Cover Reveal News: Ella Drake’s METALMARK

Ella Drake revealed the cover for METALMARK, her forthcoming science fiction romance from Lyrical Press. It’s steamy and gear-y in all the right places:

 Here’s the set up:

Cover Reveal Exclusive: BALANCE OF TERROR by KS Augustin

KS Augustin offered me an exclusive first look at the cover for her latest romantic SF and I was all like, where do I sign??!!

BALANCE OF TERROR (Sandal Press) is a novel-length ebook. It’s the sequel to INENEMY HANDS and is the conclusion of Moon Thadin and Srin Flerovs's adventures. You’ll be able to get your virtual hands on a copy this summer, but for now, check out the story blurb and dynamite cover:

Save one man? Or save billions? It’s Moon’s choice.

Sci-Fi Romance Snippets

Snippet #1

RT Book Reviews has a jazzy article in the June 2012 issue called “Lady Killers.” It’s about “deadly heroines” and lists a number of “fictional tough girls” along with “the reasons we love them.”

Heck, yeah—I’m all over that like a fly on honey.

Naturally, I scanned the list for science fiction romance heroines because this subgenre has its share of “deadly heroines.” The first on the list, Eve Dallas from J.D. Robb’s In Death series is more of a suspense heroine than sci-fi, but then at the bottom of the description it says “Try: Capt. Ari Idylle from Marcella Burnard’s Enemy Within.”

Scoooooore!

That list got me thinking about other science fiction romance heroines who fall into the tough-girl category—particularly women who edge into anti-heroine territory. If this kind of heroine is up your alley, here are a few other choices you can check out:

Who's Your Space Pirate Daddy?

An author I was chatting with via email alerted me to a possible science fiction romance, namely, SPECTORS by Angelia Almos. And squee, the main character is a space pirate heroine!

I downloaded a Kindle sample and will check it out. Naturally, I'm excited about the existence of another space pirate heroine. They are one of my favorite character types but unfortunately very rare. However, what struck me the most about SPECTORS was a particular element in the blurb:

Space pirate Kristy Ryan is having a bad day.

First, her pilot and lover, Andrew Bennet, picks a fight with her.

Second, the Military Space Alliance comes across her ship when she’s running a not-so-legal job.

Third, she finds out her father, a notorious space pirate himself, disappeared while working for the MSA.

Fourth, and the final straw, the MSA is blackmailing her to continue the dangerous mission her father started.

What else could go wrong?

That element is “her father, a notorious space pirate himself.” Upon reading that line, I was like, stop the press! Where have I seen that dynamic before? Oh yeah, in the sci-fi romances featuring space pirate heroines, namely:

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Joyfully yours,

Heather