Book excerpt: Is there life after death? For Mickey and Nadika, theres not only life, but love. After inheriting his favorite uncles Jaguar and beach house, Mickey decides to give up on love, hide from the world and try to fathom his telekinetic abilities. But Special Agent Nadika and the Torin Council have other plans. Sent back in time to rescue Mickey from a fatal car accident, Nadika needs Mickeys telekinesis for a matter of universal importance. She expects Mickey to help; she doesnt expect to fall in love. When Nadika sends Mickeys car hurtling over a cliff, he has no choice but to join her in chasing after a space creature 300 years in the future. Along the way, they encounter gamblers, slave traders, pesky aliens, zombies, a nefarious thief, a megalomaniac, and assorted bombs and bombshells. Their secret weapon: Mickeys telekinesis.