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Claimed by the Cyborg
by Cara Bristol
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GENRE: Science Fiction
Romance
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BLURB:
March
Fellows assumed he had all the time in the galaxy to pursue a relationship with
Jules, an alien exchange student from Xenia, until she vanished without a
trace. After years of searching, he finds his lost love on the eve of her
arranged marriage.
The
daughter of the Xenian emperor, Julietta never meant to fall in love with a
Terran man while visiting Earth. Leaving to fulfill her responsibilities on her
home planet opened up a hole in her heart that could never be filled. When
March, now a cyborg, unexpectedly shows up just before she is to be bonded, she
struggles to find the courage to turn him away a second time and follow through
with her duty.
Before she
can act, the lovers are thrust into a political conspiracy that threatens the
Xenian empire and their lives.
Claimed by
the Cyborg is a standalone read in the Cy-Ops Sci-fi Romance series.
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EXCERPT THREE:
“If
Naimo should…pass, what will happen?”
“The
seer will choose another mate for me.”
“You
will go through with it?”
“I
will be required to.” The idea sickened her, but responsibility only could be
delayed; it could not be shirked. Each postponement shortened the time
available to produce an heir. She and Naimo or his replacement would have to
couple often to ensure she got pregnant by the deadline.
“I hope for your sake he recovers, and you
live a long and happy life together. I apologize for interrupting your
solitude.”
She
would never see him again. Her heart seized, but she didn’t dare watch him go.
Julietta gripped the pillar of the tacani for support. Tears trickled down her
cheeks.
For
a big man, he moved quietly, his footfalls making the merest pitter patter on
the floor. In seconds the door would open and—
She
whirled around.
March
stood in front of her, his face stony, his blue eyes lit with an emotion she
couldn’t read.
He
grabbed her and yanked her against his chest. Her feet left the floor. One
strong hand slid under her hair to grip her nape and tilt her head. His mouth
slammed down on hers, would have forced her lips to part, but she was already
opening for his kiss, drowning in it. Waves after wave of need swamped her
body, eradicating all thought and will, except for the need to get closer, to
meld into one body so no space, no cultural divide, no duty could separate
them.
His
tongue lashed hers, but she accepted his anger as penance, craved more, incited
more as she lashed back. Teeth gnashed, deliberate and accidental, drawing
blood that mixed with the decadent taste of him. Her head swirled, and she
grabbed at his shoulders for support. Taut muscle, as hard as rock, offered no
give, like his kiss. He didn’t coax, he took, anger and pain evident in the
crush of his mouth, the steel grip of his hands.
Scalding
tears of love and despair poured from her eyes and into their mouths.
When
he dropped her on her feet and thrust her away, it was like tumbling into the
abyss again, like returning to Xenia all those years ago.
He
wiped his lips as if to erase her touch. “Have a good life, Jules.” He left and
never looked back.
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GUEST POST:
An Interview with the Hero
of Claimed by the Cyborg
By Cara Bristol
Cara
Bristol:
Please tell me a little bit about your background.
March
Fellows:
Currently, I supervise the computer diagnostics lab at Moonbeam Manufacturing.
Originally, I was a professor at the Terran Technical Institute. While on a
sabbatical, my research team was attacked by terrorists, and I was critically
injured. I was evacuated to Cybermed. I was transformed to a cyborg and was
recruited by Cyber Operations. I worked undercover as a field agent.
Cara: Are you
undercover now?
March: No, but if
I was, I couldn’t tell you.
Cara: So what
are you doing on Xenia?
March: My boss at
Moonbeam asked me to deliver a spacecraft to the emperor whose daughter is
getting married—bonded the Xenians call it. The spaceship is the emperor’s gift
to her. While I’m here, I hope to search for some I used to know.
Cara: Who?
March: Her name
is Jules. She’s from Xenia. She was a student at the TerranTechnical Institute
back when I was a teaching assistant. We were together for two years when she
vanished in the middle of the night. I woke up one morning and she was gone.
Cara: What
happened to her?
March: I don’t
know. I’ve looked for her everywhere. I don’t have any idea what happened.
Cara: You must
have been frantic.
March: I was. I
thought for sure she had been kidnapped or had been in accident. The only
consolation is that if something terrible had occurred, I probably would have
heard.
Cara: Didn’t you
think to look on Xenia before now?
March: Of course,
I did. But Xenia didn’t allow visitors until just recently, and even now, they
limit who they admit. If it wasn’t for delivering the spacecraft, I probably
wouldn’t here.
Cara: What are
you going to do if you find her?
March: Well, the
odds of that are slim. Jules is a very common Xenian name, but if I do find
her, I want to know what happened. Why did she leave? Was it something I did?
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AUTHOR BIO:
USA Today
bestselling author Cara Bristol has
been the no. 1 best seller in science fiction romance, bdsm erotica, and
holiday fiction on Amazon. She’s the author of two science fiction romance
series featuring tough alpha heroes: the Cy-Ops Sci-fi Romance cyborg series
and the Breeder science fiction romance series, which emphasize character-driven
stories written with a touch of humor and sizzling chemistry between the hero
and heroine. Cara lives in Missouri with her own alpha hero, her husband.
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