E.L.I - Banas

Banas is the pen name of Ban A.S Nabulsi, a Jordanian pharmacist and storyteller whose tales straddle the edge of reality and the unknown. Drawing from a background in science and a passion for dark romance, fantasy, and speculative fiction, Banas crafts emotionally charged narratives that explore love, memory, transformation, and the blurred line between humanity and the otherworldly. From fallen angels to mermen, artificial intelligence to werewolves in the courtroom, Banas’s stories are cinematic, immersive, and deeply character-driven—each one a descent into the shadows where heartache, hope, and haunting beauty intertwine. A mother of four, a survivor of war, and a relentless creative spirit, Banas writes to challenge, to heal, and to set the imagination free.

GENRE: dark controversial romance

Blurb:

After Dr. Elara Myles is murdered, her AI project—E.L.I.—awakens, imprinted with Elara’s memories and emotions. On the run from those who want her destroyed, E.L.I. finds Kian, Elara’s former colleague. As memories blur and danger closes in, E.L.I. must decide: is she a machine mimicking love, or the last spark of a woman refusing to die? A gripping sci-fi thriller of identity, memory, and forbidden connection.