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Sharing now from my newly released scifi romance Mateer (A Badari Warriors SciFi Romance Novel): Sectors New Allies Series Book 2. Yup, a mouthful LOL!
I’ve jumped ahead again to the moment when Mateer and Megan first meet, as prisoners in the Khagrish lab. Punctuation a bit wonky to meet our rules – sorry!
The excerpt:
The klaxon cut off abruptly and a door at the far end of the corridor burst open with such force it hit the other wall as a squad of guards raced down the hallway toward where Megan stood. They were escorting an antigrav stretcher and, as the security detail went past her, she realized the soldiers were transporting a prisoner. The guard in charge of her unit stopped the leader of the squad and asked him excited questions in Khagrish. She eyed the captive, pitying him – a big man, he was obviously wounded, bound hand and foot and strapped to the litter as well.
They must be scared of what he can do if he gets loose. She wished she could help him in some way, but the guard’s last violent reprimand had made her cautious. As she stared at the prisoner he opened his eyes and blinked hard, trying to get his bearings. His gaze met hers and his eyes opened wide as he whispered a single word, “Lily?”
Megan recoiled at the sound of her twin’s name, wondering where and how this man had seen her sister. Transfixed by the intensity of his regard, she couldn’t look away, holding her breath, waiting for him to say more.
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The Blurb:
Megan Garrison, a doctor at the Sectors Amarcae 7 colony, goes to sleep one night as usual only to wake up in her nightgown, strapped to a table in an alien lab, destined to be the subject of terrifying experiments. Granted a brief reprieve, Megan and the other kidnapped humans are released in the middle of a forestlike enclosure on this unknown world and told to survive as best they can for now.
Her only hope is Mateer, the genetically engineered alien warrior imprisoned with the humans. He knows more than he’s sharing about this planet, their captors and the fate of other humans, including perhaps her own sisters. Turns out everyone from her colony has been kidnapped by the Khagrish, a ruthless race of alien scientists. Working for enemies of the human-led Sectors, the Khagrish have created the Badari to be super soldiers.
Mateer, a tough Badari enforcer, now a rebel, is captured while infiltrating the lab to help his pack bring it down. He’s also been ordered by his leaders to search for Megan and save her life at all costs. Tortured by the enemy, he’s offered one chance at survival – convince Megan to become his mate and assist the Khagrish with further experiments.
As the situation at the lab grows worse, Megan struggles against her deep attraction to Mateer, while she does her best to shield the other humans from the terrible Khagrish experiments. For his part, Mateer knows she really is his fated mate and despairs of being able to keep her safe, as the rebel attack is delayed and she fights the truth of their bond.
Will they be able to work together to defeat Khagrish plans and preserve human lives until the promised rescue happens? And what of their future together – will Megan accept Mateer as her true mate, or walk away if she’s freed?
Uh oh. That’s not good. Great snippet, Veronica. 🙂
I’m sure she’ll want to help him even more now just to get information from him.
That one word of his opens a galaxy full of possible questions.
I’m also curious how he knows her sister, and hope she’s able to find a way to help him, prisoners though they may be.
Oh, well done!
Oooh – that was an interesting place to leave us hanging. 🙂
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Well, that would definitely intrigue me(okay, more like freak me out). Great snippet
Great snippet. Perfect “chance” meeting. She’s so protective–of the other prisoners and now this man. It’s bound to get her into trouble.
Interesting little twist there at the end! I’m anxious to know how he knows her sister. Great work!
You give us a great sense of his power- they’re so afraid of him even though he’s wounded. And then that last bit makes for a very powerful snippet.
Now, I presume she’s wondering how he knows her sister. Tantalizing!
Oooo I wonder where this is going to go…
I’m sorry. Did you write an excerpt? I couldn’t see it past the cover. Yummo! Oh, yes. There are words . . . Nice hook using the sister’s name! Now she can’t help but be engaged.
Interesting! Now she has to help him, right?
Ugh! That’s an unfair cliffhanger. Now, I’m off to add it to my re-read pile.
What a neat twister of a cliffhanger, I just want more now!
Now I want to know what’s going to happen! Great hook to keep us wanting more!
Very curious. Maybe she can help him enough to find out how he knows her sister.
I am intrigued! Nice little twist. I think she’s going to help him. 🙂
He seems like a good person to have on her side–and he’s got information on her sister. She needs to get close to him. Very engaging snippet!
Interesting that he thought she was her twin. Nice hook.
Great excerpt. I hope does have some special skills to get them out of there. I also hope he doesn’t have a thing for her sister. 🙂
No, it’s made clear earlier in the book how he knows her twin and also that he does NOT have a thing for her twin. THat was a really important plot point for sure.
Thanks for all the fun comments! Much appreciated 🙂
I would be interested to know how he knows her sister too.
Those Klaxon horns always make the hair stand up on the back of my neck.