Hello, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Linda
Nightingale and her new book, “Life for Sale”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
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Life for Sale
by Linda Nightingale
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GENRE: Science Fiction Romance
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BLURB:
Mayfair Electronics has created life.
But
four of their Special Editions—sentient androids indistinguishable from
human—have escaped. Rebel, Christian Aguillard and his owner, March, are on the
run, but they have a bigger problem than his creator's plan to destroy him.
They've discovered that one of the renegades has suffered a dangerous
malfunction, threatening them with more than just exposure.
Trapped
on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic, March and Christian must stop
the insane robot before someone else dies. All the evidence points to March
being the killer's next victim.
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EXCERPT ONE:
“Why
are you here? To spout more nonsense?” Spitting mad, Monica reared up in her
enemy’s face.
“Not
at all.” March’s hand flashed, almost too rapidly for Monica to see, and came down
hard below her nose in a Judo-like attack.
Shocked
and in pain, she stumbled back, switching modes as she pushed off the bed.
“That’s it, whore. You’re a dead woman.”
“I
don’t think so,” her rival gritted out, hands braced on her hips, her expression
as cold and hard as her mediocre brown eyes. She shook her head. “Look, Monica,
I know you’re aware of your actions. I’m going to give you a chance. You must
deactivate until we can safely transport you to Dr. Cross for testing. Surely,
you know something is wrong.”
“As
they say in the films, you and whose army?” She squared her shoulders,
preparing to strike without notice. “I didn’t do anything to that bloody dog. I
didn’t do anything to you, fool.”
“You
didn’t mention Anne.” The other woman seized Monica’s arm. “What did you do to
Anne?”
Claws
out, Monica lunged. March darted beneath her guard, stabbing at a spot beneath
her left earlobe. Monica shoved her back. “Looking for my off switch, fool?
It’s well hidden, like where Ms. Goodie Two Shoes wouldn’t even think about
going.”
Her
insane human rival stood at the locked door, her stance as much as saying to
leave Monica would have to get past her. No prob. She stalked toward her rival,
murder in her eyes. March didn’t move. When Monica threw a punch at her eye,
she moved by the gods.
The
American whore lurched back, crossing her arms across her face, anticipating
Monica’s next attack. Forearm struck forearm. A human bone should break, but
March stood her ground, her limb intact. She recovered too quickly, dealing
Monica a hard blow beneath her cheekbone, barely missing her eye, slamming her
back against the wall.
“I
don’t know what you are, March Morgan,” she sneered. “But it’s not going to
save your butt.”
“No,
but I am.” Looking like an avenging
angel, Christian—in a Houston t-shirt and khaki shorts, his long hair
disheveled—had somehow appeared behind March without either of them hearing.
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GUEST POST:
Five Reasons You Should Buy My New Book, “Life for Sale”
My
lovely hostess asked me to describe five reasons why you should buy my new
release, Life for Sale. My hand flew to my mouth, my poor brain scrambling. How
could I ask another person to buy my book?! What was I to say? I’m an introvert
with a half*ss extrovert rising (translate to Capricorn with Aquarius rising),
and the thought alarmed me. While I’m
thinking about it, does anyone mention sun signs anymore or is that the 70s? My
mind is a time machine. Many of you are writers, too, and your stories travel
the past and future, right? Time machine.
So, here goes. You’ll hear this as I type it. I dare not edit it
or the begging might bleed in. Kidding, sort of. I hold the mic in my trembling
hand, and I say,
1.) In Life for Sale and Love for Sale, the two
books in my Tomorrow’s Angels series, imagination has leaped ahead of robot
technology to tomorrow when we have androids like Data on the Star Trek: The
New Generation. Androids with true consciousness: Knowing they are a part of
the world around them, learning, feeling, looking totally like humans. Can you
imagine talking with someone like Data with a computer for a brain and a
central processor for a heart? Speaking of a heart, the androids in Tomorrow’s
Angels fall in love, more particularly are programmed to love their purchaser.
Wouldn’t you wonder what such a person would be like? That’s the #1
reason: Curiosity.
2.) Since Amazon has once again—they can’t make
up their rabbit-butt minds—pulled the free codes, you can’t get a really good
narrator on Royalty Share on a bet. And.
Audible prices it’s books at the price of a filet mignon, read. Grab an eBook. Reason #2: Cheap at only $4.99.
3.) A reviewer who has already reviewed 270 books
this year, gave Life for Sale 5-stars. Listen to S. Hutchinson: “Nightingale
has seamlessly made the unbelievable believable for the reader with a totally
unexpected, but thoroughly satisfying ending to this duet. Imaginative premise,
well developed characters and an insight into a mind gone wrong make this a
great read.” Reason #3: - Good
Book.
4.) I need the validation. I’m in a writing funk,
can’t seem to get a book finished, and have an approved proposal in my hand. Reason #4: Help an
Author.
Christian from "Life for Sale," by Linda Nightingale
5.) Characters are nice folks, except for one,
maybe two if you count Mayfair. Christian and March are super. Well, he’s super
being an android. She’s a very nice human. If you meet him on the street, you
can’t tell he’s a machine stronger and smarter than most male creatures
(handsomer, too. That’s why you stopped to look). Together, they are a force to
be reckoned with. Their problem is a Special Edition like Christian has
suffered a serious malfunction and become a serial killer…on a cruise ship. Of
course, there’s a reason. Reason #5: Boy and Girl Next Door Romance w/mingling of Romantic
Suspense and Sci-fi in the middle of the Atlantic.
There are more reasons than
I thought. Maybe I’ll buy the book. Say, would you buy a Special Edition at a
cost of roughly an Aston Martin? Remember he or she is beautiful and programmed
to love only you.
Thank you for letting me
ramble on your stage, Fabulous and Brunette.
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AUTHOR BIO:
After
14 years in Texas, Linda returned home to her roots in South
Carolina. She has 8 published novels, four of which are available from
Audible.com in audio. For many years, she bred, trained and showed Andalusian
horses. So, she’s seen a lot of this country from the windshield of a truck
pulling a horse trailer. Linda has won several writing awards, including the
Georgia Romance Writers’ Magnolia Award for Excellence, the Raven Award in
Anthologies, and the SARA Merritt.
Sinners’ Opera is a finalist in the 2020 Raven Awards. She loves horses,
sports cars, music, reading, writing, and piano—oh, and dressing up and hosting
formal dinner parties.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Linda will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to
a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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