Swimmer. Empath. Rebel in the Making.
Lana didn’t set out to become the voice of a mysterious, glowing being held in a secret government facility. But when a paid internship turns into a race against time, everything she thought she knew—about herself, about science, about what’s out there—starts to unravel…
She came to the facility to study minds.
She didn’t expect one to reach into hers.
Lana Delaney isn’t the kind of girl who chases adventure. A champion swimmer and psychology major, she keeps her world small—focusing on school, training, and staying invisible. Trust doesn’t come easy when your past has taught you to guard your heart.
But everything changes the day she accepts a summer internship at a classified research facility. Her assignment? Observe an unusual subject known only as Project J.
His name is Hiro.
He isn’t human.
And he’s been waiting for her.
Confined to a saltwater tank and fading fast, Hiro communicates through thoughts, memories, and something even deeper—something Lana can’t explain. As their connection intensifies, so does her suspicion that he’s not just a subject… he’s a prisoner. And someone is making sure he stays that way.
With the help of Logan, a conflicted and charming tech specialist, Lana begins to uncover a disturbing pattern of secrets, cover-ups, and disappearances. But when fragments of strange, forgotten memories begin to surface—memories of a moment long before they met—Lana realizes she may have been part of Hiro’s story all along.
Now, caught between two impossible connections and a growing conspiracy, Lana must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect the only being who’s ever truly seen her.
For fans of Starman, Arrival, and The Host, Hiro-J: Energy is a romantic sci-fi thriller about trust, memory, and the energy that binds us all.
Author P.S. Bartlett 