The future is a
dangerous place for dreamers and idealists. When a dictator takes over the
United States, Annie Peterson attends a protest in Washington, DC, with her
husband Paul. US troops fire into the crowd killing him, and Jake Johnsrud, a
virtual stranger, risks his life to save hers. They are among the survivors who
are sentenced to slavery on the Moon for their "crimes." Jake is
forced to mine, while Annie is sentenced as a sex slave. Jake fights increasing
feelings of anger and jealousy as Annie struggles to perform her job, while she
resists her increasing attraction to him. Along with their fellow inmates, they
fight to survive on the lunar “rock” that is their prison.
Jake and Annie’s first kiss happens when he’s been
injured during an asteroid shower on the Moon.
First Kiss Excerpt
When they entered the
tunnel, Annie tried to run to Jake’s stretcher, and was frustrated by the
slow-motion bounds she had to make. One-sixth gravity wasn’t conducive to
speed, unless you were outside, trying to cover a large distance. She was
sobbing on his shoulder even before they got his p-suit off.
“I was so afraid you were
dead!”
“I’m fine, Honey. I’m
fine.”
“You’re not fine! You’re hurt.!”
“It’s just my legs. I’m
sure the doc’ll fix me up in no time.
“I couldn’t take it if
you were gone, too! I love you Jake!”
Their kiss was hampered
by the awkward p-suit. She walked alongside the stretcher,
“I’ve loved you since the
first time I saw you,” he said. “I thought Paul was a pretty lucky guy when we
met at the demonstration.”
That’s when she noticed
the bodies on the other five stretchers.
“Oh, no!” Her blue eyes
filled with tears.
Jake’s expression turned
grim.
“We were right. They took
off their helmets. That’s why they didn’t answer when we tried to radio them.”
The tunnel was silent
except for the occasional sob. Even some of the men were crying unabashedly.
They had lost men, but losing a woman was extremely upsetting as there were so few
of them, and the men knew them so intimately.
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