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Blurb – Tau Scorpii
When Taryn rescues another human from a marauding band of Caeruleum, she is reunited with clansmen long believed dead. It puts her at odds with their new chieftan, as well as her own partner, a powerful privateer. They discover, they have a more imminent problem, and must unite to survive.
The weather is changing. They’ll have to fight other species for control as migrations begin, food becomes scarce, and border wars erupt across the territories. Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain.
Tau Scorpii A, a massive red giant star in a binary cluster with Tau Scorpii B, a yellow dwarf. The solar system is populated by more than thirty planets, at least one habitable. Called Sedna by the SolTerrans that live there, named for a planet in their ancestral system. The desert is a dangerous place for alien species – and on Sedna, they’re all alien species.
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I hate to reuse a snippet, but I’m writing ‘The Scene’ in Bloodlines, and things have been pretty hectic here this week. Everything is ok, just crazy busy. So, I leave you with my favorite scene in Tau Scorpii (so far). It’s on deck now, due out early next year. Take a peek.
Taryn and Skye knew each other when she was a child and he was a warrior in her clan, but than was quite a few years ago. Things have changed, and they’re both coming to terms with that. It’s not going to be easy, or simple for them, that’s not how my characters go. Skye feels guilt over events of the past. Taryn has other feelings, about current events.
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“Say that again,” he challenged, cutting in front of her to make her stop, leaning close to make it private.
She didn’t waver,“Let it go, there’s nothing you can do to change it.” Then she fiddled with the collar of his dusty jacket, pretending to brush it off. Neither of them even blinked. Taryn pulled him forward and kissed him, brushing her lips over his for a few lingering moments. “I know you were a good man, show me who you are now.”
“You might not like who I am now.”
“I was going to say the same thing. I’m not your princess,” Taryn used a childhood fairy tale to make her point.
Skye had been read the same stories when he was young, “I’m not your knight in shining armor.”
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Yep, they have issues. Pretty soon, those are going to multiple, but that’s how it goes, right? Up next, the weekly batch of promos.
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You can find the rest of the series here, and other retailers for Backlash as well.
And a preview of Tau Scorpii Book 1.
I think they’ll like who they are now much better than the childhood versions! Princesses and knights are hard to live up to. Nice character development going on here.
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I do like this scene! Great snippet…
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Love the snippet. Well written.
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You know, fairytale princes are often not good in real life!
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At least they’re honest!
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Maybe it’s a good thing they are different, my younger self couldn’t get herself out of a fisher price car toy. I really like the chemistry you have going on here. Hope life settles for you soon!
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Okay, they’ve established who they’re not. I hope them get around to bothering to learn who each over really is now.
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I agree with Ed – they need to be themselves now.
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Love the banter and reference to fairy tales.
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Granted, they’re different people now. Maybe this will be better.
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