The two main characters in A World Between are Carlotta Madigan, the Chairman of Pacifica's Parliament, and Royce Lindblad, the Minister of Media and her longtime lover. These two offices are the most important posts in Pacifican government. Their partnership works well for both public and personal life, but they have never faced a challenge like the two alien ships bring. In the few months of dealing with this dual invasion, their relationship is tested and shaken. Both feel the pull of arguments from the extremists of their own sex. But with their sharp political instincts and media expertise, they realize what is happening. They fight it with reason, with humor, and with the obvious chemistry between them. Carlotta has to learn to trust Royce, even against her own outrage, when he approves a temporary Transcendental Science facility with only male students. At book's end, their bond is...