A Neon Palms Motel Short Story
 
Casino security guard Mickey O'Brien flees to the Neon Palms Motel after witnessing a supernatural poker game turn deadly, only to be confronted by Iris Reed, the mysterious card player he's been secretly watching for three years. As their dangerous game of strip poker unfolds in Room 8, Mickey discovers that Iris harbors a deadly split personality; one side is the vulnerable woman he's fallen in love with, while the other is a cold-blooded killer who eliminates threats to protect them both. In this dark tale of obsession and fractured identity, Mickey must choose between his safe life and becoming the anchor that could help Iris control her murderous alter ego, betting everything on love in a game where the house always wins and the stakes are literally life or death.