by C. J. Henderson

Lai Wan is part detective, part mystic, with a unique ability to touch anything and be able to tell you its history. After dying and then coming back to life, Lai Wan finds that she has changed. Her new abilities are a blessing and a curse. She tries to use it to help people, but finds that she can only emerge from seclusion occassionally. Lai Wan is unlike any heroine you have ever read before. This collection is full of fresh and vibrant storytelling from the master of the dark fantasy--C.J. Henderson and his friends John L. French, Patrick Thomas, Bruce Gehweiler, and John Sunseri.