TUCSON, Ariz., July 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- With gasoline prices exceeding two dollars per gallon in many states, Americans are feeling the pinch of this valuable commodity's limited supply. In Gas Shortage: Possible Futures (now available through AuthorHouse), Dorothy Prater Niemi reveals one potential outcome if human behavior goes unchecked and alternative energy sources remain overshadowed by the oil industry.
Paige, a dedicated scientist, leads the research on vehicles that use alternative energy sources. Her work is vital, as the world faces an economic crisis of astounding proportions due to the gasoline shortage. Fuel has reached an astronomical $45 per gallon in the United States alone. However, even the most focused scientific minds wander from time to time, and Paige finds herself distracted by Alonso, a volunteer assassin who excels at his hobby of eliminating the world's trouble makers.
As the two cross paths, they realize that they share some surprising life goals, one of which is a common objective to remedy the global bind that has trapped the human race in a stagnant economy. As they work together, an irresistible attraction surfaces.
While Paige's scientific mind battles her emotional pull toward pleasure and passion, Alonso faces troubles of his own. Caught in a love triangle between Paige and Carmela, the mother of his child, he is about to become ensnared by Mona, the repressed daughter of a ruthless enemy.
A thought-provoking, yet entertaining romp into the not-so-distant future, Gas Shortage takes a stab at one of the most timely environmental and economical crises brewing in the world today.
Niemi is a native of Tucson, Ariz., where she currently lives. She is a former career woman whose concern for future families prompted her to write this book. "Those who can see problems must seek and create solutions," she writes.
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