A Medieval Yule is out now

I just wanted to let the Brigade know that
A Medieval Yule, my little Christmas story was released on December 19 through Red Rose Publishing. Though it isn't SFR, it is a short story I wrote while doing research on The Quantum Portal series, which is SFR with medieval settings.

I'll be having a few interesting posts on all things Medieval on my blog this week. And I'll be giving away a PDF download of A Medieval Yule chosen from the comments on my blog between now and December 23.

Stop by Kaye's Blog and let me know about a spacial holiday tradition that is close to your heart.
Kaye Manro

Pelinas by our own Sandra Stixrude!

HEADS UP EVERYONE!

I just wanted to let everyone know that Anchorage book 4,  Pelinas - The Enemy Within was released on February 10 by Red Rose Publishing. This series is written by our very own Sandra Stixrude, that famed woman behind all the SFR tag parties here on the Brigade!

Now how'd we miss this?

Anyway I'm here to sing her praises and share her latest release with you. This is a fantastic series and I wouldn't want you to miss this latest book.

Here is the blurb for Pelinas - The Enemy Within

Starved and ill, Pelinas finds himself at the gates of Arhanna, the city of his father's enemies. He has no recollection of how he came there, though he recalls vividly his father disowning and exiling him. He finds a place to stand, he hopes, with the kind-hearted General Devar, who refuses to judge him by his family.

Roya Intalva, the only birth child of the formidable General Roke, returns from the Academy up north to take her rightful place in the Ktar's regiments only to find that all is not well at home. Her friend, Romenel, has taken on a new aide whom she does not trust, the troops are succumbing to a mysterious illness and her own father allows her to be assigned to the lowly infantry as their new Cadet.

Intrigue piles upon intrigue and when Duke Semis is kidnapped by the walking dead, it falls to a group of green Cadets, a prickly young Lieutenant and the haunted, guilt-ridden Pelinas to ride to the rescue and to unravel the dark secrets locked in Pelinas' mind.

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Congratulations Sandra!
 
Bragaders be sure to check out  Pelinas as well as all the other fabulous books by Sandra Stixrude on her Website and at Red Rose Publishing.

Continuing On...

I delayed posting today to give Laurann Dohner and her new release, Tempting Rever, the top spot for most of the day. Big congratulations on your release, Laurann!

I want to remind everyone that the Forbidden Love Blog Tour is still underway. I’ve been promoting SFR on several stops to enlighten non-SFR readers about our genre.

Today, I am guest blogging with best selling Paranormal Romance Author Caridad Pineiro and I’m talking about SFR. I also explored aspects of SFR with Cari Quinn and Linda Banche. And Nancy O’Berry has some humorous posts featuring “That Cheeky Lizard” (T’Kon, the FL hero). Check out my blog tour.

Links:

Caridad Pineiro
Cari Quinn
Linda Banche
Nancy O'Berry
Forbidden Love Buy Page
Kaye’s Website
Kaye’s Blog

Kaye

Publisher Showcase - Red Rose Publishing

A single Red Rose symbolizes love, respect, honesty and integrity as do the ebooks written by the authors of Red Rose Publishing. Many talented authors from all over the world gather to entice and delight you with their words of prose.

Step into the world of Red Rose Publishing, publishing with a touch of Class!

A little history about Red Rose:

Red Rose Publishing opened its doors in 2007. Founder Wendi Felter envisioned building a company where everyone felt they had a stake in its success, a place that would welcome differences. The name? The day Wendi decided to start her own company, her husband came home with two dozen long-stemmed red roses. What could be more romantic than that?

Three years later, Red Rose has authors from all over the globe – every nook and cranny of the USA, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia – and close to 1300 titles available. In the interim, Red Rose has garnered awards such as All Romance eBooks’ Best Selling New Publisher and Romance Erotica Connection’s Interracial/Multicultural Publisher of the Year.

Key personnel:

Owner/Publisher: Wendi Felter
Head Content Editor: LaTessa Montgomery
Art Director: Shirley Burnett

Two of the biggest mistakes new authors make:

1. Not reading a publisher’s submission guidelines thoroughly – every publisher has different needs and preferred formats. The fastest way to a rejection letter is submitting without following instructions.

2. Assuming “the editor will take care of it.” If you want to present yourself as a professional writer, please be professional. Know how to write a concise, informative query letter. Edit your manuscript to within an inch of its life. Have knowledgeable people proof for you. The second fastest way to a rejection letter is a manuscript full of errors.

Heat Levels and Story Lengths:

Some publisher’s will tell you how to write a romance. (Only one male/one female relationships, no second or third parties, no toys, no whipped cream, only erotic, etc.) Red Rose is not one of those publishers. Gay fiction? Ménage? Alien sex? No sex at all? Go for it. The usual no-list applies, of course (no minors, etc.) Red Rose accepts both Erotic and Mainstream fiction, so from closed-door to blistering hot is welcome.

Stories come in six lengths:
Sepals: 1 – 5K words
Petals: 5,001 – 15K
Shorts: 15,001 – 30K
Novelettes: 30,001 – 45K
Novellas: 45,001 – 60K
Novels: 60,001 and higher

For the full submission policy: Submissions

What’s Red Rose looking for right now?

While closed for most submissions from new authors at the moment, Red Rose is always looking for the following:

Holiday Themed
Gothic/Horror
Interracial/Multicultural – what could be better for SFR?

SFR at RRP:

Red Rose has a delicious variety of Science Fiction, as a sampling of some of our very own SFR Brigade members proves:

Mainstream-

Marya: Anchorage Book 1

Know he will succeed when all others fail you…so reads the fateful letter of introduction which heralds the beginning of Marya's desperate journey.

When the Ktar chooses Marya to watch over the heir on his confirmation journey, she has no illusions about a pleasant trip. A prophecy concerning the heir's death, ominous dreams of a mysterious city, and the certainty one of the heir's companions will betray him all weigh heavily on her.

The discovery of the assassin in their midst is only the beginning. His menace pales in comparison to the ancient evil lurking in the mountain city. When Marya and her party are trapped and the men with her enslaved, she is forced into a battle of wills and hearts with two remaining choices: give in to the alien being who offers her power and prestige, or join forces with the same handsome assassin she sought to thwart.

Time Travel-


Dreams of Chimborazo

What happens when you want to travel but end up in the past? Can you find happy every after or will the Land of Dixie pass you by? Evelyn Randolph lives in present-day Richmond, Virginia and has a pseudo-tumor in her brain. She begins to see Ravenel Morrissette, who is in 1864 Richmond. While Ravenel is busy trying to get the Yankees out of Virginia, Evie, a genealogist, begins to see him. He's always in a Confederate uniform so she reasons he's a Civil War re-enactor. The problem is they live in two worlds - he lives in 1864 and she lives in 2007.




Erotic Romance-


Cybot Awakened


Sabralia lives a lonely but luxurious life in Emperor Sirn's Harem, her only companion is her obedient servant, Qy, a cybot. Her life has largely been controlled by others, but when Sirn demands his Harem pleasure his Commanding Officers at a victory celebration, Sabralia makes a daring plan to hide to avoid rape by Sirn's men. The Palace is ambushed and her cybot gets her off world. The impossible has happened-Qy the gentle cybot becomes the man he once was, the warrior Kaistril. Pursued for valuable information, Sabralia is thrust into dangerous, unfamiliar situations where she must stand up to the challenges, or lose the man she loves.


Forbidden Love

They are Galaxies apart so different yet so much alike…

Dr. Maya Belle knows reptiles. While she is in the desert researching habitats, a sudden burst of sand engulfs her. She can't believe what stumbles out of a massive dune.

While on a survey mission over the planet Terrain, T'Kon crashes his spacecraft near Maya's desert home. He cannot remain on this primitive warring planet for long. He must repair his craft and leave as quickly as he came.

When lust stirs between them a sultry unbidden passion hotter than the desert sands seizes them, and changes everything. Will Maya abandon her world for her alien lover? Or will T'Kon set forth without her forsaking their powerful forbidden love?


The Red Rose website is currently undergoing some construction, so please forgive our dust on some pages - we'll be all shiny and new after Memorial Day! Everything's available for you still during the revamp, though. Stop by and visit us:

Red Rose Publishing


Red Rose books, in e-formats and select titles in print, are also available at Amazon, All Romance, Fictionwise, Mobipocket/Diesel, and Bookstrand.

FORBIDDEN LOVE Releases Today!

A surprise! I got the news early this morning. FORBIDDEN LOVE released a week early--  May 13 at Red Rose Publishing. Unexpected news, but still I'm exicted. I've waited for this and now it is here! For those who expected (like me) the release for next week on the 20th, well I am out there now!

For this very special and unexpected release day I am sharing the new
 FORBIDDEN LOVE blub and excerpt right here:

FORBIDDEN LOVE Blurb:

T’Kon and Maya are galaxies apart, so different yet so much alike…

Exploring the galaxies at faster than light speed (FTL) is routine for the inhabitants of Asconage. T’Kon’s cool-blood culture exists on a planet in the scorch of binary suns. Yet there are governing archaic rules to prohibit interspecies mating with those from different worlds and evolutionary paths.

When T’Kon crashes his spacecraft on Terrain, a seasonal planet barely on the cusp of space travel, he cannot resist Maya, the warm-blooded audacious female who gives him aid. Their desire for each other entices T’Kon to abandon his species moral code.

There is little time to linger inside this illicit passion. The warring factions of her world are closing in. A quick fix of his spacecraft and a fast exit is his best choice. But can T’Kon leave Maya behind and forsake their emerging Forbidden Love?

FORBIDDEN LOVE  Excerpt:

“So how did you learn to speak our language?” Maya asked, “Not your native tongue I’ll bet.”

T'Kon scrutinized her through squinted eyes. A crinkle stretched across her nose where a line of minuscule brown dots scattered onto each cheek. He had an impulse to stroke the dots, see if he could rub them off. No, he should not touch her again.

“While studying your planet, I picked up words and phrases.” He said finally.

She leaned across the counter and captured his eyes with hers. “Why are you studying us?”

He did not answer her question. He had told her too much already. The less she knew about him the better. “Take me to my spacecraft.”

Maya stared at him.

He hissed out more air and then shook his head. “I had not planned contact.”

She scooted around and came to stand close to him. He could tell she wanted to touch him but did not. “Maybe you didn’t plan it but here you are. So why not take advantage of the situation...” her words trailed off and this time she did touch him. She slid her hand over his chest and onto his face.

He caught her fingers in a rough hold. The act caused his talons to unsheathe. “No, I cannot. I will not.” He dropped her hand. A sudden realization—glancing down at his body, he stood naked before her his mating organ erect. “What have you done with my bodily covering?”

“I cut it off,” she answered. “I had to do it so I could examine you to see if you were hurt. Your space suit encased you so tightly, I had no choice."

He hissed close to her ear. "You tore away my covering, now I shall rid you of yours." In a display that surprised even him, T’Kon slid a claw around her back hooking her clothing with a talon. In a swift motion, he slashed it from her. The garments landed on the floor in tattered pieces.

Maya’s heart beat against his chest matching his own accelerated pulse. The heat of her nakedness roused him even more…

He began his exploration anew.

“You want me to touch you here?” He licked across her lips, over her face and then down neck, hovering just above the swell of her breasts.

“Oh yes,” Maya panted on a sigh...
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As a romance author, I lean toward the adventuresome in my writing. I love science fiction and all the enticing quantum theories surrounding it. Where characters rush through outer space at (FTL) Faster than Light speed, or teleport into another time, and even slipstream into an alternate reality. I like creating sizzling love scenes too with sexy heroes, and captivating heroines. It just seemed natural to combine all these elements together in my stories and write (SFR) Science Fiction Romance.

I hope you enjoy reading FORBIDDEN LOVE as much as I enjoyed wrting it!

Visit Red Rose Publishing Here to purchase FORBIDDEN LOVE!

Thanks to all who have been here for me and waited with me for this day!

Kaye

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Oh and I almost forgot! There will be a giveaway. Not only can you win copies of Forbidden Love, but cool Science Fiction gifts too by posting comments during my blog tour! I will list the Complete blog tour dates and the prizes later... So stay tuned

(Cross post from Kaye's blog)