THE DARKEST SINS Octogenarian CEO Gwendolyn Mantis heads the powerful worldwide company, Botany General. Mantis didn't create the deep freeze but keeps dwindling resources out of reach for the poor. In the 2100s a meteor bombardment threw Earth into a second Ice Age. Mars and Venus are habitable, but her company, BotGen, initiated a nuclear war on Mars. Now with the radioactive fallout, Venus is the next big hope. When the CEO sponsors a space race to Venus, spoils are divided between those who land. Vito Savage, the cunning captain of the armed BotGen shuttle secretly fires on other ships. Savage does have Mantis' permission to wipe out the mysterious Venusian population. Water and food must come under BotGen's control. WILL ALWAYS Dedicated to her work as a subsistence gardener on Ice Age Earth, teenager Yardley Van Dyke promised her dying mother she'd care for the family by growing food, but family dynamics have changed. Her father's fiance argues to sell the greenhouse in order to move into BotGen's swanky Biosphere. After winning a prize for an intergalactic garden plan, Yardley learns her prototype is installed in every shuttle in the space race. Suffering for lack of recognition everywhere, she's set on proving herself as an intergalactic gardener on the voyage and on Venus. Tough, outspoken protector Marchand LaFond sails his ice-boat across the frozen tundra to deliver fuel and food to the needy. Robin-hooding puts him on BotGen's watch list. Groomed for the space race, Marchand calls the shots when he enters the race and invites his best friend, Skeeter, Yardley's twin brother, to join him as his crew. COME TO LIGHT When Skeeter opts out, Yardley goes up against her father to go in his place as Marchand's crew. In spite of his brazen exterior, she falls for him. He cares for her but can't let his emotions get in the way of his mission. Maneuvering through sun spikes and space junk is dangerous, but Marchand must keep evil Vito Savage from annihilating those who get in his way. Will Venus be their new address where they can fulfill their dreams?
About the Author: Kathleen Rowland writes multicultural, heart-stopping romantic suspense. With an M.S. in Computer Science, she outlines characters and flow-charts plots before weaving fast-paced action. A regular presenter of on-line point of view classes for Romance Writers of American chapters, Kathleen also teaches writing at her local library in Southern California. Her publishing credits include adult romantic suspense with Amira Press, Whiskey Creek Press, and Eternal Press. When her grandchildren asked to read her stories, she switched to writing a new series for teens. Her YA/NA INTERVENUS series captures the essence of two futuristic locals, ice age Earth and newly habitable planet Venus. Up against powerful Botany General Incorporated, rugged protector Marchand LaFond and intergalactic gardener Yardley Van Dyke use all the skills at their disposal to survive. As they figure out who they are, they search for answers, sometimes clash, fall into danger- and into love. Coming from a long line of storytellers, writing fiction comes naturally to Kathleen Rowland. Always looking for adventure, she cherishes time with her husband, Gerry, whether it's sailing, world travel, or walking the dogs. Having raised three sons and two daughters, they are empty nesters whose family is a huge source of pride and enjoyment. Keep track of Kathleen at the following sites: www.kathleenrowland.com www.kathleenrowland.wordpress.com www.kathleenrowland.blogspot.com twitter RowlandKathleen