Since I’ve not written much this week – yes, bad me – here’s the first paragraph of Gambit. 🙂
The truth-crawler burrowed into her neck. Chae cursed, gritting her teeth against the bite and slice of its pincers. Clicks and whirrs filled the silent room as the crawler’s synthetic leg joints worked its bulbous body under her skin. Chae stared up at the strip of light above her, focusing, denying the raw surge of pain. The things she did for money.
…on Shelley Munro’s blog chatting about films and Harrison Ford in a gold bikini. 🙂
Come and say hi for a chance to win a book from my back list.
These lines are the latest written on Aramaea. I have to get back to it soon 🙂
He grabbed her hand and dragged her across the broken deck. “We have no choice but to risk the water.”
“You’re insane.”
“I’m trying to defend against invisible fish women. Insanity seems to be the way to go.”
Painted PromiseReleases 18 August from Ellora’s Cave
You can read an excerpt here
Thirza Girard is a clone. Her mirror image founded a thousand year dynasty that spans the quadrant. The Girard family power is no accident. The original Thirza did a deal with an alien, a Tashen-Dar, who could manipulate probability. He changed reality so that Thirza and her descendants are favoured with opportunity, the chance, if they grab it, of achieving great wealth and power. However, it comes at a cost.
Paint – an organic technology – binds the alien, Zaid, in the bowels of the planet. Paint has captured him as an image for a thousand years. The time of binding is almost at an end and Thirza Girard’s clone must pay the price for the power her family has enjoyed. She must rebind him, capture him again in paint, or pay another, more carnal price.
Releases 24 August 2010 from Loose Id
You can read an excerpt here
Half dead under a heap of rubble, Leona Munro isn’t going to turn down that offer. Yet accepting, spins her life out of control. She is the Chosen and what that means no one will say
Thrown into the world of the magic she secretly craves, Leona must find the strength to survive. Too many people want to use what she is to their own advantage in the war between technology and magic. She can trust no one…least of all the sinfully attractive Samuel Blake.
I’ve been working on edits on this one this week. Perfecting Naia should be out with Ellora’s Cave some time in October 🙂
Dasyra stepped down from the podium and crossed the short stretch of cobbles toward her. Sunlight lit him and his alien beauty caught her. She broke off her stare but his fingers lifted her chin. He dipped his head to hers and placed the briefest of kisses against her mouth. Her heart skipped.
“For the journey,” he murmured.
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Another snippet from Aramaea. I do like these two 😀
“You should share me.” She turned to the wall that bisected the room, its narrow archway revealing the soft wash of light and their bags sat on wooden shelves. “I’d enjoy watching Wolfenden fall to civil war.”
Jarek’s laughter followed her. “I wouldn’t fight over you, Rheda, much less start a war.”
“That’s because you haven’t slept with me yet.”
The Six Sentence Sunday website will give you more fun snippets 🙂
Heather Massey at The Galaxy Express blog, which champions all things SFR, asked me to contribute to her annual Parallel Universe event. So how could I refuse?
You can read my article here
This is from my current fantasy/post apocolyptic novel with the working title of Aramaea.
He stroked his finger across my parted lips, his grin deepening as I snapped at him. “Yes, I’d fuck that impudent mouth of yours. But…” He stepped back and cool air brushed over my skin. I held down another shiver. “You’re wife number four for my brother.”
The Six Sentence Sunday website
Would you marry a murderer to save your sister? Thea Kais prepares to do just that. Something deadly lurks in the Manor, heavy with the stink of magic. The Lord Varian Ansgar has murdered his first two wives. He still needs an heir. Hers is the Family upon which he has settled. And as Thea slips the wedding band onto her finger will she be able to survive her Lord’s third proposal…
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This story was originally a part of Torrid Teasers 42
…that I can’t share just yet.
It is wow though. I swapped out Breaking Chance as my wallpaper and put Gambit in its place. Now I have no windows open – excerpt this one – so I can look at it. 😀
I’ll share it when I can.
KIM KNOX 