Throwback Thursday – Releasing Rage
Containing Malice, the first story in the Rebel Cyborgs subseries (releasing in February), reminds me of Releasing Rage, the first cyborg romance I crafted. The heroes are both C Models and they are both very angry…with good reason.
There are huge differences, of course. Malice and Rage are each unique beings. Their pasts are different and their futures will be different. Their females are extremely different. Joan, Rage’s female, is an engineer, as one example. Illona, Malice’s female, is a medic forced into an evil scientist role.
But I love both of these stories. While you’re waiting for Containing Malice to release, you might wish to revisit with Rage and Joan and re-read Releasing Rage.
Half Man. Half Machine. All Hers.
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals—kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Joan, the battle station’s first female engineer, has one goal—survive long enough to help the big sexy cyborg plotting to kill her. Rage might not trust her but he wants her. She sees the passion in his eyes, the caring in his battle-worn hands, the gruff emotion in his voice.
When Joan survives the unthinkable, Rage’s priorities are tested. Is there enough room in this cyborg’s heart for both love and revenge?
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Throwback Thursday – Hers To Command
Hers To Command is an extremely unique story in the Cyborg Sizzle series. All the other stories center around a Male/Female relationship. The relationship construct in Hers To Command is Male/Male/Female.
The characters I write about are who they are. (shrugs) My choice is to write their stories or to not write their stories. I can decide what to mention in their stories but I can’t ethically change who they are.
Ace and Thrasher, the cyborgs, share a special bond. That’s part of who they are.
Their relationship isn’t public. They’re concerned about sharing that information with others, about how others would react to it.
And their bond isn’t complete. They realize something…someone is missing.
That being is Carys. She’s an older female, a Commander of a Rebel Battle Station. Carys is accustomed to battle, to fighting for what she believes in and, if that means angering others (i.e. the Humanoid Alliance or others), so be it.
Ace, Thrasher and Carys and their relationship will change the lifespans of many cyborgs. There ARE cyborgs whose genetic matches will be males or multiple beings or beings with fluid sexes or genders or beings whose senses of self are beyond our current human understanding. Those cyborgs deserve happiness and acceptance also.
(Note: Looking at my list of stories to write, I, unfortunately, won’t be telling any of those stories in the near future. Every cyborg I’ll be writing about over the next 4 years has a female genetic match. Again, I can’t control that. The cyborgs are who they are. But some not-featured or not-yet-featured cyborgs will definitely be enjoying different relationship constructs.)
Hers To Command also gives us our first on-page introduction to Ghost and Lethe from Ghost Of A Machine. (grins) I love those two so very much.
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Three Battered Hearts. One Perfect Love
Ace and Thrasher share a special bond. They’ve never acknowledged that connection and have never fully acted on it. The Humanoid Alliance kill cyborg males like them, deeming the warriors to be defective. Now that Ace and Thrasher have escaped, they don’t trust the cyborg council and their brethren to react any differently. Physical love is too risky for them to consider.
Until they meet her.
Carys is the Commander of a Rebel Battle Station. She has dedicated her lifespan to seeking vengeance against the Humanoid Alliance and the cyborgs who killed her daughter. On her battle station, she makes the rules, and if she wants to kiss, touch, and pleasure two mysterious warriors, she will. Nothing, not even enemy warships and a mass cyborg rebellion, can stop her.
In the midst of a war, enemies can become lovers and loyalties can change in a moment. Can a forbidden relationship between two cautious cyborgs and one unbending human Commander survive?
Hers To Command is Book 8 in the Cyborg Sizzle series.
Due to the number of returning characters in this story, you’ll enjoy Hers To Command more if you’ve read the other stories first.
This is a MMF BBW Cyborg SciFi Romance.
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Throwback Thursday – Chasing Mayhem
2020 has been a chaotic year. Strange things have happened and continue to happen. The weather has been extreme. We’re in the middle of a pandemic. Leadership has been…random. There is an outbreak of murder hornets and other bizarre things have occurred.
The cyborg I believe would most fervently embrace this year is Mayhem. (grins) His name says it all. He relishes the unpredictable nature of the universe, runs toward trouble, not away from it, and he sports a wide grin on his handsome face while doing so.
Imee, his female, is his match. She’s a little more stable, which is a GOOD thing because if she was any less stable, this wild couple would likely fly into the nearest star simply to experience that. (laughs) But she understands why Mayhem processes the way he does. Her lifespan has been chaotic also.
If you feel the need to escape this world for a while and embrace chaos, considering reading or re-reading Chasing Mayhem.
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Wild. Free. Hers.
Mayhem has spent his lengthy lifespan obeying the Humanoid Alliance’s rules. Finally free from their cruel control, the cyborg warrior plans to cause chaos. He infiltrates a remote settlement, provokes the savage locals until they want him dead, and allows himself to be captured by the sexiest little Retriever he has ever laid his mechanically-enhanced eyes on.
Imee’s sole mission in life is to keep her family alive. To do this, she must hunt rebels, returning them to the Humanoid Alliance’s evil clutches where they will be executed. She doesn’t allow herself to feel anything for her targets…until she meets a tall, muscular cyborg with wild hair and even wilder eyes.
With his sure hands, laughing lips and erotic holds, Mayhem makes Imee’s body sizzle and her resistance melt. Their love is doomed. She must deliver the warrior to his death or she’ll place her family’s safety at risk. But she can’t resist him.
Imee soon discovers that Mayhem, life, and love are never predictable.
Chasing Mayhem is Book 6 in the Cyborg Sizzle series and is a STANDALONE story.
It is also a BBW Cyborg SciFi Romance.
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Throwback Thursday – Ghost Of A Machine
If you’ve read Testing Truth, you likely know why today’s Throwback Thursday choice is Ghost Of A Machine. (grins) This story will give reading buddies more in-depth insights into the next section of the series (Containing Malice is releasing in February!).
I adore Ghost. This C Model is so very broken and he is key to…well…EVERY cyborg romance I’ve written. He is the cyborg who saved Joan, Rage’s female, the very first found cyborg female. I love him to bits and he was in my thoughts while writing many of the cyborg romances.
I think Lethe is the only female who could have put him back together again after the universe shattered him. He’ll never be a fully functional cyborg. There is a legitimate reason why he and Lethe and their family is isolated on their own planet. But Lethe accepts his damage. She loves him even more for having survived his traumatic past.
Fragile. Stubborn. His.
Ghost, a C Model cyborg, has disconnected his machine from his human side. Severely damaged, he knows two things—the curvy human female on his ship belongs to him and he must keep her safe. He’ll stop at nothing to protect her, claim her, make her his.
Primitive. Damaged. Hers.
Lethe has seen the savage side of beings. The courageous Rebel captain has never met a male like Ghost. Overpoweringly dominant, he appeals to her on a primal level, filling her mind with thoughts of sweet surrender, hard kisses, and body-heating encounters against the warship’s walls.
They are two broken beings, one determined to protect, the other intent on flying into danger. Can love heal them both before they face their common enemy?
Ghost Of A Machine is Book 9 in the Cyborg Sizzle series and is a STAND-ALONE story.
It is also a BBW Cyborg SciFi Romance.
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Cyborg Sizzle Escape Omnibus Releases!
The Cyborg Sizzle Escape Omnibus released today!
Note: ALL of the stories in this collection have been previously released. They haven’t been changed at all. If you have all of my cyborg stories, you have all of the stories in this omnibus.
Cyborg Sizzle Escape Omnibus
Half Man. Half Machine. All Theirs.
While these cyborg warriors battle to escape their cruel manufacturers, they find the human females they are destined to love for all eternity.
This omnibus includes the first seven stories in the Cyborg Sizzle series: Releasing Rage, Breathing Vapor, Being Green, Crash And Burn, Defying Death, Chasing Mayhem and Jumping Barrel.
All of these Cyborg Romances are set in a dark, gritty, often violent universe.
Releasing Rage
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals–kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Breathing Vapor
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.
Being Green
Green, a cyborg warrior, cares for one being—his plant Windy. When Windy becomes sick, he’ll do anything to heal her, even venture across the universe to visit a worlds-renowned plant doctor.
He doesn’t expect to find love.
Crash And Burn
Crash was manufactured to be one of the best warriors in the universe. The cyborg has spent many human lifespans fighting the enemy. But, unlike his battle-loving brethren, he doesn’t enjoy killing. When he escapes the Humanoid Alliance, he vows to never end another life.
Then he meets Safyre, an infuriating human female, and he considers breaking his vow.
Defying Death
Cyborgs don’t show emotion. Death learned that lesson early in his long lifespan. To survive, he hides his fierce passions behind a stoic wall. He calls no warrior friend. He never admits to caring for any being.
Even the human female he’s destined to love.
Chasing Mayhem
Mayhem has spent his lengthy lifespan obeying the Humanoid Alliance’s rules. Finally free from their cruel control, the cyborg warrior plans to cause chaos. He infiltrates a remote settlement, provokes the savage locals until they want him dead, and allows himself to be captured by the sexiest little Retriever he has ever laid his mechanically-enhanced eyes on.
Jumping Barrel
Barrel requires an Expert for the Tau Cetian orphans. He’s looking for a female who is willing to commit to a lifespan-long role, who is comfortable with moving off planet, and who, preferably, has the ability to speak the offsprings’ first language.
His female, however, is looking for a hero.
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Releasing Rage – A Story About Hope And Freedom
Natalie The Biblioholic shares
“When I picked out this book, I thought it would be a smutfest of robotic proportions. I was prepared for very little story and lots of hot sex. I couldn’t have been more wrong. While the intimate moments between Rage and Joan were pretty incendiary, this book had such an intricate and detailed plot. The author didn’t miss a point. Every time I thought the story would go in a much ‘easier’ direction, the author showed me that she was willing to dig deeper. I got a story about hope and freedom. A story that delved into the utter desolation of oppression and the determination to be rid of the shackles. I was enthralled by the characters and this story controlled every one of my responses. I couldn’t think beyond the next moment. I couldn’t feel anything other than what I was directed to feel. And I loved every moment of it!”
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Half Man. Half Machine. All Hers.
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals—kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Joan, the battle station’s first female engineer, has one goal—survive long enough to help the big sexy cyborg plotting to kill her. Rage might not trust her but he wants her. She sees the passion in his eyes, the caring in his battle-worn hands, the gruff emotion in his voice.
When Joan survives the unthinkable, Rage’s priorities are tested. Is there enough room in this cyborg’s heart for both love and revenge?
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Interviewed At Divine Magazine
I was interviewed at Divine Magazine!
Here’s a snippet…
How has your writing evolved since your first book?
Cynthia Sax – When I first started writing, I was all about the plot. I felt a need to have a completely different plot to every other story I’ve read. With thousands of stories being published every day, that’s almost impossible to do.
Today, I’m all about emotion, about making readers FEEL. That’s my number one task—to ensure I move them emotionally. If I do that, I’m happy with the story.
Read The Full Interview Here: https://divinemagazine.biz/friday-featured-author-cynthia-sax/
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Warlord Sky
No one grounds a barbarian warrior.
Qulpa, a Chamele warrior, lost everyone he loved in the brutal Succession Wars. Flying is the only thing that brings him joy. Serving as his team’s pilot is the sole duty he has left. Then a horrific crash leaves him injured and unable to fly.
The one being who can help him is also his gerel, the female destined to be his. She insists she doesn’t feel their connection. Qulpa is certain his beautiful mate is lying and nothing will stop him from finding out why.
Nayan knows the injured barbarian is her warrior, her one chance at a forever bond. His dominance makes her feel safe. His gentle touch inflames her passion. His kisses scorch her very soul. The tall muscular male tempts her as no one else has.
But she has a deadly secret. If it’s exposed, her injured male will lose more than his ability to fly. Both of them will die. She can’t take that risk, not for him, not for them, not for a lifespan filled with love.
* * *
Warlord Sky is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes violent universe.
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Releasing Rage Mentioned On Under The Covers Book Blog
Suzanne at Under The Covers Book Blog has an awesome article on alien heroes, ranking alien heroes from ‘alien light’ to ‘extreme alien.’
Releasing Rage is in the Alien Light category…as it should be.
(grins)
Cyborgs are designed to look like humans.
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Half Man. Half Machine. All Hers.
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals—kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Joan, the battle station’s first female engineer, has one goal—survive long enough to help the big sexy cyborg plotting to kill her. Rage might not trust her but he wants her. She sees the passion in his eyes, the caring in his battle-worn hands, the gruff emotion in his voice.
When Joan survives the unthinkable, Rage’s priorities are tested. Is there enough room in this cyborg’s heart for both love and revenge?
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Releasing Rage – A Suggestion For Your Next Read
Woot!
Jeris Book Attic is suggesting Releasing Rage as your next read!
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Half Man. Half Machine. All Hers.
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals—kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Joan, the battle station’s first female engineer, has one goal—survive long enough to help the big sexy cyborg plotting to kill her. Rage might not trust her but he wants her. She sees the passion in his eyes, the caring in his battle-worn hands, the gruff emotion in his voice.
When Joan survives the unthinkable, Rage’s priorities are tested. Is there enough room in this cyborg’s heart for both love and revenge?
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Releasing Rage – Mother’s Day Snippet
Sunday is Mother’s Day in North America. I’ve been sharing Mom-themed snippets all week. Of course, this wouldn’t be complete without an excerpt from Releasing Rage. (grin)
We created offspring, female.
Joan struggled to absorb Rage’s words.
She’d reviewed the research gathered from the breeding programs. There had been zero offspring conceived. No pairings had been successful.
The scientists had expected the breeding programs to work. The genetic blueprint for cyborg mechanics had been inserted into the DNA sequence. The nanocybotics had been modified, allowing for the expansion of their parts as cyborg offspring matured, ensuring both man and machine grew in concert.
But the very nature of the nanocybotics prevented conception. As Rage had explained the planet rotation they’d met, a cyborg’s nanocybotics viewed any fertilized egg as a damaged egg. They ‘repaired’ it, returning the egg to its former unfertilized state.
In a laboratory, a scientist could administer a suppressor immediately before fertilization. That was too complex to be coded into DNA.
Faced with those facts, Joan had realized she’d never have offspring with Rage. She’d accepted that future, thought herself content with one big C Model cyborg to love and care for.
Now they’d have a son.
“You’re certain?” she asked. It was too incredible to be believed.
“We’re certain.” There was no doubt in Doc’s voice.
Surge nodded.
“Our offspring is inside you, female.” Rage rushed to her side, a silly smile lighting his normally grim face. “You’ve made me the happiest cyborg in the universe.”
He scooped her into his arms, scanning blanket and all, and he spun. The chambers’ lights whizzed around them. She clung to his neck, kicked her feet, and laughed, his exuberance feeding hers.
She hadn’t inadvertently killed the male she loved. She was giving him a son.
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Half Man. Half Machine. All Hers.
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals—kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Joan, the battle station’s first female engineer, has one goal—survive long enough to help the big sexy cyborg plotting to kill her. Rage might not trust her but he wants her. She sees the passion in his eyes, the caring in his battle-worn hands, the gruff emotion in his voice.
When Joan survives the unthinkable, Rage’s priorities are tested. Is there enough room in this cyborg’s heart for both love and revenge?
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