BRYCE
Galactic Defenders #1
by Jessica E. Subject
Release date: June 28, 2016
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction,
Space Opera, Action & Adventure
Ebook ISBN: 978-0-9948431-9-7
Print ISBN: 978-1-988428-00-0
Editor: Kate Richards
Cover artist: Fantasia Frog
Designs
Keywords: reunited lovers,
rescue, aliens, romance, love, royalty, military
# of pages: 119 ebook, 185 print
# of words: 37,050
BLURB:
A dedicated Defender…
Bryce fell in love once, but after Lalia was ripped away from him, he
locked his heart from feeling anything for anyone else. Instead, he devotes his
life to the Galactic Alliance, killing every bloodthirsty Erebus he comes
across.
A shunned princess…
Lalia Comosova fell in love with the wrong man. When her parents
learned of her transgressions, they sent her to Earth to hide her error in
judgment from the rest of the kingdom.
A second chance?
When these lovers are reunited after many years apart, they have a
chance to find happiness together. But fate steps in and threatens to rip them
apart as it did years ago.
SHORT BLURB: Bryce, a dedicated Galactic Defender on a
mission, is reunited with his one and only love, the missing princess of
Hemera. Will they have a second chance at love, or will fate rip them apart as
it did years ago?
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EXCERPT:
Bryce raised his crossbow, lining his sights on the creature standing
amongst the bushes, its branch-like tentacles undulating in the gentle breeze.
Focusing the crosshairs on the alien’s torso, he drew in a deep breath. He had
one shot. If he missed, the Erebus would cry out and alert the natives of Terra
to its existence, resulting in more casualties. At first glance, no one on the
planet, also called Earth, would believe an Erebus anything more than an
overgrown bush, but Bryce knew the truth. He’d trained to hunt the creatures
from childhood.
Each step carefully placed, he advanced until he stood twenty feet from
the Erebus, no chance to miss the shot. With a slight movement of his finger,
he squeezed the trigger, sending a zuranium-tipped arrow racing toward the
alien.
“Quinn, would you grab me another garbage bag?”
Fornax. The creature lunged toward the female
voice, Bryce’s arrow stuck in one of its tentacles. A kill, but not instant.
He loaded another arrow. At the risk of being seen, he charged through
the hedges. He had to cut the Erebus off before it had a chance to kill the Terran.
He leaped over metal furniture and large urns, keeping his focus on the
creature.
“What the hell? Get out of my yard!”
The woman rushed him, but Bryce darted around her. When the Erebus
lumbered in front of him, he raised his weapon and fired. A clean shot to the
middle. The creature dropped like a fallen log, crushing the furniture it
landed on.
Bryce loaded the crossbow again. No time to celebrate the kill. He had
to worry about the possibility of other Erebus in the area, along with the
Terran woman who had seen him. Instead of running away screaming, as he’d
expected her to do, she stared, wide-eyed in horror. Not at him, but the
Erebus. Her body trembled as she shuffled backward, mumbling incomprehensible
words.
An unexpected sense of familiarity washed over him. He couldn’t draw
his attention away from her slim figure, the way her long brown hair flowed
over her shoulders. Far more attractive than he’d pictured the Terrans when
others talked about them. He took a closer glance. Lalia? How had she traveled
so far from home without anyone knowing? She was no stranger, and definitely
not Terran. Or, perhaps she was simply a doppelganger of the woman he’d once
loved. He had the sudden urge to comfort her, relieve her worry. Hold her in
his arms the way he had many years ago. But what if the missing princess had
somehow made her way to a planet unaware life existed beyond their own? After
she’d left Hemera and him behind without so much as a goodbye, he’d searched
everywhere. Though not once had he thought to look on Terra.
A ground-shattering bellow pierced the night. Bryce spun around,
finding himself face-to-face with another Erebus. It stared at him with beady
red eyes. Thick black goop dripped from its mouth.
Bryce raised his bow, but the creature slammed him with one of its
tentacles, flinging him back. The Erebus lunged at Lalia.
Rolling to his knees, Bryce aimed and fired. He hit the alien from
behind, launching it forward. Onto his former lover. Slinging the bow over his
shoulder, he raced toward her. The creature’s tentacles still pulsed, even
though dead. Careful not to trip himself up, he shoved his hands under the
creature’s torso and heaved it off her.
Lalia stood immediately and wiped the black goop from her clothes, as
if she hadn’t been flattened by an alien. “They weren’t supposed to follow me.
I was supposed to be safe here.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jessica E. Subject is the author of science
fiction romance, mostly alien romances, ranging from sweet to super hot.
Sometimes she dabbles in paranormal and contemporary as well, bringing to life
a wide variety of characters. In her stories, you could not only meet a sexy
alien or two, but also clones and androids. You may be transported to a
dystopian world where rebels are fighting to live and love, or to another
planet for a romantic rendezvous.
When Jessica isn't reading, writing, or doing
dreaded housework, she likes to get out and walk with her giant, hairy dog her
family adopted from the local animal shelter.
Jessica lives in Ontario,
Canada with her husband and two energetic children. And she loves to hear from
her readers. You can find her at jessicasubject.com.
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GIVEAWAYS
Not
only is Jessica E. Subject celebrating the release of BRYCE, the first book in
her Galactic Defenders series, she is also celebrating FIVE years published.
And she is offering three fabulous prize packages. Contests are open as stated,
except where prohibited by law. Must be 18 or older to enter. Contest will
close July 24, and winners will be notified by email. Good luck!
RTC Giveaway (Canada/US
only) includes:
3013: Renegade by Susan Hayes (signed)
Reader Abduction by Eve Langlais (signed)
As Cold As Ice by Mandy Rosko (signed)
Alien Next Door: The
Complete Series by Jessica E. Subject (signed)
Cosmic Desires by Jessica E. Subject (signed)
other goodies from some of the authors who attended Romancing the
Capital
My Favorite Things
Giveaway (Canada/US only) includes:
The Host by Stephanie Meyer
The Martian by Andy Weir
Alien Next Door: The
Complete Series by Jessica E. Subject (signed)
Cosmic Desires by Jessica E. Subject (signed)
Bryce by Jessica E. Subject (signed)
International Only Giveaway
includes:
Alien Next Door: The
Complete Series by Jessica E. Subject (signed)
Cosmic Desires by Jessica E. Subject (signed)
Bryce by Jessica E. Subject (signed)
