Friends And Sacrifices And Cyborgs With Cynthia Sax

What would you do for your best friend?

One of my best friends once drove 287 miles to another friend’s house because that friend couldn’t find a babysitter. She drove there on Friday, babysat the kids on Saturday, and drove back on Sunday.

Another friend shaved her head because her best friend, her sister, had lost her hair during chemo. One of my friends is a surrogate mom for another friend.

On the silly side, I’ve danced on a bar to help a good friend deal with a bad break up. I’ve swam with a zillion jellyfish (shivers – jellyfish scare me) because my dear wonderful hubby, my best friend and, at that time, beginner swimmer, wanted to try snorkeling, a dream of his. I’m the godmother to a friend’s much beloved horse. I’ve written a story about a bunny shifter simply because a friend asked me to.

Friends are important and, when they make sacrifices for us, serious or silly, we realize how important we are to them also. These moments can cement a friendship, making it almost bulletproof.

In Crash And Burn, the latest standalone story in my cyborg series, Safyre, my human heroine, is willing to make a huge sacrifice for one of her best friends. This best friend is trapped in an underground tunnel on a distant planet. She’s alone and will likely die there.

Safyre is determined to reach her, even if she loses her own life in the process. This is how much she loves her friend. Safyre isn’t perfect, not by a long shot, but she IS the type of friend I want to be.

What silly or serious sacrifices have you made for your friends?

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Blurb

Crash And Burn

Crash was manufactured to be one of the best warriors in the universe. The cyborg has spent many human lifespans fighting the enemy. But, unlike his battle-loving brethren, he doesn’t enjoy killing. When he escapes the Humanoid Alliance, he vows to never end another life.

Then he meets Safyre, an infuriating human female, and he considers breaking his vow.

Safyre will do anything to save her friend, the being she loves like a sister. She’ll ravish a huge hunky cyborg, kiss his best friend, and invoke scorching hot desires the male never realized he could feel. Dark soulful eyes, a quick wit, and a tempestuous passion won’t divert her from her mission.

Love, and a planet-destroying weapon, however, might stop her permanently.

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The following excerpt from Crash and Burn is for readers 18 and over.

Excerpt

“Safyre.”

“I’m okay.” She waved her hands dismissively. She knew damn well that she wasn’t okay, but the implant was essential for coordinating with Crash. It couldn’t be removed.

“Hmmm…” That sound said Tifara didn’t believe her. “Do you have a headache?” She scanned Safyre’s skull with a handheld device.

“I’m on a battle station with thousands of chatty humanoids.” She scowled. “Of course, I have a headache.” They looked at her for leadership for some unknown reason. “That’s not why I’m here. I need something that will knock a human male out.”

She didn’t want to kill the freighter’s captain, not if she didn’t have to.

“You’re asking me to risk my position on the battle station.” Tifara set the handheld device down with a thump on the horizontal support. “If any being finds out I gave you some of our much needed supplies, I’ll be removed from my role as chief medic and forced to leave the vessel.”

“I’m not asking for me. I’m asking for Nymphia.” Safyre didn’t try to hide her emotions. “Would you allow her to die alone?”

Her friend’s face softened. “She could already be dead. If she doesn’t find a water source—”

“She’ll find one,” Safyre insisted. “Tau Ceti is lush. She’s trapped underground where many of the streams are located. And this is Nymphia. Remember how we hid the extra nutrition bars and she always found them?”

Having known hunger, they’d hoarded the bars. Just in case. Nymphia never had those concerns. She’d been confident they’d take care of her.

Tifara smiled. “Nymphia does have a talent for finding things but—”

“She’s a child.” Safyre wouldn’t listen to the buts. “I can’t allow her to deal with this on her own.”

“She has eighteen solar cycles.” Her friend placed her hand on Safyre’s shoulder. “Nymphia is no longer a child. She knew the risks she was taking.”

Safyre snorted. “She thought only of saving children and nothing else.”

“True, but—”

“She would risk her position to help you.” She met her friend’s gaze.

They stared at each other for one, two, three heartbeats, neither of them backing down. Safyre wouldn’t. She’d vowed to always take care of Nymphia.

Tifara’s shoulders slumped. “She would help me,” she conceded. She turned and looked at the selection of medical supplies lining the walls. Her forehead furrowed. “K-19 would knock out a human male but not a cyborg. I don’t know anything that will do that.”

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About Cynthia Sax

USA Today bestselling author Cynthia Sax writes contemporary, SciFi and paranormal erotic romances. Her stories have been featured in Star Magazine, Real Time With Bill Maher, and numerous best of erotic romance top ten lists.

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