War Bride (Battle Born #7)(43)

“Your welcome, but now the real work begins. We have to rebuild trust and unteach all the misinformation the harbingers fed him.”

His warm palms framed her face as he stared into her eyes. “I couldn’t do this without you. I’m not equipped for this sort of thing.”

“Do you love your son?”

“Of course I do.” He seemed insulted by the question.

“Can you be patient and supportive?”

One corner of his mouth quirked. “Sometimes.”

“Then you have everything you need.”

For a long time, Kryton just held her. They turned sideways so they could both see the water. His hand stroked the back of her head, his fingers sinking into her hair. “Have you thought of a name yet?”

Confused by the odd question, she looked up at him. “A name for what?”

“Our son. Isn’t it Bilarrian custom for the mother to name the firstborn?”

That was the custom, but she was shocked that he knew about it. “I don’t even know for sure that I’m pregnant.”

“If you’re not, we’ll keep trying until you are.”

Her vision gave her confidence that she wouldn’t have too long to wait. Still, she hadn’t really thought about a name. “What do you think about Sedrik? That was my favorite grandfather’s name.”

“It’s not bad. How about Kaden? That was my father’s name,” Kryton countered.

“Kaden sounds more like a second son to me.”

Kryton chuckled. “All right. We’ll stick with Sedrik. Commander Sedrik Lux. General Sedrik Lux. I like the sound of that.”

“Hold on a minute. Why does he have to join the military? Maybe I want a different sort of life for our son.”

He tensed and his tone grew serious, as did his expression. “Even though you’re my morautu, our sons will be considered battle born. The military is the most common profession for battle born sons.”

She wasn’t pleased by that tidbit. But how could she object to the career path without insulting a lifelong soldier? They had many years to settle the debate. Sedrik was not yet born, and Kaden would arrive two years later. Rather than continue the awkward discussion, she returned to the playful topic. “We’ve named babies one and two. What about little number three?”

“I’ll have to give that one some thought.”

“Fair enough.” She reached down and took his hand. “If we’re all out of names, let’s go to bed.”

He entwined their fingers and gave her a little squeeze. “My thoughts exactly.”





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Coming October 2016


Battle Born, Book Eight: After ten years as a field agent, Kaden Lux is ordered to babysit a bunch of scientists. Yes, the scientists are working to free the magic locked inside each battle born soldier, but his skills are utterly wasted on a spaceship. Then he encounters a feisty reporter named Lexie Ward.



Lexie deals with her sister’s disappearance as she deals with any mystery; she starts digging. Her tenacity has served her well in the past, so she sees no reason to change her approach. But the clues soon lead to a military outpost hidden on the dark side of the moon. Not sure if she’s lost her mind or if Earth is in serious danger, she’s forced to trust an arrogant, yet devastatingly attractive alien named Kaden Lux. Sparks fly and passions flare as the reluctant partners delve deeper into the mystery. And Earth’s fate hangs in the balance.





Meet the other Lux brothers





Dakar





Sedrik





And I haven’t forgotten about Arton.

His story will be told in a spinoff series entitled Outcasts.





Find out how it all began.

Battle Born: Book One

Crusader

Cyndi Friberg



Ashley comes home after a long day and finds a spaceman searching her apartment. Before she can call for help, or run like hell, the intruder stabs her and leaves her for dead.



Desperate for freedom, Bandar, a battle born soldier, travels to Earth. His mission: find Daniel Kane, brilliant geneticist. It’s believed that Daniel can unleash the magic locked inside the battle born. Bandar’s search leads to Daniel’s daughter, Ashley, just in time to save her life. Bandar is so captivated by the fragile human that his need to protect and possess her threatens his mission.



Ashley awakens miraculously healed and filled with questions. Bandar is gorgeous and heroic, but she doesn’t believe a word he says. This isn’t the first time she’s run across aliens and now she knows it won’t be the last. She agrees to help him unravel the secrets surrounding her father’s work. Ashley has always believed her father was murdered and now she has a chance to learn the truth. But it’s hard to trust Bandar when the brush of his fingers makes her entire body tingle. Their volatile attraction could fulfill her wildest fantasies or open the door for planetary invasion.