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For The Record

By Cynthia Sax on March 25, 2022

As discussions about Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton world are happening all around us, I would like to put it on record that the cyborg world is a diverse world.

Beings in the cyborg world are as unique as the beings on Earth are and perhaps even more so (because they’re futuristic and live off Earth). The humanoids, and other non-human species, are as varied as the most creative being could ever imagine. All varieties of humans are present in this world.

Do they all like each other? No. Do they all accept each other? Again, no. (As illustrated by the Humanoid Alliance.) But the diversity of beings exists. YOU exist in this world. (big hugs)

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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.

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.

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There Is More Good In The World

By Cynthia Sax on March 23, 2022

59.23 million people died on this wonderful planet in 2020 ( https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/number-of-deaths-per-year ). This doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me as I tend to watch the news. The focus of the news is on deaths, usually unusual deaths. Loss seems to be everywhere, according to that programming.

139.88 million people were born on Earth, however ( https://knoema.com/atlas/topics/Demographics/Fertility/Number-of-births ). That’s well over TWICE the number of deaths. Babies are being born all around us. Yet I can’t recall the last time the news focused on the beginning of a human life.

I remember that when I question the worth of humanity. There is more land devoted to growing things than waging war. There are more people giving to others than taking from folks. There is more sharing of truths than telling of lies. There is more good than bad.

We should be aware of the bad in the world. If it is at all possible, we should try to make things better.

But we should also look for the good. It is everywhere.

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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.

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.

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Appearances Can Be Deceiving

By Cynthia Sax on March 22, 2022

In my stories, actually… in most romances, appearances are usually deceiving.

The cyborg warriors, for example, often wear a cold, blank mask when they’re with people they don’t know or trust. They have perfected this act so well; many humans in their universe think they’re machines.

At their first meeting.

Once they’ve interacted genuinely with the cyborgs, they realize these warriors simmer with fierce emotion. Cyborgs hate their enemies with an all-consuming passion. And they love their genetic matches as fervently.

The human heroine in the story I’m currently working on (Provoking Odium, releasing in June) has a false façade also. She looks and acts tough, tells everyone she doesn’t give a flying f*ck about them. But stars, that’s such a lie. She cares. Perhaps too much. And she might be the most emotionally fragile character I’ve ever written.

I can’t wait for you to meet her! (big hugs)

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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.

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.

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Haus Of Gaga – Footwear

By Cynthia Sax on March 21, 2022

I don’t talk much about footwear in my stories. The cyborgs and many of the females tend to wear plain, practical black boots.

But there is, of course, a variety of footwear available to them.

The Dear Wonderful Hubby took some photos of the footwear at the Haus of Gaga: Las Vegas exhibition, found in the Park MGM Casino in Vegas. I thought you might find some of them inspiring.

These Alexander Mcqueen Butterfly Boots were my favorites. I could picture a villainess wearing footwear crafted from beautiful creatures. Maybe on an alien planet, these creatures would be alive, trapped forever, forced to be an evil being’s fashion accessory.

These Alexander McQueen Armadillo snakeskin ankle boots have the same villainess feel to them. Footwear fashioned from the skin of perhaps a scaly enemy would signal how fierce and bad that character is.

These Noritaka Tatehana silver rhinestone ‘Lady Mary’ platforms scream space. (grins) They’re sparkly and silver and would be the perfect footwear for a stylish heroine situated on a ship with that classic gray décor.

These Noritaka Tatehana ‘Lady Pointe’ platform ballet slippers look like footwear Princess Nancy would don. They will give her some much-needed extra height, allowing Truth, her cyborg, to kiss her more easily, and they are sparkly and delicate-looking.

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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.

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.

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https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8

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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – March 20th

By Cynthia Sax on March 20, 2022

I thought this kitten looked adorably fed up with my sh*t. (grins) Look at that cute face!

Anyhoo… I’m still working on draft 2 of Provoking Odium, the first story in the Cyborg Unity series (releasing in June). I love Odium. I love his human female. I love how this story sets up other stories in the series yet still mentions past couples (and more).

I plan to hone Provoking Odium to submission status by April 1^st and then send it to my Awesome Editor for 3 or more rounds of revising. We’re on schedule. I can’t say everything is going exactly according to plan. (laughs) But this story is working and I love that.

Have an absolutely fantastic week, my friends. (big hugs) Today is the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Celebrate the new start. Try something different. Read a new-to-you author. Walk home a different way. Wear a different clothing combination. Do something a bit out of your usual routine.

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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.

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:

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https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8

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The Color Of Vegetation On Alien Planets

By Cynthia Sax on March 19, 2022

I don’t spend a lot of time describing the alien worlds the cyborgs visit because…well…I could write a gazillion words about these worlds and my focus should be on what the cyborgs are doing rather than on their surroundings.

Often the trees and other vegetation on these planets aren’t green. This is unusual and not the way we often envision vegetation. But it is definitely biologically possible.

Non-green plants exist right here on Earth.

There are plants and trees that contain chlorophyll but whose other pigments cover up the green color.

For example, there are trees that sport red leaves (like the stunning Photinia ‘Red Robin’ – https://www.gardeningetc.com/us/advice/trees-with-red-leaves ), purple leaves (the beautiful Malus Pupurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ – https://www.gardeningetc.com/us/advice/trees-with-red-leaves ), blue leaves/needles (the magnificent blue spruce – https://easysucculents.com/blue-leaf-trees ) or yellow leaves ( the eye-catching Zlatia Golden Beech – https://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/fagus-sylvatica-zlatia-golden-beech/ ) all year round.

There are also plants and plantlike forms that don’t contain chlorophyll, that feed off other sources of energy.

The plantlike form that always comes first to my mind is the mushroom. Mushrooms are available in a vast array of hues from red to blue to white and they feed off a variety of different sources from living trees to dead things.

The phantom or snow orchid is a ghostly white plant and has a symbiotic relationship with fungi ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalanthera_austiniae ).

Broomrape can be yellow, brown, purple, or white and they feed off other plants ( https://www.britannica.com/plant/broomrape ).

And we haven’t even started talking about the plants and plantlike forms found in our oceans! They bring unusual to an entirely different level. (grins)

If there’s a color you can imagine, there’s likely a plant or plantlike form here on Earth that sports it. Vegetation on alien worlds can be as colorful.

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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.

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:

Amazon UK:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775

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Amazon AUS:

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8

Apple Books:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634

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Cyborgs And Valkyries

By Cynthia Sax on March 18, 2022

In Seizing Power, Power shares…

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Once, when he was forced to fight for the Humanoid Alliance, he had seen a Valkyrie in the distance on a battlefield. The female humanoid warriors were rare and famed for their fighting skills.

The Valkyrie he’d spotted had held bloodstained swords in both of her hands and wore a winged head covering and gold-colored body armor. She glowed as she killed her opponents, was jaw-droppingly splendid in her vengeance.

That was who his female reminded him of now—a Valkyrie, a warrior of near myth. And he worshipped her with his gaze, not seeking to hide his admiration.

***

Reading buddies have asked if a Valkyrie will appear in future stories.

Yes!

There will be a Valkyrie in the Cyborg Unity series. I feel this in my gut. And I suspect that story will involve a certain D Model Captain. He’s been waiting a long time for his genetic match.

I don’t know any more than that and I have four other core stories to tell first. But there WILL be a Valkyrie heroine in the future.

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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.

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:

Amazon UK:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775

B&N:

Amazon AUS:

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8

Apple Books:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634

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Cyborgs And Beauty

By Cynthia Sax on March 16, 2022

A cyborg’s view of beauty isn’t the same as most humans’ views of beauty. Cyborgs tend to equate beauty with strength. Strength, like beauty, is expressed in a variety of ways.

Some cyborgs like to see strength. They marvel over scars, for example, because scars are visual proof a being has survived an intense situation.

Some cyborgs see strength in daring. A tiny human female not at all intimidated by them, a bigger being, might intrigue them. They value bravery.

Yet other cyborgs see strength in being skilled. That skill could be fighting or cooking or dancing. They process how difficult it is to become proficient in an area.

All of us are strong in at least one area. Heck, we’re alive. Living takes strength.

You’re beautiful and cyborgs see that beauty.

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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.

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:

Amazon UK:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775

B&N:

Amazon AUS:

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8

Apple Books:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634

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The Ides Of March

By Cynthia Sax on March 15, 2022

March 15th (today!) corresponds to the Ides of March in the Roman calendar. Ides were originally the dates of the full moons.

The Feast of Anna Perenna was celebrated on the Ides of March. Anna Perenna was the Roman goddess protecting the year. Romans made sacrifices to her, trying to ensure their year was favorable. (And yes, I’m thinking we might need her assistance this year. – grins – We need all the help we can get.)

The Ides of March, however, is most well-known (thanks to William Shakespeare) as being the day Julius Caesar was assassinated. He was told by a seer (a haruspex named Spurinna) to “Beware the Ides of March.” And that prediction came true. He was stabbed to death during a meeting of the Senate.

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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.

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:

Amazon UK:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775

B&N:

Amazon AUS:

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8

Apple Books:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2

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