Chaser: Chapter One
"You've _got_ to be kidding me." All I could do was shake my head as I read Craig Theron's profile on my phone. I'd known he was an idiot ever since I skimmed his file on the chaser website--but reading it more thoroughly, while sitting in my...
Fifteen Minutes (Neon City, Book 2): Chapter Six
Sledge perched on the window sill, twisted the cap off a bottle of Viso Vigor, and let his gaze wander around randomly as he waited for Boiler and Quentin to return from their shopping trip. His eyes drifted from his parents' former apartment...
Fifteen Minutes (Neon City, Book 2): Chapter Five
"Okay, let's see what we've got, here." Jack finished the rest of the coffee he'd taken when they left Machiko's office, got out and took a quick look around. He spotted several people looking out the windows of the admin building, staring at...
Fifteen Minutes (Neon City, Book 2): Chapter Four
"Whoa!" "That's a good 'whoa,' I hope?" Andraste settled into Clyde's arms and he took a moment to catch his breath. "Oh, it _is_." He grinned and rubbed her back slowly. "For me, too." She raised herself up enough to look into his eyes, and...
Fifteen Minutes (Neon City, Book 2): Chapter Three
"Wow," Clyde said, "there's a lot of 'em here." "Told ya." Cassie hopped out of the taxi, leaned in to give the driver a generous tip, and tugged on her green metallic mesh belly shirt. "They're the last batch that was growing in the GlobeGen...
Fifteen Minutes (Neon City, Book 2): Chapter Two
"Okay, here's a quick update for anyone who's just tuned in to the show," Shakira said. The lamp between her and Otto's laptops flickered and went out, came back on for half a second, and cut out with a faint pop. Shakira sighed. "Shit!" "I...
Fifteen Minutes (Neon City, Book 2): Chapter One
"How long are we gonna have to follow her, anyway?" Jack grumbled as he strode along the sidewalk, weaving his way through the other pedestrians. "Until she loses us or Machiko tells us to stop, I guess." Taura shrugged. "She said that Shadow...
Load (Neon City, Book 1): Chapter Five
The door opened and Taura gasped and spun her chair around, then relaxed when Jack and Corona entered the front room. She let out a long sigh. "Hi. I was getting worried." "Sorry," Corona said. "The gig ran a little longer...
Load (Neon City, Book 1): Chapter Four
"Hey, honey." "Hi, luv." Corona greeted Jack with a kiss and pulled a chair out for him. He sat and she curled her tail around his leg. "Sorry I couldn't get here sooner. Couldn't check my messages until after my shift...
Load (Neon City, Book 1): Chapter Three
The next few deliveries went smoothly, which made Jack a little nervous. It was like waiting for the other shoe to drop. And when it finally did, it always dropped _hard_. He knocked on the door, stepped back and started recording. The...
Load (Neon City, Book 1): Chapter Two
"Okay, this one's hard to find." He pointed a thumb over his shoulder. "The best way to find this street is to remember to make a right turn where that tavern on the corner is; that's the only street in this neighborhood where you can get to...
Load (Neon City, Book 1): Chapter One
"Ah, Jack, you're just in time." Bladder grinned and waved a hand at the guy standing beside him. "We've got some new meat for you." Jack shoved the delivery box into a vacant slot in the shelf, plugging its connectors in so it could...