Blurb:
In the year 2050,
humanity finds out they are indeed not alone.
Massive space
ships appear without warning above the capital cities of all major nations. The
planet Tah'Nar is dying. Chemical warfare has reduced the once-intersexed
warrior race to sterility. They need fresh DNA in order to reproduce and have
an idea for a harvesting program... and so they turn to Earth.
Earth governments
negotiate a lottery, and Dale Michael assumes he's safe since he's under the
Harvest age limit. How wrong he is. He's illegally harvested and claimed by
Tah'Narian starship captain Keyno Shou.
From the moment Keyno sees Dale, he
knows he must claim the spirited human male for his own. What he doesn’t expect
is a spitfire with a mind of his own—and a deadly disease that will require a
risky procedure to cure.
Hey everyone! My
name is M.A. Church and I’d like to introduce you to the Tah’Narians, a novel
about an alien species that took me over a year to write. Keyno, one of the
main characters, is a spaceship captain. Dale, my human, will be the one Keyno
takes as his mate. Sounds simple, right? Oh, believe me, this love story is
anything but simple.
I’m going to let
Dale and Keyno tell you their story. I think they can do it better than I can. J
* * * *
Dale: Well hey,
everyone. My name is Dale Michaels, and I was harvested illegally by my loving
mate.
Keyno: Dammit,
Dale… Gods, nothing like just jumping right into the middle of it.
Dale: Oh by the
way, I guess you could say “Dammit, Dale” is my nickname. Keyno tends to say it
a lot.
Keyno: Huh, I
wonder why.
Dale: *snort*
We’re so not going there. Anyway, back to what I was saying. In a nutshell, the
Tah’Narians came to Earth, told its leaders they needed DNA, and set up a
program to basically ‘harvest’ males as mates. A lotto was set up and numbers
were drawn. I wasn’t supposed to be part of the harvest; I was under the age
limit that had been set. But it seems my mate had other ideas.
Keyno:*cringe*
I’ve told you why I did what I did,
why we do what we do. And you know my feelings on this. I wish…
Dale: *reaches
over and pats Keyno* I know, babe. I can’t help it if it took me a while to
understand. What your kind did was wrong. *slashes hand through air* I know your species was dying. I get that,
and get how that would make a race desperate. But keep in mind, you guys
brought it on yourselves.
Keyno: We did.
Attacking the Onfre was the stupidest thing the old king of our race ever did.
We paid horribly and dragged many other species into our troubles.
Dale: Yes, you
guys did. The people out there need to know you guys aren’t as bad as you first
seem. They’ll see. But, this harvest was different. Things happened that
changed history. Out of your offer to help the Onfre captain, you met Captain
Ti of the Onfre. Look what came form that… all
the things that came from that.
Keyno: True. *laugh*
And Colt. Don’t forget Colt.
Dale: Believe me,
that’s hard to do. He’s… something else, and still makes my hair stand on
end. But Colt wasn’t the only person to
be changed by what the Tah’Narians did. I found Chad again, met John… A whole
race learned the true meaning of peace too.
Keyno: All I did
was offer Ti help when he was attacked. You, my chosen, offered friendship with
a simple meal. You, my mate, made the
difference and still are. You are my world and I love you.
Dale: *rubs Keyno’s
pointed ear* You overgrown alley cat, I love you too, even if I did want to tie
your tail in knots in the beginning.
Excerpt:
Once our meal was
over we returned to our cabin so I could study more. Keyno had reports he
needed to read. I didn’t want to think how… homey this was. I settled on the
couch and pulled the gadget on. Half way through the hour session, I pulled it
off and rubbed my eyes.
Keyno looked up
from the small desk. A hologram image was in front of him. He waved his hand
and the image disappeared. “What’s wrong? You’re pale.”
“My head’s
hurting, and I’m slightly nauseous.” I patted my belly, trying to settle the
grumbling down. “Is that a common side effect of this thing?”
“No. No one has
ever complained about that before.” Keyno frowned at me. “Maybe I should call
our Chief Medical Officer, Tanlor Kere.”
I opened my mouth
to tell him not to worry about it when I was seized by a
horrible stomach cramp. The pain in my head worsened, blindsiding me. “Keyno?
Ah, shit, I feel like I’m going to—”
“Gods, you’re
green, Dale. Hold on.” Keyno hurried around the desk and helped me to the bed.
He wet a washcloth, and the coolness did help settle my stomach some. Keyno
buzzed their doctor, and seconds later he arrived with a portakit.
“Hello, Dale. I’m
Doc. Remember meeting me earlier while you ate? I’m going to look you over and
see what the problem is. All right? I won’t hurt you.”
I did remember
him. “Hey, Doc.” I lay on the bed, being very still. The less I moved, the
better.
He ran tests on
me, his face carefully blank. Finally, he injected me with something to help
with the pain. With a warm smile, he stepped away and motioned Keyno to follow
him. Keyno and Doc stood outside the door, talking for several minutes before
Keyno returned. Swear to God, were all doctors the same?
Moments later,
Keyno returned to the bedside. “Tanlor—whom we call Doc— requested that you
stay in bed for the next twenty-four hours. What he injected you with will stop
the pain and nausea soon.”
“What’s going on?”
I whimpered as the pain stabbed at me again and then slowly faded.
“Do you remember
the conversation that you had with Chad earlier?” Keyno sighed. “Remember when
he told you that you were injected with our DNA?”
“Yeah,” I moaned
as a bolt of nausea swept through me. “How did you know what we talked about?”
“I asked him to
speak to you about certain things that you needed to know.” Keyno gently
settled on the bed.
“Am I having a
reaction?” I gritted my teeth as my stomach cramped up again. When the hell was
that stuff going to take effect?
“No!” Keyno gasped loudly. “No, you’re
fine. This just wasn’t expected to happen quite so fast.”
“What wasn’t
expected to happen so fast?” I was now more worried about why he was avoiding
giving me a straight answer.
Author bio:
M.A. Church lives
in the southern United States and spent many years in the elementary education
sector. She is married to her high school sweetheart and they have two
children. Her hobbies are gardening, walking, attending flea markets, watching
professional football, racing, and spending time with her family on the lake.
But her most
beloved hobby is reading. From an early age, she can remember hunting for books
at the library. Later nonhuman and science fiction genres captured her
attention and drew her into the worlds the authors had created. But always at
the back of her mind was the thought that one day, when the kids were older and
she had more time, she would write a book.
By sheer chance
she stumbled across a gay male romance story on the web and was hooked. A new
world opened up and she fell in love. Thus the journey started. When not
writing or researching, she enjoys reading the latest erotic and mainstream
romance novels.
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