Starborn

About the Book

Many live their entire existence without encountering a character-defining moment, that point when one must make a life-altering decision and live with the consequences. This isn’t the case for Jake Williams, a retired astronaut on a camping trip in the Colorado Rockies southwest of Denver. His defining moment involves a life-and-death struggle to save an injured alien whose dark purpose changes Jake’s life. As Jake attempts to save the alien, an unexplainable bond develops. The alien forsakes his people and transfers not only telepathic control of his ship to Jake, but also his vast knowledge of the universe and a critical part of his DNA. From that moment, Jake becomes responsible for the lives of everything on the planet. He’s asked to sacrifice all he holds dear and is tested to the limits of human endurance. During this chaos and overwhelming hopelessness, family, friends, and government leaders rally to help him save humanity by fleeing the coming destruction. As Jake reaches his limits, a young woman crosses his path, a beautiful Spanish girl half his age. Gena serves as the personal secretary of the first female president of the United States, and she’s unwillingly pulled into the circle surrounding Jake and his ship. For a long time, they both resist the feelings growing between them. But Gena’s wild passion and Jake’s raging desire ignites a powerful love binding them across the vast distances of space and is the driving force that saves mankind.

About the Author

Terry (Terrance) Atwood was born in the small town of Cranbrook in southern British Columbia Canada. After graduating from S.A.I.T. in Calgary Alberta he traveled the world working as a Start-up Engineer for Power plants and Oil and Gas refineries. During his working career he has been a big game guide, a forest fire fighter, and a computer programmer, he experienced the invasion of Kuwait, the Yemen revolution, the civil war in El Salvador and the Minus 50 degree weather of the far North. Through all these situations he has met many interesting people from all walks of life, from kings and princes to labors from Bangladesh and clerks from San Salvador; each with an interesting story to tell.