Chloe Archer has a new MM sci-fi romance book out, Tentacular Tales book 3: When a Man Lies an Alien. And there’s a giveaway.
A grumpy-sexy alien and his (mostly) human mate are just trying to get married for goodness sake! But the road to matrimony is riddled with obstacles that could prove deadlyâŚ
RIVER
Being engaged to my adorable alien boo is a dream come true. Too bad thereâs a target painted on my back. Come on universe, quit messing with true love! For reals. Kai and I need to plan our weddingâwhich is going to be hella quirky and fun, because I say so.
Cue Shilgar the Deadly, whoâs screwing up everythingâwhat with trying to kill me and all. My life is becoming even more unbelievable than my fictional characters, Lord Vardox and Captain Starblade.
Thereâs no way Iâm not walking down the aisle with Kai, so help me! I fully intend to âget me to the churchââI mean Vegas wedding chapelâon time. This fool of an assassin thinks he can mess with my dreams of wedded bliss? I donât think so. Heâs about to learn heâs met his match in River Sullivan!
KAI
My relationship with River is solid and wedding bells are in the air. Unfortunately, other parts of my life areâŚless stable. Between juggling a highly inconvenient Mating Fever that can strike at any time, and dealing with an investigator from Intergalactic Alliance Headquarters, Iâm finding it hard to hold onto my usual equilibrium.
When Shilgar the Deadly finally shows up on Earth, gunning for River, the control I cling to is stretched razor thin. Iâm desperate to do whatever I can to keep my mate safeâbut Iâm not sure if I can.
Yet things arenât all that they seem. New secrets come to light and weâre all left reeling. Apparently, that famous Earthling playwright was correct when he wrote, âthe course of true love never did run smoothâŚ.â
When a Man Loves an Alien (Tentacular Tales #3) is a (96k words) M/M sci-fi rom com and the third book in the series. It should be read in chronological order. This installment features an assassin who just wonât quit, little old ladies at slot machines who should NOT be messed with, a zipline action-hero moment, shocking secrets and revelations, a death-defying climax, and just maybeâŚa zany Vegas wedding? This book has an HFN ending and no cheating. Never fearâthere is a guaranteed HEA by the end of the series!
Warnings: sex involving tentacles, some violence
About the Series
Tentacular Tales is an M/M sci-fi rom com series that follows the adventures of humans falling in love with aliens who are living incognito on Earth–in the wild and fabulous, Las Vegas. Of course that’s where aliens would be hiding right under our noses! Enter a world full of plenty of geeky humor, zany shenanigans, sexy aliens, and tentacles galore! Think Men in Black meets The Princess Bride–but hella gay! Note: This series should be read in chronological order.
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Giveaway
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Excerpt
RIVER
âStep right up and get your Tentacular Tales merch! Weâve got T-shirts in all sizes, made to accommodate folks of various shapes and appendages.â My old neighborâand incognito alienâTom Jones holds up one of the aforementioned shirts. âFor those die-hard fans of our favorite villain out there, we have our brand spankingâno pun intendedânew Team Vardox FTW tees!â
Thereâs an enthusiastic murmur among the crowd. Tom drapes the shirt over his shoulder like a bar towel and plucks up another. âFor the more daring among you, we have I got tentacled by Lord VardoxâŚand I liked it or Villain in the streets, Tentacled-Lover in the sheets.â
Thereâs some enthusiastic whistling at that one. He tosses it aside and grabs a different one. âAnd letâs not forget about our Starblade stans in the crowd.â There are answering whistles and cheers. âOf course we have Team Starblade FTW. We canât let Team Vardox have all the fun! We also have Iâm too sexy for this shirt, and so is Captain Starbladeor Tentacle Lover on the DL. Get your favorites before we run out!â
Aliens of all shapes and sizes begin surging forward, cash in hands and other appendages, as they surround the folding table where Tom is selling his wares.
I shake my head in awe, turning to my super-sexy alien boo, and now fiancĂŠ, Kai. âDid you know about this?â
He shakes his head. âNope. Looks like Tom took a cue out of your book and went the route of T-shirt design.â
I glance down at the black cotton tee Iâm wearing. On the front, in multicolored sequins, it reads Team ANAL,and on the back it says in shiny metallic gold font, Kicking butt from here to Uranus. My design is a work of art and classy as fuckâit also promotes team spirit, thank you very much. Iâve had quite a few orders from folks at work already. âJust so you know, Iâm going to keep wearing this until it grows on you.â I beam. âIâve got a different colored one for each day of the week!â
Kai rolls his eyes but favors me with a teasing smile. âSave me now.â
I give his arm a light and playful smack. âYou know you love it.â
His mouth twitches and he arches an eyebrow. âI wouldnât go that far, darling. But Iâll put up with it for you.â
I clutch my hands to my heart. âOMG, honeybuns. Youâre getting to be sooo romantic! You just called me darling. Itâs like weâre an old married couple already.â
Kai flushes adorably pink and sputters. I love getting a rise out of him at moments like this. He can be a bit too tightly wound, so I have to help him let go of his iron grip on duty, responsibility, and propriety.
Iâm like Yoda, teaching him the ways of the Fun-Loving Force.
A microphone crackles to life and my new friend Nirblob addresses the crowd from atop the small impromptu stage against the wall at the far end of the bar. âGood evening, friends, and welcome to Vardoxâs Cantina. Tonight, it is my supreme pleasure to usher in our very first Open Mic night!â
Thereâs an enthusiastic round of applause and some loud whistles.
Nirblob grins, which admittedly is a little freaky since he has no lips. I still havenât quite gotten used to that. âThis evening, we are most fortunate to have a very special guest. Here to kick things off with a sneak peek from the next chapter in the Tentacular Tales of Captain Starblade, please join me in welcoming the one, the only, River Sullivan, a.k.a. KirklovesSpock4eva!â
The crowd goes wild, which in a super-secret alien bar can be a bit surreal. After all, this bar is mainly for extraterrestrials who donât pass easily in human society, or ones who do but want the opportunity to be their true selves in a safe space. Some folks here make even Nirblob look somewhat ordinary. Itâs a bit like being a real-life version of the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Warsâonly less violent!
âLooks like youâre up,â Kai murmurs, giving my arm a squeeze.
I grin. âGive me a kiss for luck, boo.â
He sighs at the endearment, but his eyes darken as he leans down and takes my lips in a way that makes me want to ditch this event and go get our freak on.
When Kai pulls back, Iâm tingly all over and more than a little hot and bothered. But Iâm pleased to notice, as he adjusts himself discreetly, he isnât exactly unaffected either.
âKnock âem dead.â
I give him a jaunty little salute. âAye, aye, captain!â
He canât keep the fondness from his eyes when he tries to glare at me, which turns my grin into that of a lovesick fool. And I basically am. I have no qualms about owning it.
I make my way over to the stage, offering variants of high fives along the wayâto a tail here, a hand with eight fingers there, a furry paw every now and then. Two months ago, I never could have imagined this would be my life. A longtime Roswell alien conspiracy believer and total X-phile, Iâby some remarkable twist of fateâactually foundaliens here on Earth, living incognito among humanity.
What are the odds?
Author Bio
Chloe Archer writes M/M sci-fi and paranormal rom coms with laugh out loud humor because sheâs all about bringing the funny-sexy back. Oh, yeah!
She currently calls Minnesota home, but has lived abroad in places like Montreal, Edinburgh, and Tokyo. Sheâs hoping to relocate to Scotland permanently one day if the stars align.
Chloe is a fur mama to two adorable Yorkies, Jasper and Teddy, and she loves them in a crazy dog mama kind of way. When she isnât busy writing, she enjoys visiting friends and family, traveling, reading, binge watching movies and TV shows, and practicing her karaoke skills. She does a mean cover of Pat Benatar and Cher, or so sheâs been told.
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