Cathryn Delaney is an operative from the 28th century. She accepts an assignment to go back in time to 21st century New York City to collect data for a possible first-contact event. The assignment should've gone smoothly for the well-trained historian, but her foreknowledge of certain terrorist-related incidents arouses the suspicion of a relentless FBI agent, Vivian Wu. To further complicate matters, Cathryn has fallen in love with her neighbor-something a time traveler must never do. With an atomic detonation looming, Cathryn races to avoid Agent Wu's crosshairs and escape on time. Approximately 116,800 words