Book 2 in the Carolyn & Brandy series, "Paradise Lost" picks up events sixteen years after the end of "Paradise Regained;" the last application of the aliens' blueprints is finally decided to be built on the island fortress retreat. Once the time machine is complete and Carolyn has her baby, events collude to bring the world to the brink of destruction--with Carolyn conspiring with her grandmother to attempt to save everyone--on and off the island.