non-traditional romance.
Saying ‘This story is a non-traditional romance’ covers a multitude of possible triggers. Cheating would be a non-traditional romance. Stepbrother-stepsister is a non-traditional romance. Master-slave relationships would be non-traditional romance.
What about ‘romances’ in which the hero or heroine or both die in the end?
Romances Without Romantic Happy Ever Afters Or Romantic Happy For Nows
For me, as a Romance reader and writer, Romance means a Romantic Happy Ever After or a Romantic Happy For Now. This doesn’t mean everything is happy-happy, simply that the couple (or more) is in a solid happy place in their relationship at the end of the story.
One of them isn’t dead. They are together. They might not have said ‘I love you’ but they do care for each other. One of them isn’t plotting to murder the other.
But I realize some writers are questioning this definition of our genre and I respect that. We’re writers. We question everything. (grins)
If this questioning is purely about sales, I’m not certain why writers would want to put non-romance books into the romance category. My cyborg romances (which are clearly romances) sell more units in the pure Science Fiction category than in the Science Fiction Romance category on Amazon. Fifty Shades Of Grey wasn’t originally in the romance category (as I’m writing this, it isn’t in that category) and I heard it sold fairly well. There are plenty of categories other than romance that sell well. And they are often less crowded.
But if you really wish to put a story lacking a romantic HEA/HFN in the romance category, please add a trigger warning. Well, unless you have a movie based on your book (like Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You) or you’re well known for killing off the hero or heroine (like Nicholas Sparks, who, to his credit, gets irritated when publishers put his books in the romance category). Then it might not be necessary.
Again, consider making that trigger warning vague.
Consider saying something like ‘This emotionally-gripping romantic story features a man determined to die and a woman determined to stop him.’ A Romantic story isn’t a Romance. Traditional romance readers know this. A story with Romantic Elements doesn’t have a traditional Romance HEA ending either. By calling your story something other than a Romance in the description, it signals to traditional romance readers that it isn’t a romance.
Trigger Warnings And Sales
My stories with trigger warnings (the vague kind) have more sales than my stories without them. I think this is because a) there’s a healthy market for non-traditional romance and b) the trigger warnings help the stories find the right readers for them, readers who will love the story and tell their friends about it.
I wouldn’t add trigger warnings to a traditional romance. That does the exact opposite – attracting the wrong readers for the story. But I wouldn’t be scared of trigger warnings either. Make them sexy. Make them intriguingly vague. Make them sell your book.
What are your thoughts on trigger warnings?
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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.
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