Six Sentence Sunday...Again

Hi everyone!

Welcome to another Six Sentence Sunday. I'm giving you snippets of my WIP, Unlikely Paradise, which is due to be out before the end of the year. If you are new to this story, last week has a summary up to this point. While I've been trying to give at least two passages from each chapter, this one made me revise my rule just a little. I swear, it's truly the last passage from Chapter 5...LOL...enjoy!

It all made sense that the bots were being used as spies. After all, they were supposed to be keeping their clients secrets of things said in the throes of passion. He wondered just who and how much they had on the upper echelon of the military. It was the only reason he could think the Corps might be in bed with the bad guys. “Fine. That settles it, we’re going to play a married couple.”

    Lynn

Unlikely Paradise - Six Sentence Sunday

Another Six Sentence Sunday is here. We’re still working through my WIP, Unlikely Paradise, and this entry comes from Chapter 5. For those who are here for the first time, here’s a little recap of what’s happened so far.

Reporter Zextra Harrison has uncovered the story of a lifetime. Too bad there are those who want to cut her life short because of what she’s uncovered. She’s been kidnapped and sent to the pleasure planet Bliss4521 for a total memory wipe. Kemper Green is a doctor who has been demoted because of his sense of duty. Now he repairs robotic humans as his sentence. He’s bidding his time until he can leave when Zex is brought in for repair. Tied up and drugged. When she sheds a tear, he realizes he’s poised to commit the most henious of crimes, turning a human into a robotic type creature. Again, he puts himself on the side of right and whisks Zex away to an undisclosed destination. This is part of the conversation they have when she wakes up.

Enjoy!

 

             Kemp rubbed his eyes. “Sounds like they took her to get you. Even exchange. I would say the fact that he gave you the information tells you he’s leaning toward the trust column.”

            “Maybe. I just don’t know any more. I mean what you said about people living in their own little bubble makes sense.” 

   Lynn

Six Sentence Sunday

            

Hi All!

We’re here today with another six sentence Sunday. It’s from my WIP Unlikely Paradise and we’re up to Chapter 5, half way to the end. I hope you enjoy your little look into my world!

            She shrugged. “Maybe betrayed is the wrong word.”

            “Look...he either sold you to the enemy or he didn’t...which was it?”

            “That’s what I’m not sure about. Sid was with the bad guy when he came to my apartment. And he’s the one who tazed me...but he said something really odd as I was passing out.”

Lynn

Me and Sci-Fi Romance

As many of you know, today is Sexy Saturday at my yahoogroup. Today I will be promoting a lot of my stories as well as my sci-fi romance. See, I love sci-fi romance and as soon as I get some of the ones I have on my plate done, I will get going back to the sci-fi/fantasy realm. The reason? I really am in my element when I write these stories. They flow, they come easy and I never seem to be at a loss for ideas or just where my story needs to go.

In light of this, I am promoting my very first sci-fi romance, FLUKE today.

I hope you enjoy this little bit of the story.

Available NOW from eXtasy Books!

http://tinyurl.com/LynnCrains-Fluke

Fluke

By

Lynn Crain

“This is a proximity alert. The alien vessel will be within tractor range in one minute.”

The soothing calm of Henrietta’s voice settled around me. Rousing myself from my stupor, I stood. I was still the chief mechanic and AI engineer of this ship. I had to conduct myself as such. Standing orders required that I had to be in the bay when the other ship came on board. It’s called the ‘just-in-case’ scenario. And rightly so, there might be anything, mechanical or not, set to explode.

As I walked down the corridor I suddenly had an overwhelming sense of tragedy, of having walked this way before, of committing the same crimes as were about to be committed. I tried to shake the feelings. The closer to the bay I walked, the worse they became. I leaned against the side of the corridor, bathed in sweat. Other crew members passed me and looked at me strangely.

I pushed myself away from the wall, my determination hardening around me like a shell. I needed to know what lay behind these feelings, and also what lay behind the bay door. There was an obvious connection; it was as if my feelings were centered inside there.

I nearly jumped out of my skin when I was dragged through a side access into a supply closet.

“What the…” I began as two able hands began to grope me through my blue government uniform. I knew those hands. “What do you think you are doing?” I breathed to the only man I had made love to in five years. And while we had an on-again, off-again relationship, I could always say that it was interesting. Aidan Chapel was one gorgeous hunk of a man with curly should length dark hair and aqua eyes with a muscle toned body that many of my shipmates wanted for themselves.

He told me once that the reason that people perceived him as handsome were his eyes in combination with his olive complexion. Add in his hair and he looked like Adonis. I smiled to myself…and he was all mine…not once in five years had he looked at any one else. And I never tried to second guess fate on this issue.

“What does it feel like I’m doing?” Aidan spun me around to him and looked me over while holding me against the wall. “You are one beautiful woman.”

I gazed into his amazing aqua eyes and smiled. I met Aidan when we first board the Lanko together as ship’s engineers. While I rose steadily through the ranks, Aidan contented himself with being the chief communications engineer. The first thing that I remember seeing were his legs…he wore shorts…which were very non-regulation then and now. And I liked his ass…it happened to be one of his most admirable traits…along with those aqua eyes.

His mouth swooped to mine, nuzzling and nibbling my lips and moving across my cheek to my ear. Delicately he blew warm air into that sensitive part of my body, making me shiver with delight before coming back to my lips. He traced their fullness with his tongue finally slipping inside the warm recesses of my mouth, allowing the passion to build slowly within my groin and other sensitive parts. It took everything I had to pull away.

“We really should go,” I whispered as his mouth licked my neck.

“We have time for a quickie,” he murmured and slowly unzipped my uniform. Unzipping the crisp fabric apart all the way down the front of my body allowed him access to the microfiber undershirt covering my breasts and stomach. Gently, his large hands moved under the material to tweak first one then the other nipple of my very sensitive breasts. This man knew all my erogenous zones.

“We really shouldn’t,” I breathed as his mouth leaned down to continue his assault on my body.

“Who says that I ever do what I’m supposed to?” he murmured against my skin.

Have a great Sexy Saturday! See you all tomorrow!

Lynn

This & That Friday

Howdy! I have decided that Fridays will be the day I share the links and whatnot people have shared with me during the week. I get these links mainly via Twitter and email. Occasionally they will come in a newsletter but I get a lot the other media. Some I shake my head and some are great.

As you know I had been keeping them in a file and just posting them when the file because a full page. But this week, the file had more than five pages of good information. What I will be doing is pulling the best of them and sending them to you as well. This will allow me more time to write as I don’t have to think of something to put up. LOL! Yeah, I know, I am lazy. But I value my writing time and some days, it’s harder to do this blog than it is to do a 5K chapter. I kid you not.

So here are your first ten links on the very first this and that Friday!

One of the cutest videos you will ever see! Enjoy!

http://www.wimp.com/babymoose

This is a really good blog on perspective and alternate lifestyles.

http://ohgetagrip.blogspot.com/2010/07/never-look-back.html

What?!? I had to read this twice. I didn’t know I was writing to a trend. Besides, it’s how they use the institution of plural marriage. If all are created equal then all is well.

http://sixldswriters.blogspot.com/2010/07/trend-watch-polygamy-is-new-craze.html

This is a body I so love!

http://scifiwire.com/2010/07/jason-momoa-leaps-into-action-as-conan-in-official-new-pic.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Okay, funniest Alien trailer ever: Alien versus Ninja

http://scifiwire.com/2010/07/alien-vs-ninja-trailer-ou.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Yeah, it had my interest! LOL!

Impulse buying of ebooks! Oh Happy Day! And yes, there are two blog listed here!

http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/happy-dance-open-letter-about-impulse-buying-ebooks/

http://tracycooperposey.com/ebooks-buying-is-addictive/

Kick ass contest for all of those who read sci-fi romance. Yeah, enter this one because you never know...you might win...imagine that!

http://sharonleewriter.com/2010/07/expanding-universe-contest/comment-page-5/#comment-767

Interesting grouping of postings from TOR. These will take place over a few days and you might want to bookmark it for easy access.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/07/paranormal-romance-and-urban-fantasy-on-torcom?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Fan of Firefly? Then this is for you...or not...LOL!

http://scifiwire.com/2010/07/first-review-of-the-new-f.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

I sure do hope you enjoyed this little foray into just part of what rolls across my desk daily. See you all tomorrow and have a fantastic Friday.

Later...

Lynn

To A Friend and Mentor

The world lost a woman who in my mind was a premier writer of science fiction romance. Her name was Barbara Karmazin and she was a critique partner of mine at one time. Barbara passed away on July 6, 2010 after many years of being a cancer survivor. She died in her home. Here is her obituary. http://tiny.cc/BarbaraKarmazinObit

She was only 58 years old and is survived by her two sons, Aria and Carlos. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Humane Society of Lebanon County, 150 N. Ramona Road, Myerstown, PA 17067. Visit rohlandfh.com for more information.

Barbara was an inspiration and really taught me the value of POV along with other writing musts. True, she was a hard crit partner but fair and always had a kind word with the bad. She taught me well and I use items she taught me daily. She poured over ever manuscript I ever gave her to critique. She was methodical and gave me insights no one has to this day. Her own work was legendary and if you haven't read something of hers, you need to do so, especially if you are in the sci-fi/futuristic field. Her Huntress is one I pull out often to read. I have included a few covers of her work for you to see at the beginning of this post. Her two main publishers were Loose Id and Liquid Silver books.

She will be missed. I leave you with a bit of a Melissa Etheridge song that I feel is very appropriate for me in her passing:
I must go away
Wait for me here, silently stay
And don’t ask me why,
Only believe this is not goodbye.

Good journey, my friend, Beannachd Dia dhuit.

Join me in celebrating her life and her works. Purchase something of hers as I will be getting any books of hers I don’t have. Thanks everyone!

Have a great day and see you tomorrow!

Lynn

Oh, Happy Day!

Wow! My twentieth book has just been released! Yeah, 20, and I couldn't believe it myself! I hope you enjoy this little peak into my science-fiction erotic romance, More Than Robotics, part of the ongoing Orchid series. Enjoy!!

More Than Robotics (Book 2 in the Orchid Series) By Lynn Crain Available NOW!!! eXtasy Books http://tinyurl.com/MoreThanRobotics-ebook BLURB: There were only three things in life that Captain Bekka Taylor wanted in life: 1) Command of a Warrior Class Star Marauder, 2) To grow old gracefully and 3) A lover who understood her fiery nature. She was accomplishing two out of her three objectives very nicely when an internal IUA conflict begins to encompasses the whole world as she knows it. Then Lieutenant Javed Malik comes aboard, clearly younger than she, with dreamy eyes and a secret meant only for her. But letting him in means getting rid of years of frustration and anguish and maybe her career. Can she survive another war or the smoldering looks from her junior officer sent to protect her 24/7? LOG LINE: Captain Bekka Taylor must learn to trust Lieutenant Javed Malik but in a world where mistrust is rampant, can she trust her feelings enough to love him? TEASER EXCERPT: I grabbed his hair and pulled him back to look at me. “Have you ever made love to someone while you’ve had this technology?” “Never. You’re my first.” He kissed me again and I knew the time for talking was long over. Moving once again to my breast, he sucked on one until the nipple popped into his hot mouth, lolling his tongue around the tight aureole before his gentle bite sent a shockwave of desire through me. All I could do was gasp as wave after wave of sensation surged over me making every nerve in my body tingle with pleasure. A fire was building in my crotch and I sensed I would die if Javed didn’t get there soon. Down, please, go down further, I thought, forgetting he heard me, as my breaths came in short gasps filled with pleasure. Patience. Good things… Screw the good things…it’s been way too long…I want the bad things. And I want them now. My hands grabbed his head and tried to push him down to my crotch. His hand moved further down my body reaching into my underwear, but he kept his eyes focused on mine for a moment longer. We don’t need these clothes any more, do we? As long as you take yours off as well. Deal. He was up in a flash, peeling his clothes off his cinnamon colored flesh, his cock jutted rock hard from his firm body. I reached up and stroked him, moving my mouth to caress the soft head of his penis, reveling in the groan he elicited as my tongue moved on the tender piece of flesh. You still have your clothes on. His thought conveyed a hint of heat as it singed my mind with its heat. I know. I continued to lick his cock, running my tongue along the rim before plopping the head into my mouth for a second time. I used my tongue as a weapon for sexual torture and if the movements of his body were any indication, I did quite well. No fair. I wanted to do you first. You’ll have your turn. That’s what you get for still being the one standing. I nipped and stroked his cock with a firm hand, continuing to rub him with my mouth, feeling him grow stronger and bigger with each lick and nip. I reached down between us and squeezed his balls and he groaned in pleasure. He placed his hands on the wall behind me and leaned even more into me, his cock sliding deeper down my throat. Your mouth feels so good…so right…lick the head some more. I perceived the want and need in his thoughts as I complied with his wishes as his body arched into me. I continued to nip and stroke his hard shaft with my hands and mouth, bringing even more moans. I returned to the purple mushroom head and rimmed him with my tongue yet again and again. I couldn’t wait to feel his tongue on my body, to feel him inside me as he turned me on like no other had ever done. Heck, I got a thrill sucking his cock, which had never been high on my list of priorities before. He was right, I had always been the one in control. I can hear you. His heavy breathing hot on the top of my head. This is the one time where it’s hard to shield another from our thoughts. Remember you said so yourself. Thoughts…feelings get so intertwined. I understand. I continued to lave him with my mouth wanting even more. I can’t wait any more. I need to be inside you now.

Another Day, Another Elf

Hi everyone!I know, I know...I haven't been on this blog for ages but I really do plan to rectify that fact.I wanted to announce a couple of things. One is my next elf book, Giselle's Elf is all complete and turned into the publisher. It is set to be released August 1. Yeah, you heard me right August 1 and it is a hot one as it brings together two people primed for love and sex. I think you'll like it! And I am fast at work on the next elf book, An Elf's Love as well as putting back together my Protector series as it got munched in computer crash. Do you know how hard it is to reconstruct something when you thought you had it complete? Sigh. It is an absolute pain! I also have an October 1 release called More Than Robotics. It is the continuation of the Orchid series which started in Fluke. It is a fast paced, kick-ass book set in space. I plan to do a lot more in this series and have started the 3rd book. Science fiction romance is actually my favorite to write and I am starting to gravitate more and more to writing strictly those types of books. I'm on vacation right now and will be yakking at you more later. You should check me out at The Many Shades blog. I'm running a summer contest there and you can win an iPod! Later... Lynn