Yes, it will be the Fifth Anniversary Edition of a Pets in Space® release!
Today you get a sneak peek of a bit of the cover and the authors in the graphic above...and yes, I'm in this one, too!
I've been very busy behind the scenes deciding on:
1) What pet?
My last three have been StarDogs. Will I stick with the program or write a totally different pet this time around? You'll see.
2) What setting?
It will definitely be a story in the Inherited Stars Series, but that leaves a lot of room to improvise. :) Will it take place on a planet? A space station? Aboard a starship? Dirtside? In the future of the anchor novel, Inherit the Stars? The past? At the same time? (Oh no! Not doing another one of those again! LOL--but hang on to your hat, because SpyDog will be out soon as a standalone!) Stay tuned.
3) What characters?
As with the other PISA stories, the lead characters will be someone you haven't met in other series books, but there may be a few cameos and interaction with some of your old friends.
4) What plot?
I've already started work on the story and I can't commit spoilers, but I will give you a couple of teasers. It involves a huge secret...and one I've been hinting at for years. [::: rubs hands together in anticipation:::] but it's so super secret, it has it's own security force to guard it! I'm excited about the idea, can you tell?
There will be more announcements coming soon, so keep an eye out for future posts.
Some of the 13 stories may return as standalone books, but you'll never have another shot at getting the entire collection in one volume again. If you haven't yet grabbed your copy, you only have a few days to do it! Don't miss this highly successful, USA TODAY Bestselling, #1 seller on Amazon Kindle, Nook and Kobo! And did I mention it's currently averaging4.7 STARS on Amazon Kindle with 120 reviews!
The clock is ticking down, and once it's gone, it's gone FOREVER. You'll never have another chance to grab this volume from bestselling and award-winning authors. At nearly 1,500 pages--the size of 5 full length novels!--it will keep you in reading for many, many hours (days? weeks? months?) to come.
Don't miss your shot at having a part of Science Fiction Romance history!
And to our legion of readers who loved this collection, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! You truly made Pets in Space® 4 an exciting, amazing, fist-pumping, fun, and HUGELY rewarding experience!
The imaginative anthology we've cooked up is finally on the table.
The recipe?
Take the wide expanses of space.
Add a liberal dose of pets.
Season generously with
a few hot heroes and feisty heroines.
What do you get?
A thoroughly delicious and fun serving of
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Join the adventure as nine pet loving sci-fi
romance authors
take you out of this world and pull you into their
action-packed stories filled with suspense, laughter, and romance.
10% of the first month’s profits go to
Hero-Dogs.org. Hero Dogs raises and trains service dogs and
places them free of charge with US Veterans to improve quality of life and
restore independence.
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A MATE FOR MATRIX: CYBORG
PROTECTION UNIT
By S.E. Smith
(New York Times/USA
TODAY Bestselling Author)
An elite soldier discovers his
cyborg partner is hunting more than the genetically-engineered creature they
have been sent to destroy – a life-mate for him.
STRAY
By Susan Grant
(New York Times/USA
TODAY Bestselling, and RITA Award Winning Author)
An Interplanetary Marine must
overcome his demons if he and the scrappy street dog he has trained hope to
find the woman he loves.
SPARK OF ATTRACTION
By Cara Bristol
(USA TODAY Bestselling
Author)
When his emotions are erased, a
cyborg military captain doesn’t think he’ll ever feel again – until he meets a
traumatized young woman and a ball of synthetic fur named Sparky.
THE REAL DRAGON
By Pauline Baird Jones
The fate of the Earth, or at
least ten square miles of Texas, depend on a woman, her talking dragon, and the
man she loves – if only she could remember who he was.
STAR CRUISE: STOWAWAY
By Veronica Scott
Danger surrounds the stowaway
that a Cargo Master discovers with the help of the ship’s cat and her alien
sidekick.
STARDOG
By Laurie A. Green
A navigator and a charming street vendor are
pulled into a brewing insurrection thanks to an adorable StarDog.
SPIKE
By Alexis Glynn Latner
A young roboticist’s mission is
threatened by sabotage until a mission designer steps forward and offers an
idea that can change not only the mission – but their lives forever.
SPACE RANGER
By Lea Kirk
A hardened commander and a botanist discover that love can blossom from the smallest, furriest ties.
ESCAPE RUN
By Carysa Locke
The fate of an entire population
rests on a hunter and her psychically gifted fox, unfortunately the man who
hired her might prove a fatal distraction if she can’t keep her focus.
This is a special Sunday blog to catch you up on all the latest from the exciting new #PetsInSpace anthology.
Pets in Space Releases This Week!
On Tuesday, October 11th, Pets in Space will be released into the universe on most major ebook vendor sites, including Amazon. Until that time, you can preorder on many sites. Check the sidebar at right for the Pets in Space cover with all the links where it's available listed below it.
But meanwhile...
You can check out a sampler of all these great, fun, exciting stories for #FREE by downloading a copy via this link (click below):
Our gift from all the authors to you to give you a special sneak peek at all the adventurous stories.
Guest Posts Galore!
I've been making the circuit of blogs lately, with a number of unique blogs about my Pets in Space story, StarDog. These are quick, fun reads that will give you some cool insights into--and behind the scenes of--this companion story to Inherit the Stars. (The links should all open in a new window for your convenience.)
On Pauline Baird Jones blog: A Mystery Ship Called Calypso
Find out what inspired the name of the secret specialized transport ship in StarDog--why Captain Dava Jordan chose this particular name for her ship (and why I did. ) And Pauline is also offering a fun giveaway for a random commenter, so don't miss your chance!
On Lea Kirk's blog: Welcome to Planet Carduwa
A very special place inspired the setting of planet Carduwa in StarDog. It's lush, tropical and offers some unique free enterprise that found its way into my story.
On Carysa Locke's blog: Snakes on a Starship; Rattlesnake in the Garage
A funny(?) thing happened while I was penning this story. Find out how my adventure with a rattlesnake ended up fleshing out some of the scenes in StarDog. True story!
On Cara Bristol's blog: Unraveling the Mystery of Flashpoint
So how did I create an unique Faster Than Light travel concept for StarDog in Pets in Space and the novels of my Inherited Stars universe? It has to do with something that makes up almost 96% of the universe, but that we know almost nothing about! Find out, with a wee bit of assistance from Dr. Einstein himself.
And on USA TODAY HEA an interview by Veronica Scott with the authors of Pets in Space on why they love to write science fiction romance and their favorite fictional animals.
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Hero Dog Mitch Update
Earlier I blogged about Hero-Dogs, a very worthy cause some of the proceeds from Pets in Space will go to support. Hero-Dogs provides trained service dogs and companion animals to disabled veterans from our armed services.
As a personal contribution, I "adopted" Hero Dog Mitch with a commitment to donate to his training. Mitch is the name of the hero in my next novel, so he seemed like the likely candidate to adopt. I up the base amount I'm contributing with every comment on a Pets In Space related blog here on Spacefreighters Lounge. So comment away!
Hero Dog Mitch's donation amount to date is $31.00 Comment on this blog to help bump up the next donation. See Hero Dog Mitch's Photo Album.
About Hero Dogs...
Pets in Space--Nine New SciFi Romance Stories
Release Date: October 11 2016 ISBN:
978-1-942583-40-0
Join the adventure as nine pet
loving sci-fi romance authors take you out of this world and pull you into
their action-packed stories filled with suspense, laughter, and romance. The
alien pets have an agenda that will capture the hearts of those they touch.
Follow along as they work side by side to help stop a genetically-engineered
creature from destroying the Earth to finding a lost dragon; life is never the
same after their pets decide to get involved. Can the animals win the day or
will the stars shine just a little less brightly?
New York Times, USA TODAY, Award Winning, and Best selling authors
have eight original, never-released stories and one expanded story giving
readers nine amazing adventures that will capture your imagination and help a
worthy charity. Come join us as we take you on nine amazing adventures that
will change the way you look at your pet!
10% of the first month’s profits go to
Hero-Dogs.org. Hero Dogs
raises and trains service dogs and places them free of charge with US Veterans
to improve quality of life and restore independence.
A MATE FOR
MATRIX: CYBORG PROTECTION UNIT
By S.E. Smith (New York Times/USA TODAY Bestselling Author)
Matrix Roma is a member of the elite Zion military Cyborg Protection Unit.
Matrix gets more than he bargains for when his cyborg partner, a hybrid
Wolfhound named K-Nine, goes missing and ends up finding a mate for Matrix in
the middle of a deadly mission on an unknown planet called Earth.
STRAY By Susan Grant (New York Times/USA Today Bestselling, and RITA Award
Winning Author)
Interplanetary Marine Lt. Lukas Frank has a lot in common with a street dog
named Bang-Bang; they both started off as scrappy orphans fighting to
survive—and beat the odds. Things change when Bang-Bang leads Lukas to
starpilot Capt. Carlynn Riga. The tough war hero learns what it means to
surrender — his heart. Lukas’s struggles with PTSD threaten to tear the three
of them apart, but nothing threatens them more than when Carlynn goes missing
on a mission. Can a scarred marine and his unlikely canine partner find Carlynn
and bring her home, or will he lose everything he’s finally found worth
fighting for? SPARK OF
ATTRACTION By Cara Bristol (USA TODAY Bestselling Author)
Memory: intact. Cognitive function: enhanced. Emotion: erased. After becoming a
cyborg, Captain Dante Stone didn’t think he’d ever feel again, until a
traumatized young woman and a ball of synthetic fur named Sparky helped him to
love. STAR CRUISE:
STOWAWAY By Veronica Scott
Cargo Master Owen Embersson is shocked when the Nebula Zephyr’s ship’s cat and
her alien sidekick, Midorri, alert him to the presence of a stowaway. He has no
idea of the dangerous complications to come – nor does he anticipate falling
hard for the woman whose life he now holds in his hands. Life aboard the Nebula
Zephyr has just become more interesting – and deadly. THE REAL
DRAGON By Pauline Baird Jones
Emma Standish didn’t think her day could get any worse. Her dad is marrying his
boss, her dragon suddenly came back talking and typing, and it’s her fault the
Earth, or at least ten square miles of Texas, is going to be destroyed. That’s
what happens when you forget something very, very important. Luckily for her,
she’s got the love of her life that she can’t remember and her dragon by her
side. Who needs to worry when you’re having a day like this? STARDOG By Laurie A. Green (That's me!)
Navigator Taro Shall has a mission no one wants – find a way to eradicate
snakes on a starship. He never expects to find the answer to his problem in a
charming street vendor named Adini. His already unusual mission becomes more
complicated when he suddenly acquires an adorable StarDog that soon sweeps him
and Adini into the maw of a brewing insurrection. SPIKE By Alexis Glynn Latner
Young Roboticist Ten Jaxdown has to deploy, and possibly sacrifice, the swarm
of investigative robots that he has invented and cares about more than anything
else in the star system. It may be the only hope for those depending on him and
his robots to save them. Yet, even as frantic preparations for the
unprecedented deep-space rescue mission are set in motion, it could all be
threatened by sabotage.
Anastasia Steed is an intrepid young mission designer. She steps
forward with an idea that can improve the odds of the mission. Neither she nor
Ten expect the assistance they receive from a very unusual pet. A pet that will
bring together two alienated human beings who didn’t realize they needed each
other. Can Ten and Anastasia discover who is behind the sabotage, save the
mission, and discover what is evolving between them? With a little bit of
unusual help, anything is possible.
SPACE RANGER By Lea Kirk
Graig Roble is the Senior Commander of security for the Guardian Fleet. His expertise
as a weapons specialist and combat master is his world, what he was born to do
– or so he thought until he finds his resolve and focus inexplicably wavering. Even
returning to his position aboard the Atlantis can’t save him; if anything, it
has left him questioning his own motives. He never thought that could happen
until he met Simone Campbell.
Simone’s focus is on her home world – Earth. She thought her
life was full with her research as a botanist. After all, she always believed
that helping the people of her world become self-sufficient should take all of
her concentration – except it doesn’t. There is one man that keeps pulling her
attention, and her heart, away from her job.
Graig’s gift of a puppy to keep her company does more than that,
it keeps him in her dreams. How can such a simple gift bring her comfort and
make her long for more? Graig and Simone are about to find out that sometimes
love can blossom from the smallest, furriest ties.
ESCAPE RUN
By Carysa Locke
Teegan’s job as a hunter is to track down the Talented, those driven insane by
their gifts. She and Ember, her psychically gifted fox, have tracked dozens of people
for Cole, the man who works to rehabilitate and recover these troubled souls.
When one of Cole’s most dangerous patients escapes, Teegan and Ember are on a
hunt that could prove fatal if she doesn’t keep her focus on her mission.
Unfortunately, Cole is proving one distraction that might make this her last
hunt if she can’t do that.
Can Teegan keep her heart and mind in the game long enough to
save an entire planet’s population, or will her distraction lead to heartache –
and possibly death for everyone?
