Aliens vs. Aliens with Humanity at Stake! (Plus a Free BDSM story, not to mention a chance to win a free audiobook.)

 Dear Reader --

Yep, it’s Angela Knight. And I have a new free smut story for y’all, plus a shot to win one of three audiobook. I know it’s been a minute, but I hope this will help make it up to you.

So Fall is here, and I'm in between books. Which means I'm doing lots of art, brainstorming my next novella, and drinking lots and lots of Starbucks iced chai lattes.

That is, when I'm not taking care of my 86-year-old bedridden mom. When life becomes hard, reading – and writing – romance novels can be a great escape. I love watching women win against overwhelming odds. That can be really comforting sometimes. (Especially when they get lots of great sex with handsome warriors.)

So during breaks in my chaotic personal life, I've been writing Invisible Monsters, a novel about Mothership, a giant alien AI starship fighting to save present-day Earth. Which is why she created 400 wildly sexy genetically engineered Rangers.

The book's heroine is Diana Newman, who was rescued from torturers in the first book of the series, Wildcard. Now Diana has become one of Mothership's Rangers, but she's still dealing with PTSD and adjusting to Cyberpunk, the Quantum Artificial Intelligence implanted in her brain.

I've also got a free smexy ebook for you to express my appreciation for your years of patience. The story is a prequel for Invisible Monsters that occurs during Wildcard as Ian and his team blow off steam at The O Club, where Mothership's Rangers do all kinds of kinky BDSM stuff.  DOWNLOAD THE O CLUB. It will ask for your email address, which will add you to my mailing list.

The free audiobook information is below.

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About Invisible Monsters

Can two Rangers find love when they’re haunted by invisible monsters -- inside and out?

Earth civilians are obsessed with selfies and social media, but my life revolves around alien starships, superhuman strength, and A.I. implants. Too bad none of it helped when I was captured and tortured. Now I crave revenge, but as a genetically engineered Ranger, I must obey Mothership’s rules: protect humanity. Never kill.

When another alien ship sends monsters to invade Earth, Mothership’s Rangers must stop them. My new Ranger teammate is everything I shouldn’t crave: handsome, skilled, and haunted by his own dark past. He helped rescue me from torture, but it cost him his entire team. Now I’m the mess he’s got to clean up.

Battling invisible monsters may be the death of us, but our mutual attraction is undeniable. Can we stop an alien invasion despite our dangerous chemistry?

 

 

Here’s a taste:

I stared at the screen, watching the Earth grow larger as our transport raced toward it. Even after two months as one of Mothership’s Rangers, the sight reminded me how strange my new life had become. Down there, people were obsessed with selfies, celebrities, and social media. I’d plunged into a world of giant alien starships, AI brain implants, and super-strength.

And worse.

An image flashed through my head -- the sadistic grin on Roger Bannon’s face as he leaned in, the surgical drill whining as it spun. I’d fought not to scream as the drill bit in.

Roger loved it when I screamed.

I shoved away the memory, hard. If I wasn’t careful, that thin face with those pale, rabid eyes would start running through my head on an OCD loop. “I should have killed you when I had the chance,” I muttered.

Next to me, Ian Cartwright turned to give me a narrow stare. “What did you say?”

Damnit, Diana, you’re not supposed to creep out your battle buddy. “Bad memories.”

His expression softened, ice-blue eyes going a little less chilly. “I can imagine.”

No, you really can’t. I didn’t say it aloud. Cartwright already thought I was a human hand grenade just waiting for somebody to pull my pin. The team didn’t need that kind of distrust, especially in the middle of an op…

He studied me thoughtfully. Rangers were universally attractive -- Mothership’s genetic engineering at work -- but Ian was even more gorgeous than the typical agent. His face was intensely masculine, all high cheekbones and square jaw, his nose aquiline, his mouth wide, with a lower lip I longed to nibble. He wore his sable hair in a severe style that made him look even harder, sexier, but it was his eyes that pulled me in. An icy blue, they were ringed and rayed in a rich cobalt, watchful and cool. People tend to dismiss a man that pretty, but Cartwright was also six-five and built like an NFL defensive lineman. As one of Mothership’s Rangers, he was even more dangerous than he looked...

“Let’s just… start over, okay?” I said. “The point is getting Aiden and his family to safety.”

His nod was tight and controlled, like everything else about the man. “Works for me.”

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Universal Buy Link for Invisible Monsters

Thanks for reading! To show my appreciation for my fabulous reader family, I’m giving away THREE audio codes (Audible US or UK) for Master of Valor.

All you have to do email me at jwoodcock2002@ gmail.com (Cut that extra space) and let me know you’d like one. The first three to reply get the downloads. Personally, I love the hell out of audiobooks, especially when I’m doing something like folding clothes, cleaning, taking walks, etc. I especially love long walks in the fall while listening to audiobooks. When you’re struggling with stress or depression, walks help regulate your mood by burning off adrenalin. Considering how stressful the holidays can be, that’s a real plus.

Want more audiobooks? You can find all of mine on Audible.

I hope you have a fabulous holiday season with lots of great food, eaten with the people you love.

Angela Knight

A new series, a new book, and a new audio book are up for preorder!

 

Dear Reader:

My new book is out on pre-order today! It’s the first in a new series, and I’m both excited and a little nervous. Though it’s set in the present day, it deals with aliens, godlike artificial intelligence, genetically engineered warriors, and lots of sexy fun. Here’s a taste:

Blurb:

Though she lives in a world of Beyonce and iPhones, Indra Fox thinks she may be an alien. She’s too strong, too fast, and heals too quickly to be merely human. But she doesn’t know for sure, because her parents refused to tell her. Nor would they explain why she -- and her equally superhuman best friend, Diana Newman -- were raised to be warriors.

When their families are murdered, Indra and Diana seek revenge on their killers. But after Di is captured, Indra goes undercover at a strip club the gang owns to search for her.

But when Rowan Kerr walks into the club, Indra realizes he’s even more powerful than she is. Rowan says he knows who she really is and what she was created to do, but she must go with him to learn the truth.

Indra will do anything to save Diana. Including embracing her destiny as something more than human.

Here’s an excerpt:

Every blood vessel in my body seemed to pulse and tingle in waves in time to my heartbeat. I started to wish for a distraction.

As if sensing my mood, Rowan gave me one. Lacing his fingers together behind his head, he leaned back in his chair and stretched his long legs out in front of him. The pose accented the thick bulge of his biceps and the contrast between the width of his shoulders and his narrow waist. Muscle flexed under the soft fabric.

I shifted, uncomfortable, need surging in my blood.

He said absolutely nothing. Just sat there, radiating sex.

The minutes oozed by. I started to feel naked, fully dressed or not. More even than I had back at the club dressing room, confronting him in nothing but a pair of pasties and a G-string. Then, I hadn’t known how it would feel to make love to him.

I wanted him. Wanted him as much as I had in the transport when we’d made sizzling love. I’d always felt impatient with male lust, with the need to discourage customers from getting handsy while trying not to hurt them. It was like fending off an amorous egg.

I didn’t have to worry about that with Rowan. Good thing, too, because the last thing I wanted to do was fend him off.

Rowan’s nostrils flared, and I knew he smelled my arousal.

My mouth went dry. I crossed my legs and looked away, unable to hold his gaze any longer. “So… We’re supposed to be partners,” I said.

“Yes,” he said, his voice deep and rough, the faintest trace of a growl underneath it. Or maybe that was a purr.

I licked lips that had gone dry. “I guess we’ll need to train together.” Seemed like my whole life had been spent training -- Di and I had started studying hand-to-hand with the Dads when we were three. Becoming a Ranger would probably mean more of the same.

“Yes,” he said. “Once your armor grows in, we can start going at it full force.”

Something about the words “going at it” sent another flash of heat sizzling through my bloodstream, and I shot him a look. Did he mean that the way it sounded?

His gaze on mine was so dark, so sensual, that my mouth went dry over again. Yeah, he meant it.

Rowan coiled in again, bracing his elbows on his knees. His gaze focused on my lips as he leaned in until his breath whispered over my lips, warm, scented with the chocolate from dessert. That sweet heat rolled through me again. He pressed his lips to mine, running his tongue over my lower lip, tasting it. Drew back a little, staring into my eyes. “So sweet. I think I want seconds.” And he kissed me again, deeper, his tongue sliding between my lips, penetrating my mouth, tongue swirling around mine. My heart pounded harder, waves of heat rolling through my body. This time it had nothing to do with nanotech.

Preorder on:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKK5QGH5

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wildcard-angela-knight/1146453474;jsessionid=74550561542A3A4E70E66CD1BA0C26F2.prodny_store02-atgap09

Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/wildcard/id6737238442

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wildcard-20

Thalia: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1638118

Vivlio: https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1073370012

If you’re as big a fan of audiobooks as I am, I’ve also got a terrific new Merlin’s Legacy audiobook out on preorder, Master of Valor. I love the narrator – Su does an amazing job.

 

Preorder links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK9Z7FLC

Audible: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK9Z7FLC

Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1775294656

Thanks so much for visiting my page!

Angela Knight

An excerpt from a new Changeling Press release!

 

Dear Reader – Thanks so much for subscribing to my newsletter!

This spring, I’m hard at work on a brand-new series that features hot genetically engineered warriors doing battle with body-stealing aliens in present day America. I should be giving you a taste of that in a couple of months. 

In the meantime, Changeling Press is re-releasing my Arcane Talents series. Next up is Arcane Kiss:

https://youtu.be/_Whpi1M1CnQ

Kurt Briggs has a spirit link to a tiger Familiar that gives him superhuman abilities, but when his father is murdered, the military veteran becomes a target for terrorist sorcerers. Alone, Kurt finds he's no match for the witch and her shape-shifting polar bear. He turns to Arcanist Genevieve Reyes for help in fighting the killers' spells.

As Genevieve and Kurt hunt the terrorists, shared danger leads to shared desire. But they soon realize Kurt's passion for Gen weakens his control over his cat. The consequences could be deadly for them both. Genevieve is attracted to Kurt's animal sensuality, but she knows she may be in as much danger from his tiger as she is from the terrorists.

Even if Kurt and Gen manage to stop the terrorists, their evil sorcery may trigger a witch hunt that could mean the destruction of everyone with magical Talent -- including Kurt and Genevieve.

Here’s an excerpt:

And her aura brushed his again, making it thrum a deep, delicious note. She’d probably intended the kiss as a gesture of comfort, but despite his tearing pain, it somehow felt almost sensual.

In an instant, the pain twisted under the touch of her aura, transforming into something equally intimate. In the depths of his mind, heat leaped. Instinctively, he wrapped his arms around her narrow waist. His lips opened against hers, starved for the comfort she offered. Drinking in the taste of her, feeling the soft contours of her body.

That sweetness in the midst of this agony was as desperately welcome as an ice chip to a man burning in hell. Kurt focused on her, grateful for the distraction. But even more than that, there was the taste of her Arcanist magic, swirling all around them, making his skin tingle.

God, Kurt wanted her. Wanted to lose himself in her, to take shelter from the bitter agony of his father’s death, if only for a moment. So he kissed Genevieve with all his desperate hunger to forget it all: his sins, his father’s death. If only for this one moment. He kissed her, suckling the soft, damp velvet of her mouth, the taste of woman and magic.

By the time he lifted his head, both of them had begun to shake.

When Kurt glanced around, he saw they were standing in the simple illumination of the arena security lights. His tiger manifestation had vanished.

He was in control again.

Genevieve smiled up at him, though her face was wet with tears and her mouth trembled. “There. I knew you could do it.”

Before Kurt could reply, a new voice spoke up, sounding dry. “Anybody want to tell me what’s going on?”

Tensing, he instinctively drew her close as he looked toward the source of the voice. A dozen cops stood in the entrance of the arena enclosure. Every one of them had his gun drawn and pointed at them.

Oh, shit.

Here’s the buy link.

For my writer friends, I’ve also got a new class online writing class running May 6 on SavvyAuthors.com. Registration is $40 for premium members and $50 for basic members, with a $5 discount if you register before April 29.  

In this month-long online class, I discusses the importance of creating the perfect cast for the kind of romance you’re trying to write.

A memorable romance cast is more than the sum of its parts. To create an effective book, all the characters – protagonists, antagonists, and minor characters – must work together as a unit. And each must fit the kind of book you’re trying to write. Leatherface of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre does not belong in a Rom Com. Nor do you want minor characters to steal the book.

But how do you create a good cast for this book and the audience you’re aiming for?

I talk about how to design your heroic couple for each other, along with the minor characters and sidekicks who help make the protagonists three-dimensional. I’ll also talk antagonists and their henchmen, and how to use them to create tension and excitement.

Next, I’ll explore dialogue, humor, and arguments as the means to develop character and conflict.

The result will be a firm foundation for your book so you won’t be flailing in the dark, trying to figure out why the heck it isn’t working. Learn more here.

Thanks so much for welcoming me into your inbox!

Angela Knight