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Thanks to everyone who visited and left a comment. 

The theme for this year's Blog Hop is Out of this World. Is that a coincidence or what? The name of my blog is "~Out of this World Adventures". That's what I write--adventures that take place out of this world that we know.

Why? Because I love the idea that there are other worlds--planets inhabited by intelligent beings. Do they look like us? I'd like to think that some aliens do, which is why the main characters in my books have two arms and two legs and walk upright. Unlike some memorable movies where the aliens look like insects (Men in Black) or robots (Transformers) or are just plain creepy (Alien).

Blurb for my latest book Switched Resolution:

Actions have consequences as Space Fleet Captain Marcus Viator and NASA reject Scott Cherella discover when they switch places. Switched Resolution, which wraps up the Switched series, takes the reader from Earth—where Marcus adjusts to a pregnant Jessie—to the starship Freedom commandeered by rebels, to the chase ship with Scott and Veronese aboard.

Excerpt:

If Scott thought being on a starship was a thrill, it couldn't compare to actually walking in space. Holy shit.

"Are you all right?" Neese's voice came through his headset.

"Better than all right." He gave the joystick on the jetpack control a little nudge. A small propulsion sent him shooting away from the ship. "This is so cool, Neese."

He heard a tsk then silence. Nudging the joystick, he turned around to see her moving toward the rear of the ship. He'd bet she shot him a few laser beams from her eyes first.

"Watch this," he called and did a complete somersault. "This is better than a ride in the Vomit Comet."

"The what?"

"A Zero G aircraft." He somersaulted again. "Training for weightlessness. Named for how it makes people feel."

"That is distasteful." She tsked again.

"Captain, playtime can wait," Glaxpher scolded him through the headset. "Qilana could use your help."

"Sorry, Neese." He returned to the ship. "This is just so damn cool."

"Your enthusiasm outweighs your common sense."

"Hey, give a guy a break, will ya? It's not every day I get a chance to float in space." He zoomed to her side. "Just tell me what to do, darlin'. I'm at your service."

"Your Texas accent is showing again. Now here's what I need you to do . . ." She proceeded to show him how to remove space junk from around the port thruster control.

After what seemed like hours, they finally cleared the debris.

"We can go inside now," Neese announced. "Mr. Glaxpher will want to try the control."

"Give me a couple of minutes. This is so freaking cool."

"If you say 'this is so cool' again, I will . . ." She sputtered. "I don't know what I will do. But I guarantee you won't like it."

"Aw, lighten up, Neese. Watch this." With his feet, he pushed off from the ship, did a couple of loops then just looked around. It was one thing to see space from inside a ship—something he never thought he'd ever do. But to be outside, actually in space . . . There was nothing like—

"Come. We need to return to the ship. No more fooling around."

"One more minute." Geez, he sounded like a kid. Hell, he felt like a kid, all giddy and thrilled beyond belief.

As he turned around, he saw her jetpack had snagged on a loose flap. "Neese, wait."

When she turned, the flap sprung, flinging her on top of the ship. She hit hard above the viewscreen then cried out.

Using the joystick to steer, he shot forward. During those long—agonizingly long—seconds, she lay limp, arms flung out. A sacrifice.

Switched Resolution is available at http://amzn.com/B00CNJEO1C

What do you think aliens would look like?

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1st Prize - $150 Amazon or B&N gift card (winner's choice) and an ebook bundle (currently Ghost in the Machine, Bayne, Recast Book 1:Wither, Recast Book 2:Clash, Alien Adoration, Switched, Reckless Rescue, Wreck of the Nebula Dream, Keir, Terms & Conditions Apply,  The Key, Marya, The Iron Admiral, Sasha’s Calling, Trouble at the Hotel Baba Ghanoush, Winter in Paradise, Once Upon a Time in Space, the Telomere trilogy, Winter Fusion, Blue Nebula, Demential, Wytchfire, Maven, Fires of Justice, Interface, Girl under Glass, and Breakout. Bonus books – Ghost Planet, The Iron Admiral: Conspiracy and
Deception, The Plan, Starburst and Games of Command.)

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Welcome to the SFR Brigade 2nd Midsummer Blog Hop - Out of this World!

1.	Diane Dooley	15.	Reading Reality	29.	S. A. Huchton
2.	Kimber Vale	16.	Spacefreighters Lounge	30.	T.K. Toppin
3.	Maria Hammarblad	17.	Pippa Jay	31.	Jo Jones
4.	Bookswagger	18.	Melisse Aires	32.	Liza O'Connor
5.	C.E. Kilgore	19.	Pauline Baird Jones	33.	Isabo Kelly
6.	Cathy Pegau	20.	Sandra C. Stixrude	34.	Nina Croft
7.	Misa Buckley	21.	Monica Enderle Pierce	35.	Imogene Nix
8.	Yolanda Sfetsos	22.	The Galaxy Express	36.	TC Archer
9.	Rachel Leigh Smith	23.	Linda Mooney	37.	EA Hoornaert
10.	Greta van der Rol	24.	Aubrie Dionne	38.	AR Norris
11.	Jessica E. Subject	25.	Anna Hackett	39.	Liana Brooks
12.	Diane Burton	26.	Tonya Cannariato	40.	Cathryn Cade
13.	Rinelle Grey	27.	Sabrina Garie
14.	Veronica Scott	28.	Kyndra Hatch

Best wishes to everyone!