Something Different — Nia Farrell

Singer/songwriter Anna James is getting desperate. Even with a day job, money's tight, and she's wound tighter yet, having sworn off sex to reconcile with her mother who's in chemo and her father who disowned her for her wild, wicked ways. No sooner than her psychic best friend predicts an end to Anna's self-imposed drought, rock stars Jackson and Jacob Thomason come to town, with the dream of an indie album co-written with local American Indian flutist Nico White and his songwriting partner AJ McPherson.

Jackson and Jacob are attracted to Anna, who gives as good as she gets. Learning that Anna's alter ego AJ puts the “twist” in Nico's “tribal” music only makes them want her more. The part-Comanche Thomason twins need an album's worth of songs. That means spending night after night, working closely, getting to know each other, learning how to co-create.

Anna's never written music with anyone but Nico. They're comfortable with each other. The Thomason twins, who perform as No Mercy, make her anything but. What's a fangirl to do, when submitting to her rock star idols means exploring the darker side of passion?