From the NYT bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising comes a high-stakes, high-chemistry sci-fi romp filled with witty banter and clever high jinks about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries.
8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION . . . 8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE.
It's 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from lifeless rock into a chaotic patchwork of settlements - and everybody wants a piece.
Enter Hunter Graves: handsome, ambitious, and with spectacularly bad timing. He shows up at the United Nations base just as an emergency evacuation sends everyone scurrying for safety. Except he's left behind. Uh oh.
Also stranded: Cleo, a sharp-tongued stowaway with no intention of dying today, and even less patience for overconfident trust fund boys. But the enemy of your enemy might just help you survive, so here we are.
Turns out the evacuation was just a cover for the mercenaries who came next, and they plan to blow up the base - and every trace of their crime - in eight hours.
Now, Hunter and Cleo have one shot to stop the explosion, escape alive, and deal with the inconvenient fact that they're falling for each other.
The clock is ticking.
An exciting and event-filled sci-fi thriller that crackles with romantic tension from the internationally bestselling co-author of the Aurora Cycle and the Illuminae Files.
Perfect for YA readers who love:
- Witty banter and explosive action
- Fast-paced plots with unexpected twists and turns
- An opposites attract odd couple who need each other to survive
- The Illuminae Files or the Aurora Cycle
Praise for Amie Kaufman:
- 'A master storyteller.' Lynette Noni
