December 2022 Projects

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At present I’m pitching my science fiction romance, SPACE FOR US, to agents looking for SFR. [Blinded by a deafening heartbeat whenever he’s near, a dangerous alien empath can’t read the emotions of an astronaut—a new model android?—tasked with killing her if she misbehaves on the way to her people’s moonbase.]

  1. Bringing dark-phase albinos into the mix, once again, the contemporary BROKEN HALLELUJAH is getting its final edit/polish and will soon be pitched this coming spring 2023. [Fire chief and Navy SEAL, dark-skinned Cameron Young suffers from PTSD and his unrequited love of Dr. Alice Uhuru, a light-skinned emergency physician with his fire crew. Her rare genetics, a cause for international intrigue, as her expat Tanzanian parents are put in danger.]
  2. From LEGENDS OF THE GOLDENS SERIES, both FORBIDDEN PLAYGROUND and DANCING DRAGONS are getting new covers and polishes before being combined and published with prequels A FAR FAR BETTER THING and LOVE ME, BITE ME. [Goldens are dark-phase albino space aliens that live in their conjured snow country of the Arctic. They attempt to hybridize Tanzanian humans with their offspring in order to produce subsequent generations that can psychically manipulate their worlds without the exhaustion that normally follows such activities.]

FLY LIKE AN EAGLE just out today

Fly Like An Eagle just  out today and it’s already in Amazon’s top 100 for STEAMPUNK.

A coming of age for tomboy Samantha, as she flies with Eagle across an American river valley in his hang glider–to avoid betrothal to his father. Meet Ben Franklin, H.G.Wells, and Amelia Earhart with a little romance thrown in.

Update:

Hoarder Followup

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Though I find myself hanging in there with the housework, even though I have loads of writing and editing to do everyday, I’d rather get my readers interested in how my writing life is going–what I’m learning–than talking about household organization, no matter how important that is.

So, here goes my umteenth incarnation as a blogger:

Right now, I’m hoping I hear something from the agents and editors I pitched to at RWA Nationals, that is, before I self-publish the two novels in my Ages of Invention Series. 

Have all the covers for the two novels ready to go. I just need to start handing out advanced reader copies for review.

And I’m anxious to finish my WIP space opera, to get to working on a young adult science fiction novella.

I’ve never enjoyed history more than that in the novels of my critique partners, and because of my background in science, I’d like to learn as much as I can about the way people thought about science throughout history. That’s what led to the writing of my historical science fictions.

The Union of Opposites website (theunionofopposites.com) explores different kinds of consciousness that I use in my stories. The site is philosophical and built on my published experiments, but it helps me create a new world of thought for my future novels.

That’s all for now. I’ll keep  you posted. 

Thanks for looking in,

S.B.K. Burns (Susan)

 

 

 

 

 

COVER REVEAL: LOVE ME, BITE ME

LOVE ME, BITE ME, the second book in the LEGENDS OF THE GOLDENS SERIES is in PRE-ORDER for 99 cents at Amazon. It’s the continuing story of Chastity (from A FAR FAR BETTER THING free on Kindle and Nook), the human/Golden hybrid that has the Golden community on edge. She’s fallen for her high school quarterback, who has decided to become officially changed into a vampire at San Diego’s Comic-Con. If she bonds with him before that, she might save his soul, but poor Chastity doesn’t even know how to kiss. So she finds a Zander of the future to practice bond on. Unfortunately practice Zander falls for her and has to compete with her real Zander of his past.

Chastity also appears in subsequent books in the series published by Soul Mate: FORBIDDEN PLAYGROUND and DANCING DRAGONS. She’s the wise Golden elder aunt to her nieces and nephews, the main characters in those books. And she appears prominently with Zander in DANCING DRAGONS.

Now for the cover reveal:

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TO PRE-ORDER, CLICK THIS LINK http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0105GC6PU?*Version*=1&*entries*=0

A FAR FAR BETTER THING STILL IN THE TOP 100

A FAR FAR BETTER THING prequel novella to the offbeat and quirky LEGENDS OF THE GOLDENS SERIES of sci-fi, paranormal psychic romances continues to be downloaded and in Amazon’s Best Seller Ranking for several months. 

FREE: Please download this introduction to the series where the first Golden/human hybrid, Chastity, is naturally born and creates havoc within the Golden community.

http://www.amazon.com/Better-Thing-Legends-Goldens-Book-ebook/dp/B00SI9NOX0/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

 

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California Dreamin’ Conference, Hooker Contest

It’s that time again for the California Dreamin’ Conference. The Los Angeles, East Valley, and San Diego Chapters of Romance Writers of America are sponsoring an intimate writer’s conference at the end of March in Brea, California.

Link to registration site: http://caldreaminwritersconf.org/

 

The first three pages of my unpublished books–A PERFECT MATCH (tennis contemporary), FLY LIKE AN EAGLE (steampunk), and PLAYING DOCTOR (erotic romance)–are entered into the California Dreamin’s HOOKER CONTEST. Wish them luck.

And, coming soon, announcing a spiffy new promotion for my Legends of the Goldens Series where new adult coming-of-age, diversity, and vampire humor unite.

link to S.B.K. Burns Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/S.-B.-K.-Burns/e/B00GFWV5PQ/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1418641345&sr=1-2-ent

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“A Far Far Better Thing” is FREE on Amazon/Kindle

My new Adult Sci-fi Romance Newsletter is out. Recipients asked Amazon to price-match to Barnes & Noble’s Nook and Far Far just posted for free.

So now my newly released prequel novella to the Legends of The Goldens Series is free on nook and kindle formats.

To keep up with my new releases, works in progress, prizes, and special deals, subscribe to my newsletter by clicking on the rectangular image of the lovers in the upper RHC of this website.

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Can a girl fall for someone who isn’t her equal, who isn’t even human, just an attractive copy of one? Or is he? It’s hard for Kira to resent or resist Max, when all he wants to do is keep her safe, when he’s willing to give his life in order to save hers.

Amazon Buy Page:

http://www.amazon.com/Better-Thing-Legends-Goldens-Book-ebook/dp/B00SI9NOX0/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Amazon Buy Page for the rest of the series:

http://www.amazon.com/S.-B.-K.-Burns/e/B00GFWV5PQ/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1422569536&sr=1-2-ent

Big Promotion for Legends of the Goldens, Sci-fi Romance Series.

Now–Dancing Dragons (An ecology student with attitude realizes she must save a self-centered vampire because he’s an endangered species.) is 99 cents for a few more days. And Forbidden Playground (Can two childhood friends and potential lovers, once separated, find their way back to one another?) is 99 cents Christmas week.

Announcing a new addition to the series, a prequel novella, A Far Far Better Thing which will, hopefully, be released soon for free. (About a forbidden love between a very human-looking android and the “accidental” mother of a future, and very powerful, human/Golden hybrid.)

Also available for purchase forever at 99 cents is an inspirational Christmas science fiction short story Lost and Found. (Can human astronauts save these little aliens from their exploding star?)

Stay tuned for my very own newsletter, announcing all my free and low-priced books.

Please “Like” or Leave a Brief Post on My Blog Tour

Dancing Dragons Cover (56)ForbiddenPlayground_850 Cover ArtMarch 2014 Bewitching Blog Tour for the first two books in the sci-fi romance series Legends of the Goldens by S.B.K. Burns

                                                                         For ten comments posted and over (by the end of March) one name will be drawn to receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card (at each website). (less than 10 comments a $25 Gift Card) OVER TEN CHANCES TO WIN

Best Comments will receive the entire Legends of The Goldens Series—FREE.

Please stop by at one of the following addresses (or all) and leave your brief comments.

Remember, it’s your enthusiasm that gets my books into readers’ hands.

Thanks so much,

Susan (S.B.K. Burns)

1. Fang-tastic Books: post about My Kinda Guy: a silly look at writing about the beta hero.

http://fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/guest-blog-and-giveaway-with-sbk-burns.html

2. Shut Up And Read: Interview of the author about her reading/writing life.

http://shutupandreadgroup.blogspot.com/2014/03/legends-of-goldens-series-by-sbk-burns.html

Roxanne’s Realm: post about the Amazon Jungle: a possible use of numbers to choose your next editor or agent to be queried.

http://www.roxannesrealm.blogspot.com/2014/03/guest-blog-and-giveaway-legends-of.html

New Tour starting March 24, 2014 [same prizes and awards]