bruises the last few months had left on him. Danton listened to her breathing as it slowed and deepened. For ten years, he’d lived his life out of a duffle bag. Tonight, he was going to hang it up in a home.
“Yes, Ma’am.”
Their home. It was perfect because it was built on love.
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About the Author
To learn more about Mary Wine, please visit www.marywine.com . Send an email to Mary at [email protected] .
Look for these titles by Mary Wine
Now Available:
Evolution’s Embers
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Let Me Love You
Time might march on but hidden in each human are the embers of evolution that flicker to life when nature insists.
Evolution’s Embers
© 2006 Mary Wine
Available now at Samhain Publishing
Earth is in trouble, flooded with pollution and uninhabitable for females, who are instead sent into space to live. As the birth rate becomes predominately male, the human race must find a way to stabilize the population. No chances will be taken on relationships doomed to failure because of personality conflicts. Males that desire a female to mate submit to intense testing and wait for a female whose results match. They will also agree to share-one female can provide children for two males and stabilizing the population must take precedence over personal choice.
Jala is an Estroko, a female gladiator who trains and competes in martial arts. Only females can be Estroko and winning freedom from matching is an Estroko’s ultimate reward, but a dishonorable knee sweep ends that dream for Jala-sending her to be matched for reproduction.
She comes face to face with a pair of males who consider her their match-and their possession. Jala won’t abandon her dreams because science says Cassian and Sion were meant for her. Cassian and Sion can’t fathom why Jala ignores the passion igniting between them. In an era when science controls attraction, what happens to the tender emotions that can bind more than just the body? Love doesn’t show up on test pages, it flows through the blood and takes root in the heart.
Enjoy the following excerpt for Evolution’s Embers:
“Yefet is quite warm this season. You won’t be cold once we transport to the surface. Cassian and I have provided a sturdy home for you.”
She hissed softly, making him raise that eyebrow again. Jala didn’t care if he did hear her. She wasn’t going to start holding her tongue to keep his ego polished. Even if she’d heard human males expected that sort of master-like treatment from their matches. Listening to gossip wasn’t the wisest idea but every negative comment she’d ever heard about ending up matched was surfacing from her memory to torment her.
“I won’t thank you for building me a cage.”
“It’s better than your training facilities.”
She grinned and showed him an even row of teeth. “I guess that depends on who you ask. What you call a training facility was what I knew as a home.”
“Females enjoy security.”
He said it like he believed it. Jala felt her grin turn into a smile. “I enjoy taking care of myself.”
“You shouldn’t have to.”
“And why not?” She wasn’t smiling any longer. Arrogant, egotistical male! She didn’t have a scrap of patience for their y-chromosome barbarian attitude. “I can provide for myself just fine! Just because I was born a female doesn’t mean I need a free ride. The law shouldn’t force me to be some male’s dependant.”
“Match. You will be my match and it’s not a dirty word.”
She snorted at him. Sion shook his head and stared at the defiance shining from her face. No one ever snorted at his orders! Hostile attitude certainly seemed almost too weak a word for her current mood.
“Sion is a whole lot more even tempered than I am, Jala.”
The opposite doorway was filled with the commander of the ship. He had darker features and black hair compared to the light golden hues of Sion. She flinched as she applied a name to one of
“Yes, Ma’am.”
Their home. It was perfect because it was built on love.
-45-
About the Author
To learn more about Mary Wine, please visit www.marywine.com . Send an email to Mary at [email protected] .
Look for these titles by Mary Wine
Now Available:
Evolution’s Embers
Full Disclosure
Coming Soon:
Let Me Love You
Time might march on but hidden in each human are the embers of evolution that flicker to life when nature insists.
Evolution’s Embers
© 2006 Mary Wine
Available now at Samhain Publishing
Earth is in trouble, flooded with pollution and uninhabitable for females, who are instead sent into space to live. As the birth rate becomes predominately male, the human race must find a way to stabilize the population. No chances will be taken on relationships doomed to failure because of personality conflicts. Males that desire a female to mate submit to intense testing and wait for a female whose results match. They will also agree to share-one female can provide children for two males and stabilizing the population must take precedence over personal choice.
Jala is an Estroko, a female gladiator who trains and competes in martial arts. Only females can be Estroko and winning freedom from matching is an Estroko’s ultimate reward, but a dishonorable knee sweep ends that dream for Jala-sending her to be matched for reproduction.
She comes face to face with a pair of males who consider her their match-and their possession. Jala won’t abandon her dreams because science says Cassian and Sion were meant for her. Cassian and Sion can’t fathom why Jala ignores the passion igniting between them. In an era when science controls attraction, what happens to the tender emotions that can bind more than just the body? Love doesn’t show up on test pages, it flows through the blood and takes root in the heart.
Enjoy the following excerpt for Evolution’s Embers:
“Yefet is quite warm this season. You won’t be cold once we transport to the surface. Cassian and I have provided a sturdy home for you.”
She hissed softly, making him raise that eyebrow again. Jala didn’t care if he did hear her. She wasn’t going to start holding her tongue to keep his ego polished. Even if she’d heard human males expected that sort of master-like treatment from their matches. Listening to gossip wasn’t the wisest idea but every negative comment she’d ever heard about ending up matched was surfacing from her memory to torment her.
“I won’t thank you for building me a cage.”
“It’s better than your training facilities.”
She grinned and showed him an even row of teeth. “I guess that depends on who you ask. What you call a training facility was what I knew as a home.”
“Females enjoy security.”
He said it like he believed it. Jala felt her grin turn into a smile. “I enjoy taking care of myself.”
“You shouldn’t have to.”
“And why not?” She wasn’t smiling any longer. Arrogant, egotistical male! She didn’t have a scrap of patience for their y-chromosome barbarian attitude. “I can provide for myself just fine! Just because I was born a female doesn’t mean I need a free ride. The law shouldn’t force me to be some male’s dependant.”
“Match. You will be my match and it’s not a dirty word.”
She snorted at him. Sion shook his head and stared at the defiance shining from her face. No one ever snorted at his orders! Hostile attitude certainly seemed almost too weak a word for her current mood.
“Sion is a whole lot more even tempered than I am, Jala.”
The opposite doorway was filled with the commander of the ship. He had darker features and black hair compared to the light golden hues of Sion. She flinched as she applied a name to one of
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