Discover a new brand of romance in the Barrens series with seven more stories of danger, desperation, and survival:

"Silken Slippers"

Two lunarian surveyors must stop the Moon's journey in a heist to save their space-faring population.

"Tougher Than Us"

On a newly terraformed Earth, a poor couple must toughen each other to survive the mind-crushing loneliness that worsens each second.

"No Word for Winter"

A young man seeks love despite every person in the world having a cold symptom.

"Whatever You Want"

A bitter divorcee must survive the harshness of space, a bleak planet, and crushing alimony laws as his ex-wife lands with him on a new colony.

"Only I See the Dots"

Exiled for rudeness, a rocket pilot must resculpt his manners to find companionship before he starves on the war-blasted barrens.

"Playtime Ends"

In a nanny state of the near future, a dissident youth heads into the northern barrens seeking pain, crime, and manliness among the tough crowd.

"Above Most Things"

Despite the deadly Pain Flu, two pilots break national quarantine laws to spend a night together.

Get Barrens Volume 2 now for romance on the hellscapes of Earth and beyond.