Testing Truth – Third Scene Of The First Chapter
We’re counting down the days until Testing Truth, the next standalone story in the cyborg series, releases on September 15th. While we wait, I’m sharing the first chapter.
You can read the first scene from the first chapter here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7350
This week I’m sharing the third scene of that first chapter.
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“Freed.” North bellowed, shifting the attention on the bridge back to him. The D Model’s restraints retracted. He ran into the next chamber, relaying the footage as he moved.
North’s female lay on a sleeping support. A covering cloth was draped over her form. Her normally spiked black hair had collapsed. Her red eyes glowed.
She cradled a tiny D Model in her arms. The little cyborg thrashed his limbs and wailed at the top of his vocal range, his tiny gray face dark with outrage.
“He’s powerful.” Captain murmured that observation as though speaking to himself.
“My female.” North rushed to his female’s side, scattered kisses all over her pale face. “You aren’t damaged?”
“I’m feeling no pain, my male.” Her voice was soft, which was unusual for North’s warrior female. Doc must have given her excess pain inhibitors. “We have an extremely active and healthy gray-skinned, black-haired, blue-eyed baby boy.” She held up the offspring. “He looks just like his father, but he’s strong like his mother.”
Truth grinned. The female often claimed she was the strongest being on the ship.
That wasn’t the truth, of course. Many of the other beings, himself included, were cyborgs.
But that she processed she was superior in that way entertained him greatly.
“Offspring.” North didn’t respond to his female’s teasing. He dropped with a loud thump to his knees beside her sleeping support. “We have offspring.” He took the little cyborg from her.
The offspring stopped his struggles, gazed up at his father.
“I love you, Victorious.” North pressed his lips to the little cyborg’s forehead. “And I love you, Myrina.” He met his female’s gaze. “That you have given me this happiness, this—” His voice broke.
Envy poked at Truth’s heart. He wanted a female, longed for offspring, desired love, the intense type of love, the kind a warrior felt for a being he would kill for, die for.
But he also felt a deep sense of sadness, of loss, as he watched North with his family. The male’s planet rotations of excitement were over.
Captain hadn’t left the ship and his female’s side since their offspring was manufactured. Truth stifled a sigh. There was a 93.2569 probability North wouldn’t leave the ship now that he was a father.
Warriors met the females genetically destined to be theirs. If they were fortunate. Not every warrior would have that opportunity. They claimed those females, bred with them, manufactured offspring.
And their adventures ended.
Truth would find his female. Not finding her, spending his lifespan alone, wasn’t a fate any warrior desired. But he wasn’t in a rush to locate her.
He craved more thrills, more exploration, more battles, before that happened. His lifespan would be lived to its fullest. Boredom would be banished.
Once he’d sucked every bit of excitement out of the universe, he would search for his female.
Until then, he was free.
***
A planet rotation later, Truth escaped the oohing and aahing over the newly manufactured offspring and focused, with Dissent, on the mission assigned to them.
They perused the available fighter ships, had additional company during that task. Dissent’s female held her warrior’s hand and chattered about offspring, about vessels, about how females could add value to exploration assignments and a certain Captain should realize that fact.
Future, Captain’s fully mature offspring, trailed behind them with a sullen expression.
“This fighter ship has the earliest date of fabrication.” Dissent patted one of its panels.
They gazed up at the vessel. It was in pristine condition, as all the cyborg ships were, was fully functional and much too shiny for their requirements.
“Fighters ships are designed to accommodate more than a crew of two.” Future scowled. “I should have spoken up, not merely sent Father a private transmission. Then you would have supported my request to join the exploration team and he would have relented.”
There was only a 10.2593 percent probability Dissent would have supported that request. Every warrior on the Reckless processed how protective Captain was of his offspring. A prudent warrior wouldn’t interfere in that relationship.
Truth wasn’t a prudent warrior. There was a 79.2584 percent probability he would have spoken on Future’s behalf. The warrior had been training for missions since he was manufactured, was eager to prove himself to his father…and to himself.
And Truth projected he would have found Captain’s reaction entertaining…if he had survived it.
“Dissent supported my request, and it made no difference.” His friend’s female glowered at Future. “Captain, your father, said the mission was too dangerous for human females.”
“I’m a cyborg.” The male stuck out his chest. “We’re built for dangerous missions. The knowledge of millions of warriors resides in my databases.” He tapped his forehead.
“I’ve stunned a being in battle.” Dissent’s female lifted her chin. She was clearly proud of that limited experience.
“You’re fraggin’ fortunate.” Future shook his head. “I would do anything to take part in a battle.”
Captain would sever their skulls from their frames if they allowed his offspring to fight in a battle without his authorization. And Truth hoped there would be plenty of violent clashes on Nereid Negative One. His form vibrated with excitement.
***
Read the next scene (available September 7th) here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7356
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
***
Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – August 30th
I received first round edits/revisions from my Awesome Editor today on Holding Hoarse, the December free cyborg romance short story. I plan to complete these edits today. (fingers crossed)
I have one more short story in the next C.S. Sax short story collection to revise. I should be able to finish that this week and send the collection to my awesome formatter (the Dear Wonderful Hubby is now formatting my stories).
I hope, if all goes well, to play around with the first chapter of Containing Malice, the first story in the Rebel Cyborgs series (releasing in February). My first chapters are often trashed and rewritten a few times. It takes some false starts to get them right. I expect this story to be no different.
And yes, my Facebook accounts are still in review. (big sigh) But I’m doing some absolutely amazeball writing so that’s one small upside.
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
***
Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
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Refuges And Writing Caves
The settlement Kralj built and rules on Carinae E is called the Refuge. There’s a reason for this name. Even the roughest, most violent ‘monsters’ (as he calls himself and beings like him) deserve to have somewhere they can feel safer, where they belong, where they find a sliver of peace, of self-care, of self-acceptance.
When I was a kid, there was a weeping willow type tree on our property. The tips of the branches reached the ground. It was like having a closed room in the middle of the field. No one could see the trunk, could see past the branches.
That was one of my favorite refuges (and, in recognition of that, the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I planted a weeping willow type tree in front of our current home). I would take a book, slip between its branches, sit on the ground and disappear from the world, from everyone. I felt safer there. I felt at peace. The place calmed me.
Today, that refuge is the writing cave. When the world is dark and my soul is tired, I turn on my laptop, open either an unfinished story or a blank page, and I write, disappearing into the world I’m creating. It calms me. It restores me. It gives me the strength to face the rest of the world.
That’s where I am today. I hope that you also are able to spend some time today in your refuge, your sanctuary. That could be between the pages of a great cyborg romance or in a bubble bath or sitting on your front steps where you can watch the kids run through the sprinkler. I hope you go wherever you find peace.
You deserve to escape for a few moments.
***
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
***
Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Apple Books:
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Testing Truth – Nereid Negative One
In Testing Truth (releasing on September 15th), the cyborgs are assigned to explore Nereid Negative One. This is a small outpost planet. Ships stop there for emergency supplies and repairs. Very few beings live on Nereid Negative One permanently. It is covered with gray ash and isn’t a nice place.
As Dissent shares, “The planet is named Nereid Negative One because the first being who stepped upon its surface claimed zero was too generous a designation for it.”
He also adds, “One traveler called Nereid Negative One the place dreams go to die.”
(grins) It isn’t a pleasant place but it IS situated in the cyborg-controlled sector. According to Power’s mandate, they have to explore it.
Normally, the planets in my stories are named after stars. Nereid Negative One, being such a…well…unimpressive planet, is named after Nereid, Jupiter’s third largest moon. Nereid is notable for having the strangest orbit of all Jupiter’s moons and having ice on its surface.
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
***
Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369
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Throwback Thursday – Dark Strength
I remembered what day it is. (grins) I’m very proud of myself.
Today’s featured story – Dark Strength – is super timely as we were talking about puffkers yesterday. Balvan, the hero of Dark Strength, has a weakness for tiny creatures. When the Refuge’s giant green gatekeeper finds injured or under nourished creatures, he rescues and tends to them, nursing them back to full health.
Elyce, the heroine of Dark Strength, needs tending to. She has fled a life of abuse and is battered and wary of all beings.
Elyce and Balvan are magic together. They understand each other and both grow stronger once they meet.
There is a lot of love, fluffy little creatures and skull crushing in Dark Strength. I love this story.
Dark Strength
The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall.
Balvan, the Refuge’s Gatekeeper, is huge, green, and has a reputation for crushing skulls. He’s a modified humanoid, genetically designed to be the ultimate warrior. One of a kind and considered monstrous by many, he never expects to find his mate, the one female meant for him.
Elyce, snatched from her home half a solar cycle ago, has finally escaped her brutal captors. She arrives at the Refuge barely alive. Only a blood transfusion from the largest male she has ever seen will save her life. But it will also bind her to him forever. Staring up, up, up at him, she wonders why she wants to be free. His gentle touch revives yearnings she thought dead. His lips set her skin ablaze. His massive muscles make her feel safe.
That feeling could be an illusion. Elyce’s captors want their slave back and they won’t stop until they have her. To give his mate her freedom, Balvan might be forced to give up everything he has – his role as the Gatekeeper, Elyce’s love, and his life.
Dark Strength is a STANDALONE Alien SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes violent universe.
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Warlord’s Return Pre-orders And Puffkers (grins)
This cute little doggy reminds me of a puffker. He is so fluffy.
And, yes, there WILL be puffkers in Warlord’s Return (releasing in November).
We’re returning to the Refuge and Balvan’s collection of creatures has greatly expanded. (grins) The great green gatekeeper can’t resist tending to them. He loves them so much.
Warlord’s Return
Ariq is a barbarian warrior seeking a war.
He locates that battle when he meets Xareni.
* * *
Ariq is one of Chamele’s top warriors. A genetic predisposition to fighting, paired with intensive training and experience, has honed the scarred male into an effective killing machine. He loves war, can’t live without combat.
The Succession Wars, however, have finally ended and the Chamele sector is now at peace. Seeking excitement and purpose, the barbarian warrior accompanies his Second to the Refuge, an outlaw settlement on Carinae E. He hopes to locate the battle he’s been craving there.
Ariq finds that conflict and more when he meets his fated mate.
Xareni owes the Ruler of the Refuge a favor. That’s the only reason she has returned to the settlement. She doesn’t like crowds or structures or a certain barbarian warrior who insists on following her everywhere. It doesn’t matter that there’s a connection between them, that he makes her burn with desire, that he looks at her with heat in his dark eyes.
She’s a monster and monsters don’t need anyone.
* * *
Warlord’s Return is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a determined barbarian warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an eyeball-eating mini dragon.
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Testing Truth – A Princess Named Nancy
The heroine in Testing Truth, the next cyborg romance (releasing on September 15th), is Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume. That’s her formal name, the name strangers and other royalty refer to her by, the name that is utilized on all official communications.
Her friends, her makeshift family, other loved ones call her Nancy. She is named after a dear reading buddy, Nancy R, which makes Truth’s female even nearer and dearer to my heart. I love Nancy R and I love Truth’s Princess Nancy.
(As an aside, I WILL warn you if you contact me and you have an awesome name, a name I haven’t yet utilized in a story, I will likely steal it for a future character. I’ll tell you before I do this. I have manners and sh*t. (grins) But it is a risk you take when you contact me.)
When Princess Nanette wants to be perceived as a regular being, she will introduce herself as Nancy. When she wants to put an unkind being in her or his place, she breaks out her formal name (and a super prissy attitude Truth finds extremely entertaining).
There are plenty of famous Nancys here on Earth but there are also quite a few famous Nanettes.
For example, Nanette Fabray, a Tony and three time Emmy winning actress, was also a passionate advocate for the rights of the deaf and hard-of-hearing. She was one of the first people to use sign language on TV and was one of the founding members of the National Captioning Institute.
Nanette Konig-Blitz was a holocaust survivor and a classmate of Anne Frank. She lectured and wrote about her experiences, earning a Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Award.
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
***
Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/testing-truth
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https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1029497
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Testing Truth – Second Scene Of The First Chapter
Testing Truth, the next standalone story in the cyborg series, is releasing on September 15th.
Last week, I shared the first scene from the first chapter.
You can read that scene here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7350
This week I’m sharing the second scene of that first chapter.
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“The next planet we’re exploring is Nereid Negative One.” Captain relayed a fact Truth already processed. “Truth, optimize our route.”
“Optimizing our route to Nereid Negative One, Captain.” He acknowledged the order.
It wasn’t a challenging task to complete. The planet was small, was the size of a moon the Humanoid Alliance had assigned him and his D Model brethren to defend 3.2798 human lifespans ago, but its orbit around its distant sun was constant and surprisingly well tracked.
He located Nereid Negative One’s current coordinates easily and crafted the fastest and safest path to that point. “We’ll arrive at our destination in two planet rotations and 1.3659 shifts.”
The manufacturing of the offspring should alleviate his boredom until then.
Especially if North, that offspring’s father, wanted to release some of his frustrations in the fighting chambers. Truth grinned.
“Should the Reckless arrive at Nereid Negative One?” Captain’s female surprised everyone present with that seemingly random question.
It distracted Truth from North’s shouted threats and the offspring’s battle cries. He studied Captain’s female. The human had uncovered a detail they hadn’t yet processed. He was 89.2563 certain of that.
Captain must have reached the same conclusion. He frowned at his female. “We’ll send a shuttle craft to the surface.”
That was the standard operating procedure they’d utilized for the previous exploration missions. A small team was sent to the planet they were tasked by Power and the cyborg council to explore and document. The Reckless with its remaining crew stayed in open space, out of danger.
“That shuttle craft once belonged to the Humanoid Alliance.” Captain’s female lifted her eyebrows. “I’ve been monitoring a channel originating from Nereid Negative One and—”
“Why are we monitoring a channel originating from Nereid Negative One?” Captain issued a query he should already process the results for.
Captain’s female was a skilled hacker. She monitored all channels.
“The channel broadcasts to beings who don’t follow rules, to those who fight larger entities.” Captain’s female didn’t acknowledge his response. “They claim Nereid Negative One is a haven for outlaws and rebels.” She glanced at her warrior. “Those are their words. One of their often-cited actions is shooting down a Humanoid Alliance Freighter.”
“I love this planet already.” Truth would soon have the adventure he constantly sought.
Captain cast him a hard glance. “Dissent, relay all the information we have on Nereid Negative One.”
“The planet is named Nereid Negative One because the first being who stepped upon its surface claimed zero was too generous a designation for it.” Dissent’s flat tone was belied by the gleam in his eye. Truth’s friend enjoyed relaying that detail. “It hosts one small settlement that serves as a supply and repair stop for passing ships. Nourishment, beverage, and parts are delivered from off-planet. One traveler called Nereid Negative One the place dreams go to die.”
Truth laughed through the transmission lines. He added that colorful phrase to his databases, would utilize it in the future.
Captain’s lips twitched. “We’ll send a two-warrior exploration team to Nereid Negative One.”
He looked around the bridge.
There weren’t many warriors to choose from. Truth bounced in his chair.
North wouldn’t be assigned to the team. Captain wouldn’t part him from his female and soon-to-be manufactured offspring. Doc had to tend to his patients. Chuckles was actively avoiding Captain’s gaze, had no interest in leaving the ship.
That left Dissent and himself.
“Dissent and Truth will catalog the planet.” Captain announced that foregone conclusion.
“Yes.” Truth pumped the air with his fists. “We’ll increase our kill rates.”
“There will be no killing…unless those beings attempt to kill you.” Captain endeavored to steal his joy.
That wasn’t possible. “They will attempt to kill us.” His grin widened. “They’ll see our shuttle craft, assume we continue to fight for the Humanoid Alliance, and seek to end our lifespans.”
Better warriors than the beings on Nereid Negative One had tried to do that. And he remained alive. Truth flexed his biceps, eager for the chaos of battle.
“You’ll take a fighter ship, not a shuttle craft.” Captain deviated from their previous plans. “And you’ll modify it, removing all indications it was a Humanoid Alliance vessel.”
“Yes.” The mission got better and better. A fighter ship would fly faster than a shuttle craft and was equipped with a superior weapons system. Both appealed to Truth.
“If the ship appears damaged, the locals will assume it’s landing on Nereid Negative One for repairs.” Dissent’s voice warmed with approval. “And a fighter ship, unlike a shuttle craft, is designed for long voyages. They’ll assume it’s a solitary vessel, won’t extend their scans to look for the Reckless.”
“We’ll position the Reckless outside of their monitoring ranges.” Captain nodded.
The two of them chattered about strategies. Truth listened, didn’t contribute.
Planning didn’t hold any interest for him. He preferred to take action, adjusting to conditions as they changed. That was much more fun.
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Read the next scene (available August 31st) here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7354
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
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Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Pre-order Now:
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – August 23rd
Today, I’m working on the second round edits for Warlord’s Return, the next and the final story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series (releasing in November).
It is bittersweet working on these edits. I’m excited that you and other reading buddies will be returning with me to the Refuge, seeing Kralj, Dita and the other Modified Humanoids again, but I’m always sad to end a series. This is extra challenging as I will be stepping away from the Alien Romance Continuum for a while to focus on the cyborgs (but I’m SUPER stoked to be writing those stories).
This week, I’ll be taking a break from the fresh writing and revising some of the short stories for the next C.S. Sax collection. This next collection will focus on medieval dragon shifters also.
I was telling a writing buddy about my plans and she made a comment on how I must think medieval dragon shifters will be ‘hot’ in 2021.
I have NO clue about what will be the hot trends in Romance. None. (laughs)
If I HAD to guess, I would say vampires will make a big comeback in Paranormal Romance and light, happy alien romance premises like mail order brides will be popular in SciFi Romance. I’ll put this in writing and, at the end of 2021 (if I remember), we’ll determine if I was right. That will be fun.
I’m releasing collections of medieval dragon shifter stories because I’ve written quite a few of those stories for myself over the years. I love medieval dragon shifters.
I’m focusing on cyborgs next year because I’m eager to find out what happens in Power’s story and that requires writing the four other stories in the subseries first. I CAN’T WAIT to write the first story in the Rebel Cyborgs subseries. That story has been drumming at my brain for months.
If you’re a writing buddy, please don’t build your career around what I’m writing next. I have no insights on the future of Romance. I merely write what I want to write and release stories I think you might enjoy.
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
***
Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/testing-truth
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https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1029497
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Laundry Day In The Sax Household
Today is laundry day in the Sax household or, as I jokingly refer to it, a day of good, clean fun. (grins) I heard that groan. That was a terrible joke, wasn’t it?
As there are only two humans – the Dear Wonderful Hubby and myself – currently living in our house, laundry day happens every two weeks. It IS a chore. Both of us dread doing it. But it has to occur and we try to make it fun. We have jokes and we have a playlist.
One of our favorite songs is a tweak on Limahl’s The Neverending Story ( Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHytjEj7B9g ) except it is called The Neverending Laundry.
Another favorite song is a Laundry Calling spin on The Clash’s London Calling ( Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-WX2pa8c ). We sing that whenever the dryer buzzer goes off, joking about being servants to the all mighty dryer.
When responding to the dryer buzzer, I usually do my best Igor from Young Frankenstein impression (I love that Mel Brooks movie), responding with “Yes, Master.” LOL I’m horrible at it yet it always makes the Dear Wonderful Hubby laugh.
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
***
Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08BTYN7TT
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/testing-truth
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1029497
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