Deadworld
by Lorie O'Clare

Syndi Stone lives in a dried out, barren world where water—a commodity too expensive for the poor—is bought or fought for. Tired of panhandling for money, being offered a few bottles of water if she spreads her legs, she dares to break the law and indulge in swimming in a prohibited area.

Having never swum before, she is overjoyed by the sensation of water covering every inch of her naked body. Her indulgence takes her too far. Panic grips her when she discovers a tunnel leading to an underwater world so unlike anything she's ever seen.

Tor Geinz leads the West Passage of Undrworld. Taught as a child that the surface of Earth is no longer habitable, he's more than a little suspicious when Syndi surfaces in his world out of the blue.

Meeting Syndi, a mysterious woman who fires his blood like no other ever has, and fighting the undeniable need they feel for each other is only one battle on Tor's hands. As the forces of Undrworld gather for an unforeseen confrontation, the collision of both their worlds will change life as they know it forever. Occasionally, change can be a good thing!

Lorie O'Clare's Bio

All my life, I've wondered at how people fall into the routines of life. The paths we travel seemed to be well-trodden by society. We go to school, fall in love, find a line of work (and hope and pray it is one we like), have children and do our best to mold them into good people who will travel the same path. This is the path so commonly referred to as the "real world". The characters in my books are destined to stray down a different path other than the one society suggests. Each story leads the reader into a world altered slightly from the one they know. For me, this is what good fiction is about, an opportunity to escape from the daily grind and wander down someone else's path. Lorie O'Clare lives in Kansas with her three sons.

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