OPEN SEASON ON LOVE AND DEATH

Finally, my romance, a tennis contemporary, OPEN SEASON, is in pre-order. It will be live on August 31, 2019.

Find it on my Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/S.-B.-K.-Burns/e/B00GFWV5PQ/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

This novel is a compilation of my experience with tennis-buff dad (who was in the forefront of international invitational tennis in Philadelphia and the United States). And along with my scientific background (https://theunionofopposites.com/about/site-authors-resume/) and my interest in SFR, not surprisingly, it involves police forensics and elements of suspense.

Twenty-year-old Madison Weller finds herself at her first quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event. The only two irritants thwarting her run for the championship are Berneen Gervaisie, who has Madison’s father and his wealth centered in her crosshairs and her attractive son, tennis great Double-Gee Whiz, Gregoire Gervaisie, seven years her senior.

Is he the good guy his fans think he is or the self-important celebrity she suspects? Madison knows she’s playing with fire as she razzes him to his emotional limit. She’s only hoping she knows what to do with him when she gets him there.

 

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Soon to be promo’d by Bargain Booksy

Saffron & Andrew: Golden Heroes

Bargain Booksy is promoting the first book in THE LEGENDS OF THE GOLDENS series, FORBIDDEN PLAYGROUND on Monday, May 7, 2018. 

Head Shots of Andrew for Bus Crds

Kamen Chalakov did the drawing and Barbara Marker, colorized it, both pentultimate artists (click on their links to see what they’re up to).

Saffron (FORBIDDEN PLAYGROUND) and Andrew, his son (DANCING DRAGONS) are golden heroes in paranormal romance series LEGENDS OF THE GOLDENS.

 

Today on Bargain Booksy for $2.99 First Book in the LEGENDS OF THE GOLDENS series, FORBIDDEN PLAYGROUND

ForbiddenPlayground_850FROM SMP: SOULMATE PUBLISHERS: Follow the adventures of our kinky-haired hero and heroine. They’re psychic vampires, dark-phase African albinos, childhood friends who are separated by their android guardian and must find their way back to one another. But does it have to be on the funky streets of New Freedom?

And will human Red Maclaurin, chaos personified, get to them before they reunite.

From the forbidden slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, from the city of Old Freedom, Urhuratown, to New Freedom, New Jersey with the chaotic vibes of humans, the aggressive tattoo-parlor Goo-goos, and Dacon vampires, Akeelah finds out who she really is, the powerful psychic she was before her memory was wiped.

When she meets up with her childhood friend, Saffron, can she convince him to think of anything but sex, when they needed to get serious about saving the world for themselves and humankind?

Bargain Booksy

Amazon’s Forbidden Playground Page

S.B.K. Burn’s Amazon Page

 

 

 

SCBWI

This weekend I’m visiting my childhood friend Linda Kurtz Kingsley. We’re going to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in Monterey, California (SCBWI).

Linda writes and illustrates children’s books. When I attended the prestigious Philadelphia High School for Girls and majored in science, she went to the Philadelphia  College of Art.

I love her artwork of children. Her children’s books tell stories of children who are challenged and how they overcame that challenge.

Someday, if it hasn’t happened already, her unique impressionistic illustrations will be sought after for shows. I hope to be invited to such openings.

Both of us are writing our first books for young adults.

Coming: Linda Kingley ArtistMore about our feedback from the conference.

SCIENCE-FICTION ROMANCE IS ALIVE!

SFR IS ALIVE

Yay and HoorayMarie Andreas Book Cover out to Marie Andreas, my stablemate at RWASD (San Diego Chapter of Romance Writers of America) for winning the JABBIC CONTEST (Judge A Book By Its Cover in Romance) GRAND PRIZE for her book cover for VICTORIOUS DEAD (The Asarlaí Wars Book 2). https://www.amazon.com/Victorious-Dead-Asarla…/…/ref=sr_1_1…

I cannot tell a lie. When she told me her book cover was up for the JABBIC too, I voted for it!

Good luck in everything you do in your writing career, Marie.

I’m sorry I couldn’t easily find info on her artist. Marie has access to great artwork. Marie, please call out to us the name of your cover artist. Inquiring minds want to know. I know you will. Congratulations, girl.

The Shape of SFR

The Shape of Water

I just saw this movie and it was awesome. Definitely a SFR (Science Fiction Romance). I love this genre, and so you’ll discover all of my books have a little sci-fi and a little romance (maybe a lot of romance, depending on whether it’s aimed at Adult, New Adult, or Young Adult).

If you’re interested in reading more of my non formulaic SFRs you might want to go to my Amazon page:

https://www.amazon.com/S.-B.-K.-Burns/e/B00GFWV5PQ/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

If you want to find out more about SFR, you may want to visit Heather Massey’s blog, or the Tor publishing site:

http://www.heathermassey.com/science-fiction-romance-resources/

https://www.tor.com/

Have fun with the only social sci-fi that doesn’t ignore sexuality. And a guaranteed HEA or, at least, HFN ending (Happy Ever After or Happy For Now).

S.B.K. Burns (Susan)

Bewitching Blog Tours and Winners

Let Roxanne Rhoads set up your book tour. I did and it helps with your footprint on your browser and maybe even your author ranking on Amazon. https://bewitchingbooktours.blogspot.com

Of the 56 readers that signed up on the blogs for the five drones that will be given as prizes, the following five will be mailed remote-controlled drones (an approximate $40 value/names chosen at random): Jana Leah, Jeanna Schirm Massman, Bilqees Bano, An Lee, and Cassandra Darensbourg.

Winners will be asked for their addresses using the email address: author@sbkburns.com and will receive drones purchases at Amazon.

Fifty-six readers will be sent ebooks of my steampunk, time-travel, sci-fi series AGES OF INVENTION over the next two months.

Thank you all for participating.

 

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