New Sources Of Energy
The Samsung booth at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas unveiled a remote control that doesn’t require batteries.
It runs off RF energy i.e. radio frequency waves. RF energy comes from our wireless devices themselves, from cordless phones, cell phones, laptops, microwave ovens, etc.
The remote controls can also be charged with indoor lights.
And it is manufactured from recycled plastic.
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Seizing Power – Third Scene Of The First Chapter
The countdown to the release day for Seizing Power continues!
I’m sharing the third scene from the first chapter this week.
You can read the first scene here:
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Two shifts later, Power remained in the cyborg council chambers. His surroundings were quiet, still. He was now completely alone.
Vengeance and Death had left with their females. The caring reflected in the couples’ eyes had emphasized his solitude.
The other members of the cyborg council trained with their model types, building, strengthening their relationships with those warriors. There were no concerns about undue influence because Power ultimately made all the decisions. They were free to openly care for their brethren.
He was free to work. Wires had been inserted into his wrist sockets. That restored his energy levels. Sleep was unnecessary for cyborgs. They didn’t have that weakness.
Power could work every shift…and he often did that. Nothing and no one waited for him in his private chambers. Only emptiness and isolation lingered for him there.
In the council chambers, there was an 18.1245 percent probability someone might enter. He—
Are you sending ships to rescue our forgotten brethren? The voice over the transmission line was robotic, male. No visuals accompanied the audio.
Power processed who it belonged to, however. The cyborg he had named Cadet contacted him at regular intervals, always inquiring about the warriors who hadn’t been freed during the mass rebellion—the males who remained trapped, often under Humanoid Alliance control.
Although he projected it would be a futile effort, Power attempted to track the origins of the communications. It was relayed through multiple sites. The trail grew fainter and fainter until it eventually disappeared.
His lips twisted. One planet rotation, the warrior, that constant pain in his processors, would make an error. Then he would be identified.
Until that time, Power should ignore him. That would be as simple as muting the transmission line.
Yet, for some illogical reason, he couldn’t take that step. There was something about the cyborg that interested him, that kept him communicating with him. I have more urgent priorities.
And he would never again assign retrieval missions to warriors. That task was too dangerous to force his brethren to undertake.
You have more urgent priorities. The simulated laugh on the transmission line held no humor. Like adding fifteen levels to J Model Structure 2? Is that more urgent than saving the lifespans of our brethren?
Power narrowed his eyes at the blank viewscreen hanging on the far wall. How do you have knowledge of the addition to J Model Structure 2? That decision hasn’t yet been broadcast.
Was Cadet a J Model? Had he been involved in the proposal?
Power projected the male was more recently manufactured than he was. His past comments had held a naivety real-universe experience would have quickly and thoroughly eliminated.
The requests from our brethren for retrieval have been broadcast. The warrior didn’t answer his question. Yet you and the other members of the cyborg council take no action. Our brethren are dying, Power. They— Cadet’s transmission broke.
Guilt pierced Power’s frame. Those deaths rested on his shoulders. That damaged him, yet he accepted that fate…because he’d experienced the alternative, and that was much, much worse.
The lifespans of the many outweighed the loss of the few.
He squared his shoulders. My decision remains the same.
Stars. You’re such an arrogant ass. Cadet showed him no deference.
It was irritating…and unique. Others might mutter about him behind his back, but Cadet spoke his truth directly to him. If you had more experience, you would process why I made my decision.
I have experience, and I process more than you project. The warrior’s tone was dry. What is your current stance on the Humanoid Alliance’s actions? Will you address them, or are you too busy sourcing nourishment bars?
Power was tempted to mute the male’s insolence. There is nothing to address. The Humanoid Alliance’s actions don’t impact our sector.
There’s nothing to address? Cadet snorted. Our greatest enemy is fabricating space stations, filling those spaces with warships and robot warriors. They’ve created forces of undead beings. It is merely a matter of time before they try to retrieve, to recapture their former weapons of war—all cyborgs everywhere, including you and me. And you state there’s nothing to address? What universe are you living in, E Model?
Anger rose in Power, amplified by his doubts. He wasn’t merely an E Model. I am your leader. He reminded the warrior of that fact. Are you intercepting secured communications?
How had the warrior processed the specifics of his dealings with others?
You’re not my leader. That transmission sported a sharp edge. And how could a cyborg with no experience, a mere Cadet, have the skills to intercept secured communications?
Fraggin’ hole. The male irritated him. Unable to remain still, Power extracted the wires from his wrist sockets and stood. You didn’t answer my question.
Cyborgs were unable to lie. Their programming didn’t allow them to take that action. But they could evade queries.
Power paced the perimeter of the chamber, seeking to burn off some of his decision-hampering emotions and excess energy.
Are you intercepting secured communications? He repeated his query.
If the communications were adequately secured, no one would have the ability to intercept them. Cadet’s answer verified his projections.
The warrior was intercepting his communications.
Power’s speed increased. He clutched his hands behind his back.
Control over intel was key for success as a leader. An unidentified cyborg was accessing his transmissions. That was…alarming.
***
Read the next scene (available February 14th) here:
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – February 6th
The countdown to the release day for Seizing Power (2/22/22) is on! Woot! I can’t wait for you to read this story!
I continue to work on the first draft of Provoking Odium, the first story in the new cyborg series (releasing in June). It is still progressing slowly due to everything else that is happening in the world but I don’t mind that leisurely pace. Spending more time on each scene pushes me to put more details, more thinking into it, and I can spend more moments with Odium and his female. I love that.
Have a great week, my friends. (big hugs) February is often associated with love and that is what I wish for you – love, loving others (people, furbabies, romance heroes – grins), being loved (sends lots of love your way), and loving yourself. You are AWESOME. Don’t ever forget that!
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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The Love Of Romance
The media tends to focus on romance novels during the month of February (due to Valentine’s Day).
Sometimes the focus isn’t favorable.
That happens…because some members of the media sadly don’t believe in the forces most romance novels celebrate – love, hope and optimism.
I can’t imagine living that way. (shakes head)
Love. Stars, is there a better feeling in the world than loving someone or something and knowing they love us back?
When one of my buddies returns home, her much beloved older doggy rushes to the door, tail wagging, barking with joy, super happy to see her, and all the darkness in her day temporarily fades away. That’s powerful ‘magic.’
Hope and optimism are equally powerful. They often pull us through the challenging times. The dark moment we’re currently experiencing can be overcome. Happiness is within our reach. What we are doing now will make a difference in the future.
Love, hope and optimism deserve to be celebrated and romance novels do this. I’m so happy and proud to be both a romance novel writer and reader and I’m honored to know you, another member of our wonderful romance novel community. (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.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Ameca The Humanoid Robot
One of the most fascinating exhibits for me at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas was the Engineered Arts booth. The star there was Ameca, the humanoid robot (their description for her).
Look at the range of her expressions as she smiles at one of the people in the audience! She even blinks!
Her facial expressions, along with her AI-driven verbal responses to questions and interactions, were the huge advancements. Her hand and body movements were challenged, weren’t smooth or natural.
But wow, she was fascinating. I watched Ameca interact with people for over an hour. The nuances in her facial movements were amazing.
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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When Cyborgs Lose Control
One of my favorite parts in any cyborg romance is when the cyborg’s human side, their emotions, overwhelm their machine side, their logic, and they lose all control.
I’ve been waiting…impatiently…for Power’s story because he is one of the most controlled cyborgs we’ve encountered (Vector, I believe, is THE most controlled cyborg thus far). He displays emotion but usually only strategically.
Almost everything Power says or does is planned. He is playing a huge game of chess with everyone in the universe and has his moves set out three or four stages in advance.
But no one can make a cyborg lose his sh*t like his genetic match and Cadet/Eirene Ours is more than worthy of provoking Power.
(grins) This will be SO much fun.
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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One Step Closer To Being A Cyborg
The Prinker booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas this year was giving attendees free temporarily tattoos.
I couldn’t resist getting a UPC/scan code tattoo. (grins) I’m one step closer to being a cyborg.
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Seizing Power – Second Scene Of The First Chapter
I’m sharing scenes from the first chapter of Seizing Power as we wait for its release on February 22nd (2/22/22).
You can read the first scene from the first chapter of Seizing Power here:
This week I’m sharing the second scene of that first chapter.
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While the other members of the council drilled Vector and his crew with queries, Power applied himself to immediate issues like delayed shipments of nourishment bars, the addition of fifteen levels to J Model Structure 2, the fabrication of 150,000 D Model replacement arms. The requests for authorization were lodged faster than he, with his cyborg processors, could approve. It was unsustainable. He—
“My female and I will venture to Mercury Minor to investigate the situation.” Vengeance presented that extremely bad idea to the council.
Alarm coursed through Power’s circuits. The C Model and his female were warriors. Their solution to every situation was to damage or to kill. They would arrive on Mercury Minor, expecting a battle.
And they would find one. Ghost, the sole identified cyborg on Mercury Minor, was severely malfunctioning. He viewed everyone, including his brethren, as threats. The probability he had rigged his planet with explosives and other defensive devices was 99.9999 percent.
There would be war, and that would be…distracting. Power processed possible responses. He couldn’t transfer the task of investigating the situation to another warrior. Vengeance would view that as a slight.
Power also preferred not to place other beings in possible danger.
Other beings…
“I will venture to Mercury Minor.” He could perform his role from anywhere. “Vector, as your crew detected the lifeforms, we’ll utilize your ship. Five additional warships will accompany us.”
A fleet larger than that would look ostentatious, even for him.
The more Power processed his decision, the more he liked it.
The expedition would be a display of his leadership. And it would be a reward for those five captains and crews, would solve a sliver of the assignments challenge.
It would grant the warriors purpose, give them tasks to complete.
It would also be good training should their sector face invasion in the future. They had to be ever ready, ever vigilant. They could practice battle formations en route.
Vengeance didn’t appear as pleased with that solution. The male scowled. “If this is war—”
“This is an investigation.” The C Model’s reaction confirmed Power’s decision had been the right one. “As the leader of the cyborg council, I warrant an escort.” His tone was deliberately haughty.
“No one appointed you as our leader,” Vengeance grumbled.
Power hadn’t been appointed. He had won the role based on his superior fighting skills, his cunning, his lack of any other distractions. “It is done.”
“Fraggin’ hole. He’s coming with us.” Truth, one of Vector’s warriors, muttered that comment at barely audible levels. “That’s no fun.”
Vector leveled a hard glance at the male.
Truth stopped chattering.
But the message had been relayed. No one wanted him on board their ship. None of the males, including Vector, liked him.
That was damaging yet it was unimportant. Power lifted his chin. The males respected him, would follow his orders. That was all he required.
“I’m contacting the warship captains.” He sent that communication to the five beings most worthy of the assignment. “Vector, coordinate with them. We leave in three planet rotations.” He could arrange his duties in that duration. “That is all.”
Vector opened his mouth, paused for a moment, closed it again.
The male, his female, his crew, and their females marched out of the chamber. Many of the cyborgs had located their genetic matches while patrolling the cyborg-sector borders.
Mercury Minor was located close to one of those borders. Hope flickered to life inside Power.
He immediately doused it. The probability of finding his genetic match on the expedition was extremely low.
His processing power was better used elsewhere.
“I never projected we’d see this planet rotation.” Vengeance met Power’s gaze. The male’s eyes gleamed with an emotion alarmingly resembling triumph.
Power’s simulated spine straightened. The C Model was his strongest rival for leadership.
“You’re surrendering your role on the cyborg council to travel to Mercury Minor.”
“I’m not surrendering anything.” Power infused extra chill into his tone. “I won’t physically be in the council chambers, but I will remain in my role. Whether I sit in a chair or appear on a viewscreen has no bearing on my involvement in discussions.”
Vengeance glared at him.
Power gazed back at him.
The warriors around them shifted nervously in their seats.
The C Model finally shook his head. “You will never relent any of your fraggin’ control, will you?”
“I will never do that.” Power had sacrificed, had given too much to ever walk away from his role. He was in charge, would remain as the cyborgs’ leader until the moment he died. “What is the next item on the agenda?”
He pushed the processing of the upcoming journey aside and focused on the decisions that had to be made, the tasks that had to be completed.
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Read the next scene (available February 7th) here:
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
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Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – January 30th
I shared the first scene of Seizing Power this week here. Woot! Release day is quickly approaching.
I continue to work on the first draft of Provoking Odium (releasing in June). It is going very slowly but I love what has happened thus far. (grins) I think you’ll really enjoy this story.
Have an awesome last two days of January, my friends. (big hugs) Cuddle under the covers and read if you’re in a cold climate. Sit on the front steps and read if you’re in a hot climate. Enjoy every day as much as you can!
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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Cuteness At CES 2022
One of the cutest innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas this year was this doggy nose print technology. It won the top award in the Software And Mobile Apps category.
As per the sign…
“Software & Mobile Apps
Petnow – The Nose Print Identification App for Dogs
Petnow Inc.
Petnow is a smartphone application that introduces a revolutionary solution to identify dogs with their noses. Like the fingerprints of people, dogs’ noses are unique to each individual dogs. Artificial intelligence utilized in Petnow app for detecting, capturing and distinguishing the noses of dogs. With advanced identification technology-powered registration system for doges with their nose prints, Petnow aims to build a world without lost abandoned dogs.”
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Seizing Power
This cyborg believes he’s in control.
Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.
When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.
The plan Power derives is simple—he’ll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warrior will never forget.
NO ONE challenges his authority.
Eirene Ours might be called a cadet by Power but she is NOT his subordinate. She is the arrogant E Model’s genetic match.
For much of her mature lifespan, she has desired the male, yearning for his dark-eyed gaze, craving his sure hands, longing for his respect.
That esteem was never granted. And Eirene Ours can no longer wait to earn it. There’s an external threat to their kind, a danger that might destroy them all.
Having lured Power to her home terrain, she now plans to use everything within her means — her fists, her daggers, her ship-destroying missiles — to pound that truth into her stubborn warrior’s thick metal skull.
The future of every cyborg is at stake. She can’t fail them.
Power will believe her. Or he will die.
***
Seizing Power is an enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an epic battle between two equally strong cyborg leaders, plans that go terribly yet passionately wrong, and a love that will shake the entire universe.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09HT5RMH8
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/seizing-power/id1589084775
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seizing-power-cynthia-sax/1140305634
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seizing-power-2
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1108292
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