Arlo has been dumped on the mining planet, forced into slavery with hundreds of other partners. They spend dawn to dusk in a frantic search for 'crystal'; the primary ingredient in a drug that the D'bak control throughout the galaxies.
True to Arlo's karma, he meets a dazzling, neon blue sweetheart, Tia, on the very first day. What are the chances? ;-) Tia has it all; slim body, brilliant green eyes; cute pink tuffs over the eye crests and that little something extra... eight legs!
Unfortunately, everyone is so busy searching for enough crystal to meet their daily quota, there may not be time for Arlo to do much more than talk the talk. Of course, for Arlo, talkin' is a specialty.
Still, who knows what kind of relationship they can form on this dismal swamp planet. Especially when they only see each other for the last few moments of the day, before exhaustion takes them both.
Will love bloom on planet yukky?
Will Tia put that sparkle back into Arlo eyes and the bounce in his step? We certainly hope so!
Tia is just one of the new characters in book 3 of the 'Arlo and Jake' series. I hope you enjoy it!
BTW, 20,000 words and counting! Whoo Hoo!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
A new beginning!
I'm starting this blog to give my readers and potential readers a chance to get up close and personal with the cool characters in the 'Arlo and Jake' SciFi adventure series.
Whoo! Hooo! Here we go!
Arlo and Jake are the unlikely heroes of this SciFi adventure series. Not unwilling, mind you, but certainly not prepared to be snatched off their comfortable beach side bungalow and tossed into interstellar war!
This series is meant to be on the quirky side, a little off center; you know, funny. It's not 'for adults only', there is no explicit sex or graphic violence. But poor Jake's conservative nature does get tested pretty often, the moral structures in the Universe are not like Earth's.
The Universe that Jake and Arlo are snapped up into has handsome men and beautiful women of all shapes, sizes and species. Why? Because when you join the fight you're dunked into a DNA-syncing goo that tags your genome to your prime age and enhances your perceptions! And, oh by the way, Arlo becomes sentient!
The Universe also has some pretty awesome bad guys! A giant Octozoid warrior class, whale like command class, and of course it has the sacrificial grunts, who not only man the coral ships of the GHA but have to keep from being dinner for the larger species! Being at the bottom of the food and command chain stinks.
Jake Jasper is a retired software geek and ex-nuclear submarine wing nut. After losing his wife and childhood sweetheart to cancer he decided to move down to Port Aransas, Texas, where he and his wife used to vacation.
Arlo is a Furcifer pardalis, a panther chameleon, a pet Jake picked, well he can't remember where. But Arlo is the perfect compadre for Jake; quiet, contemplative and he keeps the sand flies and gnats under control. Jake knows Arlo is the intellectual type because they have conversations about life's weirdness all the time. Jake asks the questions and Arlo nods in appreciation of Jake's brilliant and insightful observations. It's a good partnership.
More to come...
Whoo! Hooo! Here we go!
Arlo and Jake are the unlikely heroes of this SciFi adventure series. Not unwilling, mind you, but certainly not prepared to be snatched off their comfortable beach side bungalow and tossed into interstellar war!
This series is meant to be on the quirky side, a little off center; you know, funny. It's not 'for adults only', there is no explicit sex or graphic violence. But poor Jake's conservative nature does get tested pretty often, the moral structures in the Universe are not like Earth's.
The Universe that Jake and Arlo are snapped up into has handsome men and beautiful women of all shapes, sizes and species. Why? Because when you join the fight you're dunked into a DNA-syncing goo that tags your genome to your prime age and enhances your perceptions! And, oh by the way, Arlo becomes sentient!
The Universe also has some pretty awesome bad guys! A giant Octozoid warrior class, whale like command class, and of course it has the sacrificial grunts, who not only man the coral ships of the GHA but have to keep from being dinner for the larger species! Being at the bottom of the food and command chain stinks.
Jake Jasper is a retired software geek and ex-nuclear submarine wing nut. After losing his wife and childhood sweetheart to cancer he decided to move down to Port Aransas, Texas, where he and his wife used to vacation.
Arlo is a Furcifer pardalis, a panther chameleon, a pet Jake picked, well he can't remember where. But Arlo is the perfect compadre for Jake; quiet, contemplative and he keeps the sand flies and gnats under control. Jake knows Arlo is the intellectual type because they have conversations about life's weirdness all the time. Jake asks the questions and Arlo nods in appreciation of Jake's brilliant and insightful observations. It's a good partnership.
More to come...
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