Spotlight on Sandra Harris, Alien, Mine and Giveaway!

We have author Sandra Harris under the spotlight and she's got a giveaway of her Alien, Mine to one commenter!

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Who is Sandra Harris?

Wow, an existential question right off the bat! Well, like a lot of creative people, I am sensitive and I have an over-developed sense of loyalty - as in loyalty to inanimate objects like my car, which I love. :) I've even managed to keep the same man for the past 28 years, but that's probably due more to true love. I am entranced by beauty in all its manifest forms, but especially that of nature. The number of animal charities I donate to equals that of the human ones.

 What inspired you to be a writer?

I have to admit that there was no actual ‘inspiration’, merely a cause. Some years ago, my husband and I and some good friends had a pipe dream of sailing the coral coast in a couple of yachts. So we'd need an income. Writing, my friend suggested. How hard could it be? I'd always entertained myself with fantastical stories, though I'd never written them down. Well that was in 1987 and though we haven't yet accomplished the dream, I never stopped writing - though it was relegated to the status of hobby until about four years ago when I began the long road of getting serious about it.

How did you choose your genre?

As is the case with many writers, my genre chose me. I've always been attracted to the 'para' normal and more specifically to science fiction/fantasy. One of my fondest memories is sitting with my dad in front of the tele, weeknights, at six o'clock sharp when the ABC broadcast the early Doctor Who series.

What made you tell this story and why did you write this book?

I dreamed a very hot scene of Eugen, my hero, being attracted to Sandrea, the heroine. Of course their being aliens to each other posed all sorts of cultural based questions the two of them would have to overcome in order to achieve their HEA. Also, I feel an inherent need to combine a romance with action and adventure. 'Alien, Mine' is not just a romance set in space. It is two stories, a romance and a rollicking adventure, twined together to become one.

How did you come up with the title?

Oh, wow, there's a question! From start to finish in took several years to write and polish this book. It's working title was 'A Long, Long Way From Home'. Bit of a mouthful, what? My brilliant CP suggested I come up with something snappier and 'Alien, Mine' just popped into my head. I think it's an example of the mind keeping information from all one's experiences and offering up a suggestion when needed.

 

Alien, Mine

Back Blurb

THE BLUTHEN HAVE ONE CONSUMING PASSION: THEMSELVES.

IN THEIR EXPANSION ACROSS THE GALAXY, THEY WILL GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO DOMINATE SPECIES THEY ENCOUNTER.

Torn from modern day Earth and stranded on the far side of the Galaxy, Sandrea Fairbairn must use every particle of courage she possesses to adjust to her new life and live for tomorrow/a new day.

Eugen Mhartak, a general in the Tri-Race Alliance Army, refuses to bow to the merciless Bluthen. Haunted by the loss of far too many innocent lives he has vowed to drive the ruthless invaders from Alliance space.

The strength and valour of Eugen Mhartak attracts Sandrea as no man ever has, but she struggles to read the enigmatic general’s heart. Determined to help him triumph over the Bluthen she uncovers a diabolical plot against the Alliance.

Drawn by the courage and exotic beauty of Sandrea, Mhartak battles to overcome the barriers of cross-cultural differences that separate them and claim her ardent interest. He must conquer his deepest fears to be the man she needs. When his principles are betrayed by his own government and he is faced with the impossible prospect of taking Sandrea’s life in order to save his home planet, Mhartak desperately searches for a way to keep safe both his world and the magnificent woman who has stolen his heart.

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