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Taking a quick break from my coverage of the 2022 RONE finalists to spotlight a fun little SFR with an excellent riff on the alien-abduction trope. The abducted heroine is rescued in what amounts to a sci-fi train robbery by the bandit; setting the stage for a a 'love on the run' story. Stop me... Continue Reading →
There are four months and four free books remaining in 2022! For all my newsletter subscribers, something special each month of 2022--an exclusive free book! The book may be available elsewhere, but not for free. Many of the contributors have appeared in Indie Romance Spotlight; Veronica Scott, Cara Bristol, Lea Kirk, Tamsin Ley, Tash Black, Tracey Cooper-Posey,... Continue Reading →
Having spent the last few weeks in my writing cave, I'm a bit behind on the spotlight blog. The planned 7/28 post featuring the 2022 InD'tale RONE finalists in Cops, Jocks & Cowboys will post this coming Thursday, 8/4. In the meantime, check out this fun, quick read that takes the 'aliens need brides' trope... Continue Reading →
The 2022 RONE Finalists have been announced. For the next few months--until the awards in October--I will be featuring finalist categories in the spotlight. With my own, Thorn Bearer a finalist, I am starting with the Time Travel/Sci Fi category. Four years ago, Lilian left the First System ruined, indentured, and in peril of execution. Now as the... Continue Reading →
Thorn Bearer made it into the Finalist Round for a 2022 RONE! THANK YOU for all the votes! Lilian is a heroine that every reader can love and cheer for . . . In this finale, everything that has made the series so addicting comes to a head. . . The story is intelligent and... Continue Reading →
Imaginative space faring vessels that can cross the galaxy at faster than light speed (FTL) are a staple of science fiction and space opera. But what if the colonists don't have FTL? It will take generations to make the voyage. Such is the premise of Tracy Cooper-Posey's The Endurance series. Each book follows a couple as the Endurance makes a... Continue Reading →
There are four months and four free books remaining in 2022! For all my newsletter subscribers, something special each month of 2022--an exclusive free book! The book may be available elsewhere, but not for free. The contributors include several who have appeared in Indie Romance Spotlight; Veronica Scott, Cara Bristol, Lea Kirk, Tamsin Ley, and Tasha Black.... Continue Reading →
Thorn Bearer: Thornraven, Volume 3, and the concluding volume of the The Twelve Systems Chronicles has been nominated for an InD’tale 2022 RONE (Reward for Novel Excellence) award. To reach the finals and the judges, Thorn Bearer needs reader votes. To vote, go to InD'tale and select Thorn Bearer in the Science Fiction/Time Travel category. It's a little bit... Continue Reading →
Thorn Bearer: Thornraven, Volume 3, and the concluding volume of the The Twelve Systems Chronicles has been nominated for an InD'tale 2022 RONE (Reward for Novel Excellence) award. Of the hundreds of novels InD'tale reviews every year, only a handful are nominated. It's a huge honor to make the list once. Six of the ten... Continue Reading →
Enhanced soldiers keeping the galaxy safe is a staple of sci-fi and sci-fi romance. In a creative change-up, Sandy Williams' Anomaly series casts the heroine, Ash, as the enhanced human with extreme tech and military skills, while the hero, RIP, is the one trying to keep up. Non-stop action and dramatic tension from page one, the narrative seamlessly... Continue Reading →
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