This is the the daytime happenings of the After hours story. 3,000 people left Earth to start a new settlement on a deserted planet. They were placed in cryogenics pods for the trip. Someone wanted to be the ruler and killed some of the controllers, while they slept. There were to be 15 settlements, with 200 people in each. The Alpha settlement ended with only ten people. The story tells of their eveyday life.
In 3099 A.D., humanity battles the Gel'Bourn—liquid-metal aliens discovered in 3000 when miners found a mysterious sphere. After it warned "MORE WILL COME," hundreds invaded Earth. Three centuries of war followed, with humanity losing cities and entire regions. Conventional weapons failed against the shape-shifting creatures. Desperate, engineers created Tri-Form mechs—machines that transform between humanoid, vehicle, and flight modes. Christian Hunter, a former mechanic turned pilot
Deniece is trying to get back into life after her husband's death. She has two children, lives in a spacious home, and has endured four years of mourning. Deniece is considering taking in a renter so that she can have an adult to talk to.
When Jane's marriage implodes after her husband's degrading proposal, her caring son John offers an escape—a two-week island vacation. But a booking mistake lands them at an exclusive nudist resort with no flights out for two weeks. Trapped together in intimate quarters, forced nudity, and a community that celebrates taboo relationships, Jane must confront: What begins as reluctant adaptation becomes a journey of sexual rediscovery, with Jane torn between societal taboos and the genuine love and