SciFi Saturday News – Hacking DNA, Stormtroopers, and Solar Winds
Here is the round up of the SciFi stories that inspired me this week
Hacking DNA and Deep Space Travel
Are you writing a shifters in space SciFi romance and you want a reason for them existing?
Amor Menezes, an aerospace engineer and synthetic biology researcher, shares
“For resource utilization, it’s obvious that on a long-duration space mission you’ll want to take advantage of every material at your disposal. We think that engineered organisms could certainly help us repurpose materials we’re currently wasting, like the one kilogram of carbon dioxide that astronauts exhale each day.”
Solar Winds
Want to talk about solar winds in your SciFi romance (sexy – grins)?
“Waves of plasma from the sun known as solar wind have been found to affect the levels of water on the moon as well as other lunar features, according to new a research conducted by scientists in Sweden.”
Star Wars’ Finn
I loved this interview with John Boyega, the actor who plays Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I feel his excitement. As a cyborg writer, I also loved his insights on playing a Stormtrooper.
“It was so intriguing about the role. I think for me, wearing the helmet and being part of the Stormtroopers felt so strange. Like, so this is what it feels like to just be one of the many. And to look the same, and to have to do the same thing. To be under the same orders. This is what it feels like. And I was actually quite shocked as to how much Finn’s journey is investigating [that idea]. He’s a fun character, he has a very complicated history, but we get to experience the individuality of Stormtroopers, and it’s never been done before.”
What has inspired you this week?
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Vapor is the most advanced cyborg the Humanoid Alliance has ever developed. He’s a finely honed weapon, a warrior without parallel, half man and half machine. No lock can contain him. No being can stop him. Whatever he wants, he takes.
He wants Mira Breazeal, the Designer’s daughter.
She’s his one temptation, his sexy target. Vapor shouldn’t crave her caresses, steal her kisses, make her scream with ecstasy. The cyborgs want her dead and they would question his loyalty if he didn’t kill her. The humans would shoot him on sight if he dared to touch her.
Their love is forbidden. Their desire could be lethal. One human and one cyborg will risk everything for a moment of passion.
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Interview With Aurora Russell
I sat down (virtually) with Aurora Russell for a short interview. Aurora Russell’s latest release is Bear Your Fangs, a sexy paranormal!
Cynthia Sax: What makes Randulf so freakin’ sexy?
Aurora Russell: First, I know I’m biased, but I think that Randulf is particularly sexy because he’s a tall, strong Viking werebear vampire. Beyond that, though, he’s honorable, compassionate, and cares deeply. So, he’s a warrior who’s delicious to look at and does a great job protecting Eva, but he’s soft on the inside. While he hopes they can be mates, and he wants to do everything he can to make that happen, including a good amount of scorching love-making, what he wants above everything else is Eva’s safety and happiness. The combination is pretty irresistible.
Cynthia Sax: What is your favorite line from Bear Your Fangs?
Aurora Russell: It’s too hard to choose just one favorite line, but I think one of my favorite exchanges between Eva and Randulf is this one, which is actually relatively early in the story:
“Is it always like it was between us?” Eva asked. “I mean, the pleasure? Is it always that good when you, um, drink from someone?”
Randulf groaned and shuddered, pulling her closer again, and leaning over so she could feel the warmth of his breath on her ear and in her hair. “It has never been even a fraction of that good with anyone else, little Eva,” he whispered in her ear, and Eva trembled, feeling his voice like a thousand tiny fingers brushing and caressing her skin.”
I think it shows the depth of passion and emotion between them, and also Randulf’s honesty. He’s old-fashioned, and you can tell that in his phrasing, but he isn’t afraid to express how much their first time making love to each other meant to him. And, of course, Eva is blown away by how good everything is with him, too. I think this really captures the immediate intimacy and passion that they have – with explosive chemistry!
Cynthia Sax: How does Bear Your Fangs start?
Aurora Russell: Bear Your Fangs starts with Eva, alone in a cabin in the remote woods of Maine, hearing a loud noise, which turns out to be an enormous and crazed werewolf who attacks her. Then, Randulf charges out of the forest, in his bear form, and saves her. It’s a very exciting opening scene, chock full of suspense, danger, and a hero who is then wounded and needs help after the battle. The setting is definitely important because two of the main characters are part of a shapeshifting vampire race called the melange, so they are most comfortable in a place that isn’t populated. The dark and dangerous beauty of the forest is something that continues to be an important theme in the rest of the story.
Cynthia Sax: Is Bear Your Fangs part of a series and will you be writing more stories in this series?
Aurora Russell: Bear Your Fangs is the first in the series of the Melange. The second book Ursa Major Hottie, should be completed soon. There will be at least four books in this series, and possibly more. Definitely be on the lookout for more wickedly sexy shapeshifting vampire heroes in the near future!
Thank you, Aurora Russell, for joining us today!
Aurora Russell’s Website: https://aurorarussellauthor.wordpress.com/
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When Eva rents a cabin in the woods to reassess her life after a painful breakup, she hears rumors of disappearing hikers. Despite the stories, she resolves to stay awhile. Until she sees a crazed-looking giant wolf outside her window—with a hiker’s leg in his mouth. Things get even stranger when an enormous bear fights off the wolf—and then turns into a gorgeous man.
Randulf is a shapeshifting vampire charged with tracking down the rogue werewolf and executing him before he can kill more humans. But he’s wounded in the fight, and only two things can help him heal quickly enough to save both him and Eva from a second attack: sex and human blood. Eva is happy to oblige—over and over again.
Reader Advisory: This story has graphic sexual language and scenes—no closed bedroom doors (or other rooms) here!
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Sexy Treats – Humorous And Erotic Paranormal Romance Shorts
Big girls deserve Halloween treats also. Here are some paranormal erotic romance shorts (less than 20,000 words or 80 pages) that are sexy, funny AND no-calorie.
If I were to recommend one of my paranormal shorts for this Halloween, it would be Fangs In Fur. It’s about 40 pages, features a vampire heroine and a hunky wolf shifter hero, star-crossed love, and it cracks me up every time I read it.
Blurb:
I’m Helena and I’m no delicate flower, my rough touch making former paranormal lovers cry. I’m looking for someone big and strong and preferably not a wolf, especially not that alpha wolf I have stalking me.
I’m not attracted to him — no matter how wide his shoulders or how high his pain tolerance. I’m not that foolish. Lasting relationships between wolves and vampires are forbidden, and this male has the gleam of forever in his wild eyes. He is determined to make me his mate and that, I know, will break the fragile peace between our species.
There’s a thin, blood-red line between enemies and lovers. I’m about to cross it.
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Here are two more paranormal erotic romance shorts I love
Claiming Her Geeks
Eve Langlais
Blurb:
How does an alpha she-wolf who can snap a man in half, learn to love and accept a pair of males who can only beat her in a game of chess?
Deena’s searched a long time for a man she can claim, but nobody’s ever stirred her interest, until Simon and Frank. The moment she meets the nerdy friends, she wants to mark them as her own, but as alpha of her pack, she can’t settle for a pair of geeks as her mates even if in the bedroom they make her submit.
At first Deena terrifies them, but as Simon and Frank get to know her, they realize that beneath the tough exterior is a woman who wants a man—or two—to take control. When it comes to fistfights, they might not have the strength to prevail, but in a battle of the mind and heart, they’ve got the smarts it takes to emerge victorious, to her screaming pleasure.
Trust fate and two men, to show this she-wolf that with a little bit of bondage, teasing and pleasure, she can claim the geeks who draw her, because after all, even a bitch can’t fight fate and her need for love.
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Protect And Service
Mina Carter
Blurb:
Eloise is a woman on a mission. She needs to find a date for the annual hospital ball, and fast.
The trouble is she’s not only man-free but, after her bastard of an ex has a nasty little curse hurled her way, no human guy will touch her with a barge-pole—not after one of her dates ends up with green acne, another with a nose like Pinocchio…the list goes on.
Out of options, Eloise ends up at the offices of the Paranormal Protection Agency. She’s not sure what to expect, but she certainly doesn’t expect Jared Stone. No one expects Stone…
Buy Links:
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What are some of your favorite humorous and erotic paranormal romance short stories?
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Interview With Kate Hill
I sat down (virtually) with Kate Hill for a short interview. Kate Hill’s latest release is Storm Stallion, an erotic paranormal.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Ivan so freakin’ sexy?
Kate Hill: Other than being a handsome stud (he’s a shapeshifting winged centaur), Ivan is protective of those he loves. He enjoys taking care of others, especially the woman in his life. There’s nothing sexier than a guy who isn’t afraid to show love for his family and Ivan is definitely that kind of guy.
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Storm Stallion?
Kate Hill: Ivan and Bala were secondary characters in Mystery Stallion. They appeared throughout the entire story, but didn’t actually meet each other until the end. After writing their first scene together, I knew I had to give them a story of their own.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Ivan and Bala right for each other?
Kate Hill: They both want the same things in a relationship. They love having a family life and they enjoy being together in the bedroom and out. Ivan and Bala truly love making a home for their daughter and each other.
Cynthia Sax: What creates problems between Ivan and Bala?
Kate Hill: When Ivan and Bala first met, she had recently lost her first husband. Bala was prepared to follow him to an early grave, but Ivan literally swooped in and rescued her from a fiery death. Though for Ivan it was love at first sight, he didn’t push for romance because he knew Bala was still in love with her first husband. Eventually she realizes that she would like more than friendship with Ivan, but she is plagued by guilt about finding love a second time. To keep from hurting each other, they’re not completely honest about their feelings regarding her first husband and it strains their relationship. Only when danger strikes do they realize–possibly too late–the depth of their love for each other.
Thank you, Kate Hill, for joining us today!
Kate Hill’s Website: http://www.kate-hill.com
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From the moment Ivan rescued Bala from the inferno that wiped out her village, he has been in love with her. Knowing the young widow’s heart belongs to her husband who died from the Horseman Plague, he struggles to keep his passion for her a secret.
Bala is burdened by guilt over the lustful fantasies she’s been having about the handsome Fighting Carrier. When he surprises them both by asking her to marry him, she accepts. With Ivan she enjoys a sexual freedom she has never experienced before. Despite their love for each other, their marriage is threatened by the shadow of her first husband.
Ivan and Bala realize they’re meant to be together, but first they have to find their way back to each other.
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Great Review For Dragons Lords Collection
Kyraninse at Night Owl Erotica shares
“The stories are short, fun, and hot — perfect for unwinding, or winding up of a more entertaining nature.”
You can read the full review here
http://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Reviews/Kyraninse-reviews-Dragon-Lords-Collection-by-Cynthia-Sax
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Princess Taja dreams of a scarred dragon lord. Weary of waiting, Lady Sabine issues a sexy ultimatum to her laughing knight. A determined Lady Trinia faces fire, wax and an active volcano to win her red dragon. Lady Guinevere frolics naked with twin warriors. When the village needs a virgin sacrifice, Rhoslyn volunteers. Lady Celestria faces her dragon lord on the battlefield.
This collection contains the previously released novellas Dragon Lord’s Mate, Dragon Lord’s Prize, Dragon Lord’s Fire, Her Dragon Lords, Dragon Lord’s Captive, and Dragon Lord’s Destiny.
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Leopard Territory Named ARe Recommended Read
ARe has named Leopard Territory a recommended read!
Yes!
Book Vamps shares “Adar is sexy, solitary and territorial, and he wants Jeanine more than air. The two are explosive together and I enjoyed the bedroom scenes.”
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Jeanine knows there’s safety in groups, and no group provides more protection than a pride of lion shifters. She is determined to catch the eye of a young lion shifter and convince him to choose her as his mate. There’s one problem with her plan, and that’s Adar — ruthless billionaire financier, scarred leopard shifter, and the only male she has ever desired.
Leopards are solitary, territorial, and very protective of their mates. Jeanine is Adar’s mate. She simply doesn’t realize it yet, but she will… soon. Adar is ready to stake his claim on his small human, and he won’t tolerate any male’s encroachment on his turf. He’s willing to fight to the death to prove he’s the only big cat Jeanine needs.
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Dragon Lord’s Destiny Nominated For LRC’s Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy books of 2013
Woot! Dragon Lord’s Destiny has been nominated as one of LRC’s Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy books of 2013! Thank you to the LRC reviewers, staff, and readers for making this possible!
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
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Wayback Wednesday-Their Missing Lynx
Growing up in northern Ontario, Canada, I’ve seen the super shy lynx and the big strong bear in the wild. Bears would eat blueberries as I picked them. They were more interested in the blueberries than they were interested in me.
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
Ben and Lorcan want more than one wild night with Rue. The big bear shifter and the savage lynx shifter know she’s their mate. They’ll try anything — flowers, sweet words, an all night erotic frenzy — to claim Rue permanently.
Because if they don’t claim Rue, death will.
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Wayback Wednesday-Dragon Lord’s Destiny
Part of the fun of writing is hiding little hidden jokes in our stories. Sometimes reading buddies figure out these jokes. Sometimes they don’t. In my dragon shifter stories, many readers (including my reading buddies in Germany) have figured out that my heroes are often named for German items or colors. Grau of Starke, the hero of Dragon Lord’s Destiny, is a powerful silver dragon. Grau means roughly gray and Starke is power.
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
Then a warrior dressed all in gray, breathing smoke and fire, enters the fray. Celestria knows he is the one, the man she is destined to love. He doesn’t know he’s her future husband, however, and he is riding toward her, his sword raised.
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Their Missing Lynx Releases
Their Missing Lynx, a sexy lynx shifter/bear shifter/human menage written for my good buddy Bad Barb, releases today from Changeling!
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
Ben and Lorcan want more than one wild night with Rue. The big bear shifter and the savage lynx shifter know she’s their mate. They’ll try anything — flowers, sweet words, an all night erotic frenzy — to claim Rue permanently.
Because if they don’t claim Rue, death will.
Buy It Now: http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=2102
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