Thursday, November 30, 2017

Teaser from Europa for #SFRB Showcase #SciFiRom

 SFRB
For this month’s showcase, I’m posting another teaser excerpt from my new SFR novel, Europa.
Please remember to check out the posts from the other participants at http://sfrcontests.blogspot.com/p/sfr-brigade-presents.html 

This year, I began a new series intended to be science fiction adventures. But, romance slipped into the first book and the story of Nikki and Kiron continues in Book 2, which is currently at a messy 32k words.

Blurb
What alien creatures lurk under the icy surface of Europa?

Dr. Nikki Bell’s plan to discover intelligent life hits a rocky start when her spaceship crashes on the icy surface of Europa. Seconds before she blacks out, she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice. When she wakes on the submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced the mysterious stranger saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she explores the ocean and its alien inhabitants. 
Kiron Arqin Ramis chose exile as a Watcher on a remote outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never expected to find an attractive Earther woman close to death. He violates the prime policy by rescuing her. Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn her about his hostile leaders.
Nikki’s unexpected meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans. Can the daredevil scientist and scarred Watcher forge a new alliance despite their people’s antagonism?   
Science fiction thriller and romance: Book 1 of Taxyon Space, a saga of our journey to the stars.


Excerpt:
Nikki and Kiron have been meeting in secret and they’ve been doing more than chatting. This is Nikki’s first serious relationship since her fiancĂ© died three years ago, but she is about to learn it is different for him.  
The other human colonists are unaware of the Warrish Watchers in the waters of Europa.

“Kiron,” she said, “Don’t you want to stay with me?”
“I wish to swim by your side.” His response sounded like a ritual phrase.
She pressed her point. “Do you love me?”
He straightened and took a deep breath as if he were about to submerge in the water. “Why do you ask?”
“Please,” she begged. “I’d like to know how you feel.”
“My feelings have no importance in Warrish society.” 
“You’re dithering. Why can’t you just say yes or no?”
Brushing his knuckles over her cheek, he murmured, “Warrish have no concept of your word ‘love’. Not as I understand the meaning from Earther broadcasts.”
“No love? But you must have sex. What about marriage between two people?”
“The triad is the key unit. We do not choose our matches. Our families arrange a union between two triads, a male triad and a female, to unite in pairs. Triad matches are chosen for political advantage. The highest ranking families can sometimes arrange sets of interlocking triads.”
Bewildered by the Warrish triad system, Nikki shook her head. “It sounds awfully complex.” She wrapped her arms around Kiron. “Forget your triad system for the moment. Kiss me.” 
He complied.
The membrane dimpled overhead.
Kiron pushed her away.
Two Warrish descended, feet first, into the tent. They aimed tube weapons. Before Nikki could react, one man flung a net around her. She glimpsed Kiron through the mesh. He glowered, his mouth a thin line of suppressed fury. His hands were pinned behind his back by a heavier man.
Enraged and shaking with shock, she struggled in the net, only becoming more entangled. Unable to reach her com, she glared at the Warrish. Had Kiron betrayed her? What did they mean to do with her?

Nikki is in big trouble, and Kiron isn’t happy.

 Europa

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Friday, November 24, 2017

Black Friday Specials - First in Series #FREE or 99c #SciFi


For Black Friday, I’m offering the first book in each of my series FREE or 99c.


Thrilling SciFi fantasy series, Grand Masters’ Galaxy 
 GM Galaxy


One young woman challenges the super psychics ruling the galaxy, and finds an impossible love.
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 Europa
Daredevil scientist & scarred alien meet in perilous seas.
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 Secret Supers

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Thursday, November 23, 2017

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Rumors - Snippet from EUROPA for #WeWriWa Thrilling #SciFiRom

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors. Meet writers in various genres and read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories.

I’m posting snippets from my latest novel set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. The book released last Tuesday.

Tag line: Daredevil scientist and scarred alien in perilous alliance

Blurb
Dr. Nikki Bell’s plan to discover intelligent life in the oceans of Europa hits a rocky start when her spaceship crashes on the icy surface. Seconds before she blacks out, she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice. When she wakes on the submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced the mysterious stranger saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she explores the ocean and its alien inhabitants. 
Kiron Arqin Ramis chose exile as a Watcher on a remote outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never expected to find an attractive Earther woman close to death. He violates the prime policy by rescuing her. Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn her about his hostile leaders.
Nikki’s unexpected meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans. Can the daredevil scientist and scarred Watcher forge a new alliance despite their people’s antagonism?  
          Book 1 in a new SciFi series, Taxyon Space.

After Nikki’s lifepod crashed on Europa, she tumbled into a hole in the ice and saw a stranger’s face in the water below. She woke in Galileo Station where the physician insisted Nikki must have imagined the man. You can read my last snippet here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2017/11/its-impossible-snippet-from-europa-for.html

I’ve skipped a few chapters to give you another teaser. Nikki has descended to Bathos, a separate part of Galileo Station constructed on the seabed. She plans to live on Bathos while she explores the native life in the ocean. Tech Albright, aka Big Al, is giving her a tour.
I’ve edited the excerpt to fit. Please excuse any abuse of punctuation.

Since Tech Albright seemed to be a fount of knowledge about the station and its history, Nikki ventured to say, “After my lifepod crashed, I fell into a hole in the ice and saw a man’s face in the water, but nobody on Topside believed me. Dr. Foster suggested I had an hallucination.”
The beefy man frowned and shook his head, “They’re scared.”
His words pricked her interest, “Scared of what?”
“Rumors; gossip about what happened to Sally Merrigold, your predecessor.”
Tensing in anticipation, she halted and stared at Al, “What rumors? I never met Dr. Merrigold, but I expected to be working with her.”
He hesitated, “Don’t get me wrong, I keep an open mind about what’s out there. One time, maybe six or seven weeks ago, Sally claimed the sub’s monitors had picked up an object shooting across the edge of their range; something shaped like a hunch-backed man. Don’t know if she mentioned it to anyone else.”

 Europa

The book is only 99c this month at Amazon  iBooks  Kobo  B&N.

Special promotions for my epic SciFi fantasy series, Grand Masters’ Galaxy
Reviewers say:
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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Nov 13-27th Super FKBT #Giveaway #Kindle

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

New Release - EUROPA - SciFi Thriller & Romance

 Europa

Europa, Taxyon Space, book 1

SciFi Thriller & Romance

Daredevil scientist & scarred alien meet in perilous seas.

My New Release, Europa, is 99c at Amazon  iBooks  Kobo  B&N  GooglePlay

Dr. Nikki Bell’s plan to discover intelligent life hits a rocky start when her spaceship crashes on the icy surface of Europa. Seconds before she blacks out, she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice. When she wakes on the submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced the mysterious stranger saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she explores the ocean and its alien inhabitants. 
Kiron Arqin Ramis chose exile as a Watcher on a remote outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never expected to find an attractive Earther woman close to death. He violates the prime policy by rescuing her. Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn her about his hostile leaders.
Nikki’s unexpected meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans. Can the daredevil scientist and scarred Watcher forge a new alliance despite their people’s antagonism?  

Europa is 99c at Amazon  iBooks  Kobo  B&N.


Saturday, November 11, 2017

It's impossible! Snippet from EUROPA for #WeWriWa New #SciFiRom

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors. Meet writers in various genres and read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories.

I’m posting snippets from my latest novel set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. The book releases on November 14th.

Tag line: Daredevil scientist and scarred alien in perilous alliance

Blurb
Dr. Nikki Bell’s plan to discover intelligent life in the oceans of Europa hits a rocky start when her spaceship crashes on the icy surface. Seconds before she blacks out, she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice. When she wakes on the submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced the mysterious stranger saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she explores the ocean and its alien inhabitants. 
Kiron Arqin Ramis chose exile as a Watcher on a remote outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never expected to find an attractive Earther woman close to death. He violates the prime policy by rescuing her. Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn her about his hostile leaders.
Nikki’s unexpected meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans. Can the daredevil scientist and scarred Watcher forge a new alliance despite their people’s antagonism?  
          Book 1 in a new SciFi series, Taxyon Space.

After Nikki’s lifepod crashed on Europa, she tumbled into a hole in the ice and saw a stranger’s face in the water below. She woke in Galileo Station. You can read my last snippet here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2017/11/safe-in-topside-snippet-from-europa-for.html
I’ve skipped a few paragraphs. Forgive my abuse of semicolons in the excerpt.

Dr. Foster frowned and asked, “You mentioned a man. What exactly did you see? You were unconscious when we fished you out of the water.”
“I saw a man in the water underneath the ice. He had red hair and a tattoo under his left eye; he smiled at me.” She remembered the rapid succession of emotions; her relief, delight at his smile, and her certainty he would rescue her.
Dr. Foster objected, “How could you see his whole face; no facemask or helmet for oxygen? It’s impossible; how could this man breathe underwater? You must have imagined the face of a man. Cogitative functions are often impaired during oxygen deprivation, although you exhibit few other symptoms.”

 Europa

The book is on Pre-order for only 99c and releases on Tuesday
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Special promotions for my epic SciFi fantasy series, Grand Masters’ Galaxy

 Grand Masters Galaxy
Reviewers say:
Beautifully written, imaginative, romantic and so exciting.”
Exciting and vivid sci fi/fantasy/adventure, grounded in real emotions and fully realized characters.”

FREE: Grand Master’s Pawn, Book 1 - Amazon  iBooks  Kobo  B&N 

On Sale for 99c: Grand Master’s Game, Book 2 - Amazon  iBooks  Kobo  B&N  GooglePlay


As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
Please return to www.wewriwa.com to sample the works of the other writers.

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Monday, November 6, 2017

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