Readers who enjoyed the adventures of 7-year-old Ruby on Saardu will get a kick out of seeing her as a 20-year-old spitfire. This story introduces her soul mate, Dylan Griffith, a solid romantic. Naturally, he is as courageous and fun-loving as his bride, and the two are excited about their fantastic plans for a honeymoon on Mars, when their wedding is crashed by her former best friend, now nemesis. To further complicate their future, Dylan stumbles upon an unethical mess caused by all of their parents, which he must set right and lead his generation forward. (35,000 words)
Excerpt:
Dylan let a caterpillar crawl onto a finger. With a free hand, he took a feather out of his pocket. “If I stuck feathers in this caterpillar…”
“If you stuck feathers in it, it would kill it,” Debra ridiculed his pathetic attempt to enlighten her.
“If I found a way to stick feathers onto it without killing it, would it be able to fly?”
“No.”
Ruby asked, “Would it be able to become what it was meant to be?”
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Author’s Warning: One of the aspects of this story deals with the crimes committed against children, justice and mercy, prison as rehabilitation versus punishment, forgiveness and healing. Although I have treated the emotionally charged topic of what to do about pedophiles with serious carefulness, this story may be disturbing for some readers, especially victims. I encourage parents to read this before giving it to teens or young readers, and to use this book as an opportunity to discuss this social issue and ways to help victims heal. The author was a child victim, preyed upon by sex offenders, and wrote this for her own catharsis. (Most of this story is the fun-loving, futuristic romantic adventure of young adults engaged to marry, born of a somewhat traditional, utopian village named as Comfort, Mars.)
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