Strange Little Band – Dark, edgy sci-fi romance

Shane’s mental presence reassured Addison more than she cared to admit. When the next contraction came she recalled the seemingly ridiculous breathing exercises. They didn’t take away the pain, but that wasn’t their purpose. Breathing gave her a focus to ride the torrent more easily. Panting against the pillow, Addison barely heard the doctors’ announcement [...]

“How. Much. Longer,” Addison growled through gritted teeth. She tried and failed to toss a sweat-soaked lock of hair off her face, then glared at the poncy-arsed male nurse standing against the wall of the private delivery room. He hurried up to Addison, brushed the drenched hair back with a cool cloth, then scurried back [...]

One of the thoughts lazily floating in Shane’s mind was wondering what had just happened. They’d had mind-blowing sex, but there was more to it. Whatever it was, it was breathtakingly beautiful. Etching the sensations into his memory, Shane resolved to examine them later. Right now he was curled around an amazing woman and his [...]

The thought of her sweet son being partially of an unknown alien race should have bothered Addison, but it didn’t. She’d interacted with extraterrestrials on a few occasions, so their existence wasn’t a shock. And she could feel Jake’s Homo superior side, and the Homo sapiens parts of him and his father. Instead Shane’s words [...]

The data pad in Addison’s hand tumbled to the living room floor as a smile spread across her face. He’s been thinking about me all day? Although the notion filled her with warmth, it also nudged Addison’s skeptical side. Shane could have been thinking about dissecting her slice by slice under a microscope. But that [...]

Addison was ruining Shane’s orderly, efficient life. The DNA sequences glowing on his desktop computer screen were utterly boring. If he unfocused his eyes Shane saw curves reminiscent of Addison’s. Those curved surfaces prompted memories of their warm softness underlain by muscle and, under the stretched skin of her belly, their son. His mind was [...]

Addison slowly came back to her senses gasping, trembling, and grinning from ear to ear. She hadn’t felt like this since… ever. Letting herself go with Shane had been both thrilling and frightening. It hadn’t been like this with other lovers. Those who could shield their minds, did. Yet Shane came willingly and openly to [...]