Goodnight and Thank You!

Thank you to Goddess Fish and everyone who stopped by the party today! Nightfall releases August 7, and I hope you’ll all stop by for my tour. :) I’ll be tweeting links to each stop and sharing them on Facebook.

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Space Olympics!

I love watching the Olympics. I’ve been glued to the TV all week, mesmerized by swimming, diving, gymnastics—really whatever sport happens to be on at the time. (And yes, I’ll admit to drooling over the men doing synchronized diving. I think they needed a dedicated hot tub cam.)

Because Nightfall releases August 7th, I’ve been pondering what a futuristic, sci-fi Olympics would look like. What sort of changes would need to happen when you have world competing instead of countries. Would aliens have unfair advantages? Disadvantages? Nightfall concentrates on the Cy’ren, and though they are a humanoid race they have better hearing and eyesight than humans. Dack would be a natural at fencing, because as a shadow sword he’s used to fighting with a blade. Talena and Carmen would be good at shooting events—with laser pistols, of course.

What are your favorite Olympic events? Any ideas for events in the future?

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Nightfall Excerpt

Hello again! I want to share a scene from Nightfall. It’s a calm-before-the-storm moment between Dack and Talena. They’re stranded together in a tiny shuttle for a few hours, and Talena is in phase—a time when Cy’ren females are overwhelmed by the drive to mate. Dack is attempting to put her mind at ease, but with the phase pheromones overwhelming him, his self-control won’t last much longer…

“I didn’t get a close look at your shop. You sell your own artwork?” he asked. His voice had dropped an octave, and he cleared his throat.

Talena blinked. She was still wary of him, but the change of subject eased some of the tension from her pinched shoulders. “I carried my own work, but I offered a variety of other items. Souvenirs, mostly. I’m not well-known enough to live on my own art alone.”

“What kind of art?”

“Sculpture. Metalwork. I create organic things out of tech parts, like flowers out of wiring and birds out of gears and circuits. I like turning bits and pieces of broken machines into something new and beautiful.” Her eyes lit up as she discussed her passion, and Dack smiled.

“How long have you been doing this?”

“Since I was old enough to daydream in class about art instead of biology.” Her pale lavender skin darkened with a blush, and his breath caught. Gods, she was beautiful.

“I never went to school, but I daydreamed about spaceships when I was young.” He raised a hand to touch her face, and she tensed. “May I?” he asked. “Please?”

Talena eyed him for a moment before nodding her assent. Dack brushed his fingers across her cheek, his skin tingling at the contact, and then trailed his hand to rest against the unmarked side of her neck. His jaw clenched as he uncoiled her soft white hair from the strict bun that held it, and it fell in thick waves down her back. He wanted to plunge his hands into that hair, pull her head back and claim her mouth, but she stared up at him with wide golden eyes. Soon, but not yet.

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NIGHTFALL – Sci Fi Erotic Romance by Robyn Bachar

Hi everyone! I’m excited to be here today to celebrate the release of Nightfall, the first book in my Cy’ren Rising trilogy from Samhain. Nightfall is a space opera with epic battles and political intrigue, but also with a passionate M/F/F ménage romance. Here’s the blurb (I love the warning, it’s one of the best parts of being a Samhain author):

When a wounded runner stumbles into her workshop, sculptor Talena Spenser’s comfortable, quiet life is shattered. Aiding the escaped slave risks losing more than just her freedom. She is in phase, when Cy’ren females are overwhelmed by the drive to mate.

Mordacki Loren, shadow sword of House Nightfall, knows the pain of losing a mate. He never intended to take another. But Talena, raised by humans with little knowledge of Cy’ren ways, leaves him no choice. As the mating lust consumes them, Dack promises to honor her wishes—even if that means letting her go.

Scarred and hardened by a munitions accident that sent her Alliance career up in flames, Carmen Hawke joined the Cy’ren resistance as captain of the flagship Talon. When old flame Dack returns from a mission with Carmen’s childhood friend and first love, Talena, in tow, the temptation to allow someone—or two someones—close to her again cracks her emotional armor.

Pursued by an unknown enemy, the trio works together to discover the secrets of Talena’s past, and to uncover a threat that could destroy the fragile peace of the Cy’ren homeworld.

Warning: If the epic space battles, gunfights and swordplay aren’t enough to get you going, strap yourself in for a male-female-female threesome that’s scorching enough to fire your engines into overdrive.

I’ll share an excerpt later today, and I’ll be chatting a bit as well about my addiction to Twitter and the Olympics. Nightfall is also starting a two week Virtual Book Tour tomorrow, and I’ll be awarding a $20 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.

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WELCOME TO THE BOREALIS SPACE STATION

BLACK DRAGON is only one of the novellas set in the BOREALIS universe. But if you are a fan of sci-fi and you like romance, you'll love this series. After two BOREALIS anthologies, come two single title novellas from DESERT Breeze Publishing this month. Here is the complete series so far:

In orbit around Sestus-3, a minor star in a dying system half way between Corabora Prime and Pith, hovering at the edge of conquered space sits an aging space station under the control of the Trans Planetary Protectorate. The Borealis is slowly falling apart as the Protectorate funnels its massive resources into the border wars and keeping the outlaying systems in line, as insurrections break out and a subversive group known as The Rebellion gather and organize to take back what TPP has taken away.

The Borealis is a hive of villainy where anything can be bought or sold -- anything or anyone -- if the price is right. Boasting the slogan 'The last stop for debauchery before falling off the edge of the universe', the station and its inhabitants do their best to live up to the motto.

Once intended to function as a city unto itself when the universe first began to 'shrink' and Mankind spread out into the stars. Exploration turned into domination. Nearly a hundred years have passed since then, and now the Trans Planetary Protectorate governs all. The Borealis, once a thriving station, is now little more than a slum town, decrepit and crumbling.

When the last stop to nowhere is the first stop to rebellion, the lives of a few outcasts are the only thing standing between the Universe and all out war.

BOREALIS  ANTHOLOGY  BOOK ONE:

Contains novellas by

PI J. Barrington , Gail R. Delaney , J. Morgan

BOREALIS  ANTHOLOGY BOOK TWO

Contains novellas by:

Stephanie Burkhart , Esther Mitchell , She McMaster

BOREALIS - BLACK DRAGON
by Vijaya Schartz - October 1, 2011

BOREALIS - THIS SINCING FEELING

by Michelle Levigne - October 15, 2011 

HAPPY READING.

Vijaya Schartz

Romantic Science Fiction with a Kick

http://www.vijayaschartz.com/

BLACK DRAGON - a romantic novella of the Borealis Space Station Universe - by Vijaya Schartz

BLACK DRAGON

A Borealis Novella

Romantic Science Fiction

by Vijaya Schartz

Desert Breeze Publishing

October 1, 2011

A gambler is cheating in a den of the Borealis space station, and Lieutenant Zara  Frankel intends to catch him in the act. She always gets her man, but this one could prove more than she can handle.

Captain Czerno Drake, code name Black Dragon, has come under cover to break his innocent uncle from the most secure penitentiary in the galaxy, on the Borealis space station. He will stop at nothing to succeed, even enrolling the help of the lovely straight arrow TPP enforcer. When Zara realizes that she's been used by a shrewd but seductive rebel, her reaction surprises everyone, most of all herself.

EXCERPT:

When she breezed through the doors of the crowded and noisy casino, Zara glided straight to the private area behind the row of tall greenery and searched the high stakes tables for her suspected cheater. The owner said he wore a tan and yellow outfit and flaunted a white fluffy Terran cat. An ostentatious luxury.

She easily spotted the caramel overcoat and the sleeping white fluff on the pink gambling table. From the back, as she walked toward the table, she studied the square shoulders stretching the expensive velvet, strong shoulders for a pleasure-seeking dandy. The gleaming dark hair tied at the nape with a yellow silk scarf denoted a rare degree of refinement for a human male, and as she neared him, the musky scent of his cologne made her best perfume seem cheap in comparison.

Just before she reached him, he turned around, rose from his chair, and smiled down at her. He stood taller than she expected, muscular, with strong thighs bulging under the caramel velvet pants tucked into soft brown boots.

"Captain Czerno Drake, of the Providence. Lucky Drake to the ladies." The deep baritone voice rumbled low, like a sexy promise. The regular planes of his face, the square jaw, high forehead, dark brow, and the sparkle in his deep topaz eyes under thick eyelashes screamed of perfect genes and high-born society.

         When he took her hand and kissed her fingers lightly, a frisson crossed her spine and her legs melted like chocolate in a solar flare. Despite the extraordinary refinement of his garb and manners, this man was alpha-male through and through, and as wild as they came. Eye candy in caramel velvet and yellow silk wrapping. All she could think about was unwrapping him, like a present at yuletide.

Find it and other titles by Vijaya Schartz at:

AMAZON VIJAYA - B&N Vijaya Nooks - All Romance eBooks

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New Release Party: Space Slugs

Welcome to the release party for SPACE SLUGS by Frances Pauli.

Originally a web serial, Space Slugs was released in print and ebook on July 1st. All formats include the never-before-seen bonus story, Escape from Damas Prime. Join the crew of the Slug One for a galaxy hopping tale of romance, adventure and one sticky situation after another.

Blurb:

When Xenobiologist, Dr. Murray, receives yet another phony wedding invitation from her galaxy hopping sister, she does what any good sibling would do. She drops her research and hops the first flight to some obscure planet at the edge of the civilized universe. But Zora's weddings never manage to go off as planned, and before the cake is served, Murray finds herself imprisoned with the unapologetic bride. With the assistance of a mysterious android and the universe's last living space slug, the two find themselves on the run in a stolen space ship with half the galaxy in hot pursuit. Thanks to Zora, it's the least desirable half. Maybe Murray will get lucky, and the crash landing will kill her.

http://spaceslugserial.blogspot.com/p/book-one.html

Don't forget to check out the Galaxy Guide and Slugtionary as well as the episodic continuation in book two: Slug Opera.

Frances will be giving away a smashwords coupon for a free SPACE SLUGS ebook -- so let us know what you think about SPACE SLUGS right here on the party blog and be entered to win!

Find more about Frances and her other books at: http://francespauli.com/

SPACE SLUGS is available at:

print version- https://www.createspace.com/3437760

smashwords- http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/68871

and kindle direct- http://www.amazon.com/Space-Slugs-Livingston-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B0057X4WQ8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309483234&sr=8-1