Hey All,
Please join me in welcoming a sci-fi buddy, the lovely Mrs. Cara Bristol. My question to her was: What inspired you to write Mated With The Cyborg and the Cy-Ops Sci-Fi series?
Cara:
I love cyborgs. They’re
human beings who look fully human, but have been augmented by computer and/or
mechanical parts. To me, they represent the ultimate alpha hero: strong,
dominant. They’re tough as nails until they meet the heroine, whereupon they
fall hard. In most sci-fi romances, cyborgs are created by an evil government
who forces them to fight their wars. I wanted to offer something different.
My cyborgs are spies. Think of them as a cross between
James Bond and the Terminator (the good one from Terminator 2, not the bad one
from the first movie). They’re cyber operatives in a covert paramilitary force
who are fighting against terrorism in the galaxy. The terrorism part was
inspired by present day threats (although I finished writing the book before
the attacks in France).
In Mated with the Cyborg, the hero does undercover on an enemy space
station, where he meets the villain’s innocent daughter. When he learns her father
wants her dead, he’s forced to choose between his mission and saving her life.
I’d written one other
sci-fi series, Breeder, but in this Cy-Ops,
I wanted to challenge myself by writing a romance that is also a bit of a space
opera with space craft, space stations, alien planets, futuristic weapons, and
lots of explosions. Lol. Besides cyborgs, readers will meet androids and aliens
of all persuasions. ( I still want to emphasize that this
is romance).
One of the coolest venues
is the Darius 4 Pleasure resort, which is staffed by android pleasure workers.
I mention it in book 1,Stranded with the
Cyborg, but it serves as one of the key settings in Mated with the Cyborg. Readers will get to see what really goes on
there—and should expect a surprise. Muwhaha…
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?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt:
Mariska’s dress dragged along the metal floor as she headed
for the general’s receiving room. People glanced at R981, but the android could
have been alone for all the notice they paid her. Her veil seemed to render her
invisible.
If only she could truly disappear. Years had passed since
the last summons. Why had her father called her? Perspiration slickened her
palms, and she had to concentrate to avoid wiping them and leaving a telltale
stain on her clothing. The only thing worse than being afraid was showing it.
At least her voluminous skirt hid her wobbling knees. Outside her father’s
fortified headquarters, she halted and took a deep breath. I can do this. I can
do this.
“You are nervous,” stated R981 in his stilted, but gravelly
voice. No other android had vocals like his. His rumbling tone vibrated through
her in a most disturbing way.
“No, I’m not,” she quickly refuted. Fear was a flaw. Flaws
were punished. Although R981 was assigned to her, he had been programmed to
report misbehavior and anomalies to her father.
The solid black orbs of his robotic eyes blinked once. “I
detect pupil constriction, increased perspiration and respiration, which
indicate fear.”
“I believe you are mistaken and require a full diagnostic.
How long has it been since your last maintenance overhaul?”
“I am a new model entered into service five weeks ago. I do
not require maintenance for another fifty-five point four days.”
She needed to shore up her courage, but R981 pulled open the
door, making it clear he served her father. Just like the other droids.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Cara will be awarding a $25 Amazon or
B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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.
Cara Bristol
web site/blog -http://carabristol.com/
Author Newsletter - http://eepurl.com/9aRJj
Facebook
Author Page -
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cara-Bristol-Erotic-Romance-Author/178661122147994.
Amazon Author
page - http://www.amazon.com/Cara-Bristol/e/B004D8KZTQ/
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/CaraBristol
Goodreads -
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4136271.Cara_Bristol
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January 28: Deal Sharing Aunt
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February 3: Harps Romance Book Review
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Follow the tour!
January 11: Christine Young
January 12: Archaeolibrarian - I dig good books!
January 13: Booklover Sue - review only
January 13: Deanna's World - review
January 14: Kit 'N Kabookle
January 14: Unabridged Andra's
January 15: Hart's Romance Pulse
January 15: Liz's Reading Life - review only
January 18: Room With Books
January 19: BooksChatter
January 20: Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess - review
January 21: A.M. Griffin
January 22: Dena Garson - Real... Hot... Romance
January 25: T's Stuff
January 26: The Avid Reader
January 27: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
January 28: Deal Sharing Aunt
January 29: Punya Reviews...
February 1: Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews
February 2: Reviews by Crystal
February 3: Harps Romance Book Review
February 4: It's Raining Books
February 5: Harlie's Books