Splitting A Series

By Cynthia Sax on August 31, 2021

I receive questions from quite a few writing buddies and a handful of reading buddies around why I’ve split the cyborg world into subseries.

It wasn’t really a sell more books strategy.

Sure, when I split a series, there are more entry points for new-to-me readers and more permafree first in series opportunities (as well as BookBub possibilities).

But that is offset by some booksellers having systems that greatly favor long series. Apple, for example, sends new release information to anyone who has ever purchased a book in the same series. Every time I start a new series, I start at zero. That’s not very effective.

I split the series because that’s how I think as a writer.

I can’t hold 20 future stories in my brain. (grins) I can barely hold 1. And I find a super long series daunting. I like 5 core stories. That’s manageable. If I apply myself, I can write that in a year and a half or less.

I also split the series because that’s how I like to read.

I like the way Lisa Kleypas, for example, splits her huge historical world into 5 (on average) book series. I can read 5 books and have the satisfaction of reading an entire series. That’s extremely fulfilling.

Then I can wait for a bit to start the next series. Or I can skip a series if the premise for that overall series doesn’t appeal to me (that hasn’t happened yet with Lisa Kleypas’ historicals). Or I can (gasp) stop. Yes, there will be things I’ll never uncover but there should be a satisfying stopping point.

You, as a writer or a read, might have different preferences. And hey, that’s okay! Do whatever brings you joy. Happiness is precious. Protect it.

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

***

Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

***

Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

Buy Now:

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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – August 29th

By Cynthia Sax on August 29, 2021

My Awesome Editor LOVES B Free, the fourth story in the Rebel Cyborgs series (releasing in November). We’ve completed a few rounds of editing and the story is now with my Awesome Formatter (the Dear Wonderful Hubby). I fully expect B Free to release on time and I really think you’ll enjoy it. (grins)

I’m still working on the first draft of Needing Valor, this year’s thank you short story (releasing in December likely on BookFunnel). I’m having my usual first chapter issues. (grins) That happens with every story but especially with the shorter ones. It is important that they start in the right place.

I’ll figure it out. I always do.

Have a wonderful week, my friends! (tackle hugs) Find the joy, if possible, in every day. Watch the bumblebees flit around the wildflowers. Gaze at beautiful book covers. Reach out to a friend. Live this awesome life to its fullest!

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

***

Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

***

Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

Buy Now:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

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Small Tasks Count

By Cynthia Sax on August 28, 2021

In Baring Grudge, Taelyn, the heroine, blows up Humanoid Alliance space stations. That’s a huge, bold, courageous task to take on.

She also tells a confidence-battered girl she’s a bada$$. That’s a quieter, quicker task to accomplish. But it also matters. That declaration changed Jasny’s life a bit. It changed the world a bit.

Here on Earth, we’re going through some challenges.

There are folks who are doing BIG things. They’re auctioning their Olympic medals to pay for a child’s surgery. They’re dedicating all their spare time to saving species. They’re battling mobs to save lives during a pandemic.

But there are also people doing smaller things. They’re picking up a piece of garbage when they visit a nearby park. They’re bringing the homeless woman on the corner a cold bottle of water on a hot, smoky day. They’re donating a dollar to plant a tree. They’re sending their kids to school with extra superhero-themed masks to give to classmates.

All these things matter. All these things make the world a better place.

Don’t discount the small things. They can make a difference. YOU can make a difference.

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

***

Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

***

Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

Buy Now:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

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Why Cyborgs Often Have Human Females

By Cynthia Sax on August 27, 2021

An often repeated bit of advice given to SciFi Romance writers is the average reader tends to prefer human heroines in their M/F stories. The average reader is cool with heroes being cyborgs or aliens but they prefer the heroine to be human.

That’s not why many of my cyborg romances feature human heroines. It SHOULD be why. (sheepish grin) But it isn’t.

The reason is…genetics.

Cyborgs are half human. It is logical that the majority of their matches would be found within that species. Humans are closest to them genetically.

If we adhere to the common ancestor theory (which I do), humanoids and humans share a common ancestor and are linked genetically. That is why they can have viable offspring.

So it makes sense to me that some matches would be humanoids, especially humanoids that physically resemble humans. Cyborg-humanoid alliances would happen less frequently than cyborg-human bonds as they are further apart genetically.

Non-humanoid matches are unlikely. And producing viable offspring from that match has an even lower probability of happening. That probability isn’t zero, however. It COULD happen. I merely haven’t witnessed it yet.

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

***

Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

***

Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

Buy Now:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

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Cyborgs, Standalones And Series That Build

By Cynthia Sax on August 25, 2021

I write almost all the core stories to be read on their own. You should enjoy them if they are the first stories of mine that you’ve read.

But folks who have read all the cyborg and Refuge/Dark Thoughts and Chamele stories will more fully understand the nuances of each story.

Because the cyborg world definitely builds.

I’m mentioning this because B Free, November’s release, will be the most connected story I’ve written thus far. We return to the Refuge for a bit. A revelation in Warlord’s Return comes to fruition. Rage and Joan from Releasing Rage make an appearance.

Folks should be able to enjoy B Free if it is the first story they’ve read of mine. But, wow, if you’ve been with me for a while (tackle hugs), prepare to see some beloved faces from the past!

And yes, Power should be very, very scared.

(grins)

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

***

Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

***

Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

Buy Now:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

Amazon AUS:
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Baring Grudge And Mentors Who Don’t Realize They Are Mentors

By Cynthia Sax on August 24, 2021

I’ve been lucky to have many awesome mentors in my life. Some…or many of them (grins) didn’t know they were my mentors. Recently, I thanked one of them and she was surprised I saw her in that light. She was merely trying to pass along what she knew, she told me.

Which is exactly what a mentor does. (laughs)

Taelyn, the heroine of Baring Grudge, considers Medic Neidan and Mulls to be her adopted mother and father. They are also her mentors, beings she approaches for advice and tries to emulate.

Medic Neidan knows she holds that honored role, though I suspect she’ll never truly realize how much Taelyn loves her.

I suspect grumpy, surly Mulls has no clue how important he is to Taelyn.

I suspect you have no clue how much you mean to someone out there in the universe. (big hugs) You likely also don’t realize how much you mean to me.

You’re making a difference and you don’t even know that. Not knowing doesn’t make it less true, however.

You matter. Never doubt that.

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

***

Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

***

Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

Buy Now:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

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Scavenger Hunt And Containing Malice

By Cynthia Sax on August 23, 2021

I’m participating in a super fun scavenger hunt over at Long and Short Reviews, celebrating their anniversary.

Read an excerpt.

Find the clue.

Enter to win great prizes!

Here is the link –

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/guest-blogs/lasr-anniversary-scavenger-hunt-containing-malice-by-cynthia-sax/

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Containing Malice

This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.

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Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.

His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.

He wants her. He also seeks retribution.

Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.

Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.

The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.

Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.

***

Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.

Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – August 22nd

By Cynthia Sax on August 22, 2021

I’m almost finished the first draft of Needing Valor, this year’s thank you short story (this will be available in December). I love Valor and his heroine so very much. (grins)

I hope to complete the second and third draft this week but I also expect to receive the second round of edits for B Free back from my Awesome Editor. So I might have to delay finalizing the short story until I’ve completed those revisions.

Have a wonderful day and super duper week, my friends. (tackle hugs) Touch a plant or soil today, even if the plant is that defiant survivor of a weed growing through the crack in the pavement. I read that doing this makes us happier and I want you to find joy. You deserve it!

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

***

Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

***

Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

Buy Now:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08ZL2D986

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Baring Grudge And the Other Retrievers

By Cynthia Sax on August 21, 2021

In Chasing Mayhem, we meet several female Retrievers. Imee, one of them, finds her cyborg warrior during that story. Kutta, another Retriever, finds her fated mate in Baring Grudge.

A reading buddy asked me if the other Retrievers will find their destined warriors.

I don’t know. I don’t even know who Valor’s female will be and I’m in the midst of writing his story (Needing Valor – December’s thank you short story) right now. (laughs)

Yes, I’m a mess. And I’m working with cyborgs. They have placed me on need to know only status. Those blasted (yet wonderful) warriors don’t tell me anything extra…likely because I tend to share those insights with you.

I suspect, however, if I continue writing in the cyborg world (which I plan to do), other Retrievers will eventually find their matches.

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

***

Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

***

Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

Buy Now:

Amazon US:
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Baring Grudge And The Planet Of Misfit Beings

By Cynthia Sax on August 18, 2021

In Baring Grudge, Mulls tells Grudge, “Welcome to the planet of misfit beings.”

This is a fun, light reference to the Island of Misfit Toys that first appeared in the 1964 TV Special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (that special features Rudolph, Hermey, and Yukon Cornelius).

TV stations would play this classic special every Christmas when I was a kid and I was fascinated by the island. I wanted to find it, live on it.

Like many kids, I was acutely aware I was different (as all of us are). I felt like I was a bit of a misfit toy myself and thought I would fit right in with Charlie-In-The-Box and the ostrich-riding cowboy. It seemed like such a magical place.

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Baring Grudge

No one in the universe is more determined than a cyborg warrior tracking his female.

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Grudge, a C Model cyborg, has been assigned a mission – safeguard a Humanoid Alliance space station for his kind. Honor was once all he had, and he is determined to fulfill his duty.

That resolve is tested when a tiny human female enters the space station and sets the prettiest little explosives the warrior has ever seen. She is Grudge’s genetic match, the one being manufactured for him. He wants to touch her, kiss her, claim her in all ways, but first he has to stop her from blasting him into the next galaxy.

Taelyn has a self-appointed mission—to destroy every battle robot the Humanoid Alliance has ever manufactured. A huge gray-skinned, blue-eyed cyborg warrior with mismatched arms won’t prevent her from achieving her goal. She’ll escape him, leaving destruction in her wake.

Before she departs, she’ll experience one toe-curling moment of hatred-edged passion with her handsome foe. She’ll show him how skilled with detonations she truly is. He will have his universe rocked.

Then she’ll disappear.

Her cyborg, however, has no intention of ever letting her go.

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Baring Grudge is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a determined, damaged warrior, an equally resolute human female, and an explosive game of predator and prey played across galaxies.

Baring Grudge is the third of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power

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