Strain, the hero (though he wouldn’t consider himself one) of Under Strain, is dealing with emotional trauma. The worst planet rotation in his long existence, the source of that trauma, happened on, what he refers to as, the Death Planet.
Strain is a cyborg. He knows the name of that planet.
Yet he never ever uses it.
Why?
Because that would make the experience even more real for him, even more challenging to live with.
That’s also the reason why he doesn’t specifically name his cyborg brethren during his relaying of that planet rotation’s events. He knows their names, ALL their names, but he can’t handle that level of detail. Not yet. Maybe not ever.
And that’s okay.
We all deal with grief differently. (big hugs) We all have our own unique methods of coping. We all do what we have to do to get through trying times.
We all WILL get through it, however. We’ll find happiness again.
It might be a different type of happiness. Strain’s happiness post trauma doesn’t look exactly the same way happiness looked for him before the events on the Death Planet.
But he DOES find peace and joy and love.
And, along the way, courtesy of Grudge and Rancor and his female, he also has some laughs. (grins)
Cadet has both of her cyborg hands full managing her team. They are intent on causing chaos.
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Under Strain
A damaged cyborg warrior is hunted by a peace-loving human female.
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Strain is severely malfunctioning. The D Model cyborg was the sole survivor after a horrific decision was made by his cruel manufacturers. He hates all humans, and when he attacks one who is under his cyborg leader’s protection, he is reprimanded, stripped of his weapons, and told to watch and not actively participate in the next mission.
That mission takes place on a small remote planet. Its lush terrain should only be inhabited by the cyborgs they were sent to rescue, but Strain senses another presence on the surface. She is watching him, tracking him, hunting him.
A fully operational cyborg would end her lifespan.
Strain wants to claim her. Forever.
Kamyelle is the only one left of her kind. Warriors have killed the other nonviolent human inhabitants of her planet. She survived…barely…by hiding in the trees, observing her enemies, and covering herself with lifeform scan-concealing mud.
When a handsome, gray-skinned, brilliant-blue-eyed male arrives, surrounded by weapon-carrying warriors, she has to save him. Warriors harm and they kill. That is what they do.
She won’t allow them to hurt Strain.
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Under Strain is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a broken warrior, a human female who thinks he’s perfect, and velociraptor-like dinosaurs who view them both as light, tasty snacks.
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