I love Science Fiction Romance (SFR). Love to read it and
love to write it. My SFR roots go back to being enthralled with the “space race”
of the 1960s. When the USSR launched Sputnik, our national pride wouldn’t let
us sit back and marvel that someone had gotten a projectile through our
atmosphere and into space. Oh, no. We had to not only match it but surpass it.
Thus came the challenge to put a man on the moon. In that decade. And, by
golly, we did.
Every space launch had me glued to the television. Not
really effective in black-and-white, but who cared? My enthusiasm became
contagious. The posters I brought back from Cape Kennedy Space Center hung on
my classroom bulletin boards. I knew the names of the first group of
astronauts. No, I didn’t make my students memorize them.
So, anything space-related grabbed my attention. I’d watched
the corny, old TV shows B-movies with silly aliens and dorky plots. (Doctor Who wasn’t on American television
yet) What really captured my imagination was Star Wars: A New Hope. Fast-paced adventure, a hint of romance,
fabulous music. And the good guys won. What more could you ask? Now I was
infecting a new generation, my children and their friends, with my enthusiasm
by taking them to the movies.
The combination of space adventure and romance captured me
and hasn’t let go. Not enough movies so I looked for books. Jayne Ann Caste
came out with Crystal Flame, followed
by Gift of Gold, and Gift of Fire. All right. From then on, I
searched for “futuristics” as SFR was known then. When I couldn’t find enough to
read, I wrote them.
Nowadays the choices are overwhelming. Good news, bad news.
Great that there are so many choices. Bad that there are so many choices. How
do I choose? I mean, my book “budget” isn’t that big. Word-of-mouth is always
great. That’s why I have guests on my blog (Saturday Sampler) showcasing books.
Still, so many choices.
Here’s a word-of-mouth recommendation. PORTALS: A Gateway To The Worlds Of Science Fiction Romance. Portals is a way to check out books
by your favorite SFR authors and new-to-you authors. Each volume contains the
first chapters of ten published books. Three volumes are available with three
more in the works. While my math skills aren’t the best, even I can figure out
I can “test drive” sixty books. Read the first chapter, if I like it, click on
the link, and buy.
The best part is Portals is free. Yep, free. I’m sure
you’re asking where you can get Portals? Everywhere. Maybe I’d
better qualify that. It’s at the following online book vendors:
PORTALS: VOLUME ONE
Google
Play: https://play.google.com/store/books...
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/vi...
PORTALS: VOLUME TWO
Google
Play: https://play.google.com/store/books...
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/vi...
PORTALS: VOLUME THREE
Google
Play: https://play.google.com/store/books...
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/vi...
Shameless plug here. The first chapter of the first book in
my Outer Rim series, The Pilot, is in Volume Two.
If you like SFR, you’re sure to find some new books to read.
I did. Oh, my poor book budget.
Diane Burton combines her
love of adventure and romance into writing science fiction romance (as well as
romantic suspense and mystery). She blogs here on the 13th of each
month, on The Roses of Prose on
the 30th, and on her own
blog on Mondays.
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