Science Fiction Romance

Romance with a futuristic, speculative, or science fiction theme and/or settings

  • Stressing Orol from Dark Flight @CynthiaSax #RLFblog #SciFi #Romance
    Science Fiction Romance,  Stressing the Hero

    Stressing Orol from Dark Flight @CynthiaSax #RLFblog #SciFi #Romance

    Stressing Orol from Dark Flight @CynthiaSax #RLFblog #SciFi #RomanceToday we’re reading about Orol from Dark Flight by Cynthia Sax. Tell us about your book.

    His mission. His challenge. His forever.

    Orol, the Refuge’s second-in-command, has been given what he believes is a simple mission—escort two human females to the settlement. The winged warrior arrives at the meeting site to find one of the females missing and the other aiming a gun at his head. To rescue the first, he must capture the second. Once he has Rhea in his talons, however, he realizes he never wants to let her go.

    Her enemy. Her captor. Her everything.

    Rhea doesn’t trust anyone. She certainly doesn’t follow commands issued by a gorgeous flying male with glittering eyes, a beautiful face, and a seductive touch. Orol is dominant, edged with darkness, and determined to find her sister. Rhea will do anything to prevent that, even if it means playing sensual games of submission with her powerful enemy, seducing him into forgetting everything except her.

    Dark Flight is a stand-alone Sci Fi Romance set in a gritty, dark world.

    Stressing Orol

    Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.

    Age: Many, MANY human lifespans
    Birthplace: In a Humanoid Alliance laboratory
    Profession: Genetically designed to kill
    Ethnicity: Half Human, Half Oberon Flying Death
    Species (for scifi/fantasy characters): Modified Humanoid

    The Hero’s Relaxed Side

    This hero is at a party. Considering his story, describe the party.
    Orol is surrounded by the top warriors in the universe. There’s a melee. The last being standing wins. They’re given their choice of any blade. Orol chooses to use his talons.
    How does the hero feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying that gives it away?
    Orol LOVES to fight and is excited to be at this party. His talons are extended. His wings are spread. He will keep his feet on the floor to give the other party-goers a chance.
    Is he more likely to mingle or remain aloof?
    He searches out beings to fight, giving each of them a rough time before engaging.
    If he drinks, what is his drink of choice at this party?
    He seldom drinks and never when he’s fighting.
    How much drink is his usual?
    During breaks,he sips any beverage he’s given, taunting other party-goers.
    The hero figures out where the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or to go drag a friend back to the party?
    Orol goes there to avoid Scales, a friend of his. He has agreed to never fight him.
    Is he likely to latch onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that others latch onto?
    He prefers to fight alone but will compete with friends for the most kills.
    If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?
    This party is one big fight and Orol is right in the middle of it.
    Is the hero the one most likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?
    He’s not leaving until he wants to leave and he won’t want to leave until all of the fighting is done.
    Will he know when to leave, or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?
    When the fighting is done, he’s leaving.

    The Hero’s Stressed Out Side

    How does the hero handle it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was blameless in a situation?
    Orol will make a joke and walk away.
    How does the hero react to hearing a scream?
    Orol will fly to investigate.
    If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?
    Protect.
    If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?
    Stand between the abuser and his victim, using his body to shield the victim.
    This hero attempts to rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he do?
    Orol calls Balvan or one of his other brethren for help. If help doesn’t come, well, he’s a warrior. All warriors eventually die in battle. He has accepted that.
    The hero runs into the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the situation and must interact with him/her in some way. What does he do?
    He makes jokes and acts as though there was never any conflict between them.
    Someone younger than the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?
    As long as the situation won’t kill anyone, he lets the being bungle things. Sometimes you need to fall on your a$$ to learn how to stand on your feet.
    The hero is in physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell himself in order to get through the situation?
    He has been through worse…. And, unfortunately, he has.
    What mentor’s words come to mind in a bad situation?
    Kralj is the closest Orol has to a mentor.
    What lesson from his past gets him through a stressful situation?
    Every situation is survivable.

    Where can we find your book online?

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Genre: SciFi Romance
    Publisher: Indie
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Flight-Refuge-Book-2-ebook/dp/B07124941B/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-flight-cynthia-sax/1126484675
    iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dark-flight/id1242494643
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-flight-3
    Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/727350

    Cynthia Sax Social Media

    USA Today bestselling author Cynthia Sax writes contemporary, SciFi and paranormal erotic romances. Her stories have been featured in Star Magazine, Real Time With Bill Maher, and numerous best of erotic romance top ten lists. Sign up for her dirty-joke-filled release day newsletter and visit her on the web at www.CynthiaSax.com

    Website http://cynthiasax.com/
    Blog http://tasteofcyn.com/
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    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Cynthia-Sax/e/B006HIJICK/
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  • It Takes a Cat Burglar by Cailin Briste @CailinBriste #RLFblog #SciFi #Romance
    Science Fiction Romance,  Suspense

    It Takes a Cat Burglar by Cailin Briste @CailinBriste #RLFblog #SciFi #Romance

    It Takes a Cat Burglar by Cailin Briste @CailinBriste #RLFblog #SciFi #RomanceToday’s featured book is It Takes a Cat Burglar: A Thief in Love Suspense Romance, a sci-fi suspense romance by Cailin Briste.

    Sebastian St. Croix is a wealthy businessman with a specialized hobby. He steals things. As in entering without permission and purloining expensive artifacts and art objects. This could be his flaw, a penchant for taking what doesn’t belong to him, but it isn’t. He’s a thief in a white hat. The items he takes have all been previously stolen from public museums and are in private collections. He returns these priceless works of art once he appropriates them.

    Like most romance heroes, Sebastian is handsome. When Darcelle sees him for the first time after a year of interacting through notes this is what she thinks. “He was gorgeous. Only a master sculptor could have formed a face of such perfect symmetry. The masculinity of his high cheekbones, angled jaw, and straight brows was softened by his exquisite lips. From beneath black locks slanting over his forehead, pale green eyes stared at her.”

    On the surface it doesn’t look as though Sebastian has any flaws.

    Rich? Check.

    Good looking? Check.

    Uses his skills for good? Check.

    But a romance book isn’t as fun to read if the hero doesn’t have at least one flaw he must struggle with or overcome to find his happily ever after. The aspect of Sebastian’s personality that makes him an exceptional cat burglar also makes his love life one of physical release with no long-term connections. He must be in control. And then Darcelle Lebeau enters his life. She exposes that flaw, so that even Sebastian recognizes he must change or lose her.

    It Takes a Cat Burglar is a novella, so the length limits creating a hero with multi-layered flaws. The best full-length romances are a spider web of the hero and heroine’s flaws, intractable situations, and devious villains. I personally love a hero who struggles to relinquish control. When he lets go, the result is so satisfying.

    Which flaws are your favorites? Are there some flaws that would make a hero unacceptable? What about dark heroes? The darker the hero, the more flaws he has, but getting a bad boy to fall in love is a huge favorite among romance readers. So, what part of the bad boy persona is flawed and what shouldn’t change? Let me know what you think.

    It Takes a Cat Burglar: A Thief in Love

    When Darcelle Lebeau throws off the invisible chains that keep her bound to her family, she discovers a new vocation. Tempted to enter the illegal playground of a man she nicknames Matou, she becomes a cat burglar in training. Deeply ensnared with each task he entices her to fulfill, she fails to discover his identity and true intentions.

    Sebastian St. Croix, a wealthy businessman, has a dark side. He’s a thief, a cat burglar who steals art and historical objects. For one year, he trains Darcelle to become his assistant, remaining incognito, observing her from afar. His admiration grows along with his desire for her with every phase-one challenge she completes. Phase two will test the limits of his control. Hands-on personal training? Yes. Sex? No. With his sister’s happiness at stake, nothing, not even the tempting Darcelle Lebeau, can interfere with accomplishing the biggest break-in of his career.

    Genre Sci-fi suspense romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Publisher Hot Sauce Publishing
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0727MJK45/

    Cailin Briste Social Media

    Cailin has been writing fiction for six years and non-fiction for two decades. Her non-fiction work has been published in magazines and in a non-fiction anthology. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America, the RWA Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter, and the RWA Passionate Ink Chapter.

    Cailin loves science fiction and romance, so combing the two came naturally. She is currently writing the third book in her Sons of Tallav sci-fi erotic romance series. Shane: Marshal of Tallav and Maon: Marshal of Tallav were released in 2016 by Loose Id. She’s also working on a novella for an SFR Shooting Stars anthology tentatively title Educated by the Master.

    Website http://cailinbriste.com/
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  • Fate's Mission by Laurel Richards @Laurel_R_books #RLFblog #SFR #scifi
    Book Release,  Science Fiction Romance

    Fate’s Mission by Laurel Richards @Laurel_R_books #RLFblog #SFR #scifi

    Fate's Mission by Laurel Richards @Laurel_R_books #RLFblog #SFR #scifiToday’s featured book is Fate’s Mission, a sci-fi romance by Laurel Richards.

    A love that was fated. A truth that can destroy a man’s faith. And a conflict generations in the making.

    When a historical discovery threatens his religious Order, Brother Reinn jin Domarr is sent to investigate. What he finds is a hotbed of political intrigue, assassination attempts, and religious warfare. Someone doesn’t want him to uncover the truth, and he or she is willing to kill to protect a terrible secret. In the midst of danger, he finds his soul mate. Isibel is a woman on a mission to save her people from enslavement, and she has her own enemies. Soon their fates collide, and they face a battle that has been brewing for centuries. Will love and faith be enough to save them?

    Fate’s Mission’s Genre Sci-Fi Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Publisher Indie http://www.author-laurelrichards.com/p/fates-mission.html
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071P22TR2/
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fates-mission-laurel-richards/1126407500
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/fate-s-mission
    iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1237300194
    CreateSpace https://www.createspace.com/6887697

    Laurel Richards Social Media

    Laurel Richards is a fiction author with a passion for shifters, space travelers, and other memorable characters. She has gathered inspiration lots of different sources throughout her life and is here to share her imagination through storytelling. Laurel writes sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal, and funny mysteries, with various degrees of romance mixed in.

    Website http://www.author-laurelrichards.com/
    Blog http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6035139.Laurel_Richards/blog
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    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/author/laurelrichards
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  • Is It True,  Science Fiction Romance

    Is It True: Her Cyborg Lover by Anne Kane @annekane #RLFblog #scifi romance

    Play Is It True with today’s guest Anne Kane, author of Her Cyborg Lover, a Science Fiction Romance. This is a game in which authors answer yes and no questions. They can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    First, tell us about your book.

    Natalie’s loved and lost and she’s not so sure she wants to risk her heart again. She’s willing to settle for a challenging career as a space-pilot instructor and a succession of no-strings attached lovers. But that’s before her boss saddles her with the last thing she wants—a new partner.

    Jebediah recognizes his perfect match in Natalie from the moment she seduces him on a dare. Everything that makes her a top-notch pilot, from her fearlessness to her passion, make a night in her bed both challenging and unforgettable.

    A dangerous confrontation with a brutal enemy, an exploding drive engine and a traitor close to home throw everything into perspective. Natalie is going to have to put the past behind her and risk it all, because when your partner is also your lover, failure is not an option.

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): (R)

    Genre: Science Fiction Romance

    Now, tell us Yes or No for each answer below. Feel free to explain any (or none) of your answers.

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?

    No! I think it’s about my thirtieth. Of course there were some really short stories mixed in, and a number of anthologies so I could be wrong. Or right. There’s always a chance I’m right!

    this book is part of a series?

    Yes, this is the first book in the Terras Five series featuring lots of hot alpha male heroes, who just happen to be cyborgs.

    you lost sleep while writing this book?

    No. On the contrary, I was quite happy to fall blissfully asleep and dream about having my very own cyborg lover.

    you did research for this book?

    Umm. Sure. I sent out an intergalactic call for information on the development of a rumored cyborg colony with human ancestry. Imagine my surprise when they returned my call! Please don’t tell my children. They already think I’m a little strange.

    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)

    Yes. Definitely! Spike is not human. He is a miniature dragon with the loyalty of a cat. Yup. That means exactly what you think.

    this book has more than one genre?

    Yes. It has science fiction and romance and cyborgs and futuristic. That’s lots for one book, don’t you think?

    you speak more than one language?

    No. Nein. Nyente. Non. Het. Nada. Nao. Nem.

    you grew up where you live now?

    **Snort** Hardly. As a kid I moved a lot, and then I became an adult and acquired the ability to move across entire continents in a single, stressful, insane move. Just FYI, I have no intention of ever moving again. Ever.

    you love to read?

    Yes.

    you are never late?

    True. I was once characterized as chronically early. And in case you were wondering, it’s not hereditary. I have two children who prove that on a regular basis.

    you love pizza?

    Yes.

    you love sushi?

    Yes.

    you have a pet?

    No. I have a spoiled little rescue mutt, and a Himalayan cat with a God complex.

    Where can we find your book online?

    Publisher https://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=2570
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Her-Cyborg-Lover-Terras-Five-ebook/dp/B06WVJMY49
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-cyborg-lover-anne-kane/1119847177?ean=2940157182748

    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/her-cyborg-lover-1

    Anne Kane Social Media

    Anne is a gorgeous supermodel who writes romance in her spare time while jetting around Europe with a string of boy-toys in tow.
    Hmmm… no one is going to believe that. How about this?
    Anne is an undercover agent for a super secret government agency and when not saving the world for democracy and all the good people, she writes romance one-handed on a special mini computer designed by a mad scientist just for her.
    Yeah, that sounds way better. So, ignore the people who tell you she’s just an ordinary person with an extraordinary imagination. They’re just jealous because she gets to play with James Bond and vacation in exotic locations.
    Honestly!
    When she’s not busy saving the world or writing the next great novel, she likes to kayak, hike, ride motorcycles, swim, skate, practice karate, play her guitar, sing and of course, read.
    Blog http://annekane.wordpress.com
    Twitter www.twittercom/annekane
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  • Book Release,  Science Fiction Romance

    It Takes a Cat Burglar by Cailin Briste @CailinBriste #RLFblog #SciFi #Romance

    Welcome Cailin Briste author of It Takes a Cat Burglar, a new sci-fi romance.

    Why did you write this book?

    It Takes a Cat Burglar began with a prompt in a Goodreads group writing event. The characters wouldn’t keep to the prompts story line, so I put it aside and wrote another story for the group. I had thought of including it in a boxed set, but when that fell through I decided to self-publish the novella. Now I intend to write additional A Thief in Love Romances and make a series.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    If you go by the number of books on my kindle, historical romance wins by a landslide, Regency romance in particular. I love the fantasy aspect of many of these novels.

    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

    My favorite character comes from the Foreigner series by C. J. Cherryh. Bren Cameron is the only human allowed to interact with the Atevi. Humans landed on the Atevi planet after a disaster separated them from human space. He’s supposed to be writing a dictionary that will allow the two species to talk effectively to one another. A difficult task because the Atevi are wired completely differently from humans. In the first book someone tries to kill him, and the entire series (20 books) is set in motion. I love his struggle to communicate, to find the words that have meaning to humans and Atevi, to keep the delicately balanced peace between the two species.

    What are you working on at the moment?

    My works in progress include a novella for the next SFR Shooting Stars anthology, the Cosmic Love Cabaret. It’s the love story of Master Trey from the first Sons of Tallav book Shane: Marshal of Tallav. He was a Dom at the Opio Institute, a sex school, but now works at the Whip Hand, a BDSM club. He’s been delegated the task of explaining dominance and submission to the newly hired creative director of the Whip Hand’s cabaret.

    I’m also about a third of the way into Rand: Son of Tallav, the third book in the Sons of Tallav series. It’s the story of Randolph, the owner of the Whip Hand, and best friends of Shane and Maon, characters from the first two books. He’s a sadist, so this book is taking a lot of thought.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    The Cosmic Love Cabaret boxed set will be available for pre-order in September and released in October.

    Please tell us about your latest book.

    Genre

    Sci-fi Romance, Romantic Suspense

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    When Darcelle Lebeau throws off the invisible chains that keep her bound to her family, she discovers a new vocation. Tempted to enter the illegal playground of a man she nicknames Matou, she becomes a cat burglar in training. Deeply ensnared with each task he entices her to fulfill, she fails to discover his identity and true intentions.

    Sebastian St. Croix, a wealthy businessman, has a dark side. He’s a thief, a cat burglar who steals art and historical objects. For one year, he trains Darcelle to become his assistant, remaining incognito, observing her from afar. His admiration grows along with his desire for her with every phase-one challenge she completes. Phase two will test the limits of his control. Hands-on personal training? Yes. Sex? No. With his sister’s happiness at stake, nothing, not even the tempting Darcelle Lebeau, can interfere with accomplishing the biggest break-in of his career.

    Publisher Hot Sauce Publishing
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Takes-Cat-Burglar-Thief-Romance-ebook/dp/B0727MJK45/

    Cailin Briste Social Media

    Cailin has been writing fiction for six years and non-fiction for two decades. Her non-fiction work has been published in magazines and in a non-fiction anthology. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America, the RWA Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter, and the RWA Passionate Ink Chapter.

    Cailin likes to flip convention on its head, creating a universe in which each planet is a study in different what ifs. What would happen to alpha men on a matriarchal planet? How would society handle it if girls born on their new planet developed empathic senses?
    Website http://cailinbriste.com/
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  • Science Fiction Romance

    A Noble Sacrifice by @ciaragold #RLFblog #futuristic #scifi

    A Noble Sacrifice by @ciaragold #RLFblog #futuristic #scifiToday’s featured book is A Noble Sacrifice, a science fiction futuristic romance by Ciara Gold.

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Fen Tared Charst has betrayed his brother, and his people. To right the wrongs he’s done, he suffers the horrors of the zeel pits only to find himself a captive of the Temi tribe. In Yalfar, he discovers that leading the Temi princess and her warriors from their dying world is the key to his redemption. But losing his heart to Princess Joyella will be the key to saving his soul.
    Princess Joyella Denue has broken a sacred law and for that, she is exiled from Yalfar. To regain her honor, she agrees to lead a convoy topside to escape the collapsing city, but she can’t make the journey alone. She needs someone who has traversed the path to guide her. Tared is forced to help her, but he soon becomes more than just a guide, he becomes her heart.

    Publisher http://goo.gl/ncuY1J
    Amazon http://goo.gl/uP5J2R
    Barnes and Noble http://goo.gl/GWixE8

    Ciara Gold Social Media

    Ciara wrote her first “under the bed” book at twenty. Another fifteen years passed before she bravely attempted another, but she’s been happily writing ever since. A true Renaissance woman, when she’s not penning lively stories, she’s reading, sewing, painting, camping, sailing or dancing. At the moment, she’s currently helping hubby build a cabin so she can add construction worker to the list as well. A recent empty nester, she and her soul mate currently live on a modest plot of land surrounded by trees, a pond, an array of wildlife and seven barn kitties.

    Website www.ciaragold.com
    Blog http://ciaragold.blogspot.com/
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    Amazon Author Page http://goo.gl/oTWhDG