Liza O'Connor is back with a tease about her latest release. When I read the first book in this series, I was enthralled with the hero, the heroine, and the premise of humans being able to soar like a bird. The second book was even better. I can't wait to read this one.
Scavenger Vanishes
By
Liza O’Connor
What is a Virgin
Mistress?
After the Terror Wars, the world’s population was far beyond
what could be fed and sheltered, so new laws were created to drastically cut
the population.
A young woman only had ONE chance at being a mother. If she
got pregnant the very first time she had sex, it was designated a virgin birth.
However, even then, the father of the child could decide to toss the mother out
and keep the child, so motherhood was never a sure thing, not even for the
lucky few.
And if you dare tried to have a baby outside of that once in
a lifetime chance, and the police caught you, your child would be aborted and
you would be charged with its murder and spend the rest of your life in prison.
While the rich thought this a very fine law to serve the poor,
they twisted the rules a bit for themselves. Their daughters would remain
Virgin Mistresses for as long as it took for the girls to become pregnant. Thus, the parents would negotiate with
another rich man to become their daughter’s husband, based on business needs
and connections. Once the contract was signed, the young woman would claim to
be a virgin until she became pregnant. She would remain living with her parents
and would visit the gentleman or he would visit her. The gentleman might even
be married already. Not to worry. Setting aside the current wife was commonly done.
If a man were in serious need of a son to carry on, he could
have several Virgin Mistresses at once, then marry the first one to become
pregnant. As soon as the child was born, he could keep the mother, send her
back to her parents, or even kill her.
In Alisha’s case, the President of Americas, her parent’s
choice for her, had a wife, but he would set the lady aside once Alisha got
pregnant. However, Alisha ran off and joined the SkyRyders instead of becoming
a breed cow.
Good thing too. The President was known for his abusive
outburst, which would have resulted in Alisha’s death, for she wasn’t nearly
submissive enough for the President.
Scavenger Vanishes
By Liza O’Connor
Blurb
Stationed on opposite coasts,
Alisha and Logan must each face their own demons and challenges. On the West
Coast, Alisha loses her rank for butting heads with General Powell and soon
discovers the life of a private can be utter hell. On the East Coast, newly
promoted General Logan discovers his soldiers do not recognize his authority to
command. In an effort to retake control of the East Coast Corps, Logan
authorizes unthinkable actions. When Alisha faces a life-threatening crisis,
will Logan rise above his own troubles, or will she discover love and rescue
with her best friend Jack?
EXCERPT
“Private Kane,” the general barked.
“Why is it, except for Logan, not one of your students has attempted to shoot target
thirteen?”
“Its position makes it almost
impossible to hit, sir. I advise them not to try.”
“It’s clearly not impossible to hit.
If I recall, Logan shot a bulls-eye. And he’s not even a high-ranked marksman.”
In the old days, Alisha would have
smartly pointed out that Logan had almost cracked his ribs trying to shoot the
target, and the general must have realized by now that Logan was a top-notch
marksman. However, the new Alisha said nothing.
Powell told Dryer to hold up the
test. He then looked down at Alisha. “I not only expect to see each of the
remaining fliers try for the target, but each one who misses it will mean
another thousand demerits on your record.”
Alisha could see Colonel Dryer
smiling as he stood behind the general. She knew better than to object to the
unfairness of the order. “Sir, yes, sir.” She jogged over to the four remaining
fliers. It was an impossible request. Not only were these her four weakest
fliers, but also her four weakest marksmen.
“See how well it goes when you stay
focused?”
They all nodded, now confident and
certain they could also pass the test.
“In fact, I’m so confident you can do
this, that the general and I have made a little bet on the side. He asked me
why no one shoots the left-hand target, and I told him it wasn’t worth the
trouble. Well, he thinks it is, so he suggested I come up with some incentive
to see which of you can get closest to the bulls-eye.”
“I thought that target was
impossible,” one of them reminded her.
“No,” Alisha assured them. “General
Logan nailed it with a bulls-eye. It’s just you have to shoot across your
torso. You can’t turn the catcher to shoot, or you’ll go off target.”
“That’ll hurt like hell,” another
objected.
“There will be a kickback,” Alisha admitted.
“But you guys are as tough as leather. I’ve seen you take some brutal tumbles
in the wind tunnel. You can’t tell me a little kickback is going to frighten
you off.”
“If you promise to rub salve on my
bruised ribs, I’ll give it a try,” Rodney Rutherford stated. He’d been “going
for the gold” for the entire two weeks, so she wasn’t surprised by his
suggestion. What did surprise her was how quickly the other three agreed to the
same deal.
“Fine, I’ll rub salve on anyone who
hits that target,” she agreed. It was a hell of a lot better than a thousand
demerits. “But you can’t dunk the test to do it. You have to pass and hit the target.”
“And if we pass and hit a bulls-eye?”
Rodney asked.
“The general will probably promote
you to captain.” She hoped that was incentive enough.
“No, no, no…You can’t make promises
for the general. What will you do?”
The general’s words came back to her
about doing whatever it takes to get him ten more fliers. She had no doubt they
wanted some sexual incentive. My job
really is like being a virgin mistress.
“What do you want?” she asked
“A kiss or a lap dance, our call,”
Rodney offered.
“Deal.”
SALES LINK
The SkyRyder’s Series,
Book 3
Scavenger Vanishes
About the Author
Liza O’Connor lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They
hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an
adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New
Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white
sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and
raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur
photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her
entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels.
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ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Liza. I started reading Scavenger Vanishes llast night. I didn't want to stop!
ReplyDeleteI've gotten a lot of complaints about sleep deprivation due to this series. lol
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