Moonrising: A Novel

Moonrising: A Novel

by Claire Barner

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  • You love near-future romance that takes the setup seriously, with actual science and infrastructure worldbuilding rather than just a backdrop for kissing.
  • You want queer romance where the relationship deepens alongside the external plot, not separate from it.
  • You're drawn to stories with multicultural casts and non-Western perspectives on humanity's future.

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  • You prefer romance where the external conflict is minimal or clearly secondary to the emotional arc.
  • You're looking for lighter, contemporary romance without hard sci-fi elements or climate anxiety baked into the premise.
  • You need a slower burn: this book moves briskly between Moon logistics, character development, and political stakes.

About this book

In 2073, Dr. Alex Cole, a controversial agronomist dedicated to mutagenetic food as a solution to climate change, loses her lab funding when radical environmentalists oppose her work. She receives an unexpected opportunity from Mansoor Al Kaabi, a charismatic Emirati businessman who needs a sustainable food supply for guests at the Moon's first hotel. Alex relocates to the lunar colony with Mansoor to develop the food systems. While smuggling in illegal chickens, battling a tomato fungus, and envisioning olive groves on the Moon, she finds herself falling in love with both the colony and Mansoor, whose ambitions for the Moon extend beyond commercial hospitality. Meanwhile, on Earth, Victor Beard and Rashid, Mansoor's younger brother, work to push the Homestead Act through Congress. Their goal is to relocate humanity to the Moon and provide a second chance for life on Earth. When eco-terrorists attack the lunar colony, Alex, Mansoor, Victor, and Rashid must confront what they are willing to die for and what truly matters to them—their visions of planetary salvation or their connections to each other.

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