Science Fiction

Sci-fi, Scifi, SFF, however you write it, this is speculative and futuristic writing.

  • Anthology,  Christmas or Holiday,  Know the Heroine,  Science Fiction Romance

    Know the Heroine from A Very Alien Christmas by Tricia Schneider @TriciaSchneider #RLFblog #holidayromance

    An alien and an elf work together to save Christmas in Tricia Schneider’s newest sci-fi holiday romance novella in A Very Alien Christmas: A Limited Edition Collection of Holiday Alien Romances.

    Tricia, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We’re excited to find out more about your heroine, but first, tell us about The Alien and the Elf inside A Very Alien Christmas: A Limited Edition Collection of Holiday Alien Romance.

    The Alien and the Elf by Tricia Schneider

    Genre Holiday Sci-Fi Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    My name is Noelle, and I’m an elf. I was minding my own business, testing a newly installed engine on Santa’s sleigh when it suffered a slight malfunction, and I found myself spiraling out of control.

    Then a bright beam of light hits, and I’m taken onboard a spaceship. Jaxar is a sexy, to-die-for, green-skinned alien who thinks I’m intruding on his salvage.

    He’s never met an elf. Well, I’ve never met an alien. With no way to get home, I need Jaxar’s help.

    Can we work together to fix Santa’s sleigh in time to save Christmas?

    It’s beginning to look a lot like … aliens for Christmas!

    Get ready to set your holiday thrusters to hot! If you love alien romances, you’ll adore this brand-new collection of steamy alien novellas and short stories by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors.

    Know the Heroine from A Very Alien Christmas

    Here are some fun questions to help us know your heroine.

    It’s late, she’s bored. What does she do?

    Noelle likes to tinker. When she’s bored, she goes into Santa’s workshop and fixes things like broken toys or malfunctioning equipment. She also likes to invent things. She’ll take out a sketch pad and draw her ideas.

    What kind of food would she impulse buy if hungry?

    Peppermint candy canes

    Describe the kind of clothes she prefers to wear.

    Standard issue elf clothing. Everything is green, red and white. Sometimes with a combination of stripes.

    Does she know how to fix things?

    She loves to fix things! It’s her job! She’s passionate about taking things apart to see how they work and then assembling it back together. She’s always full of ideas on how to make things work more efficiently.

    She tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.

    Noelle finally talked Santa and the head elf into installing a new engine in the sleigh. Something that doesn’t require the magic reindeer for flight. She’s testing the engines when something goes wrong mid-flight and the engines stall. Smoke billows and she and the sleigh plummet to the Earth. Thankfully, Jaxar is in the area with his spaceship and beams her aboard.

    How does she act around children she doesn’t know?

    She loves children! She helps Santa deliver presents every year to children she doesn’t know. It pleases her beyond belief to make children happy.

    What is she like first thing in the morning?

    Noelle can be a bit of a grump until she has her peppermint mocha latte. Yes, even in the North Pole they drink coffee.

    How does she act around people who don’t know what she is?

    She doesn’t get away from the North Pole often, but when she does, as long as she keeps a hat on her head to cover her pointed elf ears, she can pass for human. She has a bubbly, optimistic attitude and doesn’t shy away from meeting new peopleā€¦ or aliens.

    Will she let a worker handle things or do it herself?

    Noelle is a team player. While she does tend to take control of a situation, she knows protocol. She didn’t take it upon herself to tinker with Santa’s sleigh. She got permission from the big boss first. After that, she enjoyed working on the new engine, but she didn’t work alone.

    Earrings/piercings/tattoos or unadorned skin?

    No earrings or other piercings. She thought once about getting a candy cane tattooed on her behind, but never went through with it.

    Personal vehicle or public transport?

    Santa’s sleigh isn’t her personal vehicle, but he’s been known to let his elves take it for a spin now and again. As long as they aren’t seen by humans.

    Recycle or toss?

    Always recycle. Noelle is excellent at fixing or re-purposing broken toys and other items. She never throws anything away.

    Thanks for helping us get to know your heroine!

    Where to buy A Very Alien Christmas

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KLS7RKQ/

    Tricia Schneider Social Media

    Tricia Schneider is a multi-genre romance author. From werewolves, vampires and witches to wicked pirates and sexy aliens, she weaves sensual stories where happily-ever-after is a guarantee. She believes there is a book for everyone. A sentiment she gained after years of working as Assistant Manager and bookseller at Waldenbooks. After the store closed, she turned to writing full-time, publishing paranormal, historical, fantasy, sci-fi and gothic romances.
    Tricia lives in Pennsylvania with her four children and two rescued cats, Harley and Cassius. When she’s not typing away on her laptop, she’s riding shotgun in a ’67 Impala while keeping her eyes open for a madman in a Big Blue Box.
    Website triciaschneider.com
    Blog https://www.shadowsofromance.blogspot.com
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  • Science Fiction,  Young Adult

    Have you read Windmills by Lyndi Alexander #RLFblog #YA #PostApocalyptic

    Have you read Windmills by Lyndi Alexander #RLFblog #YA #PostApocalypticWhen a terrorist plot kills most of the world’s Caucasians, the people of color step up to begin again. But white supremacist Gabriel and his Angels plot to take down the new government and restore white power in Lyndi Alexander’s Color of Fear series.

    Lyndi, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your series.

    Windmills in the Color of Fear series

    Genre YA post-apocalyptic

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG

    Bio-terrorists release a plague in the United States that spreads to kill most of the world’s Caucasian population. As the deadly virus mutates, Tzu Shin, a renowned medical doctor and biologist, defects from China to help develop a cure. His only daughter, Lin Kwan, is left behind in Hong Kong with her aunt.

    Then Kwan’s father summons her from across the sea to bring him Chinese medicinal herbs he needs to develop a cure. Lonely and missing her parents, she accepts the challenge, traveling with her sensei Li Zhong to the New World.

    But a Chinese assassin is on her trail, determined to kill her and Li Zhong, and when Kwan discovers her father has disappeared, she sets out on a journey to find him and deliver her precious cargo, a quest that she may not survive.

    Where to buy Windmills

    Publisher https://www.zumayapublications.com/ebook-store/windmills/
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Windmills-The-Color-Fear-ebook/dp/B00E7ADV32/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/windmills-lyndi-alexander/1116239347?ean=2940148620921

    Lyndi Alexander Social Media

    Lyndi Alexander always dreamed of faraway worlds and interesting alien contacts. She lives as a post-modern hippie in Asheville, North Carolina, a single mother of her last child of seven, a daughter on the autism spectrum, finding that every day feels a lot like first contact with a new species.
    Website https://lyndialexander.wordpress.com
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    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4185290.Lyndi_Alexander
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Lyndi-Alexander/e/B005GDYPU2/
    Book series trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5HtphfL7TE&t=21s

     

  • Book Release,  Science Fiction Romance

    Read Stolen and Seduced by Tricia Schneider @TriciaSchneider #RLFblog #NewRelease #AlienAbductionRomance

    Read Stolen and Seduced by Tricia Schneider @TriciaSchneider #RLFblog #NewRelease #AlienAbductionRomanceFalling in love was never in their plans to escape an alien spaceship in Tricia Schneider’s new sci-fi romance, Her Alien Kiss, within Stolen and Seduced: A Limited Edition Collection of Alien Abduction Romances.

    Tricia, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Her Alien Kiss within Stolen and Seduced: A Limited Edition Collection of Alien Abduction Romances.

    Her Alien Kiss by Tricia Schneider

    Genre: Sci-fi Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Aliens abduct Lena, the daughter of the President of the United Nations of Earth, to blackmail her father into giving them weapons to defeat the deadly warriors ravaging their home planet. Lena is trapped with another prisoner and together they plan a daring escape. But can the enemy of her enemy be her friend? Lena is forced to decide. Trust her father to send rescue or trust the alluring alien captive to help her escape. Can she make it back to Earth alive and with her heart intact?

    These sexy aliens will stop at nothing to claim their matesā€”including abducting them!

    When hot, hunky aliens need to find a mate, they know right where to look: Earth. But let’s face it, not all Earth girls are easy. We prefer our guysā€”even our alien guysā€”to put in some serious effort. Good thing human men make it easy for them.

    Don’t miss your chance to binge-read this burning-hot collection of alien abduction-turned-seduction tales by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors.

    Why did you write this book?

    I’ve always loved science fiction movies and television. I’m a fan of shows like Doctor Who, Stargate: SG1, Firefly, and Farscape. And I’m a Star Trek and a Star Wars fan. Yeah, I can’t pick between the two. I love them all for different reasons. What they have in common are aliens! So, I took my love for romance and combined it with my love for science fiction. I tossed it together and came up with Rex and Lena. Rex is an alien and Lena is a human from Earth. They’re both captured by other aliens and must rely on each other to escape. Falling in love was never in their plans.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    Romance. Any kind of romance! I need that happily-ever-after that other genre’s don’t always guarantee. Although, I’m a diverse reader and enjoy reading many other genres such as mystery, science fiction and fantasy, I always, always come back to romance.

    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

    Oh, I have a lot, but the first to come to mind is Jane from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. It’s a gothic romance which is one of my favorite romance genres to read. Both Jane and Mr. Rochester are tormented characters which makes the ending so much sweeter.

     

    What are you working on at the moment?

    I always have more than one project going on. I’m working on two paranormal romance books in my Cougar Shifter series. I’m also writing more sci-fi romances in Her Alien Temptation series. I’m bouncing between these series at the moment.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    I have two books releasing this October. The Ghost of Morley Manor is coming out in A Cursed All Hallows Eve Collection. Tempting Benjamin will be part of the Falling for Shifters Romance Collection. And I have some Christmas novellas planned for the holiday season. Also, I have another alien romance that will be part of Alien Embrace coming out next year!

    Where to buy Stolen and Seduced

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089QZH1K3

    Tricia Schneider Social Media

    Tricia Schneider is a multi-genre romance author. From werewolves, vampires and witches to wicked pirates and sexy aliens, she weaves sensual stories where happily-ever-after is a guarantee. She believes there is a book for everyone. A sentiment she gained after years of working as Assistant Manager and bookseller at Waldenbooks. After the store closed, she turned to writing full-time, publishing all kinds of romance such as paranormal, historical, fantasy, sci-fi and gothic romances.
    Tricia lives in Pennsylvania with her four children and two rescued cats, Harley and Cassius. When she’s not typing away on her laptop, she’s riding shotgun in a ’67 Impala while keeping her eyes open for a madman in a Big Blue Box.
    Website https://www.TriciaSchneider.com
    Blog https://www.shadowsofromance.blogspot.com
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  • Book Release,  Science Fiction

    Read the series: Windmills by Lyndi Alexander #RLFblog #YA #PostApocalyptic

    Read the series: Windmills by Lyndi Alexander @yourtwitter #RLFblog #YA post-apocalytpicWhen a terrorist plot kills most of the world’s Caucasians, the people of color step up to begin again. But white supremacist Gabriel and his Angels plot to take down the new government and restore white power in Lyndi Alexander’s Color of Fear series.

    Lyndi, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your series.

    Windmills in the Color of Fear series

    Genre YA post-apocalyptic

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG

    Bio-terrorists release a plague in the United States that spreads to kill most of the world’s Caucasian population. As the deadly virus mutates, Tzu Shin, a renowned medical doctor and biologist, defects from China to help develop a cure. His only daughter, Lin Kwan, is left behind in Hong Kong with her aunt.

    Then Kwan’s father summons her from across the sea to bring him Chinese medicinal herbs he needs to develop a cure. Lonely and missing her parents, she accepts the challenge, traveling with her sensei Li Zhong to the New World.

    But a Chinese assassin is on her trail, determined to kill her and Li Zhong, and when Kwan discovers her father has disappeared, she sets out on a journey to find him and deliver her precious cargo, a quest that she may not survive.

    Which book is this in the series?

    This is the first of three books. The second is Destinations.

    How many books are completed?

    All three–the third, Adversaries, is just finishing up production and should be available soon.

    What characters are the main stars in your series?

    Tzu Lin Kwan, a 17-year-old girl from Hong Kong, whose father is key to controlling a worldwide plague. Xi San, a young man with dreams of medical school dashed when the Second Holocaust comes through America, who turns to patrolling his San Francisco neighborhood to protect people. Valery Paz, a young Latina, who lost her mother and brother to the plague and is looking for a family to belong to. Eddie Garrick, a high school electrogeek who can run any radio or electronic device, and who crosses the country alone to help get a radio station on its feet to galvanize the nation’s recovery.

    What is the overall theme in this series?

    The politics of hatred can be overcome by good people working together.

    Please list the series titles below, in any order you prefer.

    Windmills Ā DestinationsĀ  Adversaries

    What did you like best about writing this series?

    These characters are each broken in some way…taking them through a life crisis and seeing how they came together to help each other heal was wonderful.

    What other books (not in this series, have you written?)Read the series: Windmills by Lyndi Alexander @yourtwitter #RLFblog #YA post-apocalytpic

    The Horizon Crossover series (space opera), Love Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (paranormal mystery), The Clan Elves of the Bitterroot series (urban fantasy), A Small Degree of Hope (SF shifter romance)

    Where can we find links for all your books?

    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Lyndi-Alexander/e/B005GDYPU2/

    Where to buy Windmills

    Publisher https://www.zumayapublications.com/ebook-store/windmills/
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Windmills-The-Color-Fear-ebook/dp/B00E7ADV32/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/windmills-lyndi-alexander/1116239347?ean=2940148620921

    Lyndi Alexander Social Media

    Lyndi Alexander always dreamed of faraway worlds and interesting alien contacts. She lives as a post-modern hippie in Asheville, North Carolina, a single mother of her last child of seven, a daughter on the autism spectrum, finding that every day feels a lot like first contact with a new species.
    Website https://lyndialexander.wordpress.com
    Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/lyndi-alexander
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lyndialexander13/
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4185290.Lyndi_Alexander
    Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Lyndi-Alexander/e/B005GDYPU2/
    Book series trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5HtphfL7TE&t=21s

     

  • Book Release,  Science Fiction Romance

    Spear’s Search by NJ Walters @njwaltersauthor #RLFblog #NewRelease #SciFiRomance #SciFi

    Spear’s Search, Assassins of Gravas series Book 1, by NJ Walters is available today. It’s the first book in an exciting new science fiction romance series Assassins of Gravas.Ā NJ, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.

    Spear’s Search by NJ Walters

    Genre Sci-Fi Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Spear el Gravaso–prince of Gravas and assassin–is on a mission to find his brother. His hunt had led him to an auction of Gravasian weapons that can only belong to the missing man. He needs to secure the items, get any information he can, and kill all those involved. Nothing and no one will stop him.

    Sass was taken from a harsh life on the streets as a child and trained to be an assassin by the powerful Artemis. The lives of those she loves is on the line if she fails her mission–to win the auction of Gravasian tech. Only one problem–Spear is in her way.

    Their battle escalates, as does the explosive heat between them. When it comes down to it, they can fight each other and one of them will die or they can join forces. But can they trust each other?

    Why did you write this book?

    When I finished the Marks Mercenaries series, I thought I was finished with the world I’d created, but I couldn’t stop thinking about the hero of Salvaging Abby–Vaden el Gravaso. In that book, I’d mention his family and that one of his brothers is an assassin. The world of Gravas is known for their deadly assassins. That got me to thinking about Spear and what his life might be like. One thing led to another and the result is Spear’s Search.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    Romance, obviously. I read a variety of subgenres: contemporary, historical, romantic suspense, paranormal, sci-fi. Basically, whatever takes my fancy.

    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

    That is so tough. There are so many wonderful characters I could probably list a couple dozen off the top of my head. I do love the Eve Dallas character from J.D. Robb’s In Death series. Following her over 50 books has been an incredible journey.

    What are you working on at the moment?

    Right now, I’m working on the next book in the Assassins of Gravas series.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    I’ll have more from the Assassins of Gravas series as well as the next book in my Forgotten Brotherhood series. Burning Ash, book 3 of the Forgotten Brotherhood series, is due out September 21st.

    Where to buy Spear’s Search

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CD7GNTQ/
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1137303521
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/spear-s-search
    Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1031385

    NJ Walters Social Media

    NJ Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks–all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.
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  • Is It True,  Time Travel

    Is It True: Timeless Honor by Amber Daulton @amberdaulton1 #RLFblog #TimeTravel #Romance

    Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Amber Daulton, author of Timeless Honor, a Time Travel Romance. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    Timeless Honor by Amber Daulton

    Genre Time Travel Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13

    Jaye Ramsey decided to prove to her eccentric grandmother that time travel only existed in movies by vacationing in Bolivia with her friends. When she woke up in Hawksatter, England, 1735–the same town her grandmother supposedly vanished from as a young woman–Jaye found refuge at a hunting lodge but the strapping, reclusive baron who took her in reminded her all too well she was a lone woman at his mercy.

    Accused of murdering his newly-wedded wife a decade earlier, Lord Lucas Kenway closed the family farm and shut out the world. He never expected the little spitfire he claimed responsibility for would turn his quiet life upside down. Pushed together by fate and his meddling servants, Lucas wanted Jaye on his own terms and refused to surrender his hardened heart.

    Then a mysterious wise man offered Jaye a way home.

    Should she return to the future and the only life she’d ever known, or stay in an uncertain past as a stranger in a new world?

    Is it true:

    This is your first book?

    Nope. Timeless Honor is my sixth publication.

    This book is part of a series?

    Yes. It’s book three in the Mirrors of Time series, in which five authors each wrote a story. I enjoyed writing for this series so much that I wrote a second story, titled Timeless Beginnings, which is separate from the series but serves as a prequel for Timeless Honor. Both of my Timeless books are standalones.

    You lost sleep while writing this book?

    I always lose sleep when I’m writing. My mind just won’t shut down as I envision each scene and come up with dialogue.

    You did do research for this book?

    Oh, yes! Tons of research about the Salar de Uyuni (the salt flats in Bolivia) and about the Georgian era in England.

    Some characters in this book are not human?

    Most of my characters are human, expect for a few hunting dogs. I’m not sure how I would classify the mystical old wise man. He was supernatural, sure, but human? It’s hard to say.

    This book has more than one genre?

    True. It begins in modern day (a contemporary), but then the heroine travels through history (time travel) and winds up in the past (historical). So, technically, it fits into three sub-genres of romance.

    You speak more than one language?

    LOL! I wish.

    You grew up where you live now?

    True. I would love to move elsewhere, but my hubby and I have a good situation where we are.

    You love to read?

    Duh. I’m an author. Books and me? We’re tight.

    You are never late?

    Most of the time. Usually, I’m early.

    You love pizza?

    YES! With extra black olives, green peppers, and onion.

    You love sushi?

    Yes and no. No, as in I don’t like the food. Yes, as in I love and miss my departed cat Sushi with all my heart. She was such a sweet kitty and crossed the rainbow bridge about 12 years ago.

    You have a pet?

    I have two cats–Darby and Pepper–who are both 7 years old. I did have a third cat, Sox, but he passed away last month. He was only 3. I’m still grieving over Sox’s loss, but loving on Darby and Pepper soothes the pain.

    Where to buy Timeless Honor

    Amazon http://amzn.to/1NAaIaN
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    Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several standalone novellas. Her books are published through The Wild Rose Press, Books to Go Now, and Daulton Publishing, and are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.
    She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.
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