Marina is a hot-looking, cold-hearted courier of contraband who has a chip on her shoulder she shares with everyone who crosses her path. Her life as a loner is just fine until the delivery of a data chip ends her alias and makes her the target of a power-hungry warlord who wants her alive, while his sultry assassin lover wants her dead. The action-filled chase across the sector with two unlikely allies leads her to discover a secret that changes

everything she ever stood for. Nothing is easy with Marina as she drives everyone crazy with her anger-driven arrogance and stubborn disposition.

MICHAEL is a lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area and can be found at conventions around the country. PRINCESS PAIN is his tenth novel

and the first in the Pain Trilogy. Michael also writes screenplays, some adapted from his novels, and his goal is to see one of his projects on the

big screen. Information on Michael's latest projects and appearances can be found on his website at www.fracturedtime.com.