Gardening – Sleepy Bees

By Cynthia Sax on October 29, 2024

It is getting cooler in my corner of the universe. And that means many insects are searching for places to warm up and places to sleep.

We spotted this cute little bumblebee sleeping on one of our zinnia flowers. She is being warmed by the sun’s rays.

The squash and zucchini/courgette flowers are favorite places for bumblebees and other bees to sleep. Almost every flower is occupied by at least one bee every morning.

And the sunny side of our brick home draws many insects like this little dragonfly. Did you know dragonflies are older than the dinosaurs? They truly are tiny dragons. (smiles.)

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Claiming Cure

A proud cyborg medic meets his human match.

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Cyra has tasks to complete before she dies.

There are patients to heal, a dangerous mission to undertake, and a world to save. She doesn’t have time to entertain uninvited guests.

Especially one coldhearted cyborg medic who thinks he’s better than her.

The male might be breathtakingly handsome. His sternly set lips might be extremely kissable. And his touch might draw out a passion she didn’t think she was capable of feeling.

But he’s also a distraction, one that might doom millions of innocent beings to a painful, horrible death.

Cure isn’t emotionless. He feels…greatly. Listening to that malfunction has caused other beings pain and suffering in the past.

He refuses to allow his desires to cloud his judgment now.

His resolve is tested when he’s forced to associate with the most provoking, alluring medic in the universe.

Cyra is his genetic match, the one being in the universe he is fated to protect, touch, claim. She’s clever and beautiful, and the need to hold her almost downs his systems.

But now is not the time to indulge his great wanting.

Cure has an assignment to complete.

If he fails to accomplish his goals, everyone he cares for, including his human female, will die.

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The Sole Remaining Zinnia

By Cynthia Sax on October 10, 2023

I planted a gazillion zinnia seeds this year. Many of them sprouted. But all of them, except one plant, was dug up by the raccoons.

That one plant, however, produced at least 20 big beautiful blooms. I guess it decided to fill the bed by itself. (grins)

And the bumblebees loved that plant. They were constantly collecting pollen from it.

Ideally, I would prefer to have at least two plants before collecting seeds. I didn’t have that luxury this year.

So I’ve collected seeds from the solo plant. I won’t know until next year if those seeds are viable.

Gardening IS a huge experiment, isn’t it?

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Intrepid Encounter
(This blurb is VERY rough.)

Cyborg vs. Valkyrie
Blood will be spilled and hearts will be stolen.

Intrepid and his crew on the Dauntless guard the border to the cyborg sector. The D Model cyborg captain has dedicated his lifespan to protecting their homeland. He’ll do anything to secure the space and keep his brethren safe.

That includes confronting a Valkyrie intent on vengeance.

The female warrior is beautiful, brave, strong…and Intrepid’s genetic match. She is the one being he is fated to claim. Her voice causes his circuits to hum. Her caresses produce a passion he struggles to control.

But if he has to stop her…permanently…to protect his kind, he will make that sacrifice.

Olrun has been tracking the whereabouts of a one-of-a-kind object. The stolen item is critical to the safety of Valkyries everywhere and she will do anything to retrieve it.

That includes waging war on a tall, broad-shouldered cyborg warrior sporting brilliant blue eyes and grimly set lips.

The male might…just might have battle skills matching her own. And that excites the immortal fighter. She craves his rough touch, his punishing embrace, his stern words.

But Olrun’s desire for the cyborg won’t distract her from achieving her goal. She will shield her Valkyrie sisters from danger, even if that means ending Intrepid’s lifespan in the process.

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