MADE
FOR HER
By
Jessica E. Subject
After terrorists murder the love of her life, Colonel Mikayla Jones
trains squadron after squadron of the clones he brought to life, to take to the
skies. When she discovers a young clone of her husband in her newest class, her
world spins out of control. How can she command the look-a-like when she can’t
help but yearn for him to fill an ache in her heart?
Dare was created to be the best. As the first Daniel clone to leave
Onatria labs, he needs to prove he is more than just a DNA copy. To do that, he
must rely on the wife of the man who donated his genes. But when she refuses to
train him, Dare faces discharge and returning to the labs. Can he convince
Colonel Jones to finish his training and find a way into her bed? Or will long
kept secrets unhinge the entire clone project?
Please note: Made For Her was previously published with
another publisher. It has been revised and expanded from the original version.
This version also includes the short story, Replicated Consequences, which
takes place in the same world.
Available from
Made For Her Excerpt
410 words
Rating: PG-13
(language)
Colonel Jones grabbed the remote before
focusing on the three-dimensional holographic picture beside her. Another
presentation for the general public, but she doubted it would work to recruit
anyone. The audience was always more curious than willing to enlist.
“In 2084, as you know, Earth made first
contact with the Rafkels, a peaceful species living on the planet Raf, located
twenty light-years from Earth.” She pressed the button to show her spectators
an image of the still-foreign planet. “While meeting this species remains years
away, their message warned us of other intelligent life forms in our own
galaxy.”
Mikayla rolled her eyes. The actual message
had not been a warning, rather a fact, but the government insisted on changing
the wording to garner more recruits and support for cloning. “Since then, world
governments have combined efforts to develop a spacecraft that will take us
faster and farther into space.
“If you join the military today, you will
learn how to fly these vessels and train the clones for future wars. Science
fiction has now become our reality.” Yeah, like that would work to recruit
people. Who wrote the speech, anyway? Very few, if any, would ever make it to
the SFTC, Space Flight Training Center. “It will never be your life on the
line, but that of men and women created only for that purpose. Serving your
country is no longer about sacrifice, but about honor.”
She cringed at the bullshit words. People
still died all the time. Terrorists, like the ones who’d killed Daniel, still
objected to cloning, causing destruction and death. Just last month, a popular
off-base nightclub, known to be a military hang-out, had been turned to rubble
in a matter of seconds after a suicide bomber with known allegiance to the
Al-Tidoa group blew himself up inside the building. Many, both clone and
human-born, had died.
When Mikayla switched the display to the
live feed from Onatria’s main lab in Geneva, she sighed at the collective gasp.
Robotic arms transferred material between Petri dishes at various stations
while other, more complex equipment dissected strands of DNA. Human-born and
clones alike wore white lab coats and watched new life grow under their
microscopes. And in a glass-walled clean room, casket-like clear chambers held
young clones attached to a multitude of tubes. Except for the military and
Onatria staff, this was the first time anyone had seen the labs. The government
had grown desperate for people to enlist.
Date Published: February 29, 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-0-9948431-6-6
Genre(s): Science Fiction Romance, Erotic
Romance, Clone Romance, Futuristic Romance, Military Romance
Heat Rating: 4 flames - frequent love
scenes that are explicit and described using graphic and direct language
Word Count: 22,061 words (Made For Her
only)
Reviews:
“…a brilliant plot twist that was a
tear-jerker, and had me physically reeling – I really hadn’t expected it.” - Critique
de Book
“The entire
thing was cohesive; the characters, dialogue, and setting were natural and well
paced. Very glad I went with my initial instinct I read it…Highly
Recommended!” - Books, Books & More Books
“I loved this
twist on the Sci-Fi clone story… This was like a Top Gun story set in the
future where cloning is real and space exploration is growing and alien contact
is a reality for which the government has been preparing for years.” - Tracy Riva Books & Reviews
Bio:
Jessica E. Subject is the
author of science fiction romance, mostly alien romances, ranging from sweet to
super hot. Sometimes she dabbles in paranormal and contemporary as well,
bringing to life a wide variety of characters. In her stories, you could not
only meet a sexy alien or two, but also clones and androids. You may be
transported to a dystopian world where rebels are fighting to live and love, or
to another planet for a romantic rendezvous.
When Jessica isn't reading, writing, or doing
dreaded housework, she likes to get out and walk with her giant, hairy dog her
family adopted from the local animal shelter.
Jessica lives in Ontario, Canada with her
husband and two energetic children. And she loves to hear from her readers. You
can find her at jessicasubject.com and
on twitter @jsubject.
Short blurb: Can Dare
convince Colonel Jones to train him to fly to space and find a way into her
heart? Or will long kept secrets unhinge the entire clone project?
Jessica’s Ten
Favorite Lines from Made For Her (without any spoilers)
She refused to listen to the public refer
to the clones as slugs. Daniel had died bringing them to life and she couldn’t
have his work, his creations, insulted in front of her. Sure, they weren’t born
the same way as her, but they were still people, and she had a new squadron of
clones waiting for her on the tarmac.
“So
why is this one out of the lab and in my squadron? Why couldn’t he be trained
by someone else, somewhere else?”
General Madison smiled, and she had a
feeling she wasn’t going to like his answer. “Because he wanted to be trained
by the best. You are our best instructor and have turned out our best pilots.
Why would we send him anywhere else?”
“I know you slugs have all completed basic
training, but that was a walk in the park compared to what I’m going to put you
through.” The major’s chiseled face revealed a slight grin, mocking them. “When
I’m done with you, you’ll wish those bastards at Onatria had smashed your Petri
dishes before your cells began to divide.”
She had to get him out of the house. He
did crazy things to her mind. And when he’d stood so close, all thoughts of her
original plans to head to the local pub vaporized. She wanted more. Staring
into his ocean-blue eyes reminded her of the nights she would gaze into
Daniel’s after they’d made love.
“I’m sure there are many secrets at this
base. We’re about to make another.”
“I’m sure you loved him very much, but
it’s been ten years, Mikayla.” He brushed his fingers down her cheek. “You
deserve more than a good fuck. You deserve to be happy.”
The drawer held only one box of condoms,
but a multitude of toys, sexual toys. He’d hit the mother lode.
Clones were always given crap jobs as
punishment rather than the usual condemnation on his record. But no sentence
would make him stop seeing her. He’d clean the dirtiest, shit-stained toilets
every day just to spend his nights next to her.
She thumped her foot down to gain her
balance and raised her forearm. Lunging forward, she slammed him against the
door, her arm pressing against his throat. “Don’t you ever touch me.” Releasing
her hold, she grabbed the front of his shirt and tossed him outside. “You’re
finished, Major.”
“Gladys, I’m in love.”
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