By Nina Pierce (Guest Blogger)
I LOVE science. Not the
Bill-Nye’s-on-David-Letterman-again kind of interest …
nope, mine’s the full blown majored-in-college-got-straight-A’s
kind of love!
English? Barely understood the grammar
rules and significance of symbolism. (Yeah, given my current
profession, I do see the irony of that one). Economics? A language I
never did master. History? Napoleon was the guy who watered
something—right? Nope, I survived, but didn’t enjoy any of those
subjects. But give me three Phyla of invertebrates and I’ll
blissfully compare and contrast their characteristics for hours.
Offer me an organism to dissect (including a cadaver…how cool!)
just to see how they’re put together and I’ll happily wield that
scalpel with wonder and awe. Show me an organic chemistry formula and
I’ll name that compound and break down its elements before you can
yell “STOP! It’s hurting my brain!”
My passion for all things science has
carried over to the entertainment realm as well. I fell in love with
Star Trek when the original series was airing new episodes on
television. (Ooops, I think my age is showing.) I played computer
games like Myst and Riven and board games like Dungeons
and Dragons because they carried me into new worlds. I’ve read
my way through Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series and Anne
McCaffrey’s Freedom series, completely enthralled by the
scope of the writer’s imaginations and the places they created for
me.
Now that I’ve admitted to my inner
science geek, it probably makes a little more sense that my most
recent release, A Touch of Lilly, is a sexy romantic suspense story
set in deep space. I loved the freedom of creating a whole new solar
system with its own set of physical rules, complete with aliens and
futuristic weapons. But don’t misunderstand, the love story—with
all its angst, conflicts and hot loving between two, very sexy males
and one kick-@$$ female—is something I hope every romance reader
can relate to.…even if you’re not a science geek to the core like
me.
Which begs the question, do you read in
a particular genre or will the story description and type of
character intrigue you enough to give different genres a try?
Blurb
Ex-Chicago
detective LILLY D’ANGELO has a secret she doesn’t share with
anyone. A master of the one night stand, she’s given up ever
finding a soul mate and thrown herself head first into her career.
That is, until she captures the wrong alien. Kidnapped and sold into
the sex slave trade, she’s shipped into deep space. Barely escaping
with her life, Lilly now travels the galaxy working as a bounty
hunter using her secret talents to bring down criminals and seeking
revenge on the one male who ruined her life.
Agent
DALLAS SAWYER works for deep space’s version of the FBI. After a
disastrous mission that left several of his team members murdered, a
president executed, and Dallas near death, he’s determined to take
down the assassin targeting government officials. When a sexy human
female gets between him and his goal, Dallas and his alien partner
find themselves on the receiving end of a passionate night they won’t
soon forget and a proposition that may very well blow up in their
faces.
Because
in deep space … true love can happen with just a touch.
Excerpt
Lilly
D’Angelo wasn’t expecting a trip down memory lane when she
sauntered into the dingy tavern, but the acrid stench and gruff hum
of the Friday night crowd carried her back to one of the seedier
establishments on Chicago’s south side nonetheless. Except for the
clientele, the owner had managed to replicate nearly every detail
right down to the blue haze of cigarette smoke and the soft crooning
of a jazz band on the corner stage.
Pushing
the sour thoughts of home from her mind and focusing on the job at
hand, Lilly morphed her features into her sexiest vixen pout and
moved gracefully toward the long bar on the other side of the room.
Her voluptuous breasts, spilling temptingly from her silk blouse, led
the way. The eyes watching her leather-clad ass sashay around the
battered tables were clustered on various life forms—none of them
human.
Yeah,
definitely not Chicago. Hell, this wasn’t even Earth for goodness
sake.
“Regent’s
ale, straight up, hold the brenic.” Lilly ordered the local brew in
English, hoping the two-headed alien behind the bar had a cochlear
translator in one of those eight holes that passed for ears.
Satisfied when one head nodded, she settled on a stool, making sure
her fur jacket and blouse parted just enough to offer a seductive
view of her cleavage. She shifted, allowing the black leather skirt
to ride up her thigh and expose a little more silky real estate. The
reflection she saw in the mirror behind the liquor bottles was every
inch a working woman on the prowl. She wasn’t trying to attract
anyone in particular, just hoping to mislead the locals into thinking
she was some female making a living with her body—which was
true—just not as the human streetwalker she impersonated.
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About Nina
USA
Today Bestselling author, Nina Pierce, grew up in a house full of
readers. Nina's discovered the passionate side of romance with her
sexy stories. For her, it's all about the sweet scent of seduction
mixed with the heartwarming aroma of romance.
Nina
resides in New England with her high school sweetheart and soul mate
of twenty-eight years and several very spoiled cats who consider her
"staff". When she’s not writing she enjoys spending time
with her three grown children, one love-sick son-in-law and a
heart-melting grandson.
You can
keep up with her new books at her website (http://www.NinaPierce.com)
or by following her on Facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/nina.pierce) or Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/ninapierce)
This post is part of Nina's virtual tour with GoddessFish Promotions. Nina will be awarding a print copy of HEALER’S GARDEN and author swag (Shipping to US winner only.
International winner will receive a $25 Amazon OR BN Gift Card in lieu of print
book and swag) to a random commenter during the tour.
To see all the stops on the tour, go to the link below. The more you comment, the better your chances of winning.
28 comments:
Thank you for hosting
*looks around with a big smile* It's been a long time since I've visited, Lisabet! So happy to be here during my blog tour. Thanks so much for hosting me.
A fellow science nerd! Great to know! :)
andralynn7 AT gmail DOT com
LOL! I LOVE talking science stuff, Andra! Makes me smile every time!
The story sounds riveting.
Kit3247(at)aol(dot)com
I loved writing about these three, Rita. I hope you check it out.
great interview Nina !!!!!!!! have a great day
Glad you enjoyed it, Denise. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day as well!
I envy you, science and math were my worst
read different genres
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
Kaye - It's just how I'm wired. Now English? Not so much. LOL!
Me too, bn! Thanks so much for stopping by.
Hi, Nina,
So sorry I wasn't here to welcome you earlier, and to congratulate you on A Touch of Lilly. I love the excerpt, and I wish you great sales.
I was a science geek too. In fact, in junior high school I was on television three times on a science quiz show.
One reason I haven't written more scifi than I have is the fact that I worry about getting the science right - or at least plausible!
I have a few favorite genres, but sometimes I discover new subcategories within them! For instance, I never got into paranormals until I started reading m/m. Hot geeks and hot aliens have always appealed to me, too!
Trix, vitajex(at)aol(Dot)com
Hi Nina, Thanks for the insight into your world. Science geek..very cool! I was just a geeky little kid. 8-)
I hopped over to Amazon & my copy of "A Touch of Lilly".
BTW my cats think I'm staff too. :-)
Congrats to Nina on the new release! Thanks for sharing ;)
efender1(at)gmail(dot)com
Love science. Glad you did something about it.
Congrats on the Release Nina.. And thanks for sharing the excerpt
An excellent post and giveaway! Thanks :)
hense1kk (at) cmich (dot) edu
I'm very happy to read across all genres. All I ask is a great story.
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
So happy to see you, Lisabet. Science runs through my blood and I do worry about the getting it right, but plausible ... I figure I can handle that. :D
Yep, that's a wonderful combination, Trix.
Oh, Gail, I hope you enjoy A TOUCH OF LILLY. Really, it's one of the stories I'm most proud of. And LOL! on the cats ... they definitely have a mind of their own.
Thanks Erin! People seem to be really enjoying the story. Glad you stopped by to check it out.
Sharon - I just love adding science stuff into my stories. Makes my inner geek very happy. ;)
Beckey - Glad you came by to check it out.
Thanks for swinging by to check it out, Kate!
You sound like me, Mary. There are very few places I won't travel with characters if the story is engaging and the writing well done.
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