Departing: A Slow-Burn Sci Fi Romance at the End of the World (Earth's Only Hope Book 1)

The Earth is freezing, and its survival depends on a group of criminals. Skylar Sorabella has spent eighteen months in prison struggling to survive through violence and evasion. She is not proud of who she has become, but she is still alive. For nearly a year, a mysterious man has visited Skylar in her dreams—silent, steady, and impossibly real. When his face appears on a prison TV as Captain Xaan of an alien spacecraft offering Earth a final chance at survival, Skylar realizes their connection was real. The Vainovians need a crew and are willing to recruit prisoners. Skylar has nothing left to lose. However, the alien sent to evaluate her says she cannot be trusted. To gain her freedom and reach the man she has already fallen for, Skylar must prove she is more than her worst actions. Departing is a slow-burn science fiction romance with no explicit content, featuring a morally gray heroine, a mysterious alien captain, and a connection that transcends space, time, and trust.