Across the Dark Horizon

Major Charlene "Charlie" Hawk has been in the thick of battle many times, but she's never had a deployment quite like this. A prison riot on the Moon. Fifty heavily armed, violent felons with nothing to lose. Two dozen innocent corporate drones with no way of escape. There's no retreat and failure isn't an optionWhat's more dangerous than a prison riot? A prison riot on the Moon.

This was so fast-paced that it felt shorter than it really is. I really liked that it wasn't as much set in the future as in a present where a company trying to outdo Boeing found, almost by chance, a way to make space travel possible. It felt as if this could really happen one of these days. Setting the story on the Moon also added elements of danger of (being stranded in space, the lack of backup, the time frame of the dark side of the Moon...) and heightened the tension.

I couldn't put this book down.not with so many civilian lives in her hands. And especially that one life.

Gail Moore runs Moon Colony with a soft heart, a head for business, and a stomach full of fear. Fear of the cold, dark lunar surface. Fear of blood on her hands. Mostly, though, fear of the way her eyes linger on the soldier who drops into her domain full of unquenchable courage and a body she can't ignore.

The odds of survival were never good. The odds they could make something of their mutual attraction were even worse. But as the inevitable orbit of their lunar prison carries them away from the life-giving power provided by the sun, their chances evaporate faster than the fading light. If they are to survive, they need to move quickly. Death waits for them across the dark horizon.

Author: Tagan Shepard
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 06/18/2019
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.51w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9781642471007

About the Author
Shepard, Tagan: - Tagan Shepard has always spent quiet moments weaving stories in her head. It didn't occur to her until recently to take the time to write them down. Now that she's started, she can't seem to stop. When not writing, she makes her living in a hospital laboratory. She is a cardio junkie, history buff, and unrepentant nerd, happily wasting countless hours of her life on video games and science fiction/fantasy of every stripe. She lives in Richmond, Virginia with her very patient wife and two rather surly cats.