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<\/a><\/p>\nThe high-intensity sci-fi thriller series that began with\u00a0Machinations\u00a0<\/em>continues as reincarnated insurgent Rhona Long faces off against the one enemy she can\u2019t outwit: her own clone.<\/p>\n <\/strong>The machines believed their extermination of the human race would be over as quickly as it began. They were wrong. As the war against extinction intensifies, people are beginning to gain the upper hand.<\/p>\n Commander Rhona Long understands survival better than most. Killed in combat, she was brought back to life using her DNA, and she\u2019s forged a new, even more powerful identity. Now the leader of the resistance, she\u2019s determined to ensure the machines are shut down for good.<\/p>\n But victory is elusive. The machines have a new technology designed to overcome humanity\u2019s most advanced weaponry. Despite Rhona\u2019s peacekeeping efforts, former nations are feuding over resources as old power struggles resurface. Worse, someone inside the resistance is sabotaging the human cause\u2014someone who, from all appearances, seems to be Rhona . . . or her exact replica.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Praise for Machinations<\/em>:<\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n “A tension-filled story of loss, loyalty, and forgiveness, with abundant Terminator-style shoot-em-up scenes and a snarky, kickass female warrior. I inhaled it!\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Jennifer Foehner Wells<\/strong>, bestselling author of Fluency<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis violent, bloody, romantic tale is full of awesome mechanical foes and authentic characters you love or hate, like real people . . . The nuances of the title promise more than meets the eye, and the prose delivers.\u201d<\/p>\n – Perihelion<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAn SF techno-thriller with heart and soul.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Alex Bledsoe<\/strong>, author of The Hum and the Shiver<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMachinations<\/em> is an action-packed SF thriller loaded with fantastic characters and gut-wrenching emotional twists. [. . .] The prose is stunning, the action is non-stop.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Linnea Sinclair<\/strong>, RITA Award-winning author of Gabriel\u2019s Ghost<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMachinations<\/em> is a thrilling fusion of action and heartbreak, with quick pacing, rich characters, and a one-of-a-kind story. A great debut.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 G.T. Almasi<\/strong>, author of Blades of Winter<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Purchase your copy of Counterpart<\/em> today!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amazon<\/a> | Barnes & Noble<\/a> | Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And don\u2019t forget to add it to your Goodreads<\/a>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <insert author image (image attached to email)><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Website<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Tumblr<\/a> | Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hayley Stone<\/strong> has lived her entire life in sunny California, where the weather is usually perfect and nothing as exciting as a robot apocalypse ever happens. When not reading or writing, she freelances as a graphic designer, falls in love with videogame characters, and analyzes buildings for velociraptor entry points. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in history and a minor in German from California State University, Sacramento. Counterpart<\/em> is her second novel, and a choice for Amazon\u2019s Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Books of the Month for October.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today I’m wishing a happy release to Hayley Stone for the second book in her series that began with Machinations. While I was rooting for…<\/p>\n