Scientist Ever Haynes was shocked when she was abducted by alien slavers…but the last thing she expected was to find herself pregnant with a cyborg’s baby.Ever has been fighting for her life since her abduction, and the only good thing to happen to her was one heated night with a mysterious prisoner–a connection, a flash of light in the darkness. But then he was rescued and she was left … was left behind. Now, weeks later, she’s been saved by the House of Galen gladiators…and by the man she shared the hottest night of her life with. But cool, emotionless cyborg Magnus Rone has no memory of their night together and finding out that she’s expecting his baby is a shock to everyone.
Created in a military program, Magnus is genetically and cybernetically enhanced–emotionless, ruthless, focused. He vows to protect Ever and the baby she carries, and despite his lack of memory, everything about tough, levelheaded Ever draws him in. All his life, his emotional dampeners and training have limited his ability to feel emotions…but one small Earth woman cuts through all that and leaves him feeling.
As they work together to hunt down the deadly desert arena of Zaabha and the final human woman trapped there, Ever and Magnus find a stunning passion neither can resist or ignore. But in the dangerous desert sands of Carthago, with the House of Galen gladiators by their sides, deadly enemies are closing in. Ever and Magnus will be dragged back into the darkness, and Magnus will do anything and sacrifice everything to keep her safe.
Note to readers: This sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think wild gladiatorial fights and daring rescues), tough gladiators (the warriors of the House of Galen and the House of Rone) and a steamy romance (between a sexy, emotionless cyborg and a resilient survivor from Earth). So if you like it fast, and gritty, and sexy, this is for you!
Includes a preview of Marcus, Book 1 of Hell Squad.
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Q & A with the Author
Q – How would you describe the Galactic Gladiators series?
A – Gladiators in space! The desert planet of Carthago is home to the Kor Magna Arena: it’s a mix of low and high tech. Think the Colosseum of Ancient Rome with a touch of professional sports and a side of Las Vegas glitz and temptation. You’ll see a lot of action-packed romance as women abducted from Earth clash with tough, gritty gladiators fighting for love, honor, and freedom.
Q – Why did you want to write the series?
A – It’s no secret that I love action, adventure and romance. And I love science fiction romance and all the endless possibilities. Raiden, the gladiator hero of Gladiator, stormed into my head and wanted his story told. I saw this big, tough man covered in tattoos facing off with an equally tough female space marine from Earth. That’s where it all began, and since then the planet of Carthago, the intrigues of the Kor Magna Arena, and an amazing band of gladiators came to life.
Q – What order should I read the books in?
A – All the Galactic Gladiator books will be stand-alone romances centered on the Kor Magna Arena, rescuing abducted humans, and making a life far from home. Here’s the order I suggest:
– Gladiator
– Warrior
– Hero
– Protector
– Champion
– Barbarian
– Beast
– Rogue
– Guardian
– Cyborg
– Imperator (coming soon)
About Anna: I’m passionate about all things action romance. I love stories that combine the thrill of falling in love with the excitement of action, danger and adventure. I write about people overcoming unbeatable odds and achieving seemingly impossible goals. I like to believe it’s possible for all of us to do the same.
The Galactic Gladiators Science Fiction Romance Series: Science Fiction Romance, Action Adventure Romance, Space Opera, Futuristic Romance, Fantasy Romance, Military Romance, and Paranormal Romance
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“Life was easier when I could shut off my emotions.” Leaning against the wall, Galen crossed his arms. “And you can’t now?” “No.” Magnus shoved a hand through his hair. “Not with Ever. She short-circuits everything.” “Apparently women have a way of doing that.” – 57% Cyborg
Cyborg is book ten in the Galactic Gladiators series by Anna Hackett.
I really enjoy this series. I first read it in Kindle Unlimited and then went back later and bought all the books to re-read.
Anna Hackett is an amazing science fiction romance author. I feel in love with the Galactic Gladiators series the moment I read book one and each book brings me something new to love.
We are introduced to the cyborg’s on the planet Carthago. Now they have popped up now and then to help find the missing human women, but we haven’t really gotten one of their stories; until now.
The cyborg’s are a race who don’t feel emotions or have suppressed emotions. They also have physical enhancements that make them unable to fight in the gladiator ring. Magnus Rone, the Imperator of the House of Rone is allied to the House of Galen. He’s a cyborg created and trained to be a soldier and only a soldier. He left his people long ago, but he still believes that his training holds and that he’s better off without emotion and a relationships that could only cloud his focus.
He was captured briefly and his emotional dampeners where damaged. During that time he meet Ever Haynes and they came together. Now I can’t remember if we see his rescue in the series or not. I know we don’t get their time together in captivity and I wish we did get that perspective. Magnus got rescued, but Ever didn’t and when she comes back into his life after now being rescued well he’s not sure what to do with the a baby on the way.
Magnus feels duty-bound to protect Ever and their baby and the stacks get even higher when Ever is captured again, but amidst the chaos, Magnus discovers that love doesn’t’ make you week; it makes you strong.
Ever is a tough women. She’s been through hell and back and hell and back again, but though it all she’s fought for herself, her unborn child, and a future with Magnus.
I like that the women in this series are all strong. They’re not the damsels in destress. They’ve been through hell and still find a way to cope and find a future on this planet. I like that each relationship has it’s own challenges and that everyone gets their happy ever after. I also like that each book gives us something new and exciting to explore in the world. The author keeps building and adding, which keeps me interested and wondering what surprises might be next. One of the other things I really like is that the author points us in the direction of who might hook up next, without giving things away.
Last I’ll point out that this book spins us off into the Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone series which features the cyborg men.
Cyborg was another wonderful Sci-Fi Romance read in the Galactic Gladiators series. If you enjoy Sci-Fi Romance then I highly recommend this author and this series.
Rate: 4 Stars
Scientist Ever Haynes has been fighting for her life since she was abducted by alien slavers. Now weeks after being rescued she is still struggling with the memories while dealing with an emotionless cyborg. Magnus may be genetically and cybernetically enhanced but one tiny earthy woman changes everything for him and makes his emotion dampers fail.
The first cyborg book!! I have been wanting a story about the House of Rone cyborgs since they were introduced and this one definitely did not disappoint. I loved Magnus and Ever’s story. Ever is struggling to deal with her PTSD and the fact she is going to be a mother. While her and Magnus shared a wonderful night together when he was captured he doesn’t remember it. I loved how determined she was to make Magnus embrace his emotions.
“His woman from Earth had a steel-hard spine, grit, and the heart of a cyborg. She terrified him.”
Magnus is an emotionless cyborg who does whatever he can to protect his people. He is now determined to protect Ever, even if it is from himself. Unfortunately for him Ever is determined to break through his dampers and make him remember their night together. Magnus is my favorite kind of hero. He was protective, emotionally challenged, and deadly. I couldn’t put Magnus and Ever’s story down and I can’t wait to see what they name the baby.
I am dying to jump into Galen and Sam’s book. They are such deadly fighters that I know their book is going to be an action packed steamy romance. While I am excited to see the ending of Zaabah I am also sad because the series is ending. But the cyborgs are getting their own series which I am so excited about. I am just not ready to give up this world.
It has been awhile since I read the series, picked up Cyborg and read straight through. Great action, fighting, sexy times. Fun book. Off to read Galen’s story before I start the next series.
This story is about Ever. Imagine being kidnapped by aliens and forced to fight for your life. Suffering an brain implant trying to control her on top of it all. One ray of light is when an injured cyborg is thrown into her cell. What a story this is. Hot, intense and riveting I couldn’t put it down. Read it twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything in my first rushed read to find out what happens. Highly recommend this story, this series and this author. She never disappoints. I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author. I freely and gladly leave this honest review.
I love this series! Ms. Hackett writes the best books.
Crazy good action romance
Holy Moly! Magnus Rone, cyborg imperator of House Rone, began life as a military experiment. He ‘s been an ally of House Galen and a fellow rescuer of the enslaved ever since he escaped life as a programmed assassin and rescued his fellow cyborg slave, When the mission to free the last Earth women from the slave arena at Zaabha goes south, he gets a new mission. One of the Earthwomen, Ever, is pregnant with his baby!! He doesn’t know how THAT happened. His programming prohibits reproduction. He doesn’t remember anything… But, surprise! Magnus isn’t about to fail on this rescue! The little sprout is HIS, and he’s gonna man up. Thereby hangs a trademark Anna Hackett tale – chock full of fast action, glorious fighting, stealth, strategy, and steamy love scenes. It’s a heart-in-mouth wild ride from beginning to end, starring the cyborg hero every woman will adore, his tenaciously fierce human baby mama, and a supporting cast of die-hard alien gladiators and their kick-butt human lovers. The series is coming to a head, with the villains on their last, desperate legs, and the next book promises to be outta-this-world too.
I enjoy Anna Hackett’s worlds, but I think the Galactic Gladiators is my favorite of her worlds. I don’t know what it is about the gladiators, but I just kind of want to say yes please! Every single one of her guys around Carthago is just so awesome. That includes the newest entry in the series.
House Rone is run by Magnus, a cyborg. He can’t fight in the arena because he’s too modified, but his house can and does create weapons. They will also save people and give them cybernetics to help them. House Rone is an ally to House Galen and is working with them to try to close down Zaabha.
During their work, Magnus managed to get captured by the bad guys at one point, and they shut down some of his cybernetics. While that’s happening, he encounters Ever, one of the abducted human women who has been taken to Zaabha. They had a little bit of fun, and she ended up pregnant.
When Ever gets saved and brought to the arena, she recognizes Magnus and he realizes that she is carrying his child. The problem is that he doesn’t remember her or their one wonderful night together. Plus, she has a cybernetic implant that has to get dealt with. Because she’s carrying his child and has that implant, Magnus says that she’s going to go to House Rone with him.
Poor Ever, her life has been all kinds of interrupted and now she’s dealing with this huge change and she thought that she had this great connection with Magnus, but he doesn’t remember any of it. Plus, he can shut down his emotions, so Ever isn’t getting anything that she needs from him, and she’s having nightmares from her experiences, plus she’s got survivor’s guilt over the people who had to be left at Zaabha. I felt so sorry for her having to deal with all of that and a pregnancy too. All that emotion, craziness, and hormones can just make anyone a bit crazy.
I can’t wait for the next book, and I really hope we have lots more books in this world.
I think Galactic Gladiators is my favorite Anna Hackett series (although I love them all) and with Cyborg we are getting to the end of the current extended story line. Ms. Hackett does not disappoint here, ramping up the action as she puts the pieces in place for the final battle. Cyborg, which contains the action her stories are known for, also has a slightly different approach to the relationship between the hero and heroine due the Ever’s pregnancy and Magnus’s ability to suppress his emotions. This is a great read that both leaves me (not so) patiently waiting for the next book and sad to see the end of the series