Heroes Don't Wear Capes

After being left at the altar, Brad escapes his family and well-meaning friends by going on an unexpected, unplanned road trip. His journey takes a dramatic turn when he gets involved in a serious car accident. When he comes to, Brad is somehow on the harsh and strange desert on the planet Ferrum. Captured and treated as a spy, Brad gets thrown into one of the mines. Caught in the clutches of deep despair, he can't see a way out this misery. He has no chance to escape until he meets another prisoner who will change Brad's life. Lyran, from the planet Xander, has been a prisoner on Ferrum for more than a year. He is quick to assist Brad and teaches him how to survive on this plant under the rule of the Iron King. Soon they have a plan to escape. Fleeing together, they reach the outpost of a group of rebels rising against the king, and on the way, Brad and Lyran develop a tight bond that deepens into something more. Will this feeling last, though? How can they stay together and fight side by side when Brad feels the call from Earth in his bones? Will he go back and leave beautiful, faithful Lyran behind?