[I loved this book! You can read my review here. Check out Elizabeth's giveaway at the end, too! ~ Lisabet]
Blurb
When
reclusive cyborg Alistair Mechanus meets his captive, ER doctor Julia
Parker, it is love at first sight--for him. While he eagerly drops
his plans for World Conquest to woo her, ten years of solitude have
left his social skills badly rusted. When his misguided act of
kindness spirals out of control, however, Julia is forced to trust
the mad genius with her life, and she discovers the vulnerable side
under his armored plating. She has the skills he needs to unlock his
forgotten past, but learning who he used to be may come at the cost
of his remaining sanity.
Excerpt
Julia
stopped in the doorway, pulling her hand out of Mechanus’. He
turned to see what the matter was, and saw that she was looking past
him, openmouthed, at the collection of plants on display. Mechanus
followed her gaze in momentary confusion; he’d seen the flowers a
thousand times before, and could easily look up the scientific name
of every single specimen here and in the other two dozen greenhouses
he had. He had detailed files about each specimen, after all.
It
occurred to him that he ought to say something.
“This
is...” he began. No. Not quite right. He cleared his throat.
“Welcome to Greenhouse Fourteen.” There. Much better.
“I’m
just... surprised you have something like this here,” Julia said.
“I mean, everything else has been so...” She fell silent.
“So...?”
Mechanus prompted.
“Industrialized.”
“Well,
food has to come from somewhere,” he pointed out. You can only do
so much by replicating proteins and complex sugars, and my chimeras
don’t seem to like the nutrient slurries at all. I grow fruits and
vegetables in greenhouses like this one, as well as grains and
medicinal plants that I’ve gathered from all over the world.” He
took her hand and led her on into the greenhouse. “For example, did
you know that there are over 200 species of plant that have the
potential to cure cancer?”
“I
was talking about the flowers, but cancer cures are impressive, too.”
Idiot.
Of course the flowers. Women liked flowers. “If you enjoy
them,” he said, recovering with what he deemed sufficient grace, “I
could give you one of my greenhouses. They’re self-maintaining,
each with their own crew of maintenance drones who will ensure that
they will remain healthy and green for the foreseeable future.”
About
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Einspanier
is the
self-published
author of
the Weird
Western
novella
Sheep’s
Clothing
and the sci-fi
romance
novel Heart
of
Steel.
Her short
stories
have been
published
in Down
in
the
Dirt
and Dark
Fire
Fiction.
She is
a member
of the
St. Louis
Writer’s
Guild and
an
associate
member of
the Horror
Writers of
America.
She lives
in St.
Louis, but
frequently
spends
extended
periods in
worlds of
her own
creation.
Links
Website:
http://elizabetheinspanier.com
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/GeekGirlWriter
Amazon
Author
Page:
http://amazon.com/author/elizabetheinspanier
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3 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Welcome, Elizabeth! I really hope your tour is a huge success!
The cover is great. Enjoyed the excerpt. Thanks.
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