The city keeps glowing, and Thursday it steps out into the world.
The Republic of McCoy is out October 15. The ebook is $2.99 for launch week only.
Pre-order here >>> The Republic of McCoy.
🎶 Listening to Still with Me by Chicane. To me it’s Marlowe’s song, and it’s on the McCoy playlist with the rest of the music I listened to while writing.
I can’t write without music. Every chapter of The Republic of McCoy had a song playing behind it, some of them on repeat for weeks, and by the time I finished, the list had grown to 43 tracks.
Twenty of them are listed in the front of the book. The full playlist, every song I wrote to, is here: The Republic of McCoy: Full Playlist
If you only listen to one, make it “Krazy” by Seal.
The Republic of McCoy launches October 15. The ebook is $2.99 on pre-order, free ARCs are still open on BookSirens, and the Goodreads giveaway runs through October 14. All the links are in my last post.
— Tori
The Republic of McCoy launches October 15. It’s a neon-noir cyberpunk novel that started as a single image of grey concrete back in 2017, and after a lot of years and ten rounds of edits, it’s finally ready.
Marlowe takes a security job at Cleancore Industries guarding Trevor Ledeus, heir to the company. The job comes with a helmet she doesn’t take off and a number where her name should be. Cleancore also builds the machines that clear the debris fields, and the machines are built from the dead. It’s legal. Then the newest line is unveiled, and Marlowe knows one of the faces.
Read it before launch day. Advance review copies are open now. Grab a free ebook in exchange for an honest review: Get your free ARC.
Enter the Goodreads giveaway. 100 Kindle copies are up for grabs through October 14: Enter here.
Or pre-order now. The ebook is $2.99 for launch: Pre-order on Amazon.
It’s been a while since I’ve written here. There’s a good reason, though: I’ve spent the past year inside a city called McCoy.
Today I’m happy to share that The Republic of McCoy is available for pre-order and releases on October 15, 2026.
Marlowe wants a Central job and the real money that comes with it. When her roommate moves out, she can’t cover the rent alone and takes a security job at Cleancore Industries. It turns into something else—guarding Trevor Ledeus, heir to the company. The job comes with a helmet she doesn’t take off, a number where her name should be, and one condition: ID 7 does not show her face. Trevor asks for her real name anyway. She doesn’t give it to him.
Cleancore sells security services and builds the machines that clear debris fields. The machines are built from the dead. It’s legal.
Then the newest line of units is unveiled, and Marlowe knows one of the faces.
He didn’t choose it. He can’t come within three feet of her. And he no longer registers the name Marlowe.
This book took nearly a year and more edit passes than I want to admit. It pulled me somewhere new as a writer, and I’m proud of where it ended up. I can’t wait for you to meet Marlowe.
The ebook is available for pre-order now on Amazon, and the paperback and hardcover will follow on release day.
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Thank you for sticking around while I was quiet. More soon, including the music that kept me company while I wrote it.
— Tori
Aeva: The Last Hope
On a far-off planet, a virus continues to destroy the female reproductive capabilities of an alien species. Female humans are temporarily used as surrogates while scientists work on a cure, but things are not moving fast enough for the alien general of the USS mothership. He wants access to earth, to limitless female humans, and will do whatever it takes to locate the data chip that holds the code to bypass earth’s tightly secured atmosphere.
Rowen Teschner, a captain on the USS mothership, returns from a mission and is unexpectedly discharged and relocated to another starship. With losing everything he’s worked for, life on the starship is a chance for him to start over. As part of his new job, he is required to volunteer. His duty as a volunteer is to make sure Aeva, a genetically engineered human, gets her memory back before interrogation day. She was volunteering on a cargo ship when the ship was hijacked. A poisonous gas was emitted killing the crew, but she survived, and the alien investigation team is demanding answers. If they don’t get the answers they want, it could potentially lead to her demise.
As Aeva’s story unravels, Rowen is caught between starting a new life and putting his life on the line to protect her.
****This is a space opera sci-fi with military action and a touch of real-life romance that both men and women will enjoy. It’s rated 18+ with mature content.
Right now it’s free on Smashwords. Get it before the freebie expires. Link to the book is >>>here.
Smashwords is having an ebook reading week from March 5th -11th. During this week, all participating books will be either discounted or free. I wanted to share that Aeva: The Last Hope by Tori C. Lore will be free to download during this week.
You will find the promo starting on March 5, so save the link:
https://www.smashwords.com/ebookweek
Here’s your chance to read an exciting space opera story with military, romance, and genetic engineering.
Thanks for your support and happy reading!
I had a little hiccup which led to some of the apps delivering the ebook on April 2nd. I really enjoyed writing this story and I hope you’ll enjoy reading it. The other day, when the snow began falling gently where I live (before the snowstorm), it reminded me of the scene in the story when the first snow fell on the rain planet. It only snows every 25 years so it’s always a special event. I’m glad we have winters here. When the earth is covered in a blanket of white, it’s really breathtaking.
Look what came in!
Aeva is a story about humanity. What choices do you have when you are left with really, no choice? The rules are against you. The people you believed in failed you. Everything hinges on hope.
The pre-order for Aeva goes live today at all major online retailers!
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