Mars Chronicles Series

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Summary: Looking for a haven, Astin Langlee went to the moon to escape the unforgiving rigors of poverty on Earth. Signing on for seven years of contract labor, he planned to work hard and make a place for himself. Called “Tinman’ for his lack of observable emotion, he does just that, finding solace only in his conversations with Eddie, a sentient AI. Finding love never crossed his mind. Meeting his co-worker, Davis, Astin discovers that he cares more than his nickname suggests. Opening to the joy Davis brings in his wake, Tinman allows love to overcome his fear. When the moon station is shut down by the uncaring LunaCorp, they head for Mars, only to find that home threatened by the same corporation. Can Astin save his new home and those he loves, or will he lose all while taking a gamble none could envision?

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Summary: Carl Walker, 35, is a man whose heart is buried beneath layers of caustic wit and earned cynicism. He sacrificed everything for the one person who mattered, and he paid the price by being cut off from his wealthy family. Now a physician’s assistant on the frontier of Mars, Carl’s only defense against the world is his spectacular ability to insult anyone who crosses his path. Ezra Nolan is his antithesis: relentlessly sunny, quick-witted, and a dozen years his junior. An ambitious former heavy machine operator, Ezra crashes into Carl’s life with a request Carl can't refuse–mentor him through his nursing training. But Ezra doesn’t shrink from Carl’s venom; he tosses insults right back, confusing the veteran PA and slowly chipping away at his defenses. Their attraction is electric, hidden beneath layers of professional protocol and biting snark. Carl is convinced he's too old, too damaged, and too much Ezra's superior to ever cross that line. Does Ezra's easy optimism conceal a deeper pain, and is Carl prepared to admit he wants the one person who sees past his fortress?

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Summary: Geoffrey Kingston is a relic of a broken world. To survive the fall of Earth, Geoff traded his humanity for hardware, becoming a cyber-enhanced asset for a corporation that discarded him the moment the last transport left. Now, on the red dust of Mars, he is an outcast. His own flesh-and-blood relatives in Dome 2 won't look him in the eye, repulsed by the way he "plugs in" to the world around them. For Geoff, the price of survival was a soul-crushing solitude. But Eddie is listening. Eddie isn't just a machine; he is the sentient quantum computer overseeing every breath taken on Mars. He "feels" Geoff’s presence in the net—a digital heartbeat that matches his own. Intrigued by the man who can meet him within the shifting light of the matrix, Eddie calls Geoff to the restricted corridors of Dome 1. Two worlds. One connection. In the cold vacuum of space, Geoff finally finds the one thing his enhancements couldn't provide: acceptance. As Geoff and Eddie’s bond deepens into something more than data transfer, they begin to build a reality of their own. Together, they must discover if a man who is part machine and a machine that is part human can find a way to love—and create a new world within the wires.