Star Trek: The next generation. The Genesis Wave book 1 & 2
One of the best things about this character is she not dead by the end of the book. (at least the first two books
.....Mission Specialist Dolores Linton stood inside the lift all alone. She was a few years younger than Geordi and quite a vibrant woman; stocky and muscular, she looked as if she could break him in half. He had no problem believing that she was a geologist who spent her life hiking and climbing.
....Dolores Linton was standing about a meter away from him, an intense look in her sultry eyes. She was dressed in a formfitting black evening gown that a regular crew member wouldn't have dared to wear. A slit up to her thigh showed her muscular legs, while the sleeveless gown revealed an impressively developed upper body, too.
"All right," answered the muscular brunette, mustering some bravado.
La Forge watched the muscular young woman's easy stride.....
Dolores Linton's face was on his screen at his desk in engineering, and the muscular geologist was talking a kilometer a minute.
With a dumb smile, he gazed at the muscular young geologist, thinking she looked great.....
Her brawny arms wrapped around his back and came close to crushing him, while her body melted against his.
Feeling spent, she slumped across the console, her head resting on her brawny arms.
Here is a thought for some of you artistic types. Based on this little bit of info, what would Dolores look like? I could not find anything about her hair or height but I think she is brunette