Love is not enough.
Not anymore.
In the Republic, marriage is not a vow its a licence renewed every five years.
Every husband and wife must report to a Pulse Centre where algorithms measure emotional stability, financial productivity and fertility. Pass, and your marriage survives another 5 years. Fail, and the state dissolves it.
Three failed marriages earns you a permanent place on the red list, fit to date but genetically barred from marriage and reproduction.
No one wants to go Red.
Especially not Frank Bell.
As the heir to Heritage farms, the Republic’s most powerful agricultural empire, Frank has more than marriage at stake. Already on his third and final licence he has one chance to prove his union with Annie is worth preserving.
As pressure mounts, from the government obsessed with reproduction, in- laws eager to preserve legacy, and a society that sees infertility as a public threat and citizen failing; the clock ticks towards lost legacy and social shunning as Annie is forced to answer:
How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice for the person you love?
TO READERS
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