By the year 2060, mankind is on the verge of bringing Terra to her knees. The population has exploded, and land for cattle and crops has been sacrificed for housing and employment for the more than fifteen billion souls now living on the planet. Synthetic food is created in plants, and the remaining animals are kept in zoos and game preserves of the wealthy. In an effort to insure the survival of mankind, spaceships are sent to explore Terra’s nearest neighbors, Mars and Venus, but will it be too little too late?<br><br>The four men who took the MRM to Mars have high hopes, until on their return home they travel through a magnetic field that crashes them… somewhere. As they explore the unknown world with its dangers, Doc, Nick, Hank, and Ed will struggle to come to terms with their new reality and find their own paths to happiness.

To Love Through Space and Time

Carolyn’s shoulders trembled, and the kiss she shared with her husband was so intimate I felt myself aching for something I had once known briefly. And wishing I might experience a love like that in my life just once more.


She stepped back and gave us each a glance as she held onto Hank’s hand. “God bless and keep all of you and bring you home safe to the ones who love you.” One last look at her husband, and then she was gone.


Hank’s eyes weren’t the only ones that were wet. I turned away and made a production of studying the map on the wall. Ed pretended to examine the remaining sandwiches on the platters on the table, and Doc merely grabbed up some napkins and blew his nose, a great, honking blow.


“If you’re ready, gentlemen?” An AP ran a thumb under his lower lashes.


Doc cleared his throat and dropped the napkins into a trash bin. “All set.”


“I just need a minute.” I started to walk out of the room.


Chapter 7