Three Worlds (Strickland)

The Three Worlds' Deadline is Here! The world of Aldierra cannot hold her anger much longer. Her human inhabitants have pushed her to issue an ultimatum: demonstrate positive change by the deadline she has set, or she will exterminate them all! Jae Starhart is the last survivor of his own world, destroyed by different circumstance. His mighty elemental powers brought him to the attention of the AffSys MegaLegion, the most respected superhero law enforcement organization this side of galactic center. Now he is one of three heroes chosen to help Aldierra – and he is absolutely determined to prevent its people's destruction. But the Three Worlds' mission holds a tight deadline. An entire world waits in shambles to be rebuilt – and many of the population shirk at the thought of doing the right thing. Or actively work for their own purposes. Despite their powers, the Three Worlds hold human frailties. Can they weather the pressure of their mission? Can they perform their parts without holding secrets from each other? Will their Deadline become Doomsday? When you think of strong women and strange worlds, think Carol A. Strickland.Although born in a small town in Illinois noted for its Nineteenth Century demonic possession cases, Carol claims that all those voices inside her head are a result of having stories to tell and books to write. Even so, her strange devotion to and study of Wonder Woman would seem to indicate an abby-normal brain.A one-time comics letterhack and outspoken member of various comics message boards, Carol has found herself the basis for two comic book villains (at times her opinions have not been taken well by the books' creators) (both villains were soundly thrashed) (and both, for some perverse reason, were male) and had one superhero wear her costume design. (Light Lass!)Carol has also become an award-winning painter. Along with her writing, she exercises this skill in her secondary hours (both of them) as she waits for the lottery to free her 9-to-5 time to more fulfilling pursuits.

Can love blossom when a touch is deadly?Superhero Valiant's foes have temporarily destroyed his powers, leaving him to outrun a mercenary army accompanied by a beautiful woman, Lina. Valiant doesn't want those powers back, not yet. Too bad that psychic Lina is acutely phobic to touch. What the world's greatest superhero asks for is what she's unable to give.What he wanted, he couldn't haveLina O'Kelly, psychic and interstellar transporter, has been accused of mind-controlling her new husband, Valiant. With the galaxy's most powerful superhero under her command, she could conquer worlds.But she's innocent. How can she make her accusersand especially her arresting officer, Jae Rallenebelieve her?On trial for her lifeand her heart!Psychic/telepath Lina O'Kelly is finally reunited with her love, Londo (Valiant) Rand, the galaxy's most powerful superhero. He was forced to leave her on their wedding day, but their reunion is bittersweet. He brings news of a hero's death, and then cannot stop a formal inquiry into the charge of Mind Control that the Mega-Legion commander has leveled against Lina. She stands to lose her very mind if the judgment goes against her.Dark secrets revealedNo matter which way the trial goes, they both carry secrets that could tear apart their new relationship. Jae (Neutrino) Rallene, the last of his mysterious kind, holds the key that could seal Lina and Londo's happiness... or keep them separated forever.Returning to Earth was no honeymoonTeleporter Lina thinks she has time to get used to the idea of being married to the galaxy's most powerful man. Her happily-ever-after is all too brief.Not only does her famous husband have to bear constant paparazzi, but he has enemies whose attention now turns toward Lina, whom they see as the hero's primary weakness.