Blurb:
Then he
met her. Mariska. Beautiful. Innocent. Ignorant of her father’s atrocities. And
marked for death.
His
orders said nothing about saving her. But he did. He went off-mission.
Can a
rogue cyborg outrun both Cyber Operations and the terrorists to save the woman
he loves?
Excerpt:
Her
father pushed back his chair and patted Janai’s head before rounding on
Mariska.
She
dropped her gaze to the floor. Her stomach was already there. Show no fear.
Show no fear.
“Stand
up,” Obido ordered.
She
attempted to rise, but her feet tangled in her skirt. R981’s arm shot out as if
to keep her from stumbling.
“What are
you doing?” Obido glared at the android.
“I am
performing my duty and assisting her,” he replied.
“Your
duty is to report to me.” Her father confirmed what she’d suspected.
“She was
about to fall.”
It
sounded like R981 was arguing. The general must have thought too also, because
his eyes narrowed on the android, but then he jerked his attention back to her.
“Remove your scarf.”
No one
had seen her face since she was a child teased to tears by her siblings. It had
been a relief to be ordered to wear the veil to spare the sensibilities of
others and escape their horrified looks. While bathing, she avoided the
reflection glass and its taunting reminder of her ugliness. Stomach clenching
into a hard knot, she released the opaque fabric from one side of her
headdress.
Her father grimaced, and Janai, who’d never
seen her naked face, gasped.
Mariska held her head high and stared straight
ahead.
HOLY
HELL! KAI Andros almost fell over. This
was what Lamis-Odg considered deformed, ugly? Fortunately, his black contact
lenses concealed most of his shock.
Intel intercepted by Cyber Operations had reported the fifth daughter of
one of the most infamous terrorists had a “significant facial defect.” Her
eight sisters had been married—mated was the term these people used—but no one wanted her, fearing she would
produce hideous offspring.
He hadn’t
seen her face until now.
In the
genetic game of chance, Mariska had been dealt a royal flush. She was fucking
gorgeous.
Don’t
gawk! A real android wouldn’t react, but as a cyborg, a red-blooded
heterosexual man working undercover as a robot, how could he not?
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3: Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'
4: The Snarkology
5: Reviews by Crystal
6: Deal Sharing Aunt
7: The Buttontapper
8: CBY Book Club
9: Booklover Sue
10: StarAngels Reviews
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Author Bio and Links:
Multi-published,
Cara Bristol is the author of more than 23 erotic romance titles. She writes
science fiction, contemporary, and paranormal erotic romance. No matter what
the subgenre, one thing remains constant: her emphasis on character-driven
seriously hot erotic stories with sizzling chemistry between the hero and
heroine. Cara has lived many places in the United States, but currently lives
in Missouri with her husband. She has two grown stepkids. When she’s not
writing, she enjoys reading and traveling.
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