A woman frozen in time awakens to her fate: deliver the weapon that will save humanity and cost her the ultimate sacrifice-her life. When Caitlin Driskoll is awakened from a cryogenic stasis, she-s got a lot of adjusting to do. It-s a new century and the planet is at war. Once married to a Navy JAG, she now experiences life from the viewpoint of a Jarhead, and the view isn-t pleasant. Colonel Medoro Keegan lost the two most important things in his life during his Marine career: his wife to friendly fire, and his ability to fly combat missions. Now, he-s stuck aboard the Blanchard as the XO. The Corps is the only family he has left and he-s not about to lose the last thing he values. Until he meets Caitlin, who isn-t shy about telling Medoro what she thinks about his Marines. How can such beauty wrapped in an icy body have so much fire? It-s the future, and a new kind of prejudice has replaced the racial prejudice Caitlin experienced in the last century. After all, when you-ve been given a second chance at life, you are expendable.