31 July 2013

SFFS 03/08/2013

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28 July 2013

Featured Publication: Love Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Love Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - Lyndi Alexander

Running away isn’t necessarily the answer.

In her mad rush to escape a failed marriage, Sara Woods takes the first job available and lands in the middle of a mystery. Her first assignment as a news reporter for the Ralston Courier is the investigation of a string of deaths, all young women, all her age.

She becomes a patient at the Goldstone Clinic, a local mecca of healing, to deal with chronic pain from her past. But all is not as it seems at the Goldstone, its doctors and nurses are all the picture of perfect beauty and health. Patients at the clinic first seem to get better, then they deteriorate. Sara enlists the help of Dr. Rick Paulsen, who teaches her how to access her internal power, skills she never knew she had, revealing secrets from her past. Police officer Brendon Zale also takes an interest in Sara, but he acts like a stalker, watching her every move, and he won't leave her alone.

As she digs deeper into the story, and more young women die without explanation, she tries to choose allies wisely, but not till the last confrontation does she discover the identity of her true enemy.

By then, it’s too late.

A paranormal futuristic novel, available from Amazon and B&N.

Further information about Lyndi Alexander can be found here.

24 July 2013

SFFS 27/07/2013

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21 July 2013

Featured Publication: Friends in Deed

Friends in Deed - T.M. Hunter

Aston West was condemned to life on the prison planet Lycus IV for spitting in a man’s face. Being forced to reside with the likes of murderers and thieves, he owes his freedom to Lars and Elijah Cassus, who orchestrated an escape. Now the twin brothers call in the favor and force him to return with their team to Lycus IV to rescue crewmate Leah Jordan.

Aston discovers Leah’s desire to leave the twins forever, but Lars and Elijah use fear and intimidation to control their group and no one leaves alive. It’s a case of kill or be killed and Aston will need to become more like the brothers than he ever wanted.

A science-fiction adventure. Availability listed on The West(ern) Chronicles.

Further information about T.M. Hunter can be found here.

17 July 2013

SFFS 20/07/2013

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Finally, this week is going to be slightly different. There was a suggestion to mix things up a bit, and one way is to put snippets up that are written on the spur using cue words. The above rules (notably, length) still apply. For argument's sake, what you actually write for the cue word may be longer than ten sentences, and you can post it over several weeks, so long as you only post it ten sentences (or fewer) at a time.

This week's cue word is: SUN

Go play! :-)

14 July 2013

Featured Publication: Triad

Triad - Lyndi Alexander

On the planet Induna, Trezanna Len leads the Solarii, a small colony of beings, human and otherwise, who believe in the right to pursue a peaceful life free from interference from others. She’d never intended to be the one people counted on, but after she’d been dismissed from her unit at Space Force, she’d drifted along till she found this place mostly populated with travelers from the Terran Diaspora. She’d been welcomed and made comfortable; now she believes the Solarii should do the same for others seeking shelter.

Of course, no situation is free from trouble. The thorn in Trezanna’s side is another group on the neighboring planet Miramar: Dragonfleet. Always contentious, this group has become even more aggressive after Estrella Drake’s ambitious climb to power. The unbalanced and self-centered Estrella has lost many of the former Dragonfleet members disillusioned with her petulant rule, including an organized splinter faction called the Khimeyr, who left five years ago.

Trezanna has been able to tolerate Estrella’s little incursions into her space, marking them up to the price to co-exist. The exercise keeps her pilots and fighters in good practice. This turns out to be a blessing when the well-armed Arkosian space pirates decide they’d like to take the sector that includes both Miramar and Induna. But Trezanna’s Solarii cannot handle this attack on their own.

The last time the pirates entered this area of space, Dragonfleet and the Solarii stood together to repel them, but that’s when cooler heads ruled at Miramar.

Help comes from a most unexpected source, but one with its own hidden agendas. Three women, Trezanna, Estrella and Catava Rolon, must work out their differences if they are to defeat the pirates and survive.

A science fiction novel available from Amazon and B&N.

Further information about Lyndi Alexander can be found here.

10 July 2013

SFFS 13/07/2013

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07 July 2013

Featured Publication: Heroes Die Young

Heroes Die Young - T.M Hunter

Space pirate Aston West stumbles upon a derelict freighter, fresh from a recent battle, and can’t fight the urge to pilfer a valuable cache of highly illegal weapons. While on-board, however, one last stowaway fights back, thinking him part of an earlier boarding crew. Attack craft return to finish the ship off and Aston has no choice but to save her from certain destruction.

Who is she? What are the weapons for? Why was the freighter destroyed?

Aston discovers more questions than answers, and his life is put in jeopardy every time he stops to catch his breath. His life motto of never getting involved is put to the test, and he must decide whether to become a hero for people in need, or continue his path of self-preservation.

A science-fiction adventure. Availability listed on The West(ern) Chronicles.

Further information about T.M. Hunter can be found here.

03 July 2013

SFFS 06/07/2013

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Instilling a Love of Science Fiction in Our Kids

Today's post is written by Cassandra Davis, author of Dremiks. This school year, I’ve taken on the task of homeschooling both of m...