Book one in the Daybreak 2525 Series The son of a healer and a warrior, Doc is forced to take on both rolls when his village is destroyed and his lover...gone. Returning from a visit to one of the outland farms, Doc finds his village destroyed, his family either gone or dead and his lover vanished without a trace. The few survivors hidden among the ruins tell a tale of ruthless, sadistic marauders taking what they want and burning the rest. Doc finds too many dead and his heart breaks for those he finds alive. Mothers whose children are gone, husbands who have lost everything and everyone. Pulling as many people as he can together and tending their wounds, Doc vows to find the rest of his people. His father is among the dead, but his mother, his sister and lover are not. The hunt is on. Reader Advisory: This book is number one in a series and best read first. Contains scenes of hot m/m and m/f intimacy.