Strange Little Band – Dark, edgy sci-fi romance

Ashlynn teleported back to Shane’s office to find Jake still kneeling by his father’s side, deep in concentration. The light of the crystal in her brother’s hand wavered unsteadily, casting nervous shadows. Jake was running out of energy. Ashlynn hoped that the healing he’d managed would be enough. It will, she told herself, then got [...]

Myers’ blood arced from his throat in a graceful scarlet parabola.  Idly rolling his prism between her fingers, Joon admired her handiwork from a safe distance.  The fountain’s height metered the bastard’s life, growing shorter with each heartbeat.   Then he smiled.   Joon snarled.  How dare he mock her during her victory?  Her eyes [...]

In his imagination Shane had killed Joon Ri dozens of times. Sometimes he’d bring her back just to kill her again. But in reality the woman lived. She was the monkey on his back, stomach, or any other part of him that she wanted. Between her knowledge about his screwed-up attachment to Harris and her [...]

Seven weeks after his prism had been stolen Shane was barely making it through the day. If not for his alien side he wouldn’t have been able to wear an efficient, competent facade at the lab. Joon’s vacation wasn’t the problem. It was working on Jake’s crystal, which now was destined to become his replacement. [...]

Joon wasn’t sure of what she wanted to do with her new power over her mentor and lover. She was sure that caution was warranted. The rumor mill claimed that Shane had killed and resurrected a sparring partner in the dojo a few years ago. At the time she’d dismissed it as hyperbole, but no [...]

Joon sipped her mug of tea as she studied the mottled image on DiPhillipo’s computer screen. As much as she respected her colleague, she disliked working closely with the older man. His clothes smelled of stale cigarettes, even first thing in the morning. The sweet scent of her oolong tea masked much of it. “This [...]

After giving Jake his late-night bottle, Shane strode over to Joon’s quarters like he did every other night. He let himself in and was pleased to find everything the way he liked it. The lights were dimmed. Music from his favorite Dead Can Dance CD softly sounded from stereo speakers. He stepped into Joon’s bedroom, [...]