The Genesis of Madame Yosefie — Jaleta Clegg

All she wanted was to share her fashion sense, but what Jojo got was involvement in political scandal and assassination attempts.
Jojo came to Linas-Drias with a dream -- to share her sense of fashion and beauty. But the closest she can get to high society is as a janitor cleaning the floors of the VIP space lounge. Until one night, she overhears a plot to assassinate political rivals and finds herself entangled in a web of deceit and espionage with the mysterious Commander Lowell.
An Altairan Empire prequel story.