Seeing Heroes From The Villain’s Point Of View
I LOVE villain-turned-hero stories and Warlord’s Mercy is my tribute to that trope. Tolui was the big baddie in the first four stories. The Chamele Warlords don’t like him, don’t respect him, don’t agree with what he has done and what he has said to them.
Tolui doesn’t like them either. That’s one of the many things I love about the villain-turned-hero trope—we see the heroes from the villain’s perspective and often that view isn’t flattering. Tolui’s interpretation of the Chamele Warlords’ actions is very different from their interpretations. I find that vastly entertaining.
A writing buddy once told me that all villains are the heroes of their own stories. The opposite is often true also. Heroes are the villains of other characters’ stories. Actions they believe are honorable are misinterpreted. The other characters don’t know the logic, the reasoning behind their decisions.
WE know them. We can view them as heroes. AND as villains. We have the benefit of both perspectives.
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349
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Dear Wonderful Hubby Stories – He Misses You
I often share stories about my Dear Wonderful Hubby on Facebook.
I started doing this because I liked having a record of all the jokes we share and the fun we have.
And reading and writing buddies seemed to enjoy hearing about these snippets of our life.
The Dear Wonderful Hubby also likes that buddies know about him because he knows about you. (grins) I tell him about you, about the messages you send me, the comments you make.
With my Facebook account being down, I thought I’d share those stories here (and on Instagram).
Cynthia Sax: So many buddies are reaching to me. That makes me feel good.
Dear Wonderful Hubby: Have they asked about me?
Cynthia Sax: (grins) Some people have, love.
Hubby: (big smile) Tell them I miss them too.
He asks about reading and writing buddies all the time, considers you to be part of our family.
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349
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Clones And The Refuge
Some reading buddies have noted that I had clones in two series – Chamele Barbarian Warlords AND the Refuge/Dark Thoughts. Do I plan to have these two different cloning communities meet?
YES. A clone will accompany Oghul, his warriors and the gerels when he returns to Carinae E and the Refuge to visit with his brother.
That story will be Warlord’s Return, the sixth and final story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series. It should release in November.
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349
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Warlord’s Mercy Featured On Veronica Scott’s New Releases
Woot! Warlord’s Mercy has been featured on Veronica Scott’s awesome new release post!
See the full post here:
https://veronicascott.wpcomstaging.com/2020/06/17/new-releases-in-scifi-fantasy-and-paranormal-romance-for-wednesday-june-17/
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349
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Spreading The Love Or How To Promote Without Facebook
I’m still locked out of Facebook.
I won’t minimize it. I was devastated yesterday when this happened. Facebook is my primary contact for reading and writing buddies. It is where I chat about my books, talk craft and make connections with other writers, interact with readers on a more personal basis.
There have been plenty of debates about whether or not a writer can have a viable writing career without access to Facebook. I might be the test case for that (grins).
I DO know I’m super happy I have this blog and Twitter and Instagram and my newsletter (writing buddies, if you haven’t downloaded your newsletter subscriber list and saved it in a safe place, do that NOW).
On the marketing side, I’m happy for AMS and BookBub ads, permafree first in series and reading buddies following me at the booksellers. I’m grateful for writer services that might be able to promote my stories on Facebook without me having a profile there.
And I’m feeling more comfortable with my decision to have my stories available everywhere, not merely in KU. Because I don’t like the idea of one company controlling my fate and the fate of my reading buddies.
I found out yesterday how bad that can be.
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349
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Cynthia Sax MIA From Facebook
I can’t access my Facebook account right now. It has been disabled and I’m working (with the cyborgs’ help) to have it re-activated. (grins)
If anyone is looking for me, my email is fully functional.
This might be a hint from the universe that I should be focusing on writing the next story. Testing Truth (releasing in September) is with my awesome editor and I’m working on Warlord’s Return (releasing in November) now.
***
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349
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Warlord’s Mercy Releases!
Woot! Walord’s Mercy has released!
I hope you enjoy Tolui’s story! (I LOVE him.)
Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349
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Warlord’s Mercy – Fourth Scene Of The First Chapter
Warlord’s Mercy, the fifth standalone story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, is releasing on June 16th.
You can read the first scene from the first chapter here:
This week I’m sharing the final scene of that first chapter.
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The tiny vessel was jammed between a boulder and the side of the mountain.
“Ohhh…the damage is bad, really bad.” The entire roof had been torn open. Its side panels were gouged and dented.
There were markings on it. She gazed closer at it.
“That’s the universal language.” Almost every being knew it. “And Dorian.” That was written and spoken by a species bearing the same name. She smiled. “Thank you, Father. I never believed I’d use Dorian, but you insisted I learn it, and now it might save me.”
That knowledge would be useful to locate the power converter.
“Get moving, Lea.” She extracted daggers from the sheaths on her thighs. “You have no time to dawdle. Others will arrive at the site soon.”
Parts were hard to find. Every being on the planet would be seeking to strip the escape pod of anything at all usable.
And newcomers weren’t the only possible source of danger. She approached the small vessel slowly, carefully. “Assume it is occupied and the being is hostile.”
Severed cables snapped and writhed on the sands around her. Blue sparks lit the area. Fuel wet the sand. It was a hazardous combination.
“You have to do this.” She might not get another chance to retrieve a power converter. They were coveted and in high demand.
A set of bloody handprints decorated a side panel. Lea paused.
“That’s one large palm.” The being’s fingers were thick, appeared human or humanoid. “I’m guessing you’re a male.”
The handprints relayed more than that.
“You’re injured.” She glanced at the ground.
There was no trail of blood, not that she could detect. She didn’t see any footprints.
“And you’re missing.” He had vanished into the air.
She paused for a moment, uncertain of her next actions.
“You can’t be that injured, not if you moved that quickly.” He should survive for a couple more moments. “I’ll extract the power converter before I search for you.”
He must be hidden. It would be safer for him if he remained that way while she found the part she needed.
Her gaze returned to the escape pod. “Stars. I hope there are no dead bodies inside there.”
She’d seen too much death in her lifespan, didn’t want to see more.
“You can do this.” Taking a fortifying breath, she sheathed her daggers, grabbed the edge of the escape pod, and pulled herself upward, grunting with the effort.
She peered into the small vessel.
“It’s empty.” She exhaled, almost giddy with relief. “Thank the stars.”
Puddles of rich red blood pooled on one of the white seats. More blood slicked the floor. A jagged piece of metal had pierced the back of the seat. The end of that narrow strip of debris was painted crimson.
“Ouch.” She winced. The being sitting there had been impaled. “You can’t be human. A human couldn’t survive a wound like that.”
Yet there was no being inside the escape pod.
She looked over her shoulder, saw no one behind her. “Unless there are two of you and the second being carried you out.”
The blood on the palm print could have belonged to the wounded being.
“I may have two beings needing help.” The situation was growing more complicated by the moment. “Hold on while I get what I came for.” She hefted herself over the edge of the side panel.
And tumbled headfirst into the escape pod.
Her hands slid on the bloody seat. The left side of her chest coverings became damp.
“Ugh.” She righted herself. “This garment will have to be discarded.”
She gazed around her. The control pad had been torn off the wall. She followed the cables attached to it. The homing device had been disconnected.
“That looks like it was done deliberately.” It wasn’t a product of the crash.
Trepidation skittered over her skin.
“You don’t want to be tracked.” That was the only reason she could think for a being to remove a homing device from an escape pod.
What did that mean?
“Nothing. That means nothing.” She reassured herself. “I don’t want to be tracked, and I’m not a violent being.”
The beings from the escape pod might not be violent either.
She studied her surroundings. “I’m guessing the control pad is situated close to the power converter.” She pried off a wall panel. “Shit. It isn’t there.”
She removed another one.
“Success.” Lea grinned “And the power converter looks to be intact.”
She extracted a dagger from a sheath and carefully disconnected the delicate piece of technology. Sweat beaded on her forehead as she worked.
“Work quickly, Lea.” The escape pod’s one or two former occupants were missing and could be hurt or hostile.
Daisun and his band of thugs would also have noticed the crash, would be headed toward the site. A tremor of fear ran down her spine.
“If he captures you, you’ll wish you were dead.” Her tone was bleak.
He’d torture her in all the ways a being could be tortured. Her lifespan would consist of pain and humiliation and hunger.
Lea’s jaw jutted. “You’ve survived this long. You’ll avoid that fate.”
The power converter was heavy and unwieldly.
“I need something to convey it in.” She felt under the seats, located an ugly medic pack. “This could be useful.”
She might have one or two beings who required care. Lea slung it over one of her shoulders and continued her search.
There was an equally hideous-looking pack filled with nourishment bars stored under the seats also. “I don’t need these.” Chamele 4 provided all the nourishment she required.
She dumped the tasteless rations on the floor, placed the power converter in the pack.
“More water could be needed.” She had some drinkable liquid. Only a fool would venture outside in Chamele 4’s heat without that.
But she doubted she had enough to clean wounds and hydrate three beings.
She located a container of beverage. It had been damaged in the crash. Water seeped through the cracks.
“That’s useless.” She tossed it aside, reached under the seats again.
A rock vulture screeched, the sound barely audible.
“Oh fuck.” Lea stiffened. “It must be hunting something or someone.”
That someone was approaching the site. She glanced upward. The creature wasn’t yet visible. She had time to flee.
Hefting the power converter pack over her other shoulder, she turned toward the exterior wall. “It’s time to go.” She grabbed onto the top of it and flung herself out of the escape pod.
As soon as she did that, she realized she’d made a mistake, misjudging the severity of the drop and the impact of the packs’ additional weight on her fall.
“Fuck.”
She plummeted toward the ground, mentally bracing for the pain she’d soon experience.
“This landing is going to hurt.”
***
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Pre-order Now:
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
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https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
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https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
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Warlord’s Mercy – Third Scene Of The First Chapter
Warlord’s Mercy, the fifth standalone story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, is releasing on June 16th.
You can read the first scene from the first chapter here:
This week I’m sharing the third scene of that first chapter.
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Lea reached the edge of the boulder field, peered out of the natural coverage, looked straight ahead, to her right, to her left.
“It’s only a short distance.” Dips and crests of shifting sand stretched in front of her, land waves that would limit a being’s view. “Once you climb over that first dune, you’ll be safe.”
But there was always a risk of being spotted.
“You can do this.” She took a deep breath and sprinted, leaning over, staying low to the ground. Granules of sand pelted her boots and ass coverings. The sun scorched the top of her head.
No one called out an alarm. No beings ran after her.
She reached the peak of the first dune and descended. “You’re safe.” She exhaled heavily. “Keep going.” She climbed the next dune, trudged down it, giving herself verbal encouragement as she moved.
The mounds of sand gradually flattened.
“Some beings on the ship complained Chamele 4 was merely sand, sand, and more sand.” They clearly hadn’t completed any research before they’d agree to relocate. “I don’t know what they were talking about. There’s plenty of variety.”
There was the boulder field by the market, the dunes, the flat lands, and the Khatagtai Mountains where she lived.
Her gaze lifted to them. “The mountains are the prettiest.” They stood like giant sentinels, guarding her home.
The hum of a ship’s engine broke the silence.
“What is that?” Lea stopped and scanned the sky above her. “It doesn’t belong to Daisun or his brutes.”
They flew pieced-together sand skimmers. Their vessels were as ill-kempt as they were.
“This ship sounds…new. Thank the stars.” Excitement filled her. “I might be able to bargain with the pilot. I’ll offer her or him some of my best garments. She or he will agree to transport me somewhere else. I won’t need a power converter.”
The drone of the engines became a roar surprisingly quickly. Lea tilted her head back as a small vessel shot across the sky.
“Oh shit.” Dread replaced her exhilaration. “That ship is flying too fast and too low.”
The artificial wind it created whipped strands of her hair against her face.
“It won’t clear the nearest mountain.” A tremor rolled down her spine. Unless the pilot increased the ship’s elevation quickly, it would crash into the base of that unrelenting land formation.
If the crew survived that impact, they would be facing rock vultures, ukhels, and other dangerous creatures. The occupants of the vessel might be unaccustomed to the heat and the sun, could be suffering from injuries.
And they would be targets…as she, her father, Flor, and the rest of the beings on her ship had been. “Fuck. Daisun and his brutes could reach them first.”
The Palavian would order the slaughter of the males, the enslavement of the females.
“I can’t let that happen. Not again.” She sprinted, following the ship. Her boots skimmed the sand. Her arms pumped. She had to protect the beings, warn them.
Lea had been unable to save her father and her friend, but she could save the newcomers.
Spires of rock jabbed skyward. She dashed around them. The rock towers extended upward more and more, looming over her. The ship had avoided those. Hope blossomed inside her. They might clear the—
A boom echoed across the arid landscape, and her optimism shattered, crashing as the vessel must have done. A huge plume of red dust rose before her.
“Any being in the vicinity will see that cloud.” She moved faster, determined to be the first being to arrive at the wreckage. If the crew remained alive, she would ensure they stayed that way.
Lea passed a porthole half buried in the ground. Its surface was fractured with cracks.
She rounded the base of a spire, jumped over a piece of twisted metal sticking out of the sand. More and more fragments of what she suspected was the ship obstructed her progress.
Her nostrils twitched. The scent of spilled fuel clung to the air.
Judging by the debris around her, she doubted she’d have anyone to save. It would take a miracle to have survived the crash, and she had stopped believing in those four solar cycles ago.
While she maintained her harsh pace, she indulged her sadness, grieving over the deaths of the unknown crew for one, two heartbeats.
Then she pushed those emotions away. She had to do that. Life on Chamele 4 was brutally hard. If she wished to stay alive, she had to focus on the dangers around her, and what she needed to do and to obtain in order to escape her current situation.
That included a working power converter. The ship might have one.
As she approached the crash site, her body responded in the most peculiar way—her nipples tightening and her pussy growing wet. She rubbed her leather-clad thighs together. It was as though…
She was aroused.
By the destruction of a ship. Her face heated. Stars. She had to venture somewhere where there was a safe community of beings. The solitude was impacting her brain.
She rounded a bend and skidded to a stop. Her chest heaved as she caught her breath. Her ability to speak returned. That hadn’t been a ship she’d seen. “It’s an escape pod.”
***
Read the next scene (available June 8th) here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7122
***
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
* * *
Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
* * *
Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886K65F9
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1
SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349
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