{"product_id":"echoes-of-mars-a-giada-moretti-9798261923633","title":"Echoes of Mars - A Cosmic Reunion: A Science Fiction Lesbian Romance of Second Chances, Space Exploration, and Love Beyond the Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOVE BROKE THEM APART. SPACE BROUGHT THEM BACK TOGETHER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 2080s, humanity is finally ready to take its first irreversible step toward Mars. Captain Zara Okonkwo has spent her life preparing for this moment. As the youngest commander of an interplanetary vessel, leading the Ares One mission is the pinnacle of her career-and a responsibility that leaves no room for mistakes or distractions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe doesn't expect to find one waiting on the launch ramp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Sienna Chen, the mission's lead terraforming biologist, is the woman Zara loved-and left-eight years ago. Their breakup was brutal, unresolved, and final. Now they are trapped together aboard a generation ship, facing an eighteen-month journey through deep space with nowhere to hide from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Ares One travels farther from Earth, old wounds resurface amid solar storms, system malfunctions, and the constant danger of interplanetary travel. Forced proximity rekindles memories of a love neither woman truly outgrew, even as ambition and duty threaten to pull them apart once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a catastrophic solar flare puts the entire crew at risk, Zara must choose between protocol and sacrifice, while Sienna faces the possibility of losing the woman she never stopped loving. Survival demands trust. Leadership demands strength. Love demands vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet aboard a pioneering Mars colonization mission and across the stark, breathtaking landscape of the red planet, Echoes of Mars is a science fiction lesbian romance about second chances, found family, and the courage it takes to build a future-together. Blending space opera tension with intimate emotional stakes, this novel explores ambition versus connection, forgiveness after betrayal, and what it truly means to call a place home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love character-driven science fiction, LGBTQ+ romance in space, slow-burn second-chance love stories, and emotionally rich tales of humanity's future among the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giada Moretti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798261923633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d","brand":"Giada Moretti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014417527039,"sku":"9798261923633","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f46b666c-41ba-4de4-8bbc-e01ac1c338a8.jpg?v=1767748279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/echoes-of-mars-a-giada-moretti-9798261923633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}