Her colleague, Ryan, utterly hates her for reasons out of her control. Brett has an overwhelming attraction to Brody, despite the fact that he's entirely not her type. Verita begins to feel like home, but it's far from perfect. She quickly makes friends and starts her assigned job. Truly alone in the world, Brett agrees to help colonize the newly discovered planet, Verita. If your world suddenly crumbled, leaving you with nothing but heartache, would you risk your life for a chance at a new beginning on a new world?Brett Bradbury's parents are dead, her boyfriend's a cheater, and her best friend essentially dumped her. I am excited to pick up the second book in the series and look forward to more books by Ms. Brett was extremely likeable, and I found myself rooting for her. This was a very interesting world with a fascinating premise. When their team goes out to explore the surrounding area, Ryan and Brett are caught in a flash flood and washed up miles and miles from their compound. She also has an attraction to Ryan, a fellow scientist on her team. Inexplicably, she finds herself attracted to Brody, a jock-type guy that she would normally avoid at all costs. When she wakes on Verita, she quickly learns that she has been chosen to be a scientist. While frozen, she is taught a skill, preparing her for working on the new planet. Within weeks, she finds herself cryogenically frozen and sent to a new planet.

With no one to turn too, when a mysterious man shows up offering her the chance of a lifetime, she jumps. When Brett's parents are killed in a plane crash, she finds herself alone in a group home. But, when Brett finds herself stranded in the wilderness, the only thing that matters is survival. Plus it's hard to ignore some of the strange things that have been happening around her. So, Concentrating on her job is becoming more and more difficult. And there are creatures in the forest that would like nothing more than to devour everyone for dinner.Brett's heart and mind are at odds each other.

Verita by Tracy Rozzlynn