The One That Got Away — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The regulars at Spirit Winds' Thursday night blackjack tournament never call attention to themselves. Some are retired, some are a little shady, some have seen too much. But none of them believed in UFOs. Until that night when the lights went out in the middle of the tournament…and something very, very strange happened. Something eerie. Something…alien.

Bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch has a goofy side that usually shows up in her paranormal romances, which she writes as Kristine Grayson. But sometimes that side shows up in her science fiction career. You can more information about her Hugo-award-winning science fiction and all her other work at kristinekathrynrusch.com.