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In 2067, the Graves family has transformed Mars into a bunch of settlements. Hunter Graves, estranged from his mother and twin sister, arrives at the United Nations base just as an emergency evacuation hits the planet. No one knows he's there.

Stowaway Cleo is also on the planet and helps Hunter, thinking that maybe by doing this, it might save her in the end. Only they both find themselves running from mercenaries who are planning to destroy the planet in eight hours. Now it's up to Cleo and Hunter to put their differences aside and work together while also dealing with the fact that they might be falling for each other. Talk about bad timing.

What worked: Fast-paced Sci Fi adventure where two unlikely protagonists have to work together to survive a hostile takeover. There's also obvious chemistry between Cleo and Hunter right from the start. Hunter, though, is the rich, entitled guy, and Cleo is on the run.

The action is constant right from the start. Throw in futuristic pirates who plan to destroy a planet and an unlikely romance.

Both characters' wounds drive them throughout this story. Cleo has a trust issue and dislikes the GraveUp corporation, which she blames for the death of her father and ruining her life. Hunter comes across as naive and sheltered from those not as entitled as himself. The attraction between the two grows, even when Cleo's lie about her true identity comes to the surface.

It's a cat-and-mouse race with a ticking clock that quickly forces Cleo and Hunter to put aside their differences to survive.

Unlikely protagonists team up to save Mars while fighting a growing attraction amidst betrayals and corporate greed.