When an astronaut is lost in space, his wife relives their epic love as she attempts to unravel what truly happened to him, in this sweeping love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s Space Race, from the New York Timesbestselling author of The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes.
When Joe Mitchell launches into space, the world is watching. It’s 1968, and the country waits with anticipation and excitement for another successful mission, another celebration as America sets its sights on the Moon. And then comes the knock at the door.
Joe Mitchell’s spacecraft has lost contact. He and his fellow astronauts onboard are feared to be dead. It’s his wife Vivian’s worst nightmare come to life, her grief suddenly taking center stage as the nation waits and mourns. In her quiet moments, Vivian relives their memorable story, unable to accept that this is the end to a love that felt as though it was written in the stars.
As the investigation surrounding Joe’s lost spacecraft intensifies and the mishap is written off as an operator error, Vivian is determined to clear her husband’s name and uncover the mystery of what happened in space. When someone starts sending Vivian messages—messages she believes only Joe could send—she begins to wonder if their love is stronger than space and time, and she’ll do whatever it takes to bring her husband back to her.
Out July 7, 2026
Penguin/Berkley
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Praise for AN INFINITE LOVE STORY
Chanel Cleeton's most deeply personal and deeply moving book yet! Budding journalist Vivian craves both career and stability and knows she has no business falling for cocky fighter pilot Joe, whose dream of joining Kennedy's race to the moon thrusts Vivian into both spotlight and supporting role as an astronaut wife. Vivian's worst nightmares come true when Joe's shuttle goes missing on a lunar orbit mission—but how is he apparently sending her messages from the depths of space? As an Air Force spouse herself, Cleeton paints Vivian's agony for her husband's safety and her frustration with a system built on the unseen labor of its military wives with keen understanding and endless sympathy. Both a tender romantic drama and a fascinating deep dive into the 1960s space race, AN INFINITE LOVE STORY soars as high as its astronauts.
Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Astral Library
An Infinite Love Story is the kind of book that makes you think as much as feel, and wish as much as wonder. This poignant tribute to the kind of love that defies every earthly constraint will stay with you long past the final pages. Fresh, riveting, dreamy.
Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow