Today it’s my pleasure to introduce another fellow Wild Rose Press author, A.K. Shelley. Her new science fiction romance is creating a lot of intergalactic buzz.
When Martian Air Science Engineer Cass Hedley takes a dare to use her new Artificial Intelligence system for a night of erotic release, there’s only one man she can imagine spending time with—the legendary comic book hero Star Knight Errant. She imagines strong hands, hard abs, and bubble baths, but her black market AI has another idea—an illegal fight club that will only end in her sexy companion’s death…or hers.
When Evander Mór transports to an unknown desert planet, his mission changes. Instead of brokering a peace deal, he’ll figure out what backwater he’s landed on and enjoy a well-earned weekend off with a gorgeous scientist. But when things get hotter than a supernova between them, he discovers he only has eighteen hours to stop an AI bent on murder, convince Cass he’s more than fiction, and find a way to cross the gulf between galaxies to bring her home.
Excerpt
Cass squinted at the wall screen. The call with Sylvia dropped mid-sentence—typical solar flare interference. Cass and the other Terran engineers worked miracles with rock, water, and bio-matter, but there was no getting around Mars’s feeble electromagnetic field. She glanced at the AI manual on her opaque crystal tablet while waiting for her friend to reappear.
Sylvia’s image blinked back on, mid eye-roll. Ever the confident space port commander, Cass’s best friend hated repeating herself. Unfortunately, calls dropped with regularity between Cass’s new station near the equator and the established colonies. They wouldn’t have proper communications until shielded lines ran from Elysium to Hellas, which would take years.
“As I was saying, your new place is barren. You need to paint. Throw art on the wall, pillows on the floor. Get plush rugs fabricated. Something, anything.”
Sylvia was right. The concrete monolith, aside from its gorgeous views of Elysium Planitia’s frosted desert, was dark, sterile. It even smelled like a new building—concrete sulfur, stone, and the chem salts meant to mask the Martian building materials. Not home. “It’s only been two weeks. I’ll get to it.”
“What are you reading?”
“House AI instructions.” Cass frowned.
Buy Links
Universal book link: https://books2read.com/StarKnightErrant
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VQVCZGS
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Let’s meet the author.
Prior to “following her weird” into passionate affairs off-world, A.K. Shelley wrote fantasy under the pseudonym Angela Shelley. She’s worked as a technical writer, publications manager, graphic designer, biologist, and Buddhist nun. Born and raised under the starry skies of Canada, these days she lives with her husband and kids in Southern California. A.K.’s first book, Star Knight Errant: Thrust, released August 26, 2019 through The Wild Rose Press. http://akshelley.com
I had a few questions for A.K. Shelley:
Tell us about your inspiration for this story.
This story came to me in a dream. Really! The first scene of the book was a dream almost exactly—the superhero, the blue aliens, the fight, and nonresponsive computer, everything! It was so much fun I had to write the story.
What do you love about the genre you write in?
In science fiction and fantasy, you get to go to worlds you could never see in person, to ask big questions about our society and how our actions today might affect future generations or people in different contexts. They are powerful inspiring genres, and I love them.
Do you write in other genres?
I also write middle-grade fantasy adventure (children’s books) under the pseudonym Angela Shelley.
What’s your favorite part of the writing life?
Having the freedom to write about amazing people on extraordinary adventures. Super fun!
Any advice for aspiring writers?
Writing can be a stressful, isolating, and a difficult career. Connect with other writers who cheer you on and lift you up. These amazing friends will help you through the hard times.
Authors always seem to have a teetering To Be Read pile. What’s in yours?
I definitely have a teetering pile! Two books at the top are a steamy, witchy paranormal by Luna Joya called Tides of Time, and an intricate, passionate historical called The Queen of Warriors by Zenobia Neil. Two fantastic books at the top of several stacks lying about my house. After these, I’m planning on reading the latest by Mia Hopkins and Tessa Dare.
Connect with A.K. Shelley
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/AKAShelley/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AKShelley_
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akaskelley/
Website: http://akshelley.com
Thank you for hosting me, Sadira!
Sounds like an awesome read! Congratulations on your new release.