The Sea Within

Entertaining and suspenseful story set about 100 years in the future as Earth looms near its climate doomsday. There’s quite a bit of science and technology in our future with an in-depth study on our planet’s demise, which honestly is quite depressing given our own at present issues with a climate-denying President. The story manages to balance itself between saving the planet and their burgeoning love interest coupled with some suspense and danger for our couple. All in all, a science-lover’s delightful read where the good girls win the day and save the planet.

Reviewed by Cathie Williamson

...Another fun read by Vaun...

While the cover might look like a more traditional wlw romance, this is actually far from the case. This is a cli-fi (climate fiction), time traveling-romance. Cli-fi is a newer genre that has become popular with global warming being such a threat. I’m a cli-fi fan because most of the stories can go into the pre or post-apocalyptic tag which I enjoy reading. But there are three other words that make me way more excited than cli-fi does and that is “time traveling-romance.” Yes please, all day and any day, thank you. I love the whole concept of time traveling and when you mix it with two lesbians who are time traveling to save the world, how can you not have fun with that premise?!

This book was action packed...once the book gets into gear it is one thing after another to keep up a nice fast pace...Not being able to put this book down was a nice problem to have.
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If you are looking for a fast paced, save the world action book, I would recommend this. You will be completely sucked into the read and you’ll hopefully have as good a time as I did. This was fun and I’m glad BSB went for entertainment this month; I think we all could use it.

Reviewed by Lex Kent

I am a fan of Missouri Vaun - her stories are fast paced, the characters are believable and the romance always feels fresh.

This is a romance, in the future, set against the timely scenario of saving the environment .

Captain Jackson Drake is a pilot with Space For e, a loyal soldier and friend. Jackson is also a widow who five years after her wife's death, is still emotionally crippled.

Eliza Graham is a scientist working feverishly to find a way to save the world.

Jackson and Eliza meet by chance at a sex club. A one time meeting not to be repeated.

Until, they meet again, on a military mission to travel back to when oceans were healthy to secure new life for the oceans of today.

Chemistry, sexual tension, intrigue, betrayal in one novel.

Reviewed by Ginger Oliver

Set in the not-so-distant future, Vaun paints a grim picture of an Earth that is barely alive. Humans have caused irreversible damage, and because they have not heeded scientist's warnings soon enough, Earth is on the brink of dying.

Elle, a paleobotanist tasked with finding a way to heal the dying Earth, is fighting a race with time to find a way to reverse the effects of climate change before the oceans dry up. The only problem - the solution can only be found in the past. When Captain Jackson and her team come along with a time traveling solution to help Dr. Elle, they embark on the adventure of a lifetime to save Earth from a certain death.

Vaun did a phenomenal job in this story of interweaving some incredibly important topics without being too "preachy" or overbearing. It was a perfect way to engage even the casual reader in a very important subject that we all need to work together on. Vaun really did her research too, it's obvious in every word...

Reviewed by Bethany Seymour

Dr. Elle is a paleobotanist who is tasks with trying to find a cure that would saves the oceans from becoming dry. She collected samples and uses it to apply the data to find the source of why the oceans won’t last much longer she narrowed it down to the past where there might be cure but the problems is it’s been extinct.

Jackson is a Captain she hasn’t really gotten over losing the women she loves Camille who had put her life on the line to save others.

Elle and Jackson meets at a bar and almost had one night stand they meet again when Elle boss informs her that she and Captain Jackson will be going back in time to find the cure that may help but when things go sideways they both have to put aside their conflicts and the feelings that are evoke in each other to ensure the mission is complete.

What I like is how the author really did the research on how everything really does have a purpose in helping keep everything alive.

Reviewed by Aleana Harris