What’s Next For The Cyborgs?
As Seizing Power completed one of the large story arcs in the cyborg continuum, some reading buddies have been asking me what will happen next for the cyborgs.
Provoking Odium (releasing in June) is centered around Odium finding his female. We heard her voice in Seizing Power. Odium processes she is his and she has rescued some humanoids from the Humanoid Alliance’s clutches but he doesn’t process much else about her.
This will be a common theme in the rest of the stories in Cyborg Unity, the next series in the cyborg continuum. These cyborg romances will center around Homeland cyborgs whose females are currently situated on Mercury Minor. The warriors process they’re destined for these females but process nothing else about them. Their relationships are almost like marriages…or matings of convenience. (grins)
There will be sexy times and violent battles and dangerous missions. The cyborgs’ genetic matches all have agendas of their own. Meeting their big hunky cyborgs is merely a bonus!
I’m super excited to tell these stories and hope you’ll find them as fascinating to read.
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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The Benefits Of Pre-ordering
There is still time to pre-order Seizing Power. And I highly recommend you do this.
I know. I know. (grins) I say this with almost every release. But Seizing Power is special. It is the story many reading buddies are waiting for. There’s excitement around it and there WILL be spoilers posted. Heck, I might accidentally drop a spoiler. I’m super stoked about this story also.
If you want to avoid spoilers, the easiest way to do this is to pre-order Seizing Power today and then avoid the bookseller pages for it until you’ve read the story.
Pre-ordering Seizing Power today also means you don’t have to wait until tomorrow to read it. It should be sent to your eReader tonight!
Ohhh…. I can’t wait for you to read this story, my friends! (bounces up and down with excitement)
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Stories To Re-Read
Seizing Power, the 5th core story in the Rebel Cyborgs series (releasing on Tuesday or Monday night if you’ve pre-ordered it), is a cyborg romance you’ll enjoy more if you’ve read other stories in the series.
It features a cast of thousands. (grins) Many former couples (or more) make brief appearances in this story. Rage and Joan, from my very first cyborg romance – Releasing Rage, show up for a snippet, for example. Vector, Kasia, and the crew of the Reckless, the ‘stars’ of the Cyborg Space Exploration series, are featured. There are many, many other cameos.
New readers should be able to enjoy the story but series readers like you will REALLY enjoy it. Seizing Power is truly a love letter to you.
The stories you might wish to re-read first are, of course, the stories in the Rebel Cyborgs series. This series has been building to Seizing Power.
If you have time (laughs), you might wish to re-read at least one story in the Cyborg Space Exploration series to remind yourself of those characters.
Heck, consider re-reading any of your favorite stories in my series. The odds are good characters from it will appear in Seizing Power. (grins)
Stars. I can’t wait for you to read this story!
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Cyborgs And Workaholics
Power, the hero of Seizing Power (releasing 2/22/22), is a bit of a workaholic. He is driven by the need to do as much as possible for the cyborgs under his command (which are ALL cyborgs, according to him). There are millions of decisions to make every planet rotation and he feels compelled to make all of them.
Power also doesn’t have anything…or anyone to dissuade him from constantly working. He hasn’t yet located his genetic match (or so, he believes). He has few friends. He doesn’t allow himself to mingle with other E Models.
All he has is his leadership role and the tasks related to it.
Being a cyborg, Power has the ability to multi-task and he doesn’t require sleep. He can work without ceasing.
Unless a certain cyborg he calls Cadet interrupts him. (grins)
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Seizing Power – Fourth Scene Of The First Chapter
Seizing Power, the fifth story in the Rebel Cyborgs series, is releasing next week! Woot!
Today, I’m sharing the fourth and final scene from the very first chapter.
You can read the first scene here:
***
The doors to the chambers opened.
Intrepid, one of the warship captains he had contacted, entered the space. He turned his head and looked at Power. The male’s expression went immediately blank. All emotions were purged from his countenance. He backed out of the chamber.
The doors closed and Power was alone once more.
You will not intercept my secured communications. He returned his full attention to Cadet. I am your leader. I’m every cyborg’s leader. And you will respect me.
You’re every cyborg’s leader? The warrior’s tone was incredulous, not respectful. Or are you merely the leader of the cyborgs located on the Homeland?
Cadet pushed him too far. Blast it. Power’s fingers folded into tight fists. I am every cyborg’s leader. Where you’re located isn’t relevant.
You’re every cyborg’s leader. There was a pause. Then act like it, E Model. Send ships to rescue the brethren left behind during the rebellion. Do that before the Humanoid Alliance restarts their universe-domination plans.
The warrior projected he had trapped him with that logic. But Power already processed the cyborgs situated outside the cyborg sector were his responsibility.
He skidded to a stop. The floor tiles dented under the heels of his boots. There are no perfect decisions. Part of his role was to keep as many cyborgs safe as possible. That sometimes resulted in endangering some of them. You would process that—
I would process that if I had more experience. Cadet made a disgruntled sound. I process your decision regarding our constrained brethren is 100.0000 percent wrong. I’ve been waiting for you to realize that, but the duration for waiting is now over.
Power experienced a sense of foreboding.
It was similar to the trepidation he’d suffered when he’d heard Regal, his vat mate, one of his best friends, hadn’t successfully escaped the Humanoid Alliance with his team.
It resembled the pangs he’d endured when Fidelity had followed his orders and embarked on that doomed mission to save Regal, leading their fellow E Models into danger.
And it was akin to the unease of uncovering that the warriors he, himself, had led had done what he was barred from doing and mounted their own rescue efforts.
Fraggin’ hole. That had been a series of disasters.
But the current situation was different. I haven’t authorized any course of action. He wasn’t sending Cadet into peril.
Whether you authorize it or not, it will happen. The warrior sighed. You leave me with no other option, Power. Remember that.
The transmission ended.
Power’s agitation didn’t ease. He tilted his head back and stared at the ceiling, replaying the conversation with Cadet. Every word, every nuance had been captured in his databases.
The warrior had accessed secured communications. Cadet’s own transmissions were untraceable. That implied he had competency with systems. His parting statement contained a warning, signaling Power wouldn’t like the option he was forced to take.
It was a threat with minimal consequences. The warrior’s proficiency with communications wouldn’t compensate for his inexperience. He had few solar cycles. His connections would also be limited.
And he was merely one being.
Power commanded millions of cyborgs. He had fought in battles long before Cadet had been manufactured. His skills had been honed by the harsh universe, had been carved into him by the Humanoid Alliance, their cruel manufacturers. He didn’t hesitate to make hard decisions.
They weren’t equals. Cadet wasn’t a danger to him, to his brethren.
Power shrugged away the disquiet in his soul and returned to his seat. There were decisions to make, a voyage to plan. He hadn’t the time for distractions, misgivings, regrets.
The cyborgs had only one leader.
He was that being.
His jaw jutted. He had tasks to complete.
***
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Power And Astrid Ragnhild, the Buoir Berserker, Vengeance’s Warrior Female
Power and Astrid Ragnhild, the Buoir Berserker, Vengeance’s Warrior Female have a complicated relationship. They first met in Taking Vengeance. Power tried to claim Astrid for his female but Astrid convinced him to cling to the hope of finding his own genetic match.
During his unusual courtship, Power revealed a tiny slice of his true self, of his ambitions, his vulnerabilities, his desires. He wasn’t looking for someone to boost his position within the cyborg council. And his pursuit of Astrid wasn’t about physical need either. It was emotional. He was looking for someone he could talk with, someone he could trust.
Astrid responded to the loneliness in Power. She, being the warrior female she is, has claimed him as her friend, despite his resistance and Vengeance’s dislike of Power. There’s nothing the two males can do to stop her from liking Power. (grins) They have to deal with it.
None of this happened in a bubble, unfortunately. Cyborgs communicate everything and Eirene Ours, Cadet, has been following Power’s moves closely.
She knows about his pursuit of Astrid Ragnhild, the Buoir Berserker, Vengeance’s Warrior Female.
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Seizing Power – Third Scene Of The First Chapter
The countdown to the release day for Seizing Power continues!
I’m sharing the third scene from the first chapter this week.
You can read the first scene here:
***
Two shifts later, Power remained in the cyborg council chambers. His surroundings were quiet, still. He was now completely alone.
Vengeance and Death had left with their females. The caring reflected in the couples’ eyes had emphasized his solitude.
The other members of the cyborg council trained with their model types, building, strengthening their relationships with those warriors. There were no concerns about undue influence because Power ultimately made all the decisions. They were free to openly care for their brethren.
He was free to work. Wires had been inserted into his wrist sockets. That restored his energy levels. Sleep was unnecessary for cyborgs. They didn’t have that weakness.
Power could work every shift…and he often did that. Nothing and no one waited for him in his private chambers. Only emptiness and isolation lingered for him there.
In the council chambers, there was an 18.1245 percent probability someone might enter. He—
Are you sending ships to rescue our forgotten brethren? The voice over the transmission line was robotic, male. No visuals accompanied the audio.
Power processed who it belonged to, however. The cyborg he had named Cadet contacted him at regular intervals, always inquiring about the warriors who hadn’t been freed during the mass rebellion—the males who remained trapped, often under Humanoid Alliance control.
Although he projected it would be a futile effort, Power attempted to track the origins of the communications. It was relayed through multiple sites. The trail grew fainter and fainter until it eventually disappeared.
His lips twisted. One planet rotation, the warrior, that constant pain in his processors, would make an error. Then he would be identified.
Until that time, Power should ignore him. That would be as simple as muting the transmission line.
Yet, for some illogical reason, he couldn’t take that step. There was something about the cyborg that interested him, that kept him communicating with him. I have more urgent priorities.
And he would never again assign retrieval missions to warriors. That task was too dangerous to force his brethren to undertake.
You have more urgent priorities. The simulated laugh on the transmission line held no humor. Like adding fifteen levels to J Model Structure 2? Is that more urgent than saving the lifespans of our brethren?
Power narrowed his eyes at the blank viewscreen hanging on the far wall. How do you have knowledge of the addition to J Model Structure 2? That decision hasn’t yet been broadcast.
Was Cadet a J Model? Had he been involved in the proposal?
Power projected the male was more recently manufactured than he was. His past comments had held a naivety real-universe experience would have quickly and thoroughly eliminated.
The requests from our brethren for retrieval have been broadcast. The warrior didn’t answer his question. Yet you and the other members of the cyborg council take no action. Our brethren are dying, Power. They— Cadet’s transmission broke.
Guilt pierced Power’s frame. Those deaths rested on his shoulders. That damaged him, yet he accepted that fate…because he’d experienced the alternative, and that was much, much worse.
The lifespans of the many outweighed the loss of the few.
He squared his shoulders. My decision remains the same.
Stars. You’re such an arrogant ass. Cadet showed him no deference.
It was irritating…and unique. Others might mutter about him behind his back, but Cadet spoke his truth directly to him. If you had more experience, you would process why I made my decision.
I have experience, and I process more than you project. The warrior’s tone was dry. What is your current stance on the Humanoid Alliance’s actions? Will you address them, or are you too busy sourcing nourishment bars?
Power was tempted to mute the male’s insolence. There is nothing to address. The Humanoid Alliance’s actions don’t impact our sector.
There’s nothing to address? Cadet snorted. Our greatest enemy is fabricating space stations, filling those spaces with warships and robot warriors. They’ve created forces of undead beings. It is merely a matter of time before they try to retrieve, to recapture their former weapons of war—all cyborgs everywhere, including you and me. And you state there’s nothing to address? What universe are you living in, E Model?
Anger rose in Power, amplified by his doubts. He wasn’t merely an E Model. I am your leader. He reminded the warrior of that fact. Are you intercepting secured communications?
How had the warrior processed the specifics of his dealings with others?
You’re not my leader. That transmission sported a sharp edge. And how could a cyborg with no experience, a mere Cadet, have the skills to intercept secured communications?
Fraggin’ hole. The male irritated him. Unable to remain still, Power extracted the wires from his wrist sockets and stood. You didn’t answer my question.
Cyborgs were unable to lie. Their programming didn’t allow them to take that action. But they could evade queries.
Power paced the perimeter of the chamber, seeking to burn off some of his decision-hampering emotions and excess energy.
Are you intercepting secured communications? He repeated his query.
If the communications were adequately secured, no one would have the ability to intercept them. Cadet’s answer verified his projections.
The warrior was intercepting his communications.
Power’s speed increased. He clutched his hands behind his back.
Control over intel was key for success as a leader. An unidentified cyborg was accessing his transmissions. That was…alarming.
***
Read the next scene (available February 14th) here:
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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When Cyborgs Lose Control
One of my favorite parts in any cyborg romance is when the cyborg’s human side, their emotions, overwhelm their machine side, their logic, and they lose all control.
I’ve been waiting…impatiently…for Power’s story because he is one of the most controlled cyborgs we’ve encountered (Vector, I believe, is THE most controlled cyborg thus far). He displays emotion but usually only strategically.
Almost everything Power says or does is planned. He is playing a huge game of chess with everyone in the universe and has his moves set out three or four stages in advance.
But no one can make a cyborg lose his sh*t like his genetic match and Cadet/Eirene Ours is more than worthy of provoking Power.
(grins) This will be SO much fun.
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Seizing Power – Second Scene Of The First Chapter
I’m sharing scenes from the first chapter of Seizing Power as we wait for its release on February 22nd (2/22/22).
You can read the first scene from the first chapter of Seizing Power here:
This week I’m sharing the second scene of that first chapter.
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While the other members of the council drilled Vector and his crew with queries, Power applied himself to immediate issues like delayed shipments of nourishment bars, the addition of fifteen levels to J Model Structure 2, the fabrication of 150,000 D Model replacement arms. The requests for authorization were lodged faster than he, with his cyborg processors, could approve. It was unsustainable. He—
“My female and I will venture to Mercury Minor to investigate the situation.” Vengeance presented that extremely bad idea to the council.
Alarm coursed through Power’s circuits. The C Model and his female were warriors. Their solution to every situation was to damage or to kill. They would arrive on Mercury Minor, expecting a battle.
And they would find one. Ghost, the sole identified cyborg on Mercury Minor, was severely malfunctioning. He viewed everyone, including his brethren, as threats. The probability he had rigged his planet with explosives and other defensive devices was 99.9999 percent.
There would be war, and that would be…distracting. Power processed possible responses. He couldn’t transfer the task of investigating the situation to another warrior. Vengeance would view that as a slight.
Power also preferred not to place other beings in possible danger.
Other beings…
“I will venture to Mercury Minor.” He could perform his role from anywhere. “Vector, as your crew detected the lifeforms, we’ll utilize your ship. Five additional warships will accompany us.”
A fleet larger than that would look ostentatious, even for him.
The more Power processed his decision, the more he liked it.
The expedition would be a display of his leadership. And it would be a reward for those five captains and crews, would solve a sliver of the assignments challenge.
It would grant the warriors purpose, give them tasks to complete.
It would also be good training should their sector face invasion in the future. They had to be ever ready, ever vigilant. They could practice battle formations en route.
Vengeance didn’t appear as pleased with that solution. The male scowled. “If this is war—”
“This is an investigation.” The C Model’s reaction confirmed Power’s decision had been the right one. “As the leader of the cyborg council, I warrant an escort.” His tone was deliberately haughty.
“No one appointed you as our leader,” Vengeance grumbled.
Power hadn’t been appointed. He had won the role based on his superior fighting skills, his cunning, his lack of any other distractions. “It is done.”
“Fraggin’ hole. He’s coming with us.” Truth, one of Vector’s warriors, muttered that comment at barely audible levels. “That’s no fun.”
Vector leveled a hard glance at the male.
Truth stopped chattering.
But the message had been relayed. No one wanted him on board their ship. None of the males, including Vector, liked him.
That was damaging yet it was unimportant. Power lifted his chin. The males respected him, would follow his orders. That was all he required.
“I’m contacting the warship captains.” He sent that communication to the five beings most worthy of the assignment. “Vector, coordinate with them. We leave in three planet rotations.” He could arrange his duties in that duration. “That is all.”
Vector opened his mouth, paused for a moment, closed it again.
The male, his female, his crew, and their females marched out of the chamber. Many of the cyborgs had located their genetic matches while patrolling the cyborg-sector borders.
Mercury Minor was located close to one of those borders. Hope flickered to life inside Power.
He immediately doused it. The probability of finding his genetic match on the expedition was extremely low.
His processing power was better used elsewhere.
“I never projected we’d see this planet rotation.” Vengeance met Power’s gaze. The male’s eyes gleamed with an emotion alarmingly resembling triumph.
Power’s simulated spine straightened. The C Model was his strongest rival for leadership.
“You’re surrendering your role on the cyborg council to travel to Mercury Minor.”
“I’m not surrendering anything.” Power infused extra chill into his tone. “I won’t physically be in the council chambers, but I will remain in my role. Whether I sit in a chair or appear on a viewscreen has no bearing on my involvement in discussions.”
Vengeance glared at him.
Power gazed back at him.
The warriors around them shifted nervously in their seats.
The C Model finally shook his head. “You will never relent any of your fraggin’ control, will you?”
“I will never do that.” Power had sacrificed, had given too much to ever walk away from his role. He was in charge, would remain as the cyborgs’ leader until the moment he died. “What is the next item on the agenda?”
He pushed the processing of the upcoming journey aside and focused on the decisions that had to be made, the tasks that had to be completed.
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Read the next scene (available February 7th) here:
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Cyborgs And Keeping Secrets
Most cyborgs situated on the Homeland, including Power and other members of the cyborg council, don’t know anything about Ghost and Lethe’s offspring. They assume the baby cyborg is male and a C Model and as malfunctioning as Ghost is.
But those are all assumptions. There has been no verification of those details.
Readers of Ghost Of A Machine, Ghost and Lethe’s story, know that Rage, Joan, Crash, Safyre, Carys, Ace And Thrasher witnessed the birth of Ghost and Lethe’s child.
How did they keep such a huge secret?
They knew Ghost before they arrived on Mercury Minor. They knew he is hyper protective and a bit paranoid, and they assumed communications and everything that happened on his planet would be top secret. That is merely an aspect of being Ghost’s friend, being part of the very small group of beings he trusts.
They wouldn’t dare to transmit anything from Mercury Minor. EVER.
Once that baby cyborg was born, they realized the implications of the offspring’s identity. They agreed to say nothing, to give the cyborg council and others no additional information. Everything would come from Ghost and no one expected Ghost to communicate well…or at all.
Power and the rest of the cyborg council were busy with other things. More offspring were being born. Ghost and Lethe and their new baby cyborg were able to live private lifespans.
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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