There is a particular pleasure in finding a story you weren’t looking for. Maybe it starts with a cover that makes you stop scrolling. A character in the description sounds intriguing. A strange world raises…
The eclipse scene From Watch Your Six Pietas has been gravely injured, and carried to the flat top of a memorial to the fallen. His eyes have been covered because the act of saving him…
NOTE: In this excerpt, italics indicates telepathic speech, other than Pietas recalling Elryk’s voice. Elryk was his first commander, and more of a father to him than his own. Six and Joss can both hear…
In the third Bringer of Chaos book, Watch Your Six, survival is not the end of the problem facing Pietas and Six. The aftermath is. Without giving away the ending, I can tell you it’s…
“Watch your six” is military shorthand for watching someone’s back. Years ago, when I named a character Six, I had no idea how important the words watch your six would eventually become. Or what a…
Book covers for Bringer of Chaos Every once in a while, a story reaches beyond the page. I’m getting ready to release the final novel in my Bringer of Chaos space opera series, Watch Your…
Some enemies are impossible to ignore Some enemies arrive with armies. Others arrive carrying convictions. When Pietas first encounters the soldier he labels “Six”, they have every reason to despise one another. One believes order…
In the Bringer of Chaos series, coming back from death changes people. Because survival isn’t salvation. It binds you to the record. Most stories treat survival as a victory. The danger passes. The hero lives.…
Lights Out – Military SciFi He’d died. Again. The air reeked of antiseptic. Tornahdo pried open his eyes. Military hospital. He’d died. Again. Spanish curses slipped out. His abuela would’ve taken a switch to him.…
This scene from Forged in Fire is from the viewpoint of Joss, a master telepath and weapons designer, creating everything from smart bullets to cannon on starships. Joss has positioned herself well above the fray,…