Shooting Star

Not all desires are shiny and sweet--and the dark ones might change you forever...

It's not the kind of obsession a tough Army guy can admit to--a jones for Ava, the pretty-princess pop star. Not just her body, the perfect product that sells all those magazines. Her music.

The critics call her human lip gloss, all style and no substance. To Joe Ivanchan, Ava is the exact blend of reality and fantasy that he can tolerate, the closest he's willing to get to giving his heart after the injury and...