My guest today is American author Clare Dargin who shares with us her latest novel:
The
Cold Warriors Universe Book Two-
Ice and Peace
Ice and Peace
A New Threat?
The second book in my romantic and exciting
series Cold Warriors is now available.
Here's a quick look!
A New Threat? After a long and vicious war,
peace is on the horizon for Earth and its allies. However, a series of
mysterious attacks on several secret military installations causes hostilities
to rise once again.
Redemption. Having left under a cloud of disgrace,
retired Marine Colonel Medoro Keegan is called back to duty.
Bound. His wife Caitlin, the only surviving
member of her team, chooses to embrace life, albeit grudgingly, as a cryo
soldier. Seen as sub-human, she is forced to serve a planet that denies her
rights as a person.
Driven. Guided by their sense of duty and
belief that some things are bigger than them, they are determined to risk it
all.
Hope. The cost of war is high. Can their love
and marriage survive? Or will it be killed off by the very same mission that
brought them together?
Genre: Sci-fi romance, military romance,
interracial/multicultural, futuristic, end of the world
Heat level: 2
Word count – 43k
Cover art by LFD Designs
~Excerpt~
Caitlin was a sight for sore eyes. She was
beautiful. Her petite frame was perfectly accented by the curves of her figure.
And her brown eyes and coffee-brown skin was smooth, creamy.
Standing at attention, she did not meet his
gaze. Though it was customary not to do as a sign of military courtesy, he
could tell she was not doing it for that reason. Her gaze was different.
Circling her, he tried to see if he could catch her watching him out of the
corner of her eye. In fact, she appeared to be staring blankly ahead.
Peering directly at her, he spoke in a soft
tone. “At ease.
She relaxed.
“Cate. Can you hear me?”
“Yes, sir,” she responded mechanically.
Pain pierced his insides. She was definitely
not there. Keegan placed his hands on his hips and hung his head in defeat. The
one thing that was supposed to go right did not. For whatever reason, they had
placed her in a deeper state of mental control than she’d ever been
in. He controlled the hostile emotions brewing with him. Touching her face
gently, he felt her icy skin.
This is unacceptable! Not here. I will not
let this happen here. Not under my command.
“Chief, listen up,” he said in an authoritative tone. He knew in this state, it was the
only way he could speak to her and still have her respond.
“Yes, sir.” Her gaze became even more distant.
Her response fueled his anger. “You are going
to hightail it down to the doc and receive a full examination. Tell him it is
based on my orders. He will know what to do. Is that clear?”
“Yes, sir.”
Knowing that she was under the influence of
cryo neurotransmitters, Keegan figured the only way to combat it was to get
someone to reverse it. They usually wore off once she was away from the
stimulus triggers for a long period of time. But considering her stimulus
triggers were high-ranking officers in uniform and combat situations, being
around here meant she was going to be in a drone zone for a very long time. The
last thing he needed was a zombie on board, especially one in charge of the
lives others.
Only the jerks in psyche warfare thought
doing this to someone would be a good idea. As long as he was running the ship,
none of that would be allowed. There weren’t going to be
any super zombies soldiers on board his ship. And he’d rollover in
his grave before he let them do it to his wife.
“After you come back from the doc, you will report to me, understood?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Are there any questions?”
“No, sir.”
“Dismissed.”
She did an about face before leaving the
room. Keegan clasped his hands behind his back. In the blink of an eye, his joy
had turned to sorrow. Now faced with the responsibility of looking after his
wife, he wondered how could he handle the burden of command and still protect
the woman he loved.
Clare Dargin's bio
Clare Dargin's bio
Clare Dargin is an author of Science Fiction, Fantasy and
Romance. She has been writing stories since she was a little child but was
officially published for the first time in 2007. She’s a great fan of the
genres and loves writing and promoting them.
An educator by profession, she possesses a Bachelor’s Degree
in English from a major mid-western university and she presently resides in the
Midwest where she hopes to expand her writings to include non-fiction,
historical romance, and contemporary novels.
She loves talking to her fans and hanging out on the
internet when she's not writing, going to the movies or hanging out with
friends and family.
You can stalk Clare here:
Amazon Author Page- http://www.amazon.com/Clare-Dargin/e/B005CREN68
Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/clare.dargin
Twitter- https://twitter.com/Clare_Dargin
Available at all Ebook retailers including
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The buy links are also available in Print
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Bookstrand- Bookstrand.com/clare-dargin
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