Newer World Order, Chapter 7
_ **Big Badda-Boom** _ "It's a shame we can't use any of this footage in our documentary series," the camera guy said, leaning forward and staring at the monitors as the battle raged on. "Some of it might be declassified eventually. We'll just...
Defiant Blade #1
_ **Fight and Flight** _ She didn't have a name. Only a serial number assigned her while growing in the tank. "Born" barely a year ago, her body fully mature but with a brand new mind, her time since then had been divided between endless tests and...
Uncharted Territory, Chapter 13
"Okay, I guess she's really who she says she is." Dylan closed the file and brought back the feed from Cora's optics. He'd wondered why she had accepted Vacendak's story without question, but then she'd sent a copy of Vacendak's file to everyone's...
Harbinger, Chapter 12
"Hey, Miko." Arcee's human-sized, remote-controlled doppelgänger knocked on the door. "Packed and ready to go yet?" "Oh, am I ever. Come on in, guys." Arcee held the door open for Jack and Bulkhead. Bulk entered first, then Jack stepped through the...
Harbinger, Chapter 9
"We are almost at the deployment coordinates," Optimus said through the team's comms. "Five more minutes." Acree glanced around at the others seated in Optimus's trailer. Jack sat beside her, leaning against the wall, clad in his new armor and holding...
Harbinger, Chapter 10
"They've reached the target area," Ratchet said with a sigh as the stat displays on each team member cut out. "Whatever Airachnid is using to jam comms and transponders, they're within its range. We can't see what's happening and won't hear from anyone...
Project: Phoenix (Neon City Book 3), Chapter 17
"Well," Ramirez muttered around her cigar after a quick glance at her watch, "I guess we should get going." She started the engine and eased out of the underground parking lot. Most of the debris from the recent battle had been pushed to the sides,...
Boldly Coming -- 1st scene
"Beautiful." Trent smiled as he watched Rhoa finish setting up the targets. The soft golden light from the sun rising over the distant mountains caressed her midnight-blue skin and long, coppery hair. She turned to take in the vista for a moment before...
Freelancers, Chapter 27
_"Shoot them all."_ Dakka didn't hesitate. The instant Admiral Xen gave the order, she wrenched the guard's hand sideways and snapped his wrist. She ripped the gun out of his hand as he crumpled to the deck, curled up, and screamed. She lunged at the...
Freelancers, Chapter 26
"You sure you want to do this?" Chula asked again as she, Lia, Valeria, Quint, and Dakka followed the security team out of the shuttle and onto the hangar bay floor. "I'm sure. I haven't done a whole lot since the ... captains picked up my contract. I...
Project: Phoenix (Neon City Book 3), Chapter 16
"Whoa!" Shakira stared slack-jawed as Ramirez, Hiro, Montoya, and Otto filed into the conference room. The blood splattered all over the first three drew her attention instantly and she almost didn't notice Otto's total lack of clothing. When it caught...
Wrong Place, Right Time - Part 2
_Author's note_: I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this, but I've removed the content. I wrote this hoping I could make some money from it, and in the last three weeks have sold only four copies. Over a thousand people have read it and lots of readers...