tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62597199319095089342024-03-12T23:43:25.370-07:00Cathryn Cade's BlogBlog of Cathryn Cade. Cathryn writes red hot romance with series in sci fi futuristic, contemporary, BBW MC romance and paranormal.Cathryn Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714037225684245673noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259719931909508934.post-78966278736639029842016-09-29T08:41:00.000-07:002016-09-29T08:41:09.827-07:00Bikers and Bad Boys! it's a Facebook Party Blog Hop<br />
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Enter to win a Kindle Fire and bad boy Coffee mug!</div>
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1. Grab of copy of today's featured titles!</div>
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Show Me the Honey</div>
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by Cathryn Cade</div>
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2. Post a selfie of you and the book(s) you bought, in the event. (If you don't want to post a selfie, please comment on this post with your order number and title purchased)</div>
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4. Share today's blog post! Share our featured titles! Use the share function for Facebook and Twitter! Spread the word about these sexy bad boys that will have you squirming in your seats and heat up these chilly days! Or, copy and paste buy links to each title and share on Facebook and Twitter! Put links to your shares in the comments below.</div>
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5. Click going on the event! Make sure you invite your friends! Our featured authors are visiting the event tonight! Don't miss out! </div>
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6. Go to each author's fan page, click like and comment on their wall with today's "secret" phrase!</div>
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Today's secret phrase is "Throwback to the Bad Boy"</div>
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Each day, you'll earn entries for commenting and participating in the takeovers! As well, come back here each day as we post new ways to enter, new entries and new prizes! All prizes will be drawn on October 1st, so make sure you buy, read, review, and participate!</div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Welcome </b>to the mother/daughter writing team of Sarah and Shannen Brady. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px;">Their NEW novella, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong style="text-align: center;">Unexpected Gifts</strong><span style="text-align: center;"> debuts </span></span><strong style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">July 19th, </strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;">in </span><strong style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">Decadent Publishing's </strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;">best-selling </span><strong style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">'</strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;"><span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">1Night Stand' </i>series.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some readers may have met our heroine, Iris Kosta, in our previous novels, <strong>Healer</strong> and <strong>Sweet Fire</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In our world, the existence of paranormal <em>Gifts</em> is accepted; those who have them, not so much. The <em>Gifted</em> are often feared and hated by their neighbors, and Homeland Security has a nasty habit of conscripting the <em>Gifted</em> for government “employment.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our two series, <strong><em>The Gifted</em></strong> and <strong><em>Gifts of Fate</em></strong>, follow the members of a <em>Gifted</em> family from Eastern Washington wheat fields to New York City Streets ... they find love along the way.</span></div>
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bad, because Iris likes men – a lot. She makes do with a string of dates and
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anything more than friendship, he turns to Madam Eve for help in finding a
woman who can eclipse his obsession.<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> Iris had both bare feet on the thin beam now, and the cable they both clung to suddenly broke free of one of the last two poles in between them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> Mike's stomach churned for a second before he jerked to another sudden stop, two feet lower again, and sharp pain flared though his shoulders and hands. Harsh curses from overhead started his heart beating again. He could breathe as long as she was okay. He craned his neck to look up at her. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> “Back up, sweetheart. Get back on the concrete. What you’re trying to do is too dangerous. I’ll get back hand over hand on the cable.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> “You expect me to just have a damn nap up here while you practice pull-ups thirty stories above the ground? Michael Patrick Connolly, I think you know better than that. Shut the f*** up and hang on. I’ll be there in a sec.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> “Dammit. I said back up. I swear if you take one more step, I’ll let go. I’m not going to let you die for me!” </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> A gasp sounded above him. “You will not!” </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> Wonder of wonders, she obeyed him, stepping carefully backwards until she stood with both feet on the concrete floor. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> He heard no sound from her while he gingerly slid his left hand higher on the slanting cable. He brought the other up to meet it. He didn’t want to go hand over hand for fear of shaking the last of the eye-bolts loose. The textured steel dug into his hands, but they were going numb—fast. The cable quivered and he heard the whine of metal sliding on metal above his head. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> Iris’s voice betrayed her panic. No cool warrior now. “Mike, hurry! The bolt is pulling out of the concrete up here. It’s coming loose from the wall!” </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> He moved faster. The two of them had been in some tight spots before, but this might be the one that sucked the most. With failing bolts, frozen hands, and at least a dozen feet of steep climb ahead of him, it didn’t look good. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> He wished fiercely he could see her beautiful face in the darkness.' </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Recently, the ever-fabulous sci fi fantasy romance author SE Smith invited me to help debut her Kindle World, 'Magic New Mexico'.</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I eagerly accepted! My Sci Fi Contemporary Romance novella <b>GUARDING GRAYSON</b> debuts today along with 8 other fabulous romances in this world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">His ex-girlfriend just
knocked on his front door, but that's not the worst part—she's dead.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Grayson Stark is a gifted
artist, painting oils that bring high prices. No one knows just how gifted—he
paints from his dreams. Until someone trashes his studio with a violence that
shocks even North Idaho law officers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now he's lying low in the
last place anyone would look for him ... a little town called Magic, New
Mexico. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But if he thought his new
neighbors were weird, he's in for an even bigger shock the night he answers the
door and finds his ex-girlfriend standing on his front steps. His very, very
dead ex-girlfriend. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She was just gorgeous and
annoying when she was alive—now she's scary.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">E'ea, a new Galactic
Guardian, is pleased with her infiltration of Gray's life. She's brought back
his true love from the dead for him. She'll use Brynne's body to keep him safe
from the assassins who want to stop his painting before he reveals any more of
the future, and then leave the couple together on their backward little planet.
There's just one problem—neither of them seem to appreciate her efforts. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now she must keep them both
alive and show them their importance as a couple in the future of the galaxy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brynne Polson remembers dying
all too well, the night her car crashed into the deepest part of Lake Coeur
d'Alene. She can't believe she's back, and that she has another chance with her
hot, brooding boyfriend ... except Gray doesn't seem all that thrilled to have
her back, they're far from home, and she has a strange female voice in her
head. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And just how does a woman
gain ten pounds while she's dead, anyway?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Can an alien dedicated to
peace give a feuding couple a second chance at life and love? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Find out—read Guarding
Grayson today! </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">'Gray stopped on the sidewalk outside the Magic Cafe as the door snicked shut behind him and one by one the lights inside went off. Shaking his head, he strode off along the street. Weird, but par for the course in this burg. Magic seemed to attract eccentrics like a vacuum. His neighbor ... and the twins across the street ... and others. Lots of others.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Kokopelli Brewpub and Bar was still busy, light spill-ing out the open doors along with voices and music. But other than that, the streets of Magic were, as his dad would say, 'rolled up at sundown'. That was all right with him. In general, he liked small town life.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In north Idaho, if he wanted night life he could drive to Spokane just across the state line, or down into Coeur d'Alene itself, which was growing quickly, adding new brewpubs and such. Maybe by the time he got back home to Coeur d'Alene, he'd be ready to take advantage of the opportunities. He was just stressed right now, that was all. He didn't have some 'male dysfunction' or anything like that. Darn Brynne. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As he walked, he swore he could feel her ghost, hanging onto his arm and looking up into his face as they walked, her blue eyes wide as if trying to parse what he wanted, and do that, be that before he could even form the thought. A Stepford Girlfriend, that had been Brynne. Slender, blonde, gorgeous and hot—and suffocating as a down comforter on a summer night.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At first she'd been the perfect woman, a little shy in bed but ready to try anything he wanted, a good cook, always dressed to the nines in sexy outfits with her long blonde hair as perfect as if she'd just walked out of a salon, with sexy eyeshadow and 'do-me-big-boy' cherry gloss on her soft lips ... and she meant that part too.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Turning the corner to his Gran's street, Gray realized with a groan that he was becoming aroused just thinking about her. He had a woody for a dead woman—how twisted was that? </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And dear God, why now, on top of all his other problems? A few months ago he'd been fine—okay, he'd been full of guilt and regret over her death, but at least that was within the bounds of normal—but now his life had morphed into an episode of Brynne's favorite TV show, about the pair of brothers who hunted destructive demons and the like. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Her favorite as in she really liked that show—the only time she ever got pissed at Gray and showed it was when he'd called one of the heroes stupid for walking into a dark alley when the guy knew bad shit was about to go down. Brynne had given Gray a glare like he'd stepped on her puppy, and shushed him. Gray had kept his mouth shut for the rest of the program, which was actually enjoy-able, although he hadn't admitted that to her.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maybe he should've watched every episode with her, and run his mouth the whole time. Maybe that would've bro-ken through to her, shown her he was just a selfish a-hole, not someone for whom she should bother to try and be so ... perfect. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He'd never been able to convince her that she was her prettiest first thing in the morning, when she woke up be-side him with her face free of makeup and her hair all mussed, wearing nothing but one of his too-big tees. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Or that conversely, he’d hated it when she sat beside him in public like a beautiful doll and agreed with everything he said. That had embarrassed the hell out of him, like he was the kind of stuffed shirt who needed a 'Yes, Daddy' kind of woman to feel like a real man. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Or that the night of their final fight, when she screamed at him that she hated him, that she'd done everything for him and it still wasn't enough, and she was done trying—that had been the truest emotion he'd ever seen from her. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For the first time, he'd respected her, for standing up to him and showing a backbone. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And then she'd gone and died … and now he had to live the rest of his life knowing it was his fault.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By the time he carried the bag of supper up onto Gran's porch, Gray had lost his appetite. He walked into the house, not bothering to turn the lights on, shoved the bag and containers into the fridge, and grabbed another beer. He had the cap twisted off and the first mouthful down before he realized maybe this wasn't his best idea, drink-ing more on an empty stomach. He hesitated, and then took another swig. The hell with it. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He'd drained half the bottle when a knock sounded on his front door. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He stood there in the little kitchen. The lights inside the house were off, so maybe whoever it was would go away. He was not in the mood for the neighbors, nice as they were. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The knock sounded again, this time hard enough to rattle the door. With a muttered curse, Gray strode back through the living room, hitting the wall switch for the porch light as he got there. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He yanked the front door open, ready to get rid of whoever it was.'</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Heh-heh! We know who's standing there, don't we? But wait until you see what poor Gray is put through by the incarnation of not just one, but two females into his bachelor life!</span></div>
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Cathryn Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714037225684245673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259719931909508934.post-47143078305632047942016-04-27T15:14:00.002-07:002016-04-27T15:14:33.930-07:00NEW Release from Author Veronica Scott<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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apart, and completely different in terms of the plot.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love that an author can
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My release for April is<b> <i>Star Cruise: Outbreak</i></b>,
in which I’ve explored one of my favorite tropes – <i>a mysterious epidemic</i>. Where
did the disease come from, is there a cure, who’s going to live? And of course
to make matters worse, the affected individuals are stuck on an interstellar
cruise liner! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I started with the fact that in today’s world unpleasant
norovirus outbreaks happen all the time on ocean cruises, where many people
come down with a gastrointestinal bug but recover. </span></div>
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a lot of research into various earthly diseases, I came up with an alien
ailment that combines deadly aspects of several real viruses and conditions.<b> I
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handle the outbreak. Jake, the security
chief, gets frustrated at times that he can’t take any direct action to solve
the crisis, but can only support Emily’s efforts. He’s ex-Special Forces, so
being something of a bystander isn’t his style. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Of course I’ve written about an interstellar cruise ship
before, in <i><b>Wreck of the Nebula Dream</b></i>,
loosely based on the <i>Titanic </i>sinking,
but that ship was destroyed. I don’t think it’s too much of a spoiler to say my
new ship<b> </b><i><b>Nebula Zephyr</b> </i>survives! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want the ship
to be my “village” for telling all kinds of exciting stories, blending romance
and science fiction adventure. Between the crew, the ship’s Artificial Intelligence
and the passengers, there will be quite a group of people to write about and
many will be reappearing of course. In fact, I bring Meg and Red from <i><b>Star Cruise: Marooned</b> </i>on board as
secondary characters in this new book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I invite you to cruise among the stars on my <i>Nebula Zephyr</i>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dr. Emily Shane, veteran of the Sector Wars, is known as
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Persuaded to fill a seemingly frivolous berth as ship’s
doctor on the huge and luxurious interstellar cruise liner Nebula Zephyr, she
finds the job brings unexpected perks--a luxe beach deck with water imported
from Tahumaroa II, and Security Officer Jake Dilon, a fellow veteran who heats
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behind in the war. A mysterious ailment aboard the Zephyr begins to claim
victim after victim … and they must race against time and space to find the
cause and a cure! Trapped on a ship no spaceport will allow to dock, their
efforts are complicated by a temperamental princess and a terrorist--one who
won't hesitate to take down any being in the way of his target. If anyone's left when the disease is through
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Best-Selling Science Fiction & Paranormal Romance author
and “SciFi Encounters” columnist for the <i>USA Today Happily Ever After</i> blog,
Veronica Scott grew up in a house with a library as its heart. Dad loved
science fiction, Mom loved ancient history and Veronica thought there needed to
be more romance in everything. When she ran out of books to read, she started
writing her own stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three time winner of the <b>SFR Galaxy Award</b>, as well as a
<b>National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award</b>, Veronica is also the proud
recipient of a <b>NASA Exceptional Service Medal </b>relating to her former day job,
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Woman in the audiobook production of Harlan Ellison’s “<b>City On the Edge of
Forever</b>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Blog: <a href="https://veronicascott.wordpress.com/">https://veronicascott.wordpress.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Amazon Author Page: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Veronica-Scott/e/B006CUCJ92/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1">http://www.amazon.com/Veronica-Scott/e/B006CUCJ92/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by, Veronica! Always thrilled to bring new stories to my readers.</span></div>
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you’re rolling along, plans all laid out nice and tidy and then something
happens to challenge you. Something which tests your resilience for change, and
threshold for disappointment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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familiar? It happens to all of us. Hopefully not too often, but when it does
how you react immediately after the stomach-dropping hit you just took, sets
you up for a big decision… Turn the disappointment not into lemonade but
opportunity or let it paralyze you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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such disappointment last summer and it had to do with my debut baseball
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contract last March and chose a November 2015 release date. I had gleefully
told my family, friends, complete strangers, “My book is coming out in
November!” I’d posted it on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, my </span><a href="http://www.debraelise.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. You name it. I had begun to pimp
it, well everywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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rolls around and I’m eager to receive my edit letter from well, my editor, but
what I received instead was a nicely worded email asking me how I would feel if
they changed the release date, for marketing purposes, to early 2016?... How
would I feel? Sad, very-very sad. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I found
myself with this huge decision to make. Do I kick and scream and demand I get
my way like a toddler who’s lost their blanky and end up alienating my editor
and the publisher and perhaps blow my opportunity for books two and three?
<<i>takes deep breath</i>> Or do I set aside my “poor me” feelings and listen to
the “oh, yeah, this makes sense” voice that appeared soon after the need for
the pink stuff in a bottle faded away?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The change
in release date had really nothing to do with me or the quality of the book,
but more to do with “Hey, there is no baseball in November” and it just made
better marketing sense to release it at the beginning of baseball season, the
following year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So I’ve
been patiently waiting for my new release date, April 4<sup>th</sup>, to roll
around and used the last few months to get my marketing plan in order and more
importantly wrote the next book in the series which will release in July.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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SAVING MAVERICK, is the first book in the Outlaws of Baseball series set in
Pineville, ID. </b>The Outlaws play in the fictional United States Baseball League
and have just been purchased by a billionaire who’s had a life-long dream of
bringing a professional team to his childhood hometown, in Idaho. You could say
he pissed a few people off; including the star pitcher. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #351c75;">SAVING MAVERICK</span></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.4pt;"> </span></span></b></div>
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sure he doesn’t throw it all away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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pitcher of the Idaho Outlaws—talent, talent and more talent. Trouble is, since
his younger brother’s death in a car wreck, a mysterious ‘injury’ to Mav’s
throwing arm has him sidelined. And trying to find solace in a series of
all-too public drunken parties isn’t aiding his cause with the league, or the
team’s owner. If Mav doesn’t accept help to work out his grief and repair his
reputation, he may end up in the dugout for good. He just didn’t expect that
help to come from a gorgeous little spitfire in sexy stiletto heels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Kelsey Sullivan is a publicist, and a good one. She’s not a
big fan of bad boy baseball players. But when the owner of the Outlaws, a close
friend, asks her to take his star pitcher from media strike out to home run,
she has to say yes. But she’d rather eat her favorite Chanel purse. Mav Jansen
is everything she’s spent her adult life staying far, far away from—a sports
celebrity who seems to consider the world his personal playground. She just
didn’t expect him to be quite so gorgeous and irresistible. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Kelsey leaned against the railing and
rolled the tension out of her neck and shoulders. How much longer should she
hide out here before going back in? She didn’t want to chance looking around to
check on T.S. and Maverick and get caught staring, again, so she kept her gaze
on the still, dark blue lake below her.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So caught up in her memories, she hadn’t
heard the terrace doors opening. She only noticed the footsteps right before a
hand brushed her arm. She looked up and felt a shock of heat shoot straight to
her core. It was him. Maverick Jansen and he was giving her his full attention.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Excuse me miss. I hope I’m not
intruding, but I really needed a break and you seemed so relaxed out here I
just had to find out why for myself.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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player out of the corner of her eye and snorted. Her body may be firing on all
cylinders from his simple touch, but he didn’t need to know that.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Really, is that a line you practiced or
did it just come to you?” Kelsey asked.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Well, now it got you to speak to me, so
I think practiced or not, it had the desired result.” He smiled, and oh my,
those dimples, Kelsey thought. He held out his hand. “Hi, I’m Rand Jansen, but
everyone calls me Maverick.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She allowed him to slip his sport
roughed hand around her smaller one and tilted her head to the side. How should
she play this? He may be the first man in a long time to make her feel even a
twinge of sexual interest, but they would soon be working together. Maybe she
should test him? See exactly how he would handle a woman turning him down.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Kelsey.” She responded.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Or something.” She took a slight step
back, to gain a bit of control and for her sanity. She could feel her nipples
pebbling against her camisole and was glad she wore a blazer for her meeting
with T.S., otherwise Maverick would be able to see the effect he was having on
her.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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reaction. It had taken a mere brush of his hand and the sound of his sinful
voice to wind her up. She needed to get a grip and get off the terrace — fast."</span></i><span style="color: #666666;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Elise</b> lives with her husband and their two sons in the beautiful Pacific
Northwest. She loves to read, nap, write, and watches entirely too much reality
T.V. She also enjoys hanging out with other author-type individuals and teasing
her three ‘boys’ into displaying their killer smiles. Most days find her
carpooling, avoiding laundry and daydreaming about her characters and how to
make them come alive for her readers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Cathryn Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714037225684245673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259719931909508934.post-34594396757027029392016-04-06T03:00:00.000-07:002016-04-06T03:00:16.794-07:00Authors: 5 Tips for Participating in Anthologies<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Welcome, Author Bokerah Brumley!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bokerah has some tips for us on participating in anthologies--awesome! And no wonder, with this fab anthology about to debut. She's also giving away a <b>$10 GC</b>, so stay tuned to the end of the post ...</span><br />
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project generally creates. The cross-promotion is invaluable in growing my own
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anthologies usually have one or two people with “the master plan.” It helps to
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also works better if all of the details are voted on <i>before</i> a decision is needed. Don’t set the release date unless all
the detail decisions (title, final release date, submission date, etc) have
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But think of an anthology as a commercial for your work. It matters MORE that
the anthology gets into the hands of as many people as possible, into as wide a
market as possible. Be willing to allow advertising venues or cover art that
isn’t quite your cup of tea. Most anthologies are about reaching new customers.
Discuss any differences in private messages. If there is a proven method that
works and has been proven to work for you, let the lead know. Otherwise, go
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indecision because an author’s first comment was “I don’t care” when they DID
care. If you care about the outcome of a decision, by all means, voice your
opinion, but don’t expect the anthology lead to pick your preference. It’s okay
if they don’t. An anthology is a collective and if you aren’t the boss, you can
care, but keep it drama-free. All the other authors will love you for it. If
you can’t pull that off without nursing hurt feelings, maybe an anthology isn’t
for you. And that is OKAY. This industry takes all kinds.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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a little harsh. After all, these other anthology authors have been your online
friends a long time, right? I get that. But a contract that delineates release
date, exclusivity (or non-exclusivity), length of anthology publication, price
point or other important details can be helpful to long-term satisfaction of
all involved. It can keep friendships together. The contract puts expectations
in black and white. And it might be the first time that the participants really
think hard about what’s required when they sign on.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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a gah-million smiley faces. Happy, happy, happy. Yes, most of the authors
already know that best seller status probably isn’t going to happen, but it’s
nice to dream a minute before reality checks in with a bad review or lagging
sales. You don’t have to be the voice of reality all the time. Enjoy the
process.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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April 13, 2016, the third indie anthology project I’ve participated in will be
released (</span><a href="http://blogspot.us3.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=8ae431fce81ae0c6e413479e2&id=deb5f94a25"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Enchanted: The
Fairy Revels Collection</span></a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>). And here’s a
giveaway in honor of the upcoming release of <i>Woe for a Faerie</i>!</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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April 30, 2016, the fourth will release, <i>Where
the Light May Lead</i>. The fifth, <i>Cursed: The Beasts of Summer</i>, will be out
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Brumley is a speculative fiction writer</b> making stuff up on a trampoline in West
Texas. When she’s not playing with the quirky characters in her head, she’s
addicted to Twitter pitch events, writing contests, and social media, in
general. With three urban fantasy novella releases scheduled for 2016, Bokerah
has too much planned for this year, but is happily doing it anyway. She lives
on ten acres with five home-educated children, four peacocks, three dogs, two
cats, and one husband. In her imaginary spare time, she also serves as the
blue-haired Publicity Officer for the Cisco Writers Club.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Cathryn Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714037225684245673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259719931909508934.post-51251316226817748572016-03-31T18:00:00.000-07:002016-04-03T08:21:13.828-07:00Excerpts! Excerpts! Peek Inside Our Latest Fab Sci Fi Romance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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gypsies, the freedom to use her tech savvy to wreak mayhem on pirates and
slavers, and most of all her big, soft-spoken warrior Var, who adored her. Then
she lost him, and the life she loved. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ragtag space-station casino, home to hookers, gamblers and rogues. But one or
all of them want her dead, and they have the monsters to do it—human-cyborg
gladiators, created for the illegal fight ring hidden deep in the center of her
new home. Where the biggest, baddest cyborg of all looks eerily like her dead
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She was in this huge, quarking maze of a space station that she didn't know and
didn't understand, she couldn't find her way around, and she didn't know a
single living soul on the Pleasure Palace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But damned if she’d let it get the better of her. She had
spent the months since Var's death feeling angry and helpless, she was <i>done</i> with that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Especially with the helpless part—she wanted, no, <i>needed</i> to be in control. That was why
she loved tech—it was brilliant, it was useful, and it was something she could
control, could forge into pieces as bright and sparkling as stars, and loose
them on the galaxy to do her bidding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When she powered up a spybot, a new program or a protection
like the invisicreen around the cata pens back in camp, and at night around the camp
itself, she felt important. What she could do counted for something in the
vastness of the universe ... even though she no longer had her man at her side
to tell her so, and show her how much he meant it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So here, now, in this place with all its tech mocking her
with silence, and her ignorance of how to make it give up its secrets, make it
show her the inner workings of this place—that had to end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These holoscreens should all be operational right now. If
they were, she'd order a snack, kick back in the extremely comfy looking
throne—because that was far too grand to be called a chair—behind the desk, and
commence surveilling every venue, employee and customer in the station. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She paced restlessly over to the divan where she'd dropped
her old duffel, pausing to shift uncomfortably. <i>Ugh</i>, she needed a nice, hot showerdry and some clean clothing. Hers
felt as if she'd slept in them, which come to think of it, she had ... for the
last two nights, if she remembered correctly. She was sticky, itchy and a
surreptitious sniff of her under-arm made her wince. She didn't smell real good,
either.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shame niggled through her as she suddenly pictured the look
in Var's hazel eyes if he were here. He would not be happy, and it took—had
taken a lot to upset her gentle giant. Worse than angry, he'd be disappointed
in her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thinking of him made the fine hairs on the back of her neck
rise, as if he really were watching her. Right. he was dead, dead and gone. So
gone she hadn't even gotten to see his body, see the proof that his mighty spirit
was really snuffed out like a fuzzed hololamp. She squeezed her eyes shut,
swallowing hard against the hot press of tears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Skrog poo.” She was all emo because of this big leap into
space, that was all. She sniffed loudly, and swiped her eyes with the heels of
her hands. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, as she lowered them, the prickle on her nape
intensified. She <i>was</i> being watched. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ilya whirled, moving into a defensive crouch, laser weapon
already in her right hand, flashbomb in her left. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But at the sight of the helmeted man who stood across the
room, all thought of defense left her mind, leaving it a fizzing, sparking
blank.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Holy hells</i>. He was
quarking <i>magnificent</i>. The living
embodiment of raw, virile manhood. Nearly two meters tall, and at least one
hundred-and-ten or twenty kilos, he was tall and broad, with shoulders like a
battle cruiser, muscle upon muscle, from his feet to his head. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> His skin was
burnished golden tan, his body hairless except for a narrow trail that began at
his navel and disappeared beneath his low-slung belt. He wore only a brief
garment of some silky, pale cloth that belted around his waist and hung half
way to his knees, a length flung over one massive shoulder, more of a tease
than a real covering, and a pair of soft sandals on his feet, the same bronze
leather as his belt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Was this how the casino guards dressed here? If so, she was <i>all</i> in favor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">His arms hung at his sides, his huge hands relaxed. Hands
that looked as if they could lift the huge desk behind her and break it like
kindling. And his arms were ... poetry. Thick, with biceps bulging with raw
power, his forearms thick and corded with sinew and veins. His legs were
sculpted works of art.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh, great God beyond, he looked like all her sensual
fantasies of the perfect male brought to life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like Var, only ... well, Var had been human and this male
was—she didn't know what he was. He was scary—in fact if this were a dark
corridor she'd have shot first, gaped later. But he was also the sexiest male
she'd ever seen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She finally shook her head, to break out of the fugue state
that had come over her. Gah, she was so hot she might melt in a puddle right
here on this carpet. Sheer lust, the likes of which she hadn't felt since she
first saw Var smiling at her across the bar on Quol-Ray Station, a smile that had
burned away her initial fear of him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Only this attraction was far worse, because now she knew
exactly what she was missing. Then, she'd only hoped. Var had taught her
everything she knew about sexual satisfaction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Okay, enough,” she mumbled to herself. Unaccustomed heat
crawled up her throat and over her cheeks. God, she was gaping like a lust-struck
idiot. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She forced her gaze up to his face. Which was the weirdest
part, because the helmet was more of a mask. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Silvery cerametal, pale as his garment, the headpiece
covered his skull and face, flaring to accommodate his wide jaw, and curving
down under his chin, leaving only his thick neck bare. There were two apertures
for his eyes, two smaller ones for his nostrils, and a screened one over his
mouth, as if he was some kind of dangerous predator who must be muzzled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ilya barely noticed it though, because a strange feeling was
rushing over her, chasing the lust before it like a wind over the Frontieran
prairie. It felt strangely like terror mixed with ... hope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He had beautiful eyes, long and thickly lashed, with heavy
lids. Eyes that she'd seen before—on a beloved face, of the man she loved.
<i>Var's eyes.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On a strangled gasp, Ilya forgot her fear and glided across
the room to him, her gaze locked with his.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“V-Var ... ?” she choked. She lurched to a stop, ice filling
her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These eyes were enticing, but this close, they no longer
seemed familiar. Even in the shadow of the mask, they were the wrong color. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Var's eyes had been light, the pale blue of sun-burnished
Frontieran skies, startling in his tanned, weathered face. This man's eyes were
a deep, dark brown. And they didn't droop at the outer corners as Var's had,
they pulled taut, as if this man had Tauryan blood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, those eyes were inspecting her raptly as a prairie
gyrehawk, cataloging her reactions, searching out each weakness and
vulnerability. A predator, eyeing his next kill. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ilya retreated a step, then stopped, anger flaming in her
chest to replace the alarm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Who are you?” she demanded, her voice trembling with
disappointment and gathering rage. How <i>dare
</i>this perfect stranger invade her space, breach her privacy, even her
emotions? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“And what the hells are you doing in my office?” Had he been
sent to frighten her—which unfortunately had worked—or even to get rid her?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Finally, he spoke His voice was a deep, smoky husk of sound that shivered
through her like a caress, even with his measured, nearly monotone delivery. </span></div>
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Cathryn Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714037225684245673noreply@blogger.com0Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA47.6776832 -116.7804664000000247.592193699999996 -116.94182790000002 47.7631727 -116.61910490000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259719931909508934.post-21644459785538200432016-03-29T08:07:00.000-07:002016-03-29T08:07:01.461-07:00SFR Author Carysa Locke is PIRATE BOUND!<h3>
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Welcome, Author Carysa Locke </span></h3>
<b><span style="color: #990000;">You brought Space Pirates -<i> starry!</i> They're my favorite, too, which is why I wrote two SFR series with them. And what a gorgeous cover.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Carysa says: Thanks, Cathryn! I'm excited to be here, with my own pirates.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">My prequel novella releases today! <b>Pirate Bound is the first
book in my telepathic space pirates series,</b> and I couldn't be more excited to
share it with everyone. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">This is a series that has been many years in the
making, and I have long term goals. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">As of this writing, I have planned</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #351c75;">two
trilogies of full length novels </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;">a set of four novellas
(including this prequel novella). </span></li>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">After that, we'll see where the story goes,
but this is definitely the first, exciting step for me to take in getting the
whole thing onto the page. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Why telepathic space pirates? Well, who wouldn't want to
write about them? As a girl, <i>Star Wars</i> was my favorite set of movies, and <i>Star
Trek </i>was a close second ..</span>. </div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">My world may not have Jedi or Vulcans, but it
certainly has space battles, people with mysterious, otherworldly (psychic)
powers, and a galaxy-spanning conflict my characters are caught up in. You can
definitely see what has influenced me! This universe is very near and dear to
my heart, and I only hope that readers will love visiting it as much as I do.
As an author, I've never stayed with one universe as long as I have this one -
about eight years, with no end in sight. I usually get pulled on to something
new long before now, seduced by new characters and a new world. I think it says
something about this world and these characters that I still love them as much
today, as the day I first sat down to write about them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">There is a lot more I could say, but instead, I'm going to
leave you with this snippet from Pirate Bound. Happy reading!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">A desperate gamble…</span></i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></span></b></h2>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sanah will do anything to protect her little sister, even if it means taking
refuge with ruthless pirates. But the psychically Talented pirates terrorizing
Commonwealth space are not quite the monsters she has been led to believe. When
Sanah's empathic gift shows her the truth behind the stories, she is no longer
certain who the villains are in her world. <br />
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<i>A race on the verge of extinction…</i> <br />
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Dem’s only goal is to protect his people, especially since a deadly bio-weapon
decimated their population. Only a handful of women survived, and every day is
a fight to rebuild. With Sanah’s empathy and her sister’s rare ability to heal,
they could be the salvation Dem and his people have been looking for.
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<i>A dangerous secret that could destroy everything…</i> <br />
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But how can Sanah trust Dem with her life? Especially when he’d kill her if he
knew the truth. </span></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Dem wanted Sanah to feel comfortable with her surroundings,
so he started with the basics. He showed her the gym, the galley, the bar, and
then took her to where her interests would be most aligned, the lab facilities.
He could tell the quality of their equipment surprised her. She stopped beside
their cloning module, running her fingers reverently along the top of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“I never thought I would see one of these again, much less
get to work with one.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“It’s the centerpiece of much of our research,” said a new
voice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Dem had tracked his approach. He wasn’t surprised to turn
and see a man wearing a white lab coat standing at a polite distance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“I couldn’t do my work without it.” Tall and lean, with a
tousle of black hair, dark skin, and brown eyes that sparked with interest,
Mahesh was not unhandsome. He smiled at Sanah. Stepping closer to her, he took
her hand warmly between his in greeting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Something went through Dem like a current of electricity, a
feeling he couldn’t identify, that jolted his nerves like adrenaline and hazed
his mind. It was gone less than a second later, washed away by a familiar quiet
that left empty detachment in its wake. Cold and still, Dem watched Sanah laugh
at something Mahesh said, and he felt nothing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The two scientists quickly fell into an easy conversation,
Sanah asking questions about how cloning fit into Mahesh’s research, he more
than willing to answer them to a level of detail that would have bored most
people. Dem wasn’t bored. He passed the time mapping out all the ways he could
kill Mahesh, and timed each of them. The other man’s shields were impressive
enough that a mental assault would most likely be less efficient than a
physical attack by four-point-six seconds. Which meant Mahesh would die from a
broken neck. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">He had just concluded this when the other man glanced over
at him, the conversation having taken a turn toward secrets Sanah didn’t yet
know. Mahesh was looking for permission to delve lightly into those secrets,
but instead what he saw in Dem froze him where he stood. His skin took on an
ashen pallor, and he backed slowly away from Sanah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“I-I’m sorry. Work, you know. I have work to get back to.
Very important.” When he backed into a table, jostling the contents and
knocking a container to the floor, he turned and hurried from the room without
bothering to pick it up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Sanah watched this with confusion furrowing her brow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“That was odd,” she said, stepping forward to pick up the
fallen container herself. She placed it back onto the table. “He didn’t seem
like the skittish type.” Turning toward Dem as she spoke, she went silent and
still. Seconds passed while she stood and said nothing, carefully watching Dem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“Don’t be afraid,” he said. <i>I won’t hurt you.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">But he lied. He could kill her with a thought between one
breath and the next. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“I’m not afraid,” she said, her voice steady. “You promised
you would protect me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">He remembered his promise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">She took a step toward him, and then another. He did not
move, just watched as she approached him, watched as she extended a hand and
carefully, deliberately curled her fingers around his. The touch sent another
of those electric shocks through him. This time, the nameless emotion broke
through the icy calm of the killer within, suffusing him with warmth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">His fingers closed convulsively around hers, tighter than
he meant them to. She gasped, and he instantly released her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“Sanah…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“Don’t apologize,” she said. “I’m not sure what just
happened here, but you didn’t do anything wrong.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Yes. Yes, he had. He’d allowed the most dangerous part of
himself loose in her presence, without a reason. Mahesh was no threat. If
necessary, Dem could subdue him without resorting to either of his more deadly
Talents. Something had happened to trigger the lethal side of his nature, and
Dem did not understand what it had been. He didn’t lose control like that. Not
since he was a child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">He sent for one of his dogs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“Dem? Are you all right?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The irony that <i>she</i>
would be concerned about <i>him</i> was not
lost on him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“You should go to the infirmary,” he said. “Doc is
expecting you, as is your sister.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">“But—”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The door opened, and Blaine stepped in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>You will take her
to the infirmary</i>, Dem told him, <i>and then escort her back to her quarters.
Contact me when that occurs.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">Yes, sir.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Dem did not look at Sanah again. Not even when she called
his name and moved to intercept him as he strode out the door. Dem trusted
Blaine to handle it, and indeed, he heard the irritation in Sanah’s voice as
the door closed behind him. “What are you doing? Get out of my way.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>What the hell just
happened? </i>Dem was not surprised by
Cannon’s sudden contact. Very little happened on this ship that the pirate king
was not aware of. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">I don’t know. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">Are you an
immediate threat to anyone?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>No. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Are you sure? </i>Cannon did not sound convinced. <i>Because I don’t think we’ve ever had a Killer experience jealousy
before. I’m not sure what that will look like, but it can’t be good.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Dem stopped dead in the middle of the corridor. <i>Jealousy?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">Yeah, you know,
that feeling that made you want to rip out Mahesh’s spine?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">No. Killers do not
feel.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Okay, so here’s
where I tell you not to argue with the empath. You </i>are<i> jealous. And you
better deal with it before someone dies.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Author Bio:</span></span></h2>
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<span style="line-height: 20.4pt;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Carysa Locke is the pseudonym for writing team Carysa Locke and
MaLea Holt, two best friends who have been creating imaginary worlds together
for more than twenty years. The worlds they write in exist first as roleplaying
games, where much of the bare bones of world building and character development
take place. Carysa is a high school English teacher, and MaLea helps
support families with special needs children. You might say, they work as super
heroes in their day jobs! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Their obsession with pirates and adventure goes back many
years, when they started another hobby together – costuming. They regularly
attend Ren-faires and Pirate Festivals. They currently reside in the Pacific
Northwest with their families, where they still routinely roleplay and
costume together, when they aren’t too busy working on the next novel. </span><span style="font-family: "Vollkorn",serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">What say you, readers? Ready to mind meld with some hot pirates? I know I am.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">RT 4.5 Stars and Night Owl Reviews TOP PICK<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Book
1 of the AI Sci-Rom Series<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Liza
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Carla Simon is a best-selling novelist besieged by death threats and
lawsuits because her stories keep turning out to be true. She is considered an
extraordinary researcher, uncovering facts unknown by field experts. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The truth is far simpler and more disturbing. Carla has a software
program that “fixes” her mistakes and rewrites her novels so they are
error-proof both in presentation and in content. The result is beautifully
written and completely accurate stories about real people and events. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Some of those people want her silenced forever. When a woman, mistaken
for Carla, turns up dead in New Zealand, she must face the hard truth about her
program. But first she has to survive the assassin who has never failed to deliver
on a contract.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
man stood with the reporters, waiting for her. They had assured him she was on
the plane. He had studied the picture from her latest book’s dust-jacket, so he
felt confident he could find her. He had an assistant watching the car rental
counter where she held a reservation. He could have waited for her there, but
he was always careful, always covering the angles. The mass of reporters gave
him better coverage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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prided himself on his precise planning. It was why he could charge so much. He
had a perfect record of eliminations and never once had the police called him
in for questioning. He would have been concerned when she hadn’t left with the
first-class passengers, but then neither had the other celebrity, Chad Tyler. They
must have decided to wait until the plane had cleared out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">He
grew a bit restless as the gate area filled with the annoying singing choir
students, but soon enough they had cleared the area and made their noisome way
to customs. He surged with the reporters as Chad Tyler entered, but didn’t
follow the mob when they left the gate. Instead, he sat and waited for the
plane’s final passenger. It wasn’t until the flight attendants closed the gate
that he realized he had somehow let her escape. He called his backup guy
watching the rental car line. She hadn’t claimed her car yet. He still had time
to find her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">With
his fake New Zealand passport, he breezed through customs and joined the even
larger group of reporters waiting outside customs. Again, he studied the people
as they slowly made their way through. If only he had a list of people entering
the country, but that would take days to obtain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had to suffer through the singing choir group again, wishing that someone would
pay him to eliminate the whole lot of the annoying little cretins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
jarring ring of his cell phone interrupted his thoughts. There was a single
woman, blonde, in her early forties, standing in the car rental line. The man
shook his head in disgust. He didn’t know how he had missed her, but fortunately, his careful planning had
compensated for the slip. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> She was still in line when he arrived. He now
understood why he hadn’t recognized her. The dust jacket picture was obviously
a glamor shot from many years prior. Yet
the faint hint of past beauty still resided beneath the double chins and loose
skin. As she approached the counter, his assistant, dressed as a janitor, moved
in closer to verify they had the right woman. He watched as the man looked at
his watch, picked up his broom and left. He smiled. That was the signal he
wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Liza<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Liza O’Connor was raised badly by feral cats,
left the South/Midwest and wandered off to find nicer people on the east coast.
There she worked for the meanest man on Wall Street, while her psychotic
husband tried to kill her three times. (So much for finding nicer people.) Then
one day she declared enough, got a better job, divorced her husband, and fell
in love with her new life where people behaved nicely. But all those bad
behaviors have given her lots of fodder for her books. Please buy these books,
because otherwise, she’ll become grumpy and write troubled novels instead. They
will likely traumatize you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">You
have been warned.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mostly humorous books by Liza:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Humorous Sci-Fi series<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Gods-Probabilities-Multiverses-Book-ebook/dp/B00ZPUUYG0"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Gods of Probabilities</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">—
In the Multiverses, anything can & does happen. Join the bickering Gods and
the sentient beings they oversee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Outbound-Multiverses-Book-2-ebook/dp/B011Z9VHN8"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Surviving
Outbound</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">—
Earth is doomed, but the odds of surviving outbound isn’t much better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Terranue-Multiverses-Book-3-ebook/dp/B0141TRW6U"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Surviving
Terranue</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">—
Welcome to Terranue. Prepare to be baked, pummeled, and frozen. But first
you’ll have to survive the black death growing in the cliffs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015ERT16C?"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Surviving Sojourn</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">—
You know you have reason to worry when a hyper-grown one-year-old is made
captain of the ship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Lover-Liza-OConnor-ebook/dp/B00I0FV7W2/"><b><i><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ghost Lover</span></i></b></a><b><i><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">—</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Two British brothers fall in love with the
same young woman. Ancestral ghost is called in to fix the situation. And
there’s a ghost cat that roams about the book as well. (Humorous Contemporary
Romance)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Saving-Casey-Requires-Rescue-Book-ebook/dp/B01722VH7I/"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Saving Casey</span></i></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">— Cass wakes up in the body of a troubled teen who has burned every
bridge imaginable. Her only choice is to turn this life around, but that’s much
harder than she ever imagined.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Disturbing
Historical:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Unabashed-Lydia-Bennets-Story-ebook/dp/B00S481WGQ"><b><i><span style="color: #2e74b5; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Untamed & Unabashed</span></i></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i><span style="color: #2e74b5; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">—</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The youngest of the Bennet sisters, Lydia, tells her story. A faithful
spinoff from Pride & Prejudice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A
Long Road to Love Series: (Humorous Contemporary odd Romance)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Worst-Week-Ever-Long-Road-ebook/dp/B00DSAJ7JO/"><b><i><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Worst Week Ever</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> — Laugh out loud week of disasters of Epic
proportions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stupid-Heart-Long-Road-Love-ebook/dp/B00F6HUGJ2/"><b><i><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Oh Stupid Heart</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> — The heart wants what it wants, even if it’s
impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Reason-Long-Road-Love-ebook/dp/B00I6ROG9K/"><b><i><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Coming to Reason</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> — There is a breaking point when even a saint
comes to reason.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Climbing-Hell-Long-Road-Love-ebook/dp/B00K10FOIM/"><b><i><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Climbing out of Hell</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> — The reconstruction of a terrible man into a
great one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hardest-Love-Yourself-Long-Road-ebook/dp/B00X3V45MW/"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Hardest Love</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">— </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Is to love oneself. Sam’s story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Adventures of Xavier & Vic Sleuth series: (Late Victorian/Mystery/Romance)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Troublesome-Apprentice-Adventures-Xavier-Book-ebook/dp/B00M7H63VO/"><b><i><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Troublesome Apprentice</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> — The greatest sleuth in Victorian England
hires a young man who turns out to be a young woman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Partner-Adventures-Xavier-Book-ebook/dp/B00NAJQ4ZI/"><b><i><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Missing Partner</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> — Opps! The greatest sleuth in Victorian
England goes missing, leaving Vic to rescue him, a suffragette, and about 100
servants. Not to mention an eviscerating cat. Yes, let’s not mention the cat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Right-Love-Spinoff-Adventures-Xavier-ebook/dp/B00QD68XFE/"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A Right to Love</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">— A romantic detour for Jacko. Want
to see how amply rewarded Jacko was when he & Vic save an old woman from
Bedlam? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Mesmerist-Adventures-Xavier-Book-ebook/dp/B00ONMKZ88/"><b><i><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Mesmerist</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">— </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Mesmerist can control people from afar and make them murder for
her. Worse yet, Xavier Thorn has fallen under her spell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UGKDF5G?"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Well Kept Secrets</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">— The problems with secrets is that they always come to
light, no matter how you wish to silence them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YI05KT4?"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pack of Trouble</span></i></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">— Changes are a part of life,
but these changes almost kill Vic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B019QNGR08"><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Darkest Days</span></i></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">—
Muddled cases make Vic very grumpy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Welcome, Donna! </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>We know you write Sci Fi Romance. What's new?</i></span><br />
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<b>February 16 </b>marked the release of <b>Trouble in Mind</b>, Book 2 in in my <b>Interstellar Rescue </b>series.<br />
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Like Book 1, <b>Unchained Memory</b>, this companion novel is set in the same Earth-centered, present-day universe, but<b> has enough aliens, spaceships, mind control and other science-fiction-y goodness to intrigue any SF fan.</b><br />
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At the same time, the flame between FBI heroine Lana Matheson and half-alien hero Gabriel is hot enough to please the most fervent romance reader.<br />
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<b>Trouble in Mind </b> was written shortly after <b>Unchained Memory</b> (both Finalists in the RWA® Golden Heart® Contest for Unpublished Manuscripts in 2012) <br />
Both books serve as the foundation of my<b> Interstellar Rescue </b>universe.<br />
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<i><b>What does it mean, that these 2 books are the foundation of the universe? </b></i><br />
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Well, first, of course, it establishes <b>the premise of the IR series: </b><br />
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<li><b>There is more going on in our familiar world than we know!</b> </li>
<li>An alien race, the Grays, are stealing humans from Earth for slave labor; </li>
<li>Grays use mind control techniques to “wipe” their captives of memory and emotion; </li>
<li>ICAR; Interstellar Council for Abolition and Rescue, exists to end this slavery; </li>
<li>Rescue uses similar mind control techniques on the humans they rescue and return to Earth to erase the memories of their enslavement.</li>
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<i><b>So these books establish the technology of the Interstellar Rescue universe?</b></i><br />
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<b>Yes!</b> How everyone gets around in space, how the mind control works, and so on. They describe the alien worlds and races that have major roles in the story. And, of course, they introduce the characters, some of whom reappear in several books, and even “graduate” to their own lead roles in future books.<br />
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<b><i>You describe these as 'companion books' - so should they be read in order?</i></b><br />
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No, you don’t have to read them in order to jump into the story; they’re not sequels. Book 3, <b>Fools Rush In</b>, launches next fall. And I’m currently working on Book 4, <b>Follow the Sun</b>. With each novel, the IR universe expands and grows a little richer.<br />
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<i>Ooooh, I want to know more!</i><br />
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<b>Great! Here's the blurb for TROUBLE IN MIND, Bk 2 of INTERSTELLAR RESCUE</b><br />
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<i><b>She couldn’t get him out of her mind—</b></i><br />
<i><b>and that’s when the trouble started.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>FBI Special Agent Alana Matheson is good at her job, despite a past that would make even a seasoned agent cringe. She has no time for the outside help the victim’s family has brought in on a kidnapping case, no matter how good looking he is.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>But galactic tracker Gabriel Cruz is no ordinary private investigator, and the skills he brings to the job will save both their lives. Because Lana and Gabriel are not the only ones seeking an unusual little boy and his mother. Their rivals in the chase are not of this world, and only an alliance built on the bonds of love can ensure that Lana and Gabriel beat the alien hunters to their prey.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Buy link: <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_21?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=trouble+in+mind+donna+frelick&sprefix=trouble+in+mind+donna%2Caps%2C433" target="_blank">AMAZON</a> </b></i><br />
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Donna S. Frelick was an RWA® Golden Heart® Double Finalist in 2012 for the first two novels in her SFR Interstellar Rescue series. She lives on 43 beautiful mountain acres in North Carolina with her husband and two talkative cats. </div>
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Blogging at http://spacefreighters.blogspot.com; </div>
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Twitter @DonnaSFrelick. </div>
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<i><b>Thanks so much, Donna, for stopping by to tell us about your stellar series! I know I'm rushing out to get my copy right now ...</b></i></div>
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<b>Yay, she brought cyborgs!</b><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i>'You’ll either love CRASH AND BURN, the third standalone story in my sizzling hot cyborg series, or you’ll hate it with an all-consuming passion. I suspect your response will be that extreme.</i></b> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Why?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Because, during the telling of any story, a writer has a bazillion decisions to make. She is often faced with making a ‘safe’ choice, a choice that won’t cause readers any discomfort, or making a ‘risky’ choice, a choice that might be right for the story and characters but might also upset reading buddies.</span><br />
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I made more risky choices than I made safe choices with <b>Crash And Burn.</b><br />
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I made more risky choices with <b>Releasing Rage</b>, the first story in the series, also. Releasing Rage received 5 star reviews and 1 star reviews. These two groups of readers duked it out on Amazon. A reader would post a 5 star review. Then another reader would post a 1 star review. Then another reader would post a 5 star review.<br />
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I’d receive a reader email telling me it was the best book she’d ever read, followed by another reader email threatening to burn my house down if I ever wrote another story like it (I don’t know what it is about readers and fire – I receive quite a few ‘burn your house down’ messages).<br />
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I wasn’t always as okay as I am right now with these extreme reactions. When I first started writing, I wanted everyone to like me, to like my stories. I didn’t want to upset anyone. I made the safe choices. ALWAYS.<br />
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But they weren’t the right choices for the stories or for my characters. I was cheating the story and cheating readers.<br />
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I also wasn’t doing my job. A writer’s job, in my humble opinion, is to create strong emotions in reading buddies. These emotions aren’t always happy-happy or comfortable. Not everyone will like them. Not everyone will understand why a writer feels they’re necessary. And that’s okay. There isn’t a story in existence that makes every reader happy.<br />
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It took me a while (I never claimed to be a quick study – grins) but this realization has made me both a better and a happier writer.<br />
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<i>What risks do<b> you </b>wish more writers would take? Is there a not-as-popular heroine or hero type you’d like to see? Or a type of relationship you would like to read more about? Or a setting that isn’t often used in romances?</i><br />
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About this story ...<br />
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CRASH AND BURN<br />
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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.<br />
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Then he meets Safyre, an infuriating human female, and he considers breaking his vow.<br />
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Safyre will do anything to save her friend, the being she loves like a sister. She’ll ravish a huge hunky cyborg, kiss his best friend, and invoke scorching hot desires the male never realized he could feel. Dark soulful eyes, a quick wit, and a tempestuous passion won’t divert her from her mission.<br />
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Love, and a planet-destroying weapon, however, might stop her permanently.<br />
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On Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Crash-Burn-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B019EBKIF2<br />
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On Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crash-Burn-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook-x/dp/B019EBKIF2/<br />
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On ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-crashandburn-1950244-147.html<br />
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On B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crash-and-burn-cynthia-sax/1123141101<br />
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On Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/ebook/crash-and-burn-13<br />
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<b>About Cynthia Sax</b><br />
USA Today bestselling author Cynthia Sax writes contemporary, SciFi and paranormal erotic romances. Her stories have been featured in <i>Star Magazine</i>, <i>Real Time With Bill Maher</i>, and numerous best of erotic romance top ten lists.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Woot, Cynthia! I'm in - LOVE me a great cyborg romance. And now, back to polishing up my own next release, </b></span><b style="color: #cc0000;">LodeStar Book 6, <a href="http://www.cathryncade.com/" target="_blank">CYBORG PLEASURE.</a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: timesnewromanmtstd; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Ask ten people what space opera is and you'll either get a
blank stare or a different answer in each response. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">What is space opera and how
does it fit onto Romance lit?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Let's tackle the first question. A picture is worth a thousand words, right?
Here are some contemporary examples that you might recognize:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">1. Star Wars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">2. Babylon 5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">3. The Dune series<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">4. Firefly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">Are you getting the idea, now? Of
course there are much less well known and more definitive space opera examples.
Generally, the genre fans all agree that the father of space opera was E.E.
"Doc" Smith. The very first
space opera was </span><a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20869"><span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">Skylark of Space</span></a><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">.
But it's generally agreed that it was 1934 when</span><a href="http://www.outel.org/decomposed/goe/lensfaq.html"><span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">The Lensman</span></a><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;"> series began when Space Opera got traction. Thats a little obscure and you don't need to
read Lensman to get an idea of what it is, you know what Space Opera is. You
just may not have given it a name before now. But what's the difference between
space opera and SciFi?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">Here's a short list of space opera
elements:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">1. A flawed hero<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">2. A Princess/Prince<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">3. Scale<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">4. A means by which to travel either
through Space or Time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">And of course there's Space which
isn't necessarily scale and being in space doesn't naturally qualify as Space
Opera. Space Opera has to have epic
scale. Whether on a ship or in a far away galaxy, you're not in Kansas anymore
in a space opera. There is usually no
'science' in a space opera. For some it's a bit of a guilty pleasure and that's
where the Romance Genre and SciFi cross - </span><i><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanMTStd-Italic; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanMTStd-Italic;">in Space</span></i><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">.
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">The heroine/hero needs saving. There's an evil, yet muscularly ripped
villain or other evil Force (see what I did there?) The hero saves our
damsel. Sounds a lot like a Perils of
Pauline or historical romance scenario, right? There might be a
"mothership" or a cause that needs fixin'. The hero is nearly always
flawed and is on the redemption trail. Depending on the author, you may have steamy
or sweet romance in the genre crossers. And you can flip that, and have the
heroine be flawed and the hero need saving. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanmtstd"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%;">For instance, my book Freedom Bound,
which is being released currently in serialized format of episodes, has bodice
ripping ninjas in space. And by that I mean the heroine is doing her own bodice
ripping. She is the main protagonist. Highly capable meets flawed with a
corporate suzerain evil empire looking to bring them down. There’s space
travel, there’s intrigue, a little spice and a lot of campy fun. It’s a romance
and it’s space opera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello, world! There's a brand new royal in the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today we go behind the scenes of writing to visit one of the indie helpers who are skilled at making us readers want to buy THIS book.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">The Blurb Queen</span> is here to help you take your fabulous story</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, the one you've crafted from your heart, into which you've poured your imaginings, angst, humor and pathos ... </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to YOUR readers</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You have 3 chances to grab readers' attention</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in the frenetic pace of today's world and make them notice </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">your</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> book.</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Cover</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We all judge a book by its cover. That evocative, gorgeous pose or scene that immediately sets a mood we want to be in--if only for a few hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Titles are a real attention grabber. Do those few words make us chuckle? Sigh? Send a chill down our spine? Draw us in and make us want to know their meaning?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This little chunk of writing must work HARD and FAST.</b> The potential reader may have paused to read this far, but they are waiting to be convinced that yes, this story is worthy of their time and their money. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They want a tag line, a succinct idea of the story, and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Depending on the genre you write, your blurb must set a certain mood, and do it without wasting a single line.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Also, there are several key pieces every successful blurb must contain--or it won't do its job</b>. The reader will cast one last doubtful look at your cover and then flip to the next potential purchase.</span><br />
<br />Most writers love writing! But ... most of us don't love distilling the essence of their wonderful story into selling ad copy. Why? <b>We're too close to the story, we've spent weeks or months inhabiting the skin of the protagonist(s).</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Step back and condense all of that into a few short lines?? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No-o, say it isn't so!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, sorry, it is so. <b>Fortunately for you, some of us actually love writing those pesky blurbs--for ALL GENRES</b>. The Blurb Queen is one such lovable odd-ball.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For more info, including contact forms, visit <a href="http://theblurbqueen.com/">TheBlurbQueen.com</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Contact her today and get the help you and your story deserves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You may also Like her page on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBlurbQueen/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> & Follow her on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TheBlurbQueen" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">who also writes </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love snow. But I can only stay out in it for so long before extremities begin to chill even through layers of boots, coat, hat, mittens, etc. The DH and I take Copper the golden retriever for a daily brisk walk--he loves snow--and then get back to work, me & Copper in my office and DH in his new wood/metal shop.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy to report I've written 55K of CYBORG PLEASURE; the Space Madam's Warrior.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm lovin' this story! Look for it to debut in late February on all sales sites.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>… it’s hot in space, red hot!<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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HONEY FOR NOTHIN', Book 2 of Sweet & Dirty BBW Romance has not one, but 2 hot alpha bikers.<br />
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CathrynCathryn Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714037225684245673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259719931909508934.post-52827787643543154122015-12-01T21:28:00.001-08:002015-12-01T21:28:37.448-08:00SFR Brigade: Why Sci-Fi Romance?<a href="http://sfrcontests.blogspot.com/2015/12/why-sci-fi-romance.html?spref=bl">SFR Brigade: Why Sci-Fi Romance?</a>: by Cathryn Cade When people find out I’m an author, they ask what kind of stories I create. When I say Sci Fi Romance, I receive a c...Cathryn Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714037225684245673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259719931909508934.post-3245864778361750852015-08-30T10:44:00.002-07:002015-08-30T10:59:39.558-07:00TYGER, TYGER BURNING BRYGHT IS BACK--WITH ADDED MATERIAL <h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe it's to balance my sizzing hot SFR, but I'm always trying to come up with something cool and refreshing for summer suppers. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here's my offering for the Cafe; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Cathryn's Lemon-Dill Coleslaw Salad</b></span>'</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>1/4 c sweet or green onion (I also add chopped chives from my herb bed)</b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>radishes</b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>sugar snap peas</b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>carrot</b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>cherry tomatoes, whole or halved</b></span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dressing: 1 cup mayonnaise (lite mayo is great)</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> juice of lemon to taste</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> minced fresh dill or squeezed tube dill (look for this in your grocer's produce refrigerated section)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>YUM! Enjoy. And now, on to the other Cafe activities ...<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> RED HOT SFR</span></b>!</i></span></div>
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