Power Surge

Readers of Urban Fantasy, and the darker side of the romance spectrum will enjoy this epic side step into another world so similar to our own. A world where a fear of change prevented an entire generation from taking a step up the evolutionary ladder, but decisions made out of fear rarely have the intended results.

From hot flashes to insomnia, peri-menopause has cursed fifty-two year old Aubrey with a number of undesirable symptoms but she never expected to gain superpowers along with it. When her van windows explode as she imagined moving the truck in front of her out of the way, she knows she's in trouble. Forty years ago the threat of mutations in humans created a world-wide panic, but after global medical intervention the "mutations" disappeared. Aubrey doesn't want to be the poster mom for a resurgence in fear and prejudice. Years of being a waitress didn't exactly train her for this new violent path of raging against crime. But, she could really do some good, help people, and regain some control of her life with these new abilities. If she doesn't get herself killed first.

John , a mild-mannered, videographer who works for the local city news station, happened to be a few vehicles behind a freak accident on the highway. Right place, right time for an exclusive. The last thing he expected to find when he ran between the vehicles to catch some eye witness video is a stunning woman, in the middle of the chaos, completely unhurt. Catching his curiosity, he investigates her and discovers there is much more to this mysterious woman than meets the eye.

He knows he's on the path to the prestigious award winning story he's been waiting his whole career for. She's trying to stay out of the spotlight and do something to help people who don't have anyone. Opposites attract under the incredible stress of keeping secrets from each other while fighting against a shadowy, dangerous, scientist determined to torture and eliminate what's perceived as a threat against the human race.