SFR Galaxy Awards, Medical Care in Space Opera, and a Dinosaur Carol Van Natta’s Video Podcast #2 This is podcast number 2 in my quest to share more silliness with the world, this time, about the SFR Galaxy Awards, space opera, and more. If you missed the first one, watch it here. Because I once…
Space Opera, SFR, and Science Fantasy Carol Van Natta’s Video Podcast #1 Some friends of mine think I’m silly enough in person that I should be sharing it on camera. It sounded like fun, so I tried it. I figured you’d prefer that I not ramble on like your loony great aunt Sarah who’s been…
First Annual Reader Survey Why you should take my first annual reader survey: I think you’re fascinating. No, really, and that’s more than a cheezy pickup line. I think we have some things in common (we like to read space opera, for one), and I’d like to know more about you. So, I’ve come up…
Just a quick post to let you know about a weekend sale on 8 fabulous science fiction romance. Galaxy Day 99¢ Sale — 19-21 January 2018 Galaxy Day commemorates the first successful faster-than-light voyage to the stars. What better way to celebrate than reading fabulous space opera and science fiction romances? I cajoled…
A Dire Wolf at the Door in Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 Cross-posted at author Cara Bristol’s blog on 18 October 2017 I’ve always been fascinated by paleontology, and love seeing artist’s depictions of what long-extinct creatures might have looked like based on the sometimes sparse fossil record we’ve discovered. We know some…
Paperback and Bookends Giveaway Prize: A paperback of Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2, and matched foo lion bookends!* Giveaway Ended The prize will be winging its way to winner R.E. *Continental U.S. only. International winner prize is a $25 Amazon or Kobo gift certificate. BONUS! Get extra entries if you: • Follow me…
Lions, Tigers, and Cybernetic Snow Leopards in Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 I have cats. More accurately, I’m owned by cats who find me useful because I have opposable thumbs and know how to open doors and work the can opener. I’ve always thought it would be fabulous to legitimately have one of…
Weekend Sale for Last Ship Off Polaris-G This weekend, 10-12 November 2017, Last Ship Off Polaris-G is on sale for 99¢. It’s a desperate race to escape a dying planet the heavily armed military blockade. Can a bureaucrat and an independent trader overcome treachery and their own broken past to save a precious cargo of…
The Future of Pets in Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 Humans love pets. We’ll domesticate anything that will sit still long enough, provide a useful service or food source, or give us companionship. What if you could, for a price, have creatures from history, mythology, or fantasy, such as a Tasmanian tiger, a…
Thank you to all you readers who helped put Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 on the USA TODAY Bestseller list. Hero Dogs will benefit as much as we will from your support. All the authors in this book appreciate your vote of confidence in our work. In the grand scheme of things, it’s…
I’m Counting Down to Pets in Space 2 Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 releases on 10 October 2017, and I can’t wait for you to read it. The book is ginormous, because it’s 12 science fiction romance novellas, not just short stories, by some of the best authors writing today. I’m thrilled to…
It’s here! New release – Last Ship Off Polaris-G Today is release day for the newest story in my Central Galactic Concordance space opera-adventure-romance series. It’s available at all the major retailers. I’d be very grateful if you’d buy a copy, read it, and tell me what you think. If you’re feeling extra frisky, please…
Excerpt from Last Ship Off Polaris-G (A Central Galactic Concordance Novella) A bureaucrat and an interstellar trader must overcome treachery and their broken past to save the last inhabitants of a dying planet. Note: This snippet starts the first chapter of Last Ship Off Polaris-G. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ SUPPLY DEPOT MANAGER Anitra Helden…
New! Preorder Last Ship Off Polaris-G Now! Now you can preorder Last Ship Off Polaris-G and have it instantly delivered to your ereader on release day. You know how it is, you get busy, you forget to check your email for the author’s new release announcement, or you’re on vacation, and next thing you know,…
New Space Opera Coming Soon from Me Mark your calendar for 25 August 2017—that’s when my new novella, Last Ship Off Polaris-G, hits the star lanes. I’ll be putting it up for pre-order a couple of weeks before. If you want to make sure you don’t miss the space opera-adventure-romance goodness, sign up on this…
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