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In His Robot Wife, the novella-length sequel to His Robot Girlfriend, it is the year 2037 and Mike has been married to his robot wife, Patience, for five years. Troubles are on the horizon though. Prop 22 promises to annul marriages between humans and robots. And Patience hasn’t quite been herself. Is there something wrong, or does she just need a software upgrade?
Five years ago, Mike Smith was an unhappy man living all alone. Then he purchased a Daffodil. Far more than regular robots, his Daffodil Patience, changed his life in ways that he had never thought possible. Now it is the year 2037, and Mike and Patience have been married for five years. Retired and enjoying life, Mike thought that all his troubles were behind him, but it seems as though they are creeping up again. California Proposition 22 proposes to define a person as a biological entity, thereby annulling marriages, like Mike’s and Patience’s, performed in other states. Battle lines have been drawn, at least as far as the proponents of the bill are concerned. Now Mike must muster his own support to defeat the measure. But there is more going on than just politics. Daffodil, the robot maker, is in the news again. Hardware issues are leaving robots across the globe unable to function. Is it only an antenna issue? Now Patience herself is behaving oddly. Is there something really wrong with her, or does she just need a software upgrade?
His Robot Wife is the sequel to His Robot Girlfriend and is a science fiction story set in the near future. Available for 99 cents in ebook form wherever fine ebooks are sold, you can pick up a paperback edition of this book by following this link.
His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue is available for your Amazon Kindle today for just $2.99. The sequel to the popular His Robot Girlfriend and His Robot Wife, His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue tells the story of human-robot interaction in the year 2037.
It is the year 2037, when men are men and robots are cute. Patience, the robot wife, has a new friend– Wanda. Wanda, another Daffodil, has been having difficulty bonding with her human, the recently divorced Ryan. She hopes that with Patience’s mentoring, she’ll be able to help Ryan accept her into his troubled life. But even Patience isn’t prepared for what happens when they take a joint vacation cruise to Antarctica. His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue is a science fiction story in a world where technology is more than just a pretty face.
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His Robot Wife is available for the Kindle at Amazon for 99 cents. It is a science fiction romance and has been rated 4.2 out of 5 stars by Amazon readers.
Five years ago, Mike Smith was an unhappy man living all alone. Then he purchased a Daffodil. Far more than regular robots, his Daffodil Patience, changed his life in ways that he had never thought possible. Now it is the year 2037, and Mike and Patience have been married for five years. Retired and enjoying life, Mike thought that all his troubles were behind him, but it seems as though they are creeping up again. California Proposition 22 proposes to define a person as a biological entity, thereby annulling marriages, like Mike’s and Patience’s, performed in other states. Battle lines have been drawn, at least as far as the proponents of the bill are concerned. Now Mike must muster his own support to defeat the measure. But there is more going on than just politics. Daffodil, the robot maker, is in the news again. Hardware issues are leaving robots across the globe unable to function. Is it only an antenna issue? Now Patience herself is behaving oddly. Is there something really wrong with her, or does she just need a software upgrade?
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His Robot Wife sold its 8,000th copy this week. Not a huge number, but definitely a milestone for me and my books. It continues to do well, and Patience is a Virtue, which has been out three and a half months is doing well also. The latter is not selling nearly as quickly as the former did on its fourth month, but that is to be expected when one is 99 cents and the other is $2.99.
Thanks to everyone who has purchased and read these books (as well as His Robot Girlfriend, which is a free download). I appreciate you and your support.
His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue is available now at Diesel Ebooks for $2.99. Follow this link, or visit http://www.diesel-ebooks.com.
It is the year 2037, when men are men and robots are cute. Patience, the robot wife, has a new friendâ Wanda. Wanda, another Daffodil, has been having difficulty bonding with her human, the recently divorced Ryan. She hopes that with Patienceâs mentoring, sheâll be able to help Ryan accept her into his troubled life. But even Patience isnât prepared for what happens when they take a joint vacation cruise to Antarctica. His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue is a science fiction story in a world where technology is more than just a pretty face.
It is the year 2037, when men are men and robots are cute. Patience, the robot wife, has a new friend– Wanda. Wanda, another Daffodil, has been having difficulty bonding with her human, the recently divorced Ryan. She hopes that with Patience’s mentoring, she’ll be able to help Ryan accept her into his troubled life. But even Patience isn’t prepared for what happens when they take a joint vacation cruise to Antarctica. His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue is a science fiction story in a world where technology is more than just a pretty face.
His Robot Wife is available for the Kindle at Amazon.com. Follow this link, or look it up from your Kindle device.
Note: I wanted to recognize the anniversary of 9/11 yesterday, but I couldn’t think of anything to say that was original and wasn’t trite, so I decided to say nothing at all.
Five years ago, Mike Smith was an unhappy man living all alone. Then he purchased a Daffodil. Far more than regular robots, his Daffodil Patience, changed his life in ways that he had never thought possible. Now it is the year 2037, and Mike and Patience have been married for five years. Retired and enjoying life, Mike thought that all his troubles were behind him, but it seems as though they are creeping up again. California Proposition 22 proposes to define a person as a biological entity, thereby annulling marriages, like Mike’s and Patience’s, performed in other states. Battle lines have been drawn, at least as far as the proponents of the bill are concerned. Now Mike must muster his own support to defeat the measure. But there is more going on than just politics. Daffodil, the robot maker, is in the news again. Hardware issues are leaving robots across the globe unable to function. Is it only an antenna issue? Now Patience herself is behaving oddly. Is there something really wrong with her, or does she just need a software upgrade?
His Robot Wife is the novella-length sequel to His Robot Girlfriend, and is available from Kobo for 99 cents. Get His Robot Wife for your Kobo reading device or Kobo app by following this link.
For those of you reading His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue (and for those who haven’t yet) a part of the plot is Mike injuring his knee and the associated doctor’s visits. Most of that comes right from real life. Mike is in fact, the most like me of any of my characters– we’re both schoolteachers, about the same age (he was older than me when we started, but I’m catching up), overweight (though Mike has lost his extra pounds), and generally obnoxious. So, many little elements in all three books come from my own life.
About a year and a half ago, I injured my knee in a very similar way to how Mike injures his. I went through the whole process of seeing doctor after doctor, and like Mike, was almost walking again by the time the bone guy saw me. Unlike Mike, I had the surgery to “fix” my leg. I came out of that almost completely unable to walk. After physical therapy, I was better and I did continue to improve, but I had continual problems with my knee swelling and locking up. I had injections of steroids, draining of fluids, etc, and through it all my doctor seemed to think I should just get up and dance my way out the door.
Finally I went to another doctor. He said my knee was totally shot– bone on bone– no cartilage left. I would probably need a knee replacement in the near future. He gave me a series of injections that were supposed to lubricate the spaces between the bones and act like a buffer. It took several weeks to get the injections and then there was a wait of six weeks for them to take full effect. But they worked. My knee wasn’t great, but it felt a whole lot better. That lasted for six weeks. Now it’s back to where it was before those injections. This has been really depressing.
Well, I’m done with doctors. I’ll be royally damned if I ever let one open up my knee again. I’ve decided the best thing I can do is to build up my leg muscles. Plus I really need to exercise. I was several months into a good exercise program when I hurt my knee and haven’t done much of anything since. So today, I ordered an exercise bike. The bike is about the only thing I can do in which my knee doesn’t lock up. I got one small enough to fit in my den, so I can hop on it anytime I want. Of course I still have the main problem that I had in the first place. Unlike Mike, I don’t have a robot to take care of me.
Thur 6-27: I’ve been writing all morning, finishing chapter 13 and working my way through chapter 14. Just two more after that. Sometimes the number of chapters changes between the outline and the rough draft, but in this case, I think they will stay the same. I’ve still got almost a week until my self-imposed deadline for the draft, and I’m feeling pretty confident about finishing.
I also just updated the Previews page with a better description of the book. Of course, I’ll still have to work on that later, but the blurb is the last thing to worry about.
Sat 6-29: All right. I’ve just finished chapter 14 and am already working on chapter 15. It’s feeling pretty good. Now I have to write “the big thing” that I have both been looking forward to writing and dreading at the same time. It was supposed to be the end of chapter 14, but instead, it’s going to be near the front of 15. Once I get that done, the rest will just fall together.
Mon 7-1: I’m already into the last chapter. I finished 15 this afternoon and I expect to finish this chapter by the end of the day Tuesday. Then it’s time for the first revision.
City of Amathar 