Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond the Blue Cube: A Science-Fiction Love Story
Beyond the Blue Cube: A Science-Fiction Love Story
Beyond the Blue Cube: A Science-Fiction Love Story
Ebook308 pages3 hours

Beyond the Blue Cube: A Science-Fiction Love Story

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

In this sequel to the novella, "Inside the Blue Cube," Lyla Wilder is faced with a life-or-death dilemma. Diagnosed with a serious illness, her best option for a cure is offered to her by her former abductor, Aram – an alien hybrid who previously held her captive in a cell that resembled a glowing blue cube. To receive this so-called miracle cure, however, Lyla must return with him to his moon, Siguin, known throughout the galaxy for its scientific research and experimentation...on other species.

Feeling desperate, she reluctantly agrees to go with him, even though she knows if her decision turns out to be a mistake, she will be trapped aboard his ship and at his mercy for over a month.

The flight is fraught with problems. Faced with resentment and prejudice from the crew, declining health and an enemy on board who is plotting against her, Lyla begins to depend on Aram more and more for support and protection. But the closer the two of them become, the more she questions his true motives for convincing her to return to Siguin with him.

Despite her reservations, Lyla cannot deny what her heart is feeling when she realizes she is falling in love with Aram....and it frightens her even more than her illness...or the Malum – a violent, mutant species on Siguin.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherSally Breslin
Release dateJul 8, 2022
ISBN9781005029609
Beyond the Blue Cube: A Science-Fiction Love Story
Author

Sally Breslin

Sally A. Breslin was born and raised in New Hampshire, where she still resides, so she is a true New Englander through and through.She developed a passion for writing at a young age and began keeping a daily journal when she was only 12, which she has continued to do ever since. She says her journals are like having her own time machine because, for example, she can look up what she ate for breakfast or watched on TV on any given day.Her work first was published in the 1960s when she became a stringer for a New York-based magazine called DATEBOOK, which provided her with the opportunity to interview many of the famous entertainers of that era. For over 20 years, she worked as a newspaper correspondent and photographer for a number of New Hampshire-based newspapers, covering everything from presidential primaries to local bake sales.From 1984 –2013 she also interpreted dreams in her weekly newspaper columns, “What Do Your Dreams Mean?” and "Dreams...with Sally Breslin," which led to a regular spot on WJYY Radio as “The Dream Lady,” as well as numerous other guest spots on radio shows across the country. She also was contacted by the FX Network in the early ‘90s and was offered a regular segment on its new morning show, “Breakfast Time,” with Tom Bergeron – which she turned down because it would have required her to move to New York.From 1994 – 2016 she wrote a weekly humor column, "My Life," which was published in six New England newspapers. In 1996, she was named the New Hampshire Press Association’s columnist of the year.She also has taught humor-writing classes for Concord Community Education.Her short stories have been published in dozens of magazines and also in the books: "A Second Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul," "Chicken Soup for the Soul at Christmas," "The Dog Really Did That?," and "Belly Laughs and Babies," for which she won a national humor-writing contest.She currently writes a syndicated humor column, “Alive and Kidding,” for the Senior Wire News Service in Colorado, and a local humor column, “Sally’s World,” for the Senior Beacon newspaper in New Hampshire.Her humor columns, both new and archived, can be read on her blog: www.sallythedreamlady.com.Sally’s first novel, "There’s a Tick in my Underwear!," which is based on her 1962 journal, is a humorous coming-of-age story about wilderness camping and young love. She also has written two suspense novels, “Heed the Predictor” and the sequel, “Conceal the Predictor,” about a young woman who knows the exact date, time and way in which every person she meets will die.She was married to her late husband Joe for 41 years, and currently resides out in the country with her two guard dogs. She enjoys walking two miles every day, candlepin bowling, playing Word Whomp online and riding on old-fashioned wooden roller coasters.

Read more from Sally Breslin

Related to Beyond the Blue Cube

Related ebooks

Sci Fi Romance For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Beyond the Blue Cube

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Beyond the Blue Cube - Sally Breslin

    dcbook_preview_excerpt.html|ۮ#Gݯ̓ ذAR}xJ].M9e~ ^kEdV2 FbVfd\V/_~1|zu꛿o\~o~^>T7ONKlyfǶ /~RvW>~񧟿7KpxжWlSϤ>UcPUUj շM7_ HS ePR=^iXjo8vv96Vo:q?9ũbbSa* U%MC\1X-Bu^ƈgZp100aT, _K9}^՛}o.<ŕu1.LZ@}G˗Su%aO]=|7P?C xDSa cfxd_%pxPvCG>RZhss] }y>q1&&To՚X1kSSh~٦sc~8Lh68t30UXrNs'ߠ1vJ]*L]5P}4SS>[`Z0^k#^~P^uX+ܾFg4Q\LBKdiv5ՅBz9KN{GuqD$oRT:,N43(sby3!KuwBoU?z ̳Iq'.iAT,hoTqQF,3}th\~Lt7;%lm8:~QǏgs"Mra((_ TF3W(WF`zN?1b38W͍h4[p12 כUuҞLiT`=²I;]2uI=[42NPz44Upop2mzYiOsV|Xr5,tJB.4|iӂWPYa,3.֧Ч+} P/8P24\l2%M{P|@\u`jǪMQ?Rxqs|9<`#4/Q"zD? ?Q#2;ĽvQӲ8)/ϱ^H#.0.j?OP65S%w(_~Km7)C8Z% 8]9D}8X[C7=S h$I,3oz@7,# j/{ۯ:z4;;%Fp'J;Ǽ -)2$s֣ *,s^61ԼU~l} -ܪYTLv+>apd{h! 9B5fgh4 :cNzrgn>!oAJG\ Ì>vsI.ykeoim BjߏwQQe2Z꿔O1-/~O4Bpj2P~ѓR$I^L \5MqZRBȚ+!_}ɿnB.D w|/g%qZ>t"Dk#bUa#m~;vHHAv7\XEcT+//=,6Ы PfygH&u,EO3o!&V97|^,`^Hʱ}k5p7|LIpa GAa] k1_ IOɢ=iPߧ)2߈=[rH7*8>5jH5u K"a&tQ%Aԝ<3cB_ǂ)y32 o)̳@r-?@ui>k $ 9o# o_]HzƉs>Qk _ Wao,6ͅSnfS)pXTe[tHrZϣ1xUP<< P ueɨ ٧&mD:z[`YwSf@:sh ~XTϹ|xt3\ +BSqK] Iɩr&|lfJ'c B'|9[-m%sh9^GAK.Bv"4qI$(a{8 hJ7pNitNvo(] @M:FbL~FNՐC#")fF[:z}A4Y&[fHWYwz W4a|+56l;ӹM)–2tAM>p4Dj*?cd,K'2gTLvr.±Ji7$E eE--3V gR`=O˙J,) L1lm#GGwZ$]ωGG+oiмh2LqRcfjMB;##t41̋57 iڳ^R L;jSpbO~#Р0Rgl1E8<:~FLg>T`+9GE!<6j˜jyƲR!hqO]D ?0rb%%|Y9d< t3,=x"#|{KoHl Q~3OLTXJVH-CcI!Ző]zh޿Rb/.uE3'0+J50_>(j P' Ą0W0 Dғ"1tGa.U@ o&_e2o-RɵDJMۏ9ohsFGaUh,d#6;-|&Fe L{ƅi\NêH 3"L=m$ )GL$BT!H^.7 b:apubB_ٶ歍FG60~ 0]%t&DPyNE tJ fyspsS 1B2lSHaD$H2U)ǀ,u ϖXV!_"M4 c>@vʞ EU*B%8oB`ͪi~yI {2!d=gPO]2X\,mD,=PV;g$.L5)bCΑr^t,:2h8 /u ajŦǩO<8!bf{Vb 2r{dEszl2/3tF*l y*@<(ۖmJ;&]*%=?gxN\佽[aǤB E nl8901@w`9-ē>$K褾adʔuQ`w&ݷ]ӰyN%%𷡏c)[ Yt(B!TDMd;( lUޓܻg1tɪPꮴI 1/.zyT] 43[|poB1$ ,;{~Gm|%7n#xl)V)]e5JQЧc2{x#̰ JL,Jxó2'k,w S0yÙPBs3E~.FKbp\C3ͷrmWCSSϧɏ착'E < 7jF5tpIE.}C `ɿ7Vb=I4]19|?~iWU/ɫm&YɓW +Tk/u' lz 6a*Kju(>Uiţꃌ0\ 4UwXӉ2U=%ţ-"wuowr^twR,NgE7ɕ7X})Ĩ~B?(5 ಌD 0p;Z&'W7g@Q_+ӋC2Cf[,)uhʗSaK7jDNPvG^-z>< g [bsi΄V/5aif&߶ P[¾H! `KFB{nx}0zضaL]P=+bo~EPLУHx*q;r؏Q6 dMnGYN0;GaaЧɐ+_h)Yd'5yqӣgZ~F0+(I%$x$j !.@>g1r\2!PPPΦcI/x\?斍2gB@@*u>(ۿ5>isNÙ 'u䟩X6s߰a^eű%f3y֧a3cCAs3)W0 -} V4oũxW#osnZ^iĠʴrwʄ1}]{0M2{JLj',J:,6Bzp2 TD}d[~G…aANfrplj9ڹ.57ؽ1ƫ t`z?IH Ns'7eΟ>A d =%)i)u˩m~ O%lYjȥ%z?b`yaqUđ6ucya#-2`aIX#NeHsE q]smؿZϙܡ3nF,K'2JS+_N=z^teHb]g壙i%iFe>+}[7sJ>GzqLLk+bs)D#^ ($Uέ, GS>+0(Ͱ%mʲ6Wxi]O؈-"zoIH^|\6?dD@˘#@sjpK8QeâZS.B {=)3'1΁CaZ͉Oiunf%՟ܶgh4"A[` ߏN2[)n͌T' k7!{ʶ}};r ꝣ6t*U+-U5K/2xc@w|iSax}>2Eitf|SC$"8 ͤQd;/] B;sEL"!3RR \1ªn=OpmBw.Di`965b

    ?n_G6o0يLD|}j;kcwR1hSM:pw„41مI錝0poX͎3^~9\k-N-h/ ,k{ъ12N7 ItC{y@λOci"ٸxTDx zJX18͊=%K~wz飤B ]n{|W^ ھ-J087꺛eBő4?0&2ct6Q˅=XD#H:$HB` | {~,tٮ .i•9/>yt .uJZ w1fP"aXg^Rұ/M)Q^IJ*/o2%K @{G5LxX5_È^ɇW_-=@rcU@.Ap 7g /'א{n[.O[ܶȬT]r%}R- !PPer?U:CJ5pLcTU d1ZFw}/&9`%?%Nݱ^T%攏-w54K>)G Jw]) cx#Y`.XdK)%dt=VS " F6xH^!Y3ֆdxy^EUm)=F:D>L +ҹ^0?xlBju>̌n&M 킸դ<LȲG5ļclt$ ԏb?m|]CgՂɏYn mFi{/ٳ$E51_Dߍw 8Ȃ@f6t(H u,>QNnװ3okS:%+K:rĺa\z.RVQtP ,x4еow^ᇨvk {K{EKFzzՙĜQ`le{kb3O||XaԽR'T=Ҿ~Į]JpSAݖ')s|^g/ȕPO^(\j&O pq%֋[ L9ƳqH{awA76O5|MہLԧ)m&7ە w'C0 c}SONs{8j$߁ď/ xGmZǖA0 qmq2UYh)T2Wwa%%iښOdu.9ZqÓl ̡ձ:蚘+_I^A|G88&YJkߜ>,%:OMS"`VRd4)^VՏ!$Ѽ:8Ίqg<rM3) :gik/U42 Xٷ .M-)|  ,6? w8D9ZC%3d) ING>x\n/_x]DS6x nΒZp ^ ,L Xրɕ=ʧ3GВP]T+$P-acqKjiաk7>:W"0{d.,d<}$Os(ѯn%^Q ˘\.Uu:%ya6D5tNũm*Gt\#hpXh*]t9z2Xǧδ nr&^cx^Sx-n>xm!$JIF8 0 peGWHpgc=k͓dD]4s} ءqKE~[2\8mNs=lN'zk\gYa!G<>J׎E._RPy^ԣEcɺB>_&.Dc_\C wQ T| ي ۼ 2wyF3A^b5X4贺WU;x?r-ޞ_+Ŷ4(sQ.tڑ7DO ߞ۶/V]ΎyEmWZlϻ^^NV8VpE3^TOi?ymO:uѬ0o+fV6PWkY=Sdhe,ukN׹>Cs?}mRt F;ݴIbBᇭYSWrR݆V/^g:*4~}:?9/-/2> i^vdS:|[B޹g5qYRwagu{cb|w\ͥ[?|wa.Rn`J1W)9"ܚFΑkXbA*|YmW [w*K6R* ^A!gmb鰴

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1