The year is 2098. Global warming has devastated the earth and all countries have pledged to resettle 10% of their populations. America holds a national lottery which sends some Americans to its moon colony and others traveling through time. Dr. Serena Swan, a college professor, and Rick Light, an Air Force pilot, arrive in the past together and confront the loneliness of being out of place and out of time.
When danger and desire abound, will Serena and Rick's time finally run out?
Seeking the happiness that eluded her in 2098, Serena fights for power and respect in a world where most women are powerless. Rick makes choices that threaten to turn deadly and struggles to find his place in a world bereft of planes and technology. Their lives are a potpourri of delight and horror, and at every turn there are choices to be made. They both long to return home and escape their struggles to conform to the conventions of the age and the expectations of those around them. Little do they know that the America they were forced to leave may be more dangerous than the world in which they're now trapped.