It's just.you have some issues, and those really get in the way of the reading experience. More reviews available at my blog, Beauty and the Bookworm. Having fallen in love with Zak, she is now torn with the decision to return to Earth or live beyond the stars. Retrieving samples of plant life from every solar system, on this occasion Aimee was accidentally seized instead.Īimee must learn to avoid the advances of an awkward young scientist who seems intent on dissecting her, as her own fascination turns to the exotic young warrior, Zak. The planet Earth.Ī group of humans forced to flee their planet after an epidemic destroyed their civilization now travel the galaxies in search of an antidote. The sky is black and filled with stars, and in the distance is a familiar blue globe. In an attempt to flee her captors, she launches from their confines only to freeze at the view outside the window. Little does she know how far away from home she is, though. Waking to the sound of voices, Aimee realizes that she has been kidnapped. She becomes paralyzed and watches in horror as her hands vanish before her eyes. Aimee trails after him, and in the stillness of that forest the unthinkable happens. On an early evening walk, her cocker spaniel charges into the woods on the other side of the pond. College beckons, as does her dream of becoming an engineer. It is the day after Aimee Patterson’s high school graduation.

Beyond by Maureen A. Miller