About this ebook
When Sebastian pulled into the parking lot of the apartment complex where he hoped to start a new life after six years trapped in an emotional hell, all he wanted was to live out his days in quiet solitude.
That went out the window when he came face to face with Aria, a leather-clad goth transgender woman who towered over him and whose dark brown eyes burned with the anger that had been her constant companion since childhood.
But the flames of that anger were doused the instant Sebastian told her, “You’re beautiful.” No one had ever spoken those words to Aria. Considered a freak by most people, she had few friends and intimidated everyone she met.
Except Sebastian.
Neither of them wanted companionship or expected to ever find happiness. And yet, as the unlikeliest of pairs who shared common interests and deep emotional and physical scars, they did.
At least until the nightmare of a past they unknowingly shared caught up with them.
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About the author
Born in 1963, Michael Hicks grew up in the age of the Apollo program and spent his youth glued to the television watching the original Star Trek series and other science fiction movies, which continue to be a source of entertainment and inspiration. Having spent the majority of his life as a voracious reader, he has been heavily influenced by writers ranging from Robert Heinlein to Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, and David Weber to S.M. Stirling.
After graduating from Arizona State University in 1985, he served as a U.S. Army officer in the late 1980s. He continued to serve as a civilian in the Department of Defense for years after that, finally retiring in 2023. While traveling with his lovely wife and a Siberian cat for a year in a car and camper, his muse returned and he began publishing again after a hiatus of nearly eight years.
It’s good to be home…
