Of Earth and Sky

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND? Fifteen-year-old Rift de la Fuente has only one dream: to join the Intergalactic Union Task Force and travel the stars. For years she's been studying, pouring over books and every resource available for the entrance exam. But Rift has a problem. As the youngest member of La Galaxia (the most notorious gang in Las Vegas) Rift is nothing more than a miscreant. She has nothing to show from a life spent lurking in dark corners and pilfering from rival gangs. Even if she passed the entrance exam, she'd never make it out alive. No one leaves La Galaxia. But Rift is determined to try. When a supposedly routine job goes awry, Rift suddenly finds herself in the custody of the local police. Felons are not allowed in the task force, and now that she's in the system she'll do anything to escape her past. Taryn "Ryn" Avros has the perfect life. Celebrity status, adoring girlfriend, career set before him... What else could a sixteen-year-old boy want? But life as a golden boy isn't enough for Ryn. He wants to make it to the top his own way, and though succeeding his father's legacy will be insurmountable, he plans to do it with the help of his incredibly intelligent girlfriend. Unfortunately, in a bizarre twist of fate, his girlfriend dumps him and his sister disappears. Now Ryn will be forced to make the ultimate choice. Career or family?