Provoking Odium
Cynthia Sax
(Cyborg Unity, #1)
Publication date: June 21st 2022
Genres:
Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction
A Beautiful Cy-
borg
While accompanying his leader on a mission, Odium, an E Model cyborg, hears
a distress call over the communication lines. The voice on that message makes his
circuits surge with energy and all his systems light up. He has to respond to the
mysterious female, would risk his lifespan and the lifespans of everyone on board
their ship to protect her.
A Human Female Others Call Beast
Briella gained her nickname due to her flying abilities, her fearlessness, and her
scarred countenance. Her verbal-only relationship with the sexy cyborg who an-
swers her distress call is a steamy yet short-lived fantasy. His kind is physically per-
fect, and she is...not. He will uncover that truth when...if they survive the attack
upon her freighter.
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Provoking Odium is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty,
sometimes-violent universe.
It features a human female intent on remaining mysterious, a cyborg warrior deter-
mined to uncover her identity, and an enemy seeking to destroy them both before
they have the opportunity to meet.
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EXCERPT:
Briella should leave now, before Mohini and Odium met. Seeing the two of them
together would tear her soul apart.
But then the doors opened, and the toes of two huge black boots became visi-
ble.
She lifted her gaze and her breath caught. That footwear was attached to an
equally large male.
Odium was built like the warrior he was. The body armor barely contained his
muscular form. Well-maintained weapons decorated the garment. His stance was
strong. His hips were narrow. His shoulders were wide.
Desire hit Briella like a missile, almost knocking her over.
She’d researched E Models, had seen some of his kind on Mercury Minor, and
she believed she knew what to expect.
But her overly active imagination had fallen far short of envisioning Odium. His
hair was the blackest black. His skin was gray. Not one scar marred his counte-
nance. His eyes were dark.
His face. Stars. His face.
All the cyborgs she’d met had been handsome. Odium, however, was Mohini-
levels of beautiful. He was that exquisite female’s physical match.
Briella’s desolation escalated. She took a step backward.
Odium’s nostrils flared. He turned his head, gazed directly at her.
She froze in place. That was impossible. There were hundreds of beings sta-
tioned between them. He must merely be looking in her direction.
Seeking to test that theory, she shifted to the right.
His gaze tracked her.
Her warrior had somehow located her in the crowd.
Briella’s palms dampened. Her stomach knotted.
Others sought to speak to Odium. He didn’t look at those beings. His focus was
on her.
It was heady, exciting, worrisome. She brushed her fingers over her goggles.
They were in place, so her eyes were hidden.
He saw her scars. Those couldn’t be concealed.
But he couldn’t view the worst of her disfigurements, the part of her that had
evoked fear and hatred in her kind, that made the toughest of warriors avoid
her.
She could endure his perusal, could stand her ground and—
Mohini approached Odium.
His gaze flicked toward the female.
Her friend was impossible for any male to ignore. And her cyborg was certainly
a male. He vibrated with vitality, with power.
Briella wanted him with every cell in her body.
Mohini appeared as enthralled with Odium. Her eyes glowed with interest. Her
lips moved. Her friend’s words were too softly spoken for Briella to hear.
But she could imagine what was being said, and every flirtatious comment, ev-
ery glance, every movement was a dagger stuck deep into her face. The pain, the
torment lashed her again and again.
It was unbearable. Panic filled her. She couldn’t do this, couldn’t stand by pas-
sively and watch her friend seduce the male she wanted. That was beyond her ca-
pabilities.
She turned away from them and ran.
Author Bio:
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USA Today Bestselling author Cynthia Sax is currently writing cyborg and alien
romances with high heat levels. These stories are set in a shared dark, gritty, some-
times violent world. There is always a romantic happy ending between the main
characters and this happy ending is FOREVER. But everyone else is in danger.
Her stories have been featured in Star Magazine, Real Time With Bill Maher,
and numerous best of... top ten lists.
She loves writing fated to mate or instalove romances as this is her personal
experience with love. She fell in love with her Dear Wonderful Hubby at first sight
and 25 plus years later, they're still very much in love. This is what she wishes for
her characters and for her readers.
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