Mated with the Cyborg
by Cara Bristol
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GENRE: Sci-fi Romance
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BLURB:
Then he met her.
Mariska. Beautiful. Innocent. Ignorant of her father’s atrocities. And marked
for death.
His orders said
nothing about saving her. But he did. He went off-mission.
Can a rogue cyborg
outrun both Cyber Operations and the terrorists to save the woman he loves?
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Excerpt
Three:
Some might have cheered Mariska’s impending demise. The
organization’s brutality had incited a backlash of negative sentiment against
all its members. Many espoused the notion that the only good Lamis-Odg was a
dead Lamis-Odg.
Kai couldn’t buy into that. Mariska had been no party to the
actions of her father or Lamani. She was vulnerable. Innocent. But not stupid
or cowardly. In the month spent observing her, her quiet fortitude and inner
strength had impressed him. Even before he’d caught the shocking glimpse of her
face, he’d been struck by her beautiful eyes. A rich shade of melted caramel,
fringed by dark lashes. Expressive in their attempt not to be. She didn’t trust
him.
Her wariness pierced him in a way it shouldn’t. She was a
person of interest and her emotions shouldn’t impact his decision-making. And,
in fact, she was wise to be suspicious. Obido had bugged her quarters and
employed spybots to keep tabs on her. While Kai wouldn’t intentionally harm
her, he would manipulate her to obtain whatever information he could on
Lamis-Odg.
The reign of terror had to be stopped. Direct intervention
in Mariska’s fate jeopardized that goal. Doing nothing was the right thing to
do. Sacrifices had to be made for the greater good.
Why did he feel like he was no better than Obido?
When they approached the gangway inside the small cargo
transport bay, one of the smaller shuttle ports on the station, two Lamis-Odg
guards drew their weapons. “Halt!” one of them cried.
“It’s okay. He’s with me,” Mariska said.
While one guard leveled his weapon, the other scanned him.
“The android is not authorized to board,” the guard said.
“He’s not boarding; he’s loading my luggage. He’ll disembark
after he carries it to my stateroom.”
“Negative. He shall remain here.” The guard motioned. “Leave
the cases.”
Kai set the bags down, and the sentry scanned them. “Clear,”
he announced. He jerked his head at Mariska. “You may take them now.”
She dragged one toward the craft.
“My duty is to serve the daughter of Obido. Allow me to set
the bags inside the door. I shall not enter,” Kai said.
The two guards glanced at each other and shrugged. “All
right.”
Under armed watch, he deposited both bags inside the portal.
There was nothing else he could do. He sought Mariska’s gaze. Don’t go. “Have a
safe flight.”
“Thank you.”
She boarded. Kai stomped down the gangway.
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10 Favorite Places to Visit
By Cara Bristol
My husband and I love to travel and have been all over the
world, but still have much to see. My goal is to visit all seven continents
(yes, even Antarctica!) and all fifty states of the U.S. (I’ve visited thirty-nine).
In the U.S., everything is so new. A 100-year-old wooden schoolhouse or church is
treated a historic landmark. In Europe people are living and working in
1,000-year-old buildings with amazing architecture. I think all Americans
should travel outside the US. It’s an eye-opener.
I was given an option to blog about my 10 Favorite Places to
visit. I’m going to break it down into two parts: five places I’ve been that I
loved and would return to, and five places I haven’t been, but that I’d to see.
Five favorites
1.
Italy. Italy was the first place I traveled
outside the U.S. (other than Mexico and Canada), and it’s just awesome. I loved
the culture, the scenery, the food, the ancient history. I’ve been to Italy
three times. I’d still go back.
2.
China. Simply amazing, and so very, very foreign
to one from a Western cultural background. You definitely feel like a stranger
in a strange land. I went once; I want to go again.
3.
Sedona, Arizona, U.S. I’ve been to Sedona four
times. I love the red rocks, the hiking, the feel of the Sedona desert. It’s my
number one favorite place in the U.S. to visit.
4.
Washington, D.C., U.S. I think the capital of
the U.S. presents the best the U.S. has to offer in terms of monuments and architecture.
It’s a beautiful city. The museums of the Smithsonian make it worth the trip
alone. When my husband and I visited DC, we drove from Idaho to Washington,
which itself was an experience. I’d like to go to DC again. I still need to
take the White House tour!
5.
Catalina Island, California, U.S. – A quaint,
charming little island with lots to see and do. Accessible by ferry. It’s a
great weekend getaway. I’ve been to Catalina three times, I think.
Five new places on my
list
1.
Australia. I want to see all the stuff I’ve
heard about: the Great Barrier Reef, the Opera House in Sydney, koalas,
kangaroos, the outback. All the Aussies I’ve met have been really friendly
people, and I’d like to visit their country (and add another continent to my
list!).
2.
Someplace in South America, maybe Brazil or
Peru. Maybe take an Amazon River cruise.
3.
Antarctica. I wouldn’t want to spend a lot of
time there, but how many people ever visit the South Pole? It would be cool
just to say I’ve done it.
4.
The United Kingdom. This is high on my list. On
one of our cruises, we stopped in Dover, England, but I can’t honestly say that
qualifies for seeing the UK. I want to take my time and see England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland.
5.
Space! I write sci-fi, so of course, I’d love to
go into space and see the earth from afar. I would like to walk on the moon,
maybe visit a space station. Space is probably the one “place” on my list I
won’t get to see. I’ll have to keep imagining and writing sci-fi romance set on
alien worlds.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Multi-published,
Cara Bristol is the author of more than 23 erotic romance titles. She writes
science fiction, contemporary, and paranormal erotic romance. No matter what
the subgenre, one thing remains constant: her emphasis on character-driven
seriously hot erotic stories with sizzling chemistry between the hero and
heroine. Cara has lived many places in the United States, but currently lives
in Missouri with her husband. She has two grown stepkids. When she’s not
writing, she enjoys reading and traveling.
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