Starjacked — Karin Shah

In the lawless fringes of deep space, pirate Tia Sen has a rep for being hard as plascrete, tough as Amalan leather, and as strong as she is beautiful. She also has a secret that courts death: For years she has been freeing enslaved children. Stepping in to rescue a valiant mechanic from a near-fatal beating risks more than her life. Thanks to her traitorous heart, her web of lies is in danger of unraveling. Undercover operative Rork AlRen is no stranger to lies. Emotionally scarred by the murders of his wife and unborn child, he wants nothing more than to eradicate every bit of pirate scum in the galaxy. Then his mission goes sour, and he finds himself Tias personal slaveand falling in love with the very pirate hes sworn to destroy. Yet love is a luxury he cant afford. Tia possesses a powerful new weapon that could overwhelm the Union of Planets and plunge the galaxy into war. If Rork cant convince her to surrender it, he may have to break her trustand her heart.