Tour of the Universe - Hyborean Recreation by K.M. Fawcett

Welcome to the beautiful planet Hyborea! (Pronounced hi-BORE-e-uh)

Discover the Hyborean's favorite recreational pastime, the Survival Race - an exciting blood sport in which the last competitor alive wins! Over the centuries, Hyboreans have captured many alien creatures to compete in their survival races. However, none have proved as exciting to watch as those clever beings from the planet Earth called humans.

Place your bets on which human gladiator has the strength, endurance, survival skills, and fighting mastery to battle against arctic elements, ferocious creatures, grueling obstacles, and savage competitors.  

Who will be the first to reach each checkpoint? Who will be the first to die? Who will be the last human standing? Which fallen warriors will be reawakened to fight again?

If you're looking to pair your human broodmare with an alpha gladiator stud, be sure to visit the world-famous Human Breeding and Research Center (HuBReC) located in Handakar City and owned by Hyborea's wealthiest race master. There you'll find scientists have created an amazing drug which speeds the human gestation period. A broodmare can deliver a full-term baby warrior in just nine weeks! Safety is top priority at HuBReC. The center boasts no pet humans have escaped this high-security Earth-like habitat. Dismiss anything you've heard to the contrary as rumors.

For more information on the Survival Race, alpha gladiators, and their fiery mates check out these books…

CAPTIVE (The Survival Race #1)
Abducted from earth, officer Addy Dawson is caged with Max, a naked alpha gladiator who claims to be her stud. This mating pair will breed the finest warriors for the Survival Races, a deadly blood sport where the last man alive wins. To rebel against their alien captors means torture, or worse, yet Max and Addy will risk everything for freedom and will soon discover that when they’re together, nothing in the universe can stop them.

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FEARLESS (The Survival Race #2)
Escaped gladiator Kedric wants revenge on the Hyborean rulers who bred him for blood sport and genetic experiments. Nothing will stop him from conscripting warriors into his army. But when Myia, a spiritual healer with a body made for sin, infiltrates his soul, Kedric must choose between attacking his brutal enemy or surrendering his heart to Myia's love.

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K.M. Fawcett is an SFR Galaxy Award recipient for Captive book 1 in her thrilling sci-fi romance series, The Survival Race. She enjoys stories filled with adventure and strong, kick-butt heroes and heroines. Ranked 4th degree black belt in Isshinryu Karate and 3rd degree in Ryukonkai (Okinawan weapons), K.M. and her husband own a karate dojo in NJ. When not writing sci-fi & paranormal romances or working out at the dojo, K.M. is driving her children to drum lessons and ballet classes. Please visit her on Facebook, Twitter, and at www.kmfawcett.com to be the first to hear about her new books or to find out if she accidentally drops off her ballerina at drum lessons.

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July Top Picks

Hi everyone! We here at Bitten thought it's be nice for you to be able to see what our top staff picks were for a month in one convenient location.
So allow me to introduce Monthly Top Picks! This is were the books that we though were the best of the best in the last month of reviewing will be found. Now not all reviews will be able to submit due to time constraints and living a life, but we hope that you enjoy what will be offered!

For the month of July we have.......

Caroledee's pick

Captive by K.M. Fawcett

AN IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY

The last thing Addy Dawson remembers is a blazing inferno and freezing river water overtaking her lungs. When she awakens, Addy finds herself on a strange, alien planet, trapped in a cell with no doors, no windows-- and to her horror-- a naked warrior who claims to be her mate.

AN UNDENIABLE PASSION

An alpha gladiator, Max is forced to breed and produce the finest specimens for the Survival Race, a deadly blood sport created by the alien rulers of Hyborea. To rebel means torture - or worse - yet Max refuses to become the animal his captors want him to be. But their jailors will not be denied, and soon Addy and Max find themselves unwilling players in this cruel game. Pushed to the limit, they will risk everything for the chance at a life free from captivity. And though fate brought them together as adversaries, Max and Addy will discover that when they're together, there's nothing in the universe that can stop them .

Jasmyn's Pick:

Hunted Dreams by Elle Hill

Her history, her whereabouts, her name: She knows nothing.  Nothing but her current reality: a constant stream of horrific, surrealistic scenarios in which she fights not only monsters and unseen attackers but also her own pain and despair.

Reed Jayvyn is an ex-Army vet, penniless and living in his truck.  After saving a young man from attackers, he finds himself embroiled in a superhuman drama between the Broschi and the Clan, two groups engaged in a centuries-long war.  Worse, he finds he is on of the - a Broschi, a psychic vampire that feeds off the pain of humans.  But Reed's greatest surprise comes each night, when he finds himself dreaming of a fierce, nameless woman.

She is dreaming.  So says the handsome man who uses his heretofore latent psychic ability to flicker in and out of her dreamscape.  With Reed's help, she slowly learns more about who she is, why she is here, what trauma in her past keeps her locked inside her mind.  Meanwhile, Reed explores his own heritage,discovering enemies and allies in unexpected places.

But most important to Reed is freeing this woman caught in an endless loop of nightmares, someone he considers in every way to be the woman of his dreams.

Emi's Pick:
  Gone with the Wolf by Kristin Miller

CEO and alpha werewolf Drake Wilder has given up the search for his one true love. When he discovers that she’s a secretary in his company, Drake’s primal instincts kick into overdrive. 

What he wouldn’t give to have her fingers rake over his body instead of the keyboard… 

Free-spirited bartender Emelia Hudson wants nothing more than to make her Seattle-based bar succeed. But when profits decline, she slips into a dress suit and secures a nine-to-five. After learning that her bar has become property of Wilder Financial, Emelia is determined to get some answers. 

Two can play the ruthless business game. If only her attraction to the boss wasn’t so intense… 

When Drake’s twin brother senses that Drake has found his match—and now inherits their father’s billion dollar estate—he hatches a plan to take Emelia out. Drake vows to protect her at all costs, but he might have to pay with his own life.

Laurie's Pick:
  Desires of a Dark Lord by Jae Lynne Davies 

Ordered to claim the soul of a particular human woman, rare incubus demon, Ronan accepts the challenge with the promise of power and freedom.

He meets his target—curvaceous attorney, Ginevra Gimes and vows to deliver her every desire so long as she promises her soul in return. But when the two connect on a level neither one expects, Ginevra and Ronan succumb to mutual passion.

While an undeniable bond exists between them, can he surrender her to another or will he risk eternal slavery to claim her for himself?