About this ebook
Krystina Merkos is reluctant to leave her home planet, but agrees it’s best that her father doesn’t have to worry about her safety while he fights to hold his government together. The journey on an Imperial warship becomes far more pleasant when she discovers that Ben Paulsen, an old flame from her school days, is a senior officer on board.
But it’s not all smooth sailing. The captain wants to seduce her, Ben’s keeping his distance, and pirates plan to sell her to the murderous sect waging war against her father.
When the frigate is attacked by a pirate fleet intent on capturing Krys, she faces an impossible choice. If she surrenders, she’ll die a painful death. If she doesn’t, everyone else will.
Unless she and Ben can find a way out—for them all.
Unless she and Ben can contrive a way out for them all.
This short story is a space opera, full of action and adventure, with a romance thrown in.
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About the author
I'm a retired IT professional (with a history degree) indulging in my love of writing stories. Most of my books are soft science fiction combining politics, a mystery, and a dollop of romance somewhere out in space. However, I've written two paranormal books about tigers and one historical fiction story based on a true, fascinating, and thoroughly nasty story about a psychopath and a ship wreck.
When I'm not slaving over a hot computer I mess about with my camera and enjoy the bird life in my garden.
