The Clone’s Mate by Susan Trombley
Author’s Note
If you made it this far, thank you SO much for reading the latest book in my Iriduan Test Subjects series! You have no idea how much it means to me to share my worlds and stories with such awesome readers.
I really hope you enjoyed this story. I know that the reverse harem trope is a departure for the series, and I understand that it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. I try to remain consistent with a series when it comes to MF versus RH, but some characters have a story that involves multiple partners, and this story just so happened to be one of them. At this time, the only other RH I plan for this series will be Ava’s story, which I have already made clear will be RH, so for those fans who prefer only MF romance, don’t worry, the series isn’t changing permanently! This book was a one-off in that respect (other than Ava’s ;) It’s coming, it’s coming! I swear! :D)
Because this story was a bit of a departure from the series, I am really nervous about how it will be received. The idea for this story came to me when I wanted to do some things in the first book of this series that I ultimately didn’t do, because I wasn’t sure how it would be received. One of those things was to address the fate of the villain, Ilyan. I’m a sucker for a villain redemption story, though I suppose this one isn’t necessarily a redemption, but I felt like it would be fun to give him his own HEA. I’ve had plans to bring him back into the series since I “killed him off” in the first book.
Another motivation for this story was that I really loved Thrax’s character design, and I wanted to write another character with many of the same traits and characteristics as him. I loved writing his character and his transformation from heartless killer to empathetic lover. This time, I don’t give Subject 34’s perspective in order to keep my readers guessing throughout the story. I chose this very narrow point of view (only Rhonda’s) as a way to immerse my readers and leave them as uncertain and off balance as the heroine during her story. I know that many readers of romance love to look inside the heads of the heroes to see what they think about the heroine, but in this case, I wanted to show that through their actions, dialogue, and body language instead of simply telling it by exposing the thoughts of Subject 34, Nirgal, and Ilyan.
I hadn’t planned on writing this story when I did, though I always had plans to return to the Iriduan experiments on the athraxius. While I was working on Shulgi’s story, I got this intense desire to write another athraxius story, and I ended up writing both books simultaneously. I felt inspired by this story, just as I did by Shulgi’s. I can’t always explain why this happens—why stories take hold of me like they do and push every other work in progress aside. I know it is probably frustrating for my fans who are waiting patiently for other books. I appreciate you all for your patience and understanding!
I do have other books in the works. I don’t want to mention any details at this point. I like to wait until my projects are close to completion before dropping details. I will say, yes, I definitely DO want to write Ava’s story and soon. I just can’t make promises yet because I don’t want to disappoint anyone by failing to meet them on time.
I have some things going on in my personal life in regards to health that are throwing me a bit for a loop, but I’m still making an effort to get to the keyboard every day and work on something. I expect that this disruption will only be temporary, and I’m looking forward to being able to focus fully on my stories again.
I love to create these worlds, characters, and stories, and I am immensely grateful for all your support that allows me to do this for a living! Thank you a thousand times over!
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Iriduan Test Subjects series
The Iriduans are up to no good, determined to rule the galaxy by creating unstoppable warriors using monstrous creatures found on their colony worlds. Can the courageous heroines captured by the Iriduans to be breeders to these monsters end up taming them and turning the tables on the Iriduans themselves? This is an action-packed science fiction romance series where each book features a new couple, though there is an overarching storyline in addition to each individual happily-ever-after.
The Scorpion’s Mate
The Kraken’s Mate
The Serpent’s Mate
The Warrior’s Mate
The Hunter's Mate
The Fractured Mate
The Iriduan’s Mate
Into the Dead Fall series
Ordinary human women are abducted by an enigmatic force that pulls them into a parallel universe. They end up on a world that is in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse and is now just a vast, inter-dimensional junkyard. There they will encounter alien beings from many different dimensions and discover the kind of love they never imagined, forming a life for themselves out of the ashes of a lost civilization. This series is an exciting reverse-harem, post-apocalyptic alien romance that introduces beings from many different worlds and includes a mystery that spans the entire series, though each book ends on a happy note.
Into the Dead Fall
Key to the Dead Fall
Minotaur's Curse
Chimera’s Gift
Veraza’s Choice
Shadows in Sanctuary series
The humans of Dome City have been raised to view the horned and winged umbrose as demons, but when their separate worlds collide, these brave heroines must face the truth that nothing is ever what it seems. Can love alone bridge the divide between human and umbrose and put a stop to the tyranny of the adurians, who are the enemies of both? This futuristic science fiction romance series features a new take on the demon/angel paradigm on a world where humans have forgotten their origin, but still cling to their humanity. Each book features a new couple and can be read as a standalone with an HEA, though there is an overarching story throughout the series.
Lilith’s Fall
Balfor’s Salvation
Jessabelle’s Beast
Fantasy series—Breath of the Divine
When a princess is cursed and transforms into a dragon, she falls in love with a dragon god and sparks a series of events that plunge the world of Altraya into grave danger. Myth and magic collide with the cold ambitions of mankind as those who seek power will do anything to get it. The dragon gods work to stop the coming danger, but it might be the love of a human woman that holds the key to the salvation of the world. This fantasy series features a different couple in each book and a satisfying ending to each story, but there is also an overarching story throughout the series.
The Princess Dragon
The Child of the Dragon Gods
Light of the Dragon
Standalones or Collaborations
The well-known story of Rapunzel gets a science-fiction twist in this fairytale retelling featuring an artificial intelligence and a plucky princess determined to prove herself to be much more than a pretty face. This is a futuristic science fiction romance that introduces a new universe where humans live on colony worlds after being forced to flee a deadly AI on Earth centuries prior to the story.
Rampion
Children of the Ajda
Guardian of the Dark Paths
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