Releasing in One Week: Mine to Keep

 

Recovering from near-tragedy

“You’re not fine. Stop fighting me.” He turned firm, as he’d been in the playroom two nights before. He adopted the Master persona that made her crumble and surrender to him during sex. As she was surrendering at that instant, though she hated to.

He picked her up and carried her to her bedroom. There, he stripped her naked and lay her on the bed. He joined her and spooned her from behind. He held her as she cried in fear and confusion, silent but comforting in his mere presence. Her Alek, steady and dependable as always. More than a means of support, no matter how she wished to refute it.

After a few minutes, she realized she was babbling. She had no idea how long she’d been doing so, in a steady stream of almost incoherent jabbering that gradually grew clearer.

“Don’t go, don’t erase the programs, I want you with me, I don’t want the old Alek, I want you, please stay with me, please don’t go…”

She had no idea how to shut off the flow of words as they poured forth. Throughout, he embraced her. He stroked her hair, her arm, her face, and occasionally shushed her…not as if he wished her to be quiet, but using the sound to comfort her.

Little by little, her moans tapered off. He soothed her, sheltered her. Reassurance crept over Lillian. She relaxed.

“I’ve got you. I won’t go anywhere,” He whispered in her ear.

For now or forever? She didn’t dare ask. She was raw, her nerves too tender to withstand the slightest friction. She wept anew for a few minutes.

When she settled again, he shifted, moved away. She cried a wordless protest.

“Hush. I’m getting out of this suit, that’s all. I’ll stay right here, with you.”

She subsided. She felt his movements at her back, then the heat of his naked skin against hers when he curled around her again. His arm slipped beneath her to clutch her beneath her breasts and hold her tight against himself, pinning her arms. The firmness of his erection against her ass was a welcome distraction, and she wriggled against it.

“That’s it. I’m taking you where you can forget a little while. Where it’s just you and me. Be my good girl, Lillian.”

“Yes sir,” she sighed and fell into the warm security of his control.

Releases June 3. Pre-order from Amazon, Amazon UK, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble. Now available in print.

 

He was the most hated cyborg on Earth, and love is far from his original design. But when old enemies hunt the woman he’s sworn to protect, he discovers a passion for vengeance…and her.

On Earth, he was known as the Warden, and his punishment of prisoners was legendary. Reprogrammed by the president of CyberServe as an assistant in the office…and as her chief researcher of intimate programs…PSM-426021, better known as Alek, is a flawless example of what buyers want in their repurposed cyborgs. 

CyberServe’s president Lillian Kwolek enjoys Alek on her terms: no love, no strings attached. It’s easy to keep him at a distance and guard her heart from hurt until an extremist group determined to right old wrongs targets her. Alek is loaded with a security program to keep Lillian safe, and it opens the cyborg to learning emotions. 

Alek doesn’t like these feelings, which include a confusing mix of devotion to and wariness of Lillian. She doesn’t like his developing emotions either. The new Alek, who fulfills desires and her need for safety from increasing threats, is too intoxicating a temptation for a woman who can’t trust men, whether they’re flesh or machine. 

They can’t resist each other, but past hurts threaten to destroy what they could have…and open the door to killers bent on annihilating cyborgs and Lillian.

Releases June 3. Pre-order from Amazon, Amazon UK, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble. Now available in print.

On sale now, the first of the CyberServed series: Made to Order

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She’s marked for death. He’s her only hope. But can a de-commissioned cyborg once programmed to kill humans be trusted with her life…or her heart?

They called him the Wall, part of a cyborg army that terrorized humans during a long war waged by those intent on wielding power. When Tosha Cameron, owner of a multi-billion corporation, first sees the deactivated cyborg, he’s a tattered remnant of a horrific past.

Most would prefer to see cyborgs destroyed, but those with vision see a valuable resource. When Tosha’s business rivals target her for assassination, the Wall—whom she renames Brick—is her best bet for protection.

Reprogrammed, Brick proves he’s more than a mere machine. Programmed to guard Tosha, he can supply her every need. He soon develops beyond his learning matrix and software, becoming capable of humanity…and more.

Dark secrets from a bloody past are waiting deep in his circuitry, however; secrets that could kill the woman he loves and has sworn to protect.