It has been far too long since I've sat down at my chunky laptop and hammered out some fiction.

So I decided to fix that.

To all my reviewers, followers, and fave-ers who are interested in beta-ing a novel I'm writing, please email me at elizabeth-mclean or PM here. My newest story is not based on Once Upon a Time or any current television show. It's an original work of fiction with two strong lead female characters who, throughout the course of the story, begin to fall in love. I thought those of you who enjoyed my writing style may like to dive into my newest creation: Alterra (working title)

It's planned to be the first book in a series, which ultimately will expand on the two heroines' relationship. So for those interested in smut, this isn't for you. We aren't yet at that stage :) Reach out if interested! And thanks again for all the support over the past few years. I'm a corporate attorney now without too much time for fan-fic, but Stirrings and Coffee is near and dear to my heart.

Oh, and "lexa deserved better!"

Summary:

Book's genre: Sci fi/Fantasy
Word count: 63, 400
Kinds of sex scenes: none (but perhaps there should be?)
Level of violence: mild/moderate
Any possible triggers readers should be aware of: LGBT subtext

Summary: A few hundred years in the future, an event later known as "The Mass Consumption," spoils most of the land's natural resources. From the Consumption, two factions of people were born.

The Factions:
The Untouched - a group which retreated away from high-tech and reverted to a simplistic, almost puritan way of living.

The Altered - a group which clung to the idea that technology could save them and that adaptation could only occur by improving the human race through mechanical enhancements to their bodies. (weird right?)

While vastly different in lifestyle and values, the Untouched and the Altered jointly created "Alterra", the region in which they both live. Though treaties have, for hundreds of years, secured enduring peace between the factions, a new threat has landed on Alterra's shores, casting the Untouched and the Altered into chaos and war.

Two heroines rise up to combat this new threat, but is their concerted effort enough to save Alterra from ruin?