Injured in a bar fight and then stranded on a hellhole
planet when her ship is stolen, smuggler Moriah Cameron
finds herself at the mercy of arrogant Sabin Travers. She
manages to elude him, but quickly realizes she has no good
option to get off Calt, so she stows away on Sabin’s ship.
Sabin discovers her just as she stumbles upon a secret that
could affect hundreds of lives—a hidden Shielder colony.
Forced to take Moriah captive to protect that secret, he
decides to take her to Elysia to have her memory altered.
Instead of being grateful that he didn’t shut her up
permanently, Moriah is infuriated about being delayed from
picking up a crucial shipment. In return, Sabin resents the
disruption this defiant and ungrateful woman creates in his
life.
Having a strong aversion to domineering men like Sabin,
Moriah manages to steal his ship and escape—after dumping
him, drugged and naked, at a Pleasure Dome. Her freedom is
short lived when Sabin catches up with her. He finds a way
to make her pay, and she has no choice but to go along.
As they battle wills and wits across the quadrant,
Moriah is shocked by her growing attraction to Sabin. But
when she discovers he is also a shadower, all bets are off.
She eludes him once more and heads to a dangerous but
lucrative delivery. Things go wrong at the drop, and only
Sabin’s major sacrifice can save her. But ultimately, it’s
love, acceptance, and healing that save them both.