The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells first serialised in 1897 in the UK by Pearson's Magazine and in the US by Cosmopolitan magazine. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon.

Maria is a politician making a name for herself, at 29 years old she is the youngest person to run for governor. Nicole is a 30 year old, former military turned police officer, assigned to be Maria's bodyguard. Maria has a void in her heart she needs wants to fill. She has been given everything and it is still there. She has the life any woman would want and she still feels lonely. When Nicole becomes her bodyguard, she feels like she is alive. Nicole brings her to a whole new world. Will she throw it all away for Nicole or suffer in silence and be the good wife?