Adventures of Gals and Gizmos

Once again, I contributed a story to the Brave New Girls anthology, which benefits college scholarships awarded by The Society of Women Engineers.

I was pleased to see the list of authors this time with a bunch of interesting titles. Including Mary Fan’s sci-fi retelling of one of my favorite fairy tales, The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

This year’s edition is called Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals and Gizmos and it includes my new short story, Let the Numbers Show Truth.

I’m excited for you to meet Stella Purser, the “gal” of the story, and see the future Earth I’ve built for her adventure.

Stella is one smart cookie. Armed with a passion for figuring probabilities and an extraordinary attention to detail, she sets out on her first day as the youngest intern at the First Intergalactic Bank and Trust.

After a rocky first impression with the bank manager, she thinks her day can’t get worse.

She is wrong. Very wrong.

Upon the arrival of an alien dignitary, a bomb goes off in the heart of the bank. When Stella and the mischievously charming junior security officer, Fox, are among the few that are clear of the blast, it’s up to them to secure the bank and track down the bomber.

Did I forget to mention that the bank is underwater?

The paperback is available from some stores now. The ebook releases July 9. You can order/preorder now.

Sneak peek at Gals and Gizmos

I received my first author copies of the Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals and Gizmos benefit anthology and oh my gosh, guys!!!

You can get your hands on the ebook July 9, paperback available now. The anthology contains 26 sci-fi stories starring girls using their science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics talents to save the day. Profits from the sale go to The Society of Women Engineers scholarship fund.

Here is the lineup. Click title for story description…

ARMED FOR SURVIVAL by J.K. Ullrich

BOUND, DETERMINED by Holly Schofield

BRAINIAC by Nancy Johnston

COLOSSUS by Tash McAdam

THE CURSE by JF Garrard

DECODED by A.A. Jankiewicz

A DIFFERENT MATH by Aaron Rosenberg

EARTHQUAKE MACHINE by Lizz Donnelly

FUTURE SCOUTS by Phil Margolies

GAME OVER by Nicole Iversen

GEO by Elisha Betts

A GHOST AMONG THE STARS by Joanna Schnurman

HOPLITE by J.R. Rustrian

INDEPENDENCE DAY by Russ Colchamiro

JUPITER JEOPARDY by Kris Katzen

KELSEY: A ROBOT REPAIR GIRL ADVENTURE by Josh Pritchett

KEPTERMINE by Lisa Toohey

KNIGHT ENGINE by Jelani Akin Parham

LET THE NUMBERS SHOW TRUTH by Bryna Butler

MY FAIR CAVELADY by Jennifer Lee Rossman

THE PLANTS OF EREBUS by Victoria Zelvin

THE SILENT DUST by Keith R.A. DeCandido

THE THIRTEENTH PRINCESS by Mary Fan

THE TOWER by Paige Daniels

THE WATER PLANT by Amy Lewanski

ZOWS by Mackenzie Reide

I’m just starting to read my way through it and already I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE The Thirteenth Princess by Mary Fan, a futuristic retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, one of my personal favorite fairy tales.

My story in the anthology, Let the Numbers Show Truth, is all about Stella Purser, the youngest intern at First Intergalactic Bank and Trust. It’s Stella’s first day at the bank, nestled below the waters of Lake Erie just beyond the ruins of Cleveland. The Amook, the universe’s chief supervisor of banks and an alien with the uncanny ability to draw out your deepest secrets, is visiting. Everyone is excited for his arrival.

As the Amook steps from his transport in the bank’s wet lobby, everyone cheers.

Then everyone screams as an explosion propels the bank into chaos.

Here are some handy buy links for the anthology.

EXTRA TIP: And if you like epic stories of strong girls, I’d also recommend Mary Fan’s newest release Stronger than a Bronze Dragon. Epic almost seems like an understatement. Gorgeous mythical storytelling with a contemporary feel.

Cover reveal for next Brave New Girls

BRAVE NEW GIRLS: ADVENTURES OF GALS AND GIZMOS is a YA sci-fi anthology (edited by sci-fi authors Paige Daniels and Mary Fan) features stories about adventurous girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) whose science and tech skills get them in and out of trouble. Heroines who build superhero tech, tinker with nanobots, time travel, and more! Proceeds from sales of the anthology will be donated to the Society of Women Engineers scholarship fund.

Stories in the anthology (in alphabetical order by title):

ARMED FOR SURVIVAL by J.K. Ullrich

BOUND, DETERMINED by Holly Schofield

BRAINIAC by Nancy Johnston

COLOSSUS by Tash McAdam

THE CURSE by JF Garrard

DECODED by A.A. Jankiewicz

A DIFFERENT MATH by Aaron Rosenberg

EARTHQUAKE MACHINE by Lizz Donnelly

FUTURE SCOUTS by Phil Margolies

GAME OVER by Nicole Iversen

GEO by Elisha Betts

A GHOST AMONG THE STARS by Joanna Schnurman

HOPLITE by J.R. Rustrian

INDEPENDENCE DAY by Russ Colchamiro

JUPITER JEOPARDY by Kris Katzen

KELSEY: A ROBOT REPAIR GIRL ADVENTURE by Josh Pritchett

KEPTERMINE by Lisa Toohey

KNIGHT ENGINE by Jelani Akin Parham

LET THE NUMBERS SHOW TRUTH by Bryna Butler

MY FAIR CAVELADY by Jennifer Lee Rossman

THE PLANTS OF EREBUS by Victoria Zelvin

THE SILENT DUST by Keith R.A. DeCandido

THE THIRTEENTH PRINCESS by Mary Fan

THE TOWER by Paige Daniels

THE WATER PLANT by Amy Lewanski

ZOWS by Mackenzie Reide

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Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals & Gizmos is the fourth volume of the Brave New Girls anthology series. The first three, Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls and Gadgets (2015), Brave New Girls: Stories of Girls Who Science and Scheme (2017), and Brave New Girls: Tales of Heroines Who Hack have so far raised thousands of dollars for the Society of Women Engineers Scholarship fund. Find them on Amazon.

Storm, Gals, cable access, and The Roanoke Star

So many things to catch up on. The past few months have been wonderful chaos.

Wrong Side of the Storm, the second in the Mothman Mysteries, is coming out April 8th. My plan for these mysteries is that they will be standalones that can be read in any order. So, if you didn’t pick up Wrong Side of the Grave, no worries.

In Storm, Eric a.k.a. Mothman and his human best friend, Bridget, are separated during an attack on the men in black’s base. The attack, in the form of a constantly-shifting, lethal storm, forces the base into lockdown with a countdown to self-destruction.

For a long while, I wrote it under the working title of Rock Me Like a Hurricane, (which gave author Terry Maggert a chuckle when I mentioned it to him), but I ultimately decided to stick with the Wrong Side of the … naming convention.

Though a standalone, those who delved into Grave will have a tad more backstory. Get your first look at Duey as human and Miranda North as a … well, I don’t want to give any spoilers. You can pre-order now.

Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals & Gizmos, coming this summer, is a clean YA/middle grade sci-fi anthology that will include my original short story, Let the Numbers Show Truth. The story follows Stella Purser, the youngest intern ever hired by the First Intergalactic Bank and Trust, located safely below the waters of Lake Erie not far from the ruins of Cleveland.

Stella’s gift for figuring probabilities in seconds got her the job, but when a bomb goes off in the moon pool, all predictions go out the window. What are the chances Stella will survive her first day?

Brave New Girls is a benefit anthology with profits going to The Society of Women Engineers earmarked for college scholarships for girls choosing careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).

On the Same Page debuted on YouTube and cable access stations throughout Ohio in March. I co-host this bookish talk show with fellow author, Casey Bond. Each month, we talk about one book we read together and several more we love, plus books we’re looking forward to.

Want to see it live? Catch the livestream at 11 am eastern on the first Wednesday of every month on the Rio Grande Cable Access channel on YouTube. In Episode 1, we covered Wake the Dead by Stacey Rourke, The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King by Holly Black, Small Kingdoms… by Charlaine Harris, and more.

Roanoke Author Invasion is just under one week away as of the date of this post. Join me on Saturday at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood and meet the dozens of authors in person who make this annual trek for one of the best run signing events in the nation. Find out more at roanokeauthorinvasion.com.

Lastly, over the last month, I’ve made some changes to the old website. Be sure poke around a bit before you leave.

See you in Roanoke!

Bryna

The Coming Anthology

For the first time, I’m participating in an anthology of short stories from various authors. I so love the title, Brave New Girls: Stories of Girls Who Science and Scheme.


I can’t take any credit for the title. That all goes to Mary Fan and Paige Daniels, editors and the brains behind the book. This is the second BNG, the first being Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls and Gadgets.

Each year, they pub a new BNG anthology, and every year they give the profits from the sale to a charity that encourages girls to pursue careers in STEM (that’s Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) fields. This year the money is going into a scholarship fund run by the Society of Women Engineers.

Cool, right?

My contribution to BNG is called “Sweet Emotion”, a never before pubbed short from the Mothman Mysteries universe. And it’s the first Mothman Mystery written from Bridget’s POV!

When strange, new benefactors show up for her school’s Spirit Week and offer outrageous prizes, all the students whip into a competitive frenzy. All the students except Bridget whose internal creepiness meter humming.

Bridget draws from lessons learned in science class to get to the bottom of the mystery before the Spirit Week winner is chosen and his/her fate is sealed for good.

The anthology includes some really cool stories ranging from dystopian to sci-fi. Titles and Blurbs can be found here.


Brave New Girls: Stories of Girls Who Science and Scheme will be available in ebook and paperback formats from major online bookstores starting August 1. You can preorder for your Kindle now.

I’ll also have a few copies for sale at signing events this Fall.