Happy release day to Layla Fae!

Her latest book in the Monster Security Agency is live today on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited. Don't miss it!

When Layla and I decided to do a mini-round in the MSA this March, we thought it would be fun and interesting to explore the idea of whether a machine could have feelings. She wrote Guarded by the Clanker, where the hero is an AI-powered cyborg, and I wrote Guarded by the Steel Seraph, where the hero is a robotic angel with an alchemical heart. They are very different, yet the theme is similar. Can these machine boys fall in love like humans can? And can their women love them and accept them the way they are?

I hope you enjoy these two stories. If you haven't yet grabbed Steel Seraph, check it out below.

Guarded by the Clanker

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She hates me because I’m a machine. I will gladly sacrifice myself to keep her safe.

The AI-hating journalist trying to take down the largest AI corporation urgently needs a bodyguard, and it’s ironic that she can afford only me. In her words, I am a clanker. A thing worth her deepest scorn. An it.

To be fair, that is what I am when she’s forced to accept my protection. The Monster Security Agency cyborgs are equipped with smart algorithms and a large database of MSA’s knowledge. They are ruled by their programming and incapable of thought.

It is rare for an AI-powered cyborg to attain self-awareness, and even rarer—to catch feelings.

But my principal is extraordinary, and rare occurrences are her bread and butter. After we’re attacked by a virus engineered to turn me against her, I become sentient.

We are stuck together on a suicidal mission under the fluorescent lights of Neo-Tokyo as enemy cyborgs breathe down our necks. Not the best place for me to struggle with my concept of self and the precarious, forbidden feelings for my principal, who still refers to me as a clanker.

But if I am a thing, how can it be that I love and want her so much?

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Guarded by the Steel Seraph

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April is fast approaching. Which means... *drum roll*... a new round of Monsters' Bride Market! Ava, Eva, Lia and I call it Massive April because our heroes are all giants. We've decided to try and stick to one theme every round because it's just more fun this way, and more challenging. And we all like a good challenge. In preparation for the release of one book a week (as we always release them), we've already set up pre-orders for the round after this one, which will be in July. If you visit the series' page, you will discover them. Can you guess the theme for July?

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. First, make sure you've pre-order the April books.

Monsters' Bride Market

Talk to you soon!

Cara