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Coalition Mates Newsletter – 3

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Hello sisters!

I’ve got a few things that I need to share with you all, so this will be our third installment of the newsletter.

First things first, after much effort on my part through various methods of bribery, I am sad to tell you that my husbands have utterly refused to sneak back to Earth and retrieve a copy of the second Magic Mike movie when it comes out, which also means we won’t be getting the Hagen Daz Caramel Cone ice cream either….sorry Talia. Apparently Earth being a “restricted planet” is kinda a big deal. Whatevs. I tried to point out that it wasn’t such a big deal that we all didn’t get our asses kidnapped! But I’ve been told in a nutshell that two wrongs don’t make a right or some such crap. Obviously they haven’t seen the first Magic Mike…..it makes a lot of things right 😉

Moving on, there are a couple of you who have been previously “talked to” about fondling various other species unusual body appendages whenever you see them– please stop. I understand that it may seem funny to you at the time, but many species do not seem to be “getting” our humour, and come on, you’re making us Earthers all look like backwater hillbillies who’ve never been out of the solar system before! …..which, yes, I know we haven’t. But gosh ladies, have some manners! Plus, instigation of familiar touch is a declaration of intent to court for many species, so you may just be getting more than you bargained for next time you think its funny to reach out and touch someone’s tentacles.

Lastly, to the very funny person(s) who anonymously sent the baby rattle to my husbands….. that was so NOT funny! It took me almost three days to make them believe me that I wasn’t knocked up. Then the rest of the week was spent trying cheer them up from their disappointment. I’m still not walking quite right.

I WILL find out who you are! and when I do you’d better watch out, I have an entire ship full of minions to cater to my every whim….and hacking into the spa reservation system to re-book you for a full body wax would be child’s play for these guys! So be very afraid bitches!

Lots of love,

Eve.

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Hello there!

Eve’s Rescue is with the publisher and has a tentative release date for June, so soon you’ll be able to meet the saucy wench who’s been put in charge of the Coalition Mates Newsletter! I will also post the cover art once it comes through, so thank you for reading and I’ll talk soon!

Sarah.

In the Darkness

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In The Darkness

Waiting in the darkness.

The emptiness is unending and relentlessly cruel.

Never feeling the warmth of his breath on my skin or the guidance of his touch.

 

It seems unimaginable to hope that he can find me here.

Too scared to reach out, each breath full of unrealised desires.

Equally afraid and excited that I might find what I’ve been searching for.

 

To long for someone with strength enough for both of us,

Someone strong enough to tame the passion in my soul.

Could it ever be real?

 

Or will I still be left searching in the darkness from this life to the next?

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I’ve been hard at work on ‘Sally’s Surrender: Coalition Mates 4’ and have found the characters rather inspirational. I hope you enjoy the poem!

Sarah.

Darling Girl

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Darling Girl

 

One day I hope you will wake up to be.

Instead of being what you think they should see.

 

Never hide the gifts that make you special in an effort to fit in,

For any world where the cost to live is conformity is not a place you will find your happiness.

Existence is not enough; it’s a coward’s wasted opportunity.

 

Without finding true joy and purpose, you may as well be a character in someone else’s story.

Be brave enough to be the woman you are.

Coalition Mates Newsletter- 2

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Hello again!

Its me…..Eve. I thought I’d send a quick update out to you all since we do have some news, my mates and I are in Adoan with Talia and her men and after a seriously disturbing ten hours of labour I am happy to announce that she delivered a robust 9lb 4oz of bouncing baby boy dragon! I’m not going to lie to you….it was a horrifying hot mess in there, but after all’s said and done he’s pretty darn cute. Even if he did burp a little fire at my face the first time I held him. I’m pretty sure my eyebrows will never be the same again. Which of course according to my husbands is my fault for sticking my googly eyes and baby-talking face too close to a newborn dragon shifters mouth…..like I knew? Who knows this stuff?? Well at any rate I’m sure they’ll come up with some excuse to “discipline” me later for it. I cant wait! 😉

Which brings me to our next topic that may be helpful to all of you trying to find your way out here in the universe. Ménage marriages.

Since this isn’t something that was a common option back on Earth, how could we ever have contemplated how to navigate such a relationship? Since Sarah, Talia and I have forged the path for you on this we’ve complied some tips for you if you find yourself the filling in a super hottie alien sandwich!

1. Never try to play your men against each other. This will most likely end up with them finding out and you having your ass paddled for trying to manipulate them…..on the other hand, if you dig a little discipline this is a sure fire way to get some. So enjoy!

2. If you have a large pet, say like a cat or something that happens to live on a spaceship with you, and said pet has a nasty habit of pulling out various trees out of the green space to drag into your bedroom to ‘play’, don’t try to blame the dirt trail on one of the random crew….because the freaking ship computer will just narc on you and show the vid recording of you trying to get rid of the evidence by stuffing a small tree into a to a maintenance panel to your mates.

3. Lastly, whether you have six mates or one, enjoy every second of your time out here with the ones that you love. Don’t let the biases of where we came from and the small mindedness of those with a limited imagination stop you from being yourself and being open to all the happiness that you deserve.

We all have our own baggage and inner battles to face, but it’s how you choose to let it affect those around you that shows your true character. Acceptance, kindness and love. Keep on putting it out there and I hopefully your ‘happy ending’ will find you in a place you had only imagined!

Eve.

 

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Well, thanks again for reading! I just finished ‘Eve’s Rescue: Coalition Mates 3’ this past weekend and sent it in so I hope you look forward to checking it out! Now to get to work on the next book in the series about Sally and Arkenon. Sally’s a stubborn serial dater and control freak who’s about to meet her match in the Courtesan Guild Master of Sirus. Good thing he’s spent his entire life learning how to see exactly what people need because Sally isn’t going to make it easy for him, but then again, that’s part of what draws him to her in the first place! But can she put her past to rest and learn to submit to a man who sets her body aflame and her heart out of control?

Enjoy!

Sarah.

If you haven’t checked out the other two Coalition Mates books, click on this link to read more!

Raven’s Awakening Blurb

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Raven’s Awakening Blurb

Not everyone in this world deserves to be loved. Not everyone will find that other half of their soul. The fates are not so kind.

Some are cursed to simply walk alone, to measure the years as a punishment for deeds done in a life long forgotten.

They say karma’s a bitch….but from Raven’s point of view, not only was karma a bitch, but that bitch was seriously looking to get her eyes gouged out!

For as long as she could remember, she had always felt different.  She had been adopted as an infant, and although her parents were very kind and loving people, she had always felt like a stranger in her own family.  Not only in her family, but school, with the neighbourhood children, everywhere – she simply did not belong.

So at a very early age she resolved herself to give up trying to fit in and just hid the loneliness and the longing she felt, to put on a fake smile and act as happy and content with life as everyone else around her seemed to be.

In her teenage years, she learned to befriend those whom were also outside of the normal crowd. In her late teens and early twenties she learned that a little bravado and barbarous tongue distracted most people from noticing the truth.

What was the truth? If she was going to be perfectly honest with herself, she would say she was born with a broken heart; doomed before she even came into this world.

If she only knew how close to the truth she truly was.

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I’m finally buckling down and getting into Raven’s story as she’s been running around in my mind distracting me for the last two books. I hope you enjoy this small look into Raven’s Awakening!

Thanks,

Sarah

Coalition Mates Terran Newsletter -First Edition

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Hello!

I’m sure all of you are wondering who I am, well my name is Evangeline Scott and I’m from Earth like you. I was nominated by the first two women of our kind to join the Coalition, Sarah and Talia to create this newsletter to make sure that all of you know that you’re not alone out there in the universe. I know most of you are still going through the process of figuring out what has happened and what the future will have in store, but its important to remember that we are all part of your family now. You have sisters and a bunch of really huge and scary brother-in-laws that have your back no matter what so don’t be a stranger if there’s anything we can do to help!

Now having said that, if you haven’t yet realised it, you’ve just become one of the most eligible and desirable species in the entire Coalition. So I thought I’d give you gals a few tips on dating males of the alien persuasion that I wished I would have had when I first met my husbands….

1. If at any point during the conversation the male gets a really confused look on their face after you speak and you’re certain that you’re translation chip hasn’t malfunctioned or anything, its most likely due to the fact that he has no idea what all your mad awesome Earth slang means. So either move on to someone a little brighter….or if he’s super hot, maybe just dumb it down. I mean, you can’t always have it all right?

2. If something they do or say comes across as super offensive try not to lose your temper right away, it may just be a simple culture miscommunication. Double check with your appointed liaison (that’s what they’re there for!) and if the male in question was indeed offside then you may proceed to go for a kick to the junk. I find that usually makes a lasting impression and generally improves manners or makes them just go away….unless my husbands ask, then I didn’t tell you that.

3. Dating is hard. I mean, its tough at the best of times; but if you’ve been hurt in the past it’s even harder to open up and trust someone enough to start a new relationship. I totally get that. But even I have to admit, the games that we were used to playing when it came to dating on Earth don’t really apply out here, when these guys are into you, they usually just either tell you or grab you (or in my case marry you while you are in cold sleep, but that’s an entirely different story). There doesn’t seem to be a lot of passive aggressiveness going on that I’ve encountered so far, so try to open up and give them the benefit of the doubt……unless you get a really bad feeling in your gut about them. Then just point at something shiny behind them and run like hell to the nearest exit.

Better to be safe than serial killed I always say….

Well, that’s all for now! I hope to be updating you all soon, Talia should be popping out a baby dragon any time now. Not sure what kind of hot mess to expect from that situation but I’m certainly not going to miss it!  Hey, at least we can’t complain about it being boring out here!

Love, Eve.

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I hope you all liked the first edition of the Coalition Mates Terran Newsletter. Eve’s story is the next to be coming out in the Coalition Mates series, hopefully in the next couple of months. I will be updating the newsletter randomly when ever one of the characters from the previous novels has something of note to share with the group! Thanks for checking out the blog!

Sarah.

Check out the other Coalition Mates series books here!

Skinwalker

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Skinwalker

 

You shouldn’t have hoped that one would see who you are.

They only see what you show them. Thank the Gods for that.

The different don’t belong.

You don’t belong.

 

You wouldn’t be able to control your hunger.

You’d lose yourself.

They’d judge.

You’d regret.

 

Regret is such an awful pain, it follows so closely.

It’s always nipping at your heels, tempting you to kick at it so it can justify the bite.

Can’t it just leave you to your loneliness for a moment?

Has pain no respect for pain?

Coalition Mates series updates

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Hi there! I just wanted to give a quick update and look into the next couple of books in the Coalition Mates series that I’m working on.

Eve’s Rescue: Coalition Mates Book 3

I’ve almost got the first draft on this one done so I’d think it’ll be out May-June ish.

“Evangeline Scott was out trying to drown her sorrows and dance them away with some co-workers after the day from hell, little did she know it was all about to get much, much worse. Waking up in a strange hospital, surrounded quite obviously by foreigners, Eve wanted to smack herself. What an idiot! Getting drunk and drugged at a bar and then kidnapped and taken to some random country, she was supposed to be smarter than this. But when the very attractive strangers began to explain that she was not only taken from her country, but from her planet altogether….well, even smart women are allowed to freak out now and then. When she wakes up once more and finds out that she still isn’t home and on top of that, these high-handed alien men have up and married her without even asking she decides to extend a little good old-fashioned human female revenge treatment while she figures out her next move. Kai Dallen and Roan Quinn are Sirotian pirates who find themselves robbing the wrong ship, leaving them a choice between prison or working for a beautiful golden Pharaoh who wants them for more than their pick pocketing skills. When the Pharaoh Khaman-Ra’s ship ends up rescuing a cargo hold full of human females things heat up when all three men find themselves undeniably drawn to a fiery redhead.”

Sally’s Surrender: Coalition Mates Book 4

“Sally has always been good at getting what she wants from men…..and then moving on the next one. After she got laid-off from work her and her co-workers went for a last girls night out of drinks and dancing and as always she put her charms to the test. Free drinks were great, but unfortunately this time they ended up getting her passed out in the back of an alien slave ship. Bummer. Thank goodness they were rescued and now Sal finds herself having to make a new life in a universe where the possibilities are endless, she just has to pick one…..and stick with it. Figures there would be something in the fine print. Arkenon Quinn is the Courtesan Guild Master on Sirus, its his job to know what people want, to know what people need. He knows that Sally has some trauma in her past that’s caused her to hold herself back from forming attachments to people. Professionally he knows she has the ability to become a masterful courtesan when he offers for her to remain on Sirus, but personally he wants her more than he’s ever wanted any woman. Will Sally ever be able to trust anyone enough to move forward and claim her future?”

Interested in the rest of the series?

Raven’s Awakening

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Hello,I’m throwing this little tidbit into the poem category. It’s going to be be part of a new paranormal romance series I’m working on. Hope you enjoy!

Raven’s Awakening

 

Some nights, when the moon is bright in the sky and the air tastes of darkness and magic; my otherness seems to embrace me.

I feel her stretch out under my skin and scent for her prey and at that moment I am utterly free and whole.

I’ve never felt freedom like there is to be found in the warm embrace of the dark. But with that freedom comes a price; a raw and terrifying hunger that does not feel like it is my own.

There is no doubt, no confusion, no emotion; but also no control.

Just a carnal hunger for strength and dominance.

For uncontrollable wildness.

For claws and teeth.

I fear that if one of these nights, when she’s awake inside of me, if ever I met the one who could satisfy these needs I would be lost.

I would surrender everything to him.

I crave it with everything I have, and I fear it with everything that I am.

But in the end, which will win?

The fear or the hunger?

Coalition Mates Series

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Hi there!

My second book in the Coalition Mates series Talia’s Match is released today, for those of you who may not be familiar with the first novel Sarah’s Crew; this series hits the science fiction romance genre and tracks our heroines from Earth as they find themselves picked up/ rescued/ kidnapped by various alien hotties.

Now, since I am really new to the writing scene I’m trying to take in the reader reviews with a positive filter; taking away the constructive criticism and working on the areas I can improve. Having said that, this series is meant to be on the lighter side. I’m not gunning for epic conflict and heart-wrenching drama. I was hoping for a little humor, a little action, a little grumble and grunt…..okay, maybe more than a little grumble and grunt 🙂 and most of all, I hope by the end of the book you’re just a little bit happier than you were when you started.

Wow. That sounded super cheesy. Bah, whatever. Let me feel my feelings.

I am working on a paranormal romance that is definitely going to be on the darker side of things, with dark elves and shifters and mages…oh my! I don’t have an anticipated finish date for this one though, as I am still working full time and the nature of this story seems to take a lot more out of me to work on it. I guess it makes sense how the characters with all the extra baggage seem to be the hardest ones to drag around right? Lol, either that or she’s more like me that I consciously want to admit and I’m not ready to “release that particular side of my crazy” to the entire world! Yikes….did I really just say that out loud?

Well I really hope you like Talia and her mates!

Thanks!

Sarah