“Why Antarctica?” Thomas asked.

Peter gazed at him like a lost sheep that had returned to the flock, and seemed to relish the question for a moment.

“Because she’s like an alien world,” he said. “Because parts of her are cold and dry like Mars, and because whatever baggage you arrive there with will be blown away forever. Antarctica will change you … for the best. She’s the perfect reboot for the soul.”

Excerpt from Nikki White: Polar Extremes (Nikki, #3)
... coming 3-24-17... when the sun sets at the South Pole for six long, dark, frigid months