Good news! Did you devour Breeder in one sitting? Buy Terran as soon as it was availalbe? Been wondering when the next book in the series would be available? Well....here's the scoop on Warrior, Cara Bristol's third book in the Breeder series.
Warrior (Breeder 3) blurb
A female fighting for freedom. A male armed with determination. Can they
save their people?
As a despotic Qalin marches through Parseon intent on
conquering every province, Commander Marlix pledges his sister to another Alpha
to protect her. Desperate to decide her own fate, Anika flees and finds refuge
with the guerilla resistance movement against Qalin. Marlix’s aide Urazi hunts
her down to bring her home to fulfill her duty. But when love blossoms between
them, and provinces fall to Qalin, Anika and Urazi realize home has ceased to
exist, and they are all that stand between the people of Parseon and the end of
the world.
Warrior is the
third and final book of the Breeder
science fiction romance series, but it can be read as a stand-alone.
Warrior (Breeder 3) excerpt
“If I
had not killed Grogan, he would have beaten and used you.”
Urazi
had witnessed Grogan striking her, so the first part came as no surprise, but
how could he have known the alpha had intended to avail himself of her?
“Do you
think I could not read his behavior? That I did not notice him rubbing himself
against you? Do you think I am mentally deficient?” Urazi growled. “If I had
not intervened, you would have joined forces against Marlix, Dak, and Ilian
without knowing it.”
Anika’s
face heated with guilt and shame.
“You
are impulsive! Rash,” Urazi continued to rail. “You fled without concern for
the consequences.”
“I knew
the consequences! Marlix would have sent me to Ilian.”
Urazi
looked away. “Commander Ilian would
have kept you safe.”
“Maybe
safety represents the greatest danger of all.”
“Your
words do not make sense.”
“I wish
to choose what I do. “
“Protocol
makes the choice for you.”
“Protocol.
Protocol. Protocol! I am sick of Protocol.” Anika stomped around, too angry to
remain still.
“It is
the way. Our way.”
“Our way allowed Corren, Commander Dak’s
beta, to slit my throat and leave me for dead.” Anika traced the fine scar
bisecting her neck. “It allowed Qalin’s guards to hunt Tara and me, to kill
Tara’s friend Ramon.”
“That
is not the fault of Protocol, but of the individuals involved,” Urazi said.
Anika
shook her head. “No. It creates the environment that encourages such behavior.”
“That
is incor—”
“Protocol
allows the male offspring of my sire to send me to whomever he wishes without
concern for my desires.” Anika cut him off.
“Ilian
is Alpha. He is the best possible choice for you.”
“Qalin
is Alpha, too. Would he not be a best possible choice?”
“Now
you speak rubbish.” Urazi turned away.
“You know
I am right.”
“I know
we all have our duty. In obedience, we achieve honor.”
“Easy
for you to say. You are male. Your duty affords you some choices.”
“I am
beta. Do you not think I wish for more?” Urazi whipped around, his gray eyes
ablaze. “But I owe my allegiance to Parseon and to my Alpha! I accept that.”
“Well,
I do not!” If she had a hammer she would not be able to pound understanding
into his stony male brain. He would never empathize with her position. No male
could. Anika clenched her hands into fists. If she were a male, she would have punched him by now. Old and new
resentments ballooned. If she could not calm herself, she would explode. She would punch him. Anika stomped toward
the forest.
“Come
back here!”
She
ignored him. He did not get a choice in the matter. Let him see what it was
like to have one’s wishes overruled.
“Anika,
I warn you….” Urazi’s voice hardened.
She
faltered, responding to the command, habit and lifelong training overruling
self-determination. But only if she let it.
I
am more than what I have been taught. Anika whirled around, folded all her
fingers except for the middle one, and showed him her hand. Tara had called it
flipping the
coro and explained it
was a very rude, dismissive gesture on Terra. It would be more satisfying if
Urazi knew what it meant, but, for now, it was enough that she did. She spun
around and marched toward the woods.
Author
Links:
Warrior Buy Link – to come
Cara
Bristol bio
Cara Bristol continues to evolve, adding new subgenres of
erotic romance to her repertoire. She has written spanking romance,
contemporary romance, paranormal, and science fiction romance. No matter what
the genre, one thing remains constant: her emphasis on character-driven
seriously hot erotic stories with sizzling chemistry between the hero and
heroine. Cara has lived many places in the United States, but currently lives
in Missouri with her husband. She has two grown stepkids. When she’s not
writing, she enjoys reading and traveling.
