Beauties

by J.A. Rock

When Dr. Lester Usole attends an event at AI developer Carnificiality, he’s introduced to artificial beings designed to provide tailored sexual experiences for their human owners. Lester isn’t interested in sex—but he is fascinated by Ira, a Beauty too violent to be sold. Lester convinces Carnificiality to give Ira to him. Lester has always wanted the chance to work with an adult AI, and around Lester, Ira isn’t violent. He’s strangely innocent, uncannily perceptive, and his company does much to ease Lester’s loneliness. Except something’s not quite Ira roams at night, even when Lester’s sure he’s locked Ira’s door. Soon Lester is certain of only one Ira has a secret. Something that will link their pasts and change the course of their future—if Lester is willing to face what’s on the inside.

Genres: Horror

100 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2016

About the author

J.A. Rock is the author or coauthor of over twenty LGBTQ romance, suspense, and horror novels, as well as an occasional contributor to HuffPo Queer Voices. J.A. has received Lambda Literary and INDIEFAB Award nominations for MINOTAUR, and THE SUBS CLUB received the 2016 National Leather Association-International Pauline Reage Novel Award. J.A. lives in Chicago with an extremely judgmental dog, Professor Anne Studebaker.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this even though it didn’t have a happy ending at all. Definitely a horror story.

[Ember Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating and creepy

Couldn't stop reading. Rock has a haunting elegance in her prose, and a beautiful darkness in the plot. Loved this creepy horror tale!

[JB · Rating 5 out of 5]

No romance and a grizzly end (shudder).