Talking Writing And The Cyborg’s Secret Baby With Jessica Coulter Smith
I’ve been interviewed by the fabulous Jessica Coulter Smith!
Here’s a snippet…
“What is the scariest thing you face as a writer? How do you handle it?
Cynthia Sax: The thing I fear most as a writer is disappointing readers. I fear this so much I often have trouble writing the next story.
How I work around this is ensuring I have the next story already written before the current story releases. There’s always one story between the most recent story, the one I’m currently receiving reader feedback on, and the story I’m currently writing. That distance allows the words to flow.”
Read The Full Interview Here: https://jessicacoultersmith.wordpress.com/2018/09/12/interview-with-cynthia-sax-and-a-peek-at-the-cyborgs-secret-baby-cyborgs-scifi-authorinterview-romancebooks/
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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.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
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Being A Single Mom To A Cyborg Baby And The Cyborg’s Secret Baby
In most secret baby romances I’ve read, the ‘baby’ is usually a toddler, a 2 or 3 year old child, when the secret of his/her existence is uncovered.
That’s the duration of the couple’s separation.
It is also the duration of Stealth and Zebrina’s separation in The Cyborg’s Secret Baby.
One key difference, however, is… cyborgs mature physically within 1 solar cycle (within 1 year).
This means Zebrina was a single (human) mom the entire time their baby was the physical equivalent of a toddler.
Cyborgs don’t sleep and they are faster than most humans, even when they are babies.
This, alone, makes Zebrina a heroine in my eyes.
(grins)
I feel for her.
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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.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
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Third Scene From The Cyborg’s Secret Baby
I’ve been sharing scenes from The Cyborg’s Secret Baby.
You can read the first scene here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=6554
Today, I’m sharing the third scene.
Her smile faded. Odoon is conveying a ship of children at sunrise to Waaban Two.
His female didn’t agree with what her father and the Humanoid Alliance were doing. Instead, she used her position as the commander’s daughter to uncover information.
That data was supplied to Stealth, their expanded knowledge allowing his brethren to survive more easily. She also relayed limited information to her Rebel contact Odoon, telling the Ahkian male the best planet rotations to sneak offspring off the war-torn planet, giving him clearance codes, other details.
Be on Odoon’s ship. Stealth would escort her to the landing pad.
I’ll reserve two spots. She narrowed her gaze at him. I won’t leave the planet without you.
He said nothing. Cyborgs couldn’t lie and no calculation he completed allowed him to depart without putting all of his brethren in danger. He wouldn’t cause the death of millions of cyborgs to save his own life.
They would have the rest cycle to spend together. He would see her, touch her, breed with her one more time.
Then they would part. He would die knowing she was safe.
Are you damaged? Her face softened.
She worried about him, a being other humans considered an emotionless machine. I’m not severely damaged. Not by cyborg standards. A human would have died from his current wounds. Knowing you’re waiting for me gives me a reason to be careful.
Movement at the far edge of his terrain drew his gaze. The cyborgs replacing them arrived, their bodies whole, their weapons polished, their skin clean. They were an assortment of Models, all skilled in fighting, all realizing their planet rotations were numbered.
Communicating with your female, K Model? One of the warriors asked him the question through another transmission line.
Males made kissing noises, laughing and joking.
Every cyborg envied him. Stealth grinned, the movement hurting his face. He’d found his female, loved and was loved.
That was everything any warrior could envision having and more than any of them would ever have.
It’s time for us to leave. He told her. I love you, my female.
I love you, my male.
He ended the transmission and jogged to his fighting batch, joining those brethren in the trek away from the battlefield. All of them were covered with grime and blood, had portions of their frames showing. Their energy levels were low, needed boosting.
They marched three warriors across. Lethal led them, announcing any dangers they faced. Explosives remained hidden in the ground.
The mood was somber. They knew they’d soon die.
It has been an honor fighting with you. Lethal gravely informed them.
I’m not dying, Boom replied.
None of us can defeat one hundred warriors. The E Model pointed out that undeniable fact.
I’m not dying. Boom repeated. I didn’t survive this long to have my lifespan end here. Once the cyborg council gives the order, we’re escaping, traveling to the Homeland and…
And? Stealth prompted. The C Model always talked about the Homeland. He never said what he’d do there.
I don’t know. His friend’s tone was sheepish. But I do know I’ll make it to the Homeland. I have to. He paused as though processing the situation. It’s all I want, all I’ve ever wanted.
Their officer, a male they privately called Fidget, leaned against a partially demolished wall. He chattered at a fast rate to the officer in charge of the other batch. His eyes were yellow.
Fidget has been dipping into the Mox-X again. Lethal communicated.
The human, unable to handle the stresses of war, spiraled farther and farther into addiction. His decisions grew increasingly erratic. He jumped at every loud noise, was currently waving around daggers.
His cruelty hadn’t changed. “Look at them.” He spoke to the other officer. “They’re pieces of junk. We should decommission all of them.”
Decommissioning was the most painful death possible. Cyborgs were dissected while they were alive, salvaged for parts.
“We can’t decommission them.” The other officer was the voice of reason. “Since the manufacturing compound on Tau Ceti was blown up, supply has been limited.”
The Humanoid Alliance was responsible for blowing up that planet. They had caused their own cyborg shortage, limiting the warriors available to fight their numerous wars.
“Fuck.” Fidget dragged the tips of his daggers over the cyborgs’ arms as he moved to the middle of the batch. “Space.” He sliced into Stealth’s elbow. “I need space.”
Lethal instructed them to take two steps forward. The warriors behind Stealth’s row took two steps backward, allowing the human to stand between them.
That human carved chunks out of Stealth’s left shoulder blade. The pain almost shorted his systems.
“Are you okay to return to the base?” The other officer raised his concern.
“Fuck you.” That was Fidget’s answer.
This is the planet rotation. Lethal said what every cyborg must have been processing. They had been waiting for the perfect time to end the humans’ reign of terror.
It pleased Stealth that the sadistic being would be eliminated before they all died. That was one less male who could possible harm his female.
The thought of leaving her alone and unprotected tormented him. The universe was dangerous. Although she had his nanocybotics and could heal quickly, she could still be hurt, could still die.
According to the reports he’d accessed in the databases, Waaban Two, the planet Odoon was resettling the offspring on, was peaceful. Once Zebrina arrived there, she should be safe.
Read the next installment (Available September 17th): http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=6564
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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.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cyborgs-secret-baby/id1404800721
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Ahki, Ahkians And The Cyborg’s Secret Baby
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby starts on the planet of Ahki.
The terrain is very humid (it rains every planet rotation after the sun sets) and covered with lush bluish-green vegetation.
Zebrina, our heroine, views it as a paradise.
Ahkians look very similar to humans except they have blue skin and hair, having evolved to blend into the bluish-green vegetation of Ahki.
Because I adhere to the common ancestor theory (humans and genetically-compatible aliens evolved from common ancestors), I tend to use existing Earth languages for my alien languages.
The language spoken on Ahki is very similar to Ojibwe (here is a great resource – http://www.nativetech.org/shinob/ojibwelanguage.html ).
Ahki roughly translates to Earth or Land.
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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.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cyborgs-secret-baby/id1404800721
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The Cyborg’s Secret Baby Featured At USA Today
Woot!
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby made the Smashwords Hotlist at USA Today’s HEA Blog!
See The Full List Here: https://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2018/08/31/smashwords-hotlist-weekly-indie-romance-bestsellers-and-hot-preorders-august-31-2018/
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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.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cyborgs-secret-baby/id1404800721
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Write What You Feel
I’m at Coffee Time Romance, talking about writing the emotions you know.
Here’s a snippet…
“For readers to feel something during a scene, I, as the writer, have to feel something. (Every writer is different so this might not work for you but this is my method.) I have to pour my own emotions into the story. I do this by thinking about a time when I felt similar to the characters I’m writing about.”
Read The Full Post Here: https://coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/adaug2018-cynthia-sax/
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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.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cyborgs-secret-baby/id1404800721
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Second Scene From The Cyborg’s Secret Baby
Last week, I shared the first scene of the first chapter from The Cyborg’s Secret Baby. You can read that scene here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=6554
Today, I’m sharing the second scene.
He slowed his speed as he left the area, venturing into the unknown. His sensors detected humanoids before him. He rushed from large piece of debris to large piece of debris, passed a group of males and females. They had guns in their hands and were peering toward the front line, their faces solemn, gray dust dulling their dark blue hair.
None of the beings saw him. They were humanoid, had humanoid senses, couldn’t detect his presence.
He crisscrossed the area, noting tripwires, buried explosives, transmitting everything he saw, heard, sensed to all of the cyborgs on Ahki. The Rebels had dug trenches. That wouldn’t slow the advance much. Some of the domiciles were rigged to collapse. Unless there were beings hiding in them, his brethren would avoid them.
Humanoids occupied a large structure at the edge of the proposed advancement, their lifeforms appearing on his scans. Two Rebel males with guns stood outside the front doors.
Stealth, being a cyborg, didn’t need to enter the structure to hear what was being said. After circling the perimeter, he returned to a section of wall that hadn’t been cleared of vegetation. He dashed into the blue-tinged greenery, pressed his back against the stone, and listened.
The beings discussed the ideal battle tactics to use against him and his brethren. None of the proposals would alter anything. The Rebels lacked the skills the cyborgs had honed over thousands of solar cycles of fighting.
“Changing our tactics will achieve very little.” An unseen male agreed with him, his accent identifying him as a local. “The Humanoid Alliance have cyborgs and outnumber us. They will advance.”
A number of beings protested, argued that wouldn’t happen.
“The goal isn’t to stop the advance.” The female communicating that sounded unconcerned about their imminent failure. “It’s to slow them and minimize casualties.”
“That will only delay our defeat.” The first male retorted.
There was another flurry of debate.
“The Geminorum Giants have joined the war.” The female must be their superior officer. The others stopped talking when she spoke. “Their fleet will arrive in four planet rotations. We’ll then outnumber the Humanoid Alliance one hundred to one. Our goal is to stay alive until then.”
One hundred to one. Fraggin’ hole. Stealth’s reaction was repeated through the transmission lines. That exceeded Boom’s kill rate and he was their best warrior.
Unless they received reinforcements, the Humanoid Alliance would lose the fight for Ahki. He and all of his brethren would die. That was 99.9989 percent certain.
Dying in battle didn’t scare him. He’d always assumed he’d end his lifespan with weapons in his hands. No warrior lived forever.
But their deaths would place Zebrina in peril also. He couldn’t allow his female to be harmed.
Having heard enough to make a decision, he retreated to his terrain. The space remained clear. He hunkered down beside the dilapidated domicile and prepared to contact his female.
Shortly after she arrived, she had forgotten one of her private viewscreens in the cyborg holding structure. He’d incorporated the data on the device into his processors, strengthened her security, created a transmission line no other human could access.
That allowed them to communicate whenever they wanted, without fear of discovery.
He looked around him. A yellow flower bloomed between the cracked stone, its petals delicate and fragile, its leaves covered with a thin layer of dust.
Keeping his gaze on that rare bit of beauty on the war-torn planet, he opened the transmission line. His female was drawn to vegetation, would see that same view through his eyes.
Are you alone? He always asked that question, reminding her that beings could be listening to them.
There was a pause. Was his female near a device?
Her beautiful face appeared in his processors. There was an earpiece in her left ear. I am now. Her simulated voice hardened his cock.
She inputted coded text into her devices. His system converted that text to speech. That ensured she wasn’t overheard.
I miss you. Her words echoed his thoughts.
I’m leaving the battlefield soon, should arrive at the base before the sun sets. The trek took a long duration and they had to move at the human officer’s speed.
Zebrina beamed at him, the impact hitting him like a missile to his stomach. I’ll meet you in the storage chamber.
They often had encounters in that small space, touching furtively in the dark, giving each other the most sublime pleasure, reinforcing their connection through physical contact.
After breeding, she would smell of him, his lifespan extending nanocybotics relayed through his kisses, his essence. Her musk would cling to his skin.
He wanted that, craved that, but her safety was his primary mission. You must arrange transport off Ahki.
Read the next installment (Available September 10th): http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=6561
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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.
When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.
After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority. She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another male over the love of her life.
The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.
It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, often-violent universe.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborgs-Secret-Baby-Stars-ebook/dp/B07F2NK6D4
Apple/iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cyborgs-secret-baby/id1404800721
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cyborgs-secret-baby-cynthia-sax/1128976169
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-cyborg-s-secret-baby
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/870968
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