Saga of Nichole 5

Model 5 is a prototype designed to fit seamlessly into human society. A meeting in Tokyo derails Nichole's planned training as she is dispatched to Portland, former Oregon; the last working deep water port on the West Coast of the imploding US.There, under her cover as a Graduate Engineering Student, she is to do her utmost to nurture the people and politics of the City-State into a Friend and Ally of the Japanese Empire. But from her first day in her new home, all of Nichole's plans go awry.Beset by those who want this small lamp of Western Civilization snuffed out, Nichole must find within herself the courage and ability to protect her new friends, at whatever personal consequence. Former design engineer, sometime pharmacy technician, father & husband, now aspiring indie writer.

After residing nearly a year in Portland, Nichole's life seems to finally settle down: with her classes, friends, and lover. But troubling rumors about secret deals between the City's master and the savage horsemen to the east reach her ears.With her own skills augmented by her friends and allies, she sets plans into motion she hopes will thwart those in opposition to her dream of a peaceful future.Once again denied a quiet, normal life. Nichole is forced to make hard, dangerous choices that will jeopardize her, her friends, and the survival of the City itself. Former design engineer, sometime pharmacy technician, father & husband, now aspiring indie writer.