Strike Zone – Fourth Scene Of The First Chapter
Strike Zone, the first core story in the Dauntless Cyborgs series, releases next week! Woot!
Today, I’m sharing the fourth and final scene from the very first chapter.
You can read the first scene here:
https://tasteofcyn.com/?p=11560
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“Utilize one of the modified freighters.” Captain chose the vessel Strike projected he’d select.
Freighters were common transport ships. Weapons had been added to the cyborg-piloted freighters. That firepower was hidden on the vessels’ frames. Other modifications included increases in top speeds and an expansion of their monitoring ranges.
“Stock it with any weapons and other supplies you require.” There was no need for Captain to state specifics. It wasn’t Strike’s first mission. “Leave as soon as you’re able.”
Strike stood. “I’ll depart within the shift, Captain.”
“If you were going into battle, I’d tell you to fight hard, warrior.” The Valkyrie smiled at him.
“Fight only when necessary.” Captain cautioned him.
That was unnecessary information. He had heard Power’s instructions. “I’ll be covert.”
You’re a lucky bag of bolts. Grid’s transmission was edged with envy.
I could die. Strike was aware of the risks. If he was discovered by an enemy, his lifespan could end.
Assuming he didn’t defeat that foe.
He was a skilled fighter, both on the ground and in the sky. The probability of losing a skirmish was low.
But it wasn’t zero.
We’re aware of your good fortune, warrior. Their navigator sighed. The risk of dying was an attractant for most cyborgs, not a deterrent.
You deserve that good fortune. Argot defended him. Communicate with us when you’re able.
I’ll do that. Strike stalked off the bridge.
He passed brethren as he navigated through the hallways.
If anyone can uncover the source of the sound, it’s our second-in-command.
Leave some enemies for us.
Return in one piece, warrior. The males stationed off the bridge were as confident in his abilities as his fellow officers were.
Strike would strive to be worthy of that support. His shoulders squared.
He entered the docking bay.
There was a flurry of activity around one of the modified freighters.
“Captain said you’d be arriving.” Repercussion bumped against him. The male was stationed in loading. “You should take this with you, Second.” He handed Strike a missile launcher. “It’s a duplicate of Captain’s female’s weapon. I modified it myself. It took me fifteen planet rotations to do that properly.”
The Valkyrie was noted for having exceptional weapons. Strike juggled the missile launcher from his right hand to his left hand and back again. It had some heft to it. “I can’t take it, warrior. It’s yours.”
“I’ll modify another one.” Repercussion shrugged. “When you use it on the enemy, process that you’re not alone. Your brethren are with you.”
Cyborgs, especially D models like Strike, weren’t manufactured to operate on their own.
It was a struggle to suck back his emotions. “I’ll process that.” Strike’s voice was gruff. “Protect the Dauntless and Captain while I’m gone, warrior.”
“No damage will come to him.” Repercussion stated that with the solemness of a vow.
“I stocked you with nourishment bars, Second.” Yum slid a container into the cargo hold of the modified freighter. He was in charge of nourishment procurement. “Pirx berry-flavored, your favorite.”
“That’s appreciated.” Strike looked into the storage space.
“Beverage was also loaded.” The male waved one of his hands at those supplies.
Cyborgs didn’t require their liquids to be replenished. The beverage would only be required if he encountered a fully organic being.
That was unlikely. But… “It’s logical to be prepared for any situation.”
“That’s what I projected.” Yum’s head bobbed. “You can’t process what you’ll be facing out there. We hear rumors about this stretch of the border.”
Strike had heard the stories also.
There were tales of large creatures flying through space, of ships that disappeared with no explanation—never to be seen again, of debris fields that resembled asteroid belts, and other unusual activity.
He had to be prepared for anything.
“Homeland sent us some life-form-scan-blocking cloaks.” Those cloaks would be dangerous to don in the air. A freighter with no life-forms on it had a high probability of being shot out of space. But the garments might be beneficial once he landed on a planet’s surface.
“Two cloaks have been placed in the pack with the flight suits.” Repercussion transmitted a list of the items stored in the cargo hold to Strike.
“There’re excessive flight suits.” Strike didn’t require garments in every available size.
“It’s logical to be prepared for any situation.” Repercussion repeated what Strike had told Yum. “Warriors find genetic matches on missions.” His eyes twinkled with humor.
Yum and the other warriors situated around them nodded.
The probability he’d locate his genetic match on his current mission was 3.4588 percent. He would be focused on gathering intel about the potential threat to their kind.
But saying that would accomplish nothing except damage the males’ emotional systems. They hoped to, some planet rotation, locate their genetic matches while on missions also.
Strike chose not to address the comment. “I require five more handhelds.” He’d modify them to better track the pulsing sound.
A warrior rushed to retrieve the devices.
While those were loaded, Strike planned his mission in his processors. His assignment could be key to his kind’s survival.
Nothing could be left to variability.
***
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
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Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
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Strike Zone And Friends We Never See
One of the (many) things I love about the cyborgs is…they have millions of brethren and many of those brethren are friends.
Some of those friends have never met face-to-face. They interact purely through transmissions.
I view those relationships as being similar to the relationships we have online. There is genuine caring between beings. Many of the people I’ve ‘met’ online (including many awesome reading buddies), I’d do almost anything for. I love them. I think about them often. They are real valued relationships.
We don’t have to spend time in the same room with a being to care for them. Online relationships and transmission-only relationships are important and wonderful and just as valid. (big hugs)
***
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
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Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
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Strike Zone And How Others Interact With Us
Strike, the cyborg hero of Strike Zone, serves on the Dauntless, a battle station. He is surrounded by his brethren and other beings.
Although he is Second-In-Command, he is treated as more of an equal than Intrepid, their captain, is. Beings joke with him. They tease him. They view him as a friend.
And I think that’s telling. He isn’t strict about hierarchy. He doesn’t care about his status. Yes, he has earned his role and he uses it to protect the beings he cares about and to serve his captain. But it isn’t a big part of his self-perception.
Which is great. Because his human heroine mistakes him for someone else. (grins)
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1466811
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Strike Force And Secret Missions
In Strike Force, Strike, the cyborg hero, is given a secret mission. He must uncover the source of a mysterious sound. Many of his brethren believe the source is a dangerous weapon.
Kesser, the human heroine, also gains a secret mission. She must retrieve her abductor friend and that friend’s mate before anyone else realizes they’ve been taken. If she fails and word gets out, it could mean a deadly intergalactic war.
I LOVE secret missions. (grins) They are so much fun to read about and to write!
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1466811
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Strike Zone – Third Scene Of The First Chapter
The countdown to Strike Zone’s release day continues! I’m sharing scenes from the first chapter as we wait for its release on February 27th.
You can read the first scene of the first chapter here:
https://tasteofcyn.com/?p=11560
This week I’m sharing the third scene.
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The image of Requisite, the captain of the Nimble, appeared on the main viewscreen. “We’ve detected a pulsating sound. Have you detected it also?”
“We’ve detected it.” Intrepid shared that information with the male. “It’s originating from the border. The closest match in the databases is a world-ender.”
Requisite’s lips flattened. “That’s…not optimal.” A world-ender or equivalent weapon was a threat to everyone inside their sector. Not optimal was an understatement. “The Cyborg Council has to be informed.”
“A plan of action should accompany that communication.” The Dauntless’s captain gazed at the male. “What do you propose?”
“We both process you already have a plan of action, Intrepid.” Requisite rolled his eyes.
“The Dauntless is secondary patrol.” It irked Strike’s pride that their captain had to say that.
“The Nimble’s directive is to deal with any issues along the border.” The other captain pushed back. “This situation, whatever it is, isn’t presently situated along that border.” He paused. “Allow us to focus on our directive, and take the lead on this, my friend. We’ll back you on any decisions you make, and we’ll be here to lend support.”
“We’ll keep you informed.” Their captain’s shoulders lowered slightly. “Ending communications.”
The image on the main viewscreen reverted to the openness of space. The pulsing didn’t stop.
Finally, we have a task to complete, Grid said that over the officer-transmission line.
We have the shield testing. Choice was refreshingly enthusiastic about that assignment.
That’s a safe manufactured task. Safe never appealed to Grid. This involves real danger.
That danger could lead to death. And Strike, as the Dauntless’s second-in-command, shouldn’t cheer for anything leading to a possible loss of lifespan.
But he secretly rejoiced in having a sense of purpose also.
“Open a communication line with Power.” Captain’s voice was scrubbed of all emotion.
Strike processed him well enough to project one of those emotions was distaste. Their leader and Power weren’t often in accord.
“Opening a communication line with Power, Captain.” Argot repeated that command.
An image of Power’s countenance was displayed on the main viewscreen.
“I contact you. You don’t contact me.” The male was an arrogant ass, and he didn’t try to hide it.
Strike’s lips flattened. His loyalty was given to Captain and to his fellow cyborgs, not to the Cyborg Council and its leader.
“A sound has been detected.” Captain played the audio. “It originates outside the cyborg sector. Requesting authorization to send a team to investigate it.”
“If it originates outside the sector, it isn’t our responsibility.” Power dismissed the threat.
“There’re no matches to it in our databases.” Captain wasn’t deterred. “But it does have a 97.8742 percent similarity to the sound a world-ender emits.” He shared that audio clip. “If it’s a new type of weapon and it’s situated this close to our borders…”
The implication was clear. They were all in danger.
Power pursed his lips.
Silence stretched.
“You’ll send one warrior. One.” Power stressed that number. “To investigate the sound.”
Captain opened his mouth.
“This will be a covert operation.” Power added parameters to the mission. “The warrior is not to attract attention. He’s to uncover as much as he can about the weapon and the beings operating it and then give me a full report. He is not to interact directly with those beings or give them any indication we’re aware of the weapon’s existence. Do you process?”
“I process.” Captain nodded.
Strike processed the reason for those orders also. The enemy would falsely project their secret weapon hadn’t been detected, and that would make it easier to destroy it and them.
Intel was often the difference between winning and losing in war.
“Ending communications.” Power tapped his fingers against the screen.
His countenance disappeared from view.
“I volunteer to investigate the sound, Captain.” Grid’s eyes glowed with excitement.
“You’re testing our shields.” Captain reminded him of that earlier commitment. “That’s too important a task to delegate to another warrior.”
Fraggin’ hole. Their navigator cursed through the officer-transmission lines. I didn’t project there’d be a more exciting assignment available this soon.
You’ve been trapped by your own chaos. Drift laughed.
“This mission will be led by our second-in-command.” Captain granted Strike that honor.
“Thank you, Captain.” Exhilaration rushed through Strike’s circuits. He would be gathering intel that could protect every being in the cyborg sector.
This is the kind of high-profile assignment that results in a second-in-command receiving his own ship. Captain relayed that aside through a private transmission line.
I won’t let you down, Captain. Strike had 0.0000 doubt around that. He had never failed to complete an assignment.
I process you won’t. Captain’s tone held as much certainty. “You require a vessel.” He looked at his female. “A warship would be too noticeable.”
“Warships are created for war.” The Valkyrie agreed with him. “As are your kind. Beings will assume your second-in-command is there for a battle.”
***
Read the next scene (available February 19th) here:
https://tasteofcyn.com/?p=11566
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1466811
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Strike Zone And A Cyborg’s Hearing Range
In Strike Zone, the cyborgs on board the Dauntless hear a strange sound. The humans on board the battle station don’t hear that sound because its frequency is outside a human’s hearing range.
Humans, on average, can hear frequencies between 64 and 23,000 Hz.
A dog, on average, can hear frequencies between 67 and 45,000 Hz.
A cat, on average, can hear frequencies between 45 and 64,000 Hz.
Cyborgs are half machine. They can hear any frequencies our machines can measure.
Does that include ALL frequencies? Perhaps not. But it is a huge range.
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1466811
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Strike Zone And When We, Readers, Know More
In Strike Zone, a mysterious sound reaches the Dauntless. Intrepid, the Dauntless’s captain, is aware of it before everyone else is.
Strike can’t process WHY his captain always senses danger before everyone else does.
But anyone who has read Intrepid Encounter knows Intrepid has that ability. Yes. (grins) We know more than Strike and the other cyborgs on Intrepid’s crew know.
And that’s glorious. (laughs)
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1466811
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Strike Zone – Second Scene Of The First Chapter
Strike Zone releases on February 27th! Woot I’m sharing scenes from the first chapter as we wait.
You can read the first scene of the first chapter here:
https://tasteofcyn.com/?p=11560
This week I’m sharing the second scene.
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“My plan now is to erect a shield around some space debris and fire missiles at it.” Their navigator appeared content with that modification.
“I projected that was your plan.” Intrepid nodded. “Engineering will assist with that project. Choice?”
“I’ll assist him, Captain.” The kid lifted his chin.
Their leader dipped his head in acknowledgement. “Strike, organize two more mock battles.”
“Organizing two more mock battles, Captain.” Strike wouldn’t participate in either of them.
He trained. His fighting skills had to be honed to ensure he could physically protect the beings around him. But he derived no joy from mock killing others.
Others felt differently about the events.
Pick me as one of the leaders. Grid resumed his campaigning.
Strike would give him that honor. “The teams will be led by—”
Captain held up his right hand. That was a signal for silence.
A strange sound pulsed through the bridge.
Strike couldn’t process how Captain had heard it first but their leader often detected danger before others did.
“What’s that noise?” Intrepid looked at them for input.
Strike had no projection of its cause. He skimmed his hands over the control panel embedded in the console before him. There were no indications of any issues on board the battle station.
No one else spoke.
“What’s the status of our systems?” Intrepid looked at Choice.
“All systems are operating within spec, Captain.” The kid looked down at his control panel also.
“The sound isn’t originating from our communications systems, Captain.” Argot verified that fact.
“It isn’t impacting the Dauntless’s flight.” Drift, their pilot, kept the battle station on course.
Cure, their medic, raised his handheld. “The sound has triggered threat responses in us, but there are no other signs of damage to our forms.”
Strike ran noise-level scans on the entire vessel. “It’s loudest on the right side of the battle station.” That side faced the border. The border they vowed to protect. He shifted his weight from his left booted foot to his right booted foot. “Requesting authorization to modify the Dauntless’s trajectory 90 degrees to the west.”
“That path is clear, Captain.” Grid relayed information Strike already processed.
“Authorization granted.” Their leader didn’t hesitate to take his suggestion. That pleased Strike. “Drift, adjust your course.”
“Adjusting our course, Captain.” Their pilot made that modification.
Strike performed another set of noise-level scans. “The sound is now loudest at the front of the Dauntless.”
“It’s originating from outside the vessel.” Captain tapped his chin with his right index finger. “And also from outside the sector.”
That meant it was outside their responsibility.
“Is it a distress call?” Cure placed one of his hands on the medic pack set on the console before him. The male was prepared to respond to any request for assistance.
“If it’s a distress call, it’s unlike any I’ve ever heard.” Argot shook his head.
“It resembles…” Strike searched the databases for a corresponding sound.
“What does it resemble?” Intrepid gazed at him. “Give me your best projection.”
“There’s no exact match, but the variance to this is merely 2.1258 percent.” Strike played the audio recording.
Captain listened to it and then nodded. “That was my projection also.” Their leader recognized the sound.
As did every cyborg on the bridge. A solemness fell over the space.
“I can’t hear anything.” Argot’s female’s forehead furrowed.
“The frequency is above a human’s range,” the Valkyrie, her chosen mother, explained. “And it resembles the sound of an activated world-ender.” Captain’s female had lived longer than any of them and had fought battles all over the universe. She had identified the partial match. “The pulsing is coming from a weapon.”
“If it’s a weapon, it’s a different type.” Strike didn’t have enough inputs to label the source of the noise.
Choice, their engineer, nodded. “A 2.1258 variance is significant.”
“We’re being hailed by the Nimble, Captain.” Argot relayed that development.
The Nimble was the primary patrol battle station assigned to their section of border.
“Open communications.” Captain shifted in his chair.
***
Read the next scene (available February 12th) here:
https://tasteofcyn.com/?p=11564
***
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1466811
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Strike Zone And Action-Seeking Cyborgs
Cyborgs were manufactured for battle.
They are designed for action. They seek action. They NEED action.
The cyborgs on the Dauntless are some of the best warriors in the universe. Their need to take action is more accentuated than that of the average cyborg.
And, due to their recent reprimand, they have been assigned a very passive role.
That’s creating tension on the battle station. And chaos. Because idle beings of action tend to create their own excitement. And that excitement isn’t always…safe. (grins)
***
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1466811
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Strike Zone And Being The Sole Child Of A Single Mom
Kesser, the human heroine of Strike Zone, the first core story in the Dauntless Cyborgs series (releasing in February), is the sole child of a widowed and now single mom.
She loves her mom. The two of them are very close.
Kesser’s mom relies on her for a lot. She asks Kesser’s advice on a multitude of subjects. They live together (the culture on their planet is unpartnered children live with their parents). And they spend part of each planet rotation (day) together.
I am a child of a single mom. My relationship with my Awesome Mom is very different than my Dear Wonderful Hubby’s relationship with his two parents. His parents have each other to discuss matters with. My mom discusses these same matters with me and my siblings.
Leaving home was and is also more complicated for me. I have five siblings yet I’m always concerned my Awesome Mom might be lonely and/or isolated. This concern would be greater for Kesser due to her planet’s culture.
Kesser is committed to her mom. And Strike is committed to his brethren and the crew of the Dauntless.
Their future is very much uncertain.
***
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Strike Zone
A cyborg devoted to duty…and to her.
***
While attending a party, Kesser, the daughter of her planet’s leader, witnesses the abduction of her best friend and her best friend’s mate.
She’s determined to rescue them. Preferably without fracturing the fragile peace agreement her mom has crafted with the abductors’ planet.
The only issue is…she has never participated in a retrieval mission.
Searching for assistance, she approaches the mate’s guard. The male, with his big broad shoulders and deep growly voice, affects her like no other being ever has.
Kesser wants him. She trusts him. And she requires his stealth combat skills.
Desperately.
Strike is no guard. The D Model cyborg has been sent to the sector to discreetly investigate a potential planet-destroying situation.
When a curvy human female with big brown eyes requests his help with a rescue, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes. She’s his genetic match, the one being he was manufactured to protect.
She’s also traveling to the next planet he has to search. He plans to claim his female while he fulfills his responsibilities to his kind.
Neither Strike nor Kesser realizes the dangers facing them are far greater than they imagine. Their enemies are converging, and one failed mission could doom the entire universe.
***
Strike Zone is a standalone, mistaken-identity, Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features a cyborg warrior with a finely honed sense of honor, a human support being taking on her first dangerous mission, and an evil that threatens everyone in existence.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Strike-Zone-Romance-Dauntless-Cyborgs-ebook/dp/B0CL5QZBQ8/
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strike-zone/id6469583228
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strike-zone-cynthia-sax/1144231998
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strike-zone-13
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1466811
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