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Try as she might, she can't get the past out of her head.

Her mind crowded with images of Doljen. Those initial lessons of seduction, where he never touched her intimately, yet somehow discovered the tricks that woke her desires. He’d broken the barriers one by one until she…she, Sister Bernadette, intractable terror of the aspirants…pleaded with him to make love to her. Later, she’d allowed him to fuck her in front of the other women, who’d witnessed her utter surrender.

The lessons hadn’t ended there, sexually or otherwise. Doljen had gotten in her head, forced her to admit to all she’d run from. He’d brought forth the woman she’d been, the woman she’d fought to leave behind. He’d made her embrace her truth once more, stripping her pretenses to leave her bare to her reality.

Funny. Though he’d hinted at his losses, she’d never discovered he’d run from his own truth. She’d known he’d abandoned his clanmates, but the circumstances had been hidden. She’d been caught up so much in her own revelations, she’d failed to pursue his full story.

Admit it. You never asked because you were basking in being the focus of someone you’d fallen for. An affair in which you were the chased instead of the lovelorn chaser.

Sometimes she hated that Doljen had made her so determined to maintain her truth. Since him, she’d told no lies to herself.

I love him.

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She searched for the man she couldn’t forget and found a shattered clan she couldn’t resist.

Captain Bernadette Miller was a nun on the moon Europa, hiding from a painful past. Now she hunts the galaxy for the Kalquorian who made her stop running from herself. When she gets a lead on his clanmates, she thinks her search is finally over. What she finds, however, is a clan devastated by broken promises.

Nobek Halmiko was once a star kurble player. Now he wanders space aimlessly, picking up jobs where he can find them, trying to forget the clanmates he let down. When Bernadette shows up asking questions about his missing Imdiko, he has nothing to say. But some women get in a man’s head. Some women don’t take no for an answer.

Dramok Tumsa had it all: a career he loved, the perfect clan, a troubled but talented brother he’d do anything for. Tragedy on the kurble field destroyed it all. Now his estranged Nobek is back, with a beautiful, hardnosed Earther captain who offers him an opportunity to make amends. Can he piece his clan together again? Does he deserve the chance?

Imdiko Doljen is wracked by guilt. He’s hidden from those he let down…including a woman he couldn’t keep. When she shows up in the company of his clanmates, old hurts ignite anew. It doesn’t matter what he wants; he can’t fix the mistakes he made.

The only path to regaining the love Bernadette lost means healing this shattered clan. Is she ready to commit to three men instead of the one she came for? When disaster strikes, she has to call on all the strength she possesses to stop them from falling apart for good.

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A flashback to a Europa encounter that would change Bernadette's life

Her sex had turned slick at his perusal. The longer he looked, the wetter she grew. She could feel it between her thighs where they met her womanhood.

Doljen leaned close as if to kiss her. She turned her head to avoid it. He whispered in her ear. “What’s that I smell, lady? Where is that delicious scent coming from? Shall I search for its source?”

Smell? What smell? What was he talking about?

Still holding her wrists captive in a manacle hand, his face drifted lower. When his mouth drew level with her breasts, the nipples jutting shamefully, she screwed her eyes shut. It was then that she became aware of his breath, warm against her skin. It wafted over her chest, then moved lower…at her sternum, her upper stomach…her navel…

Her eyes flew wide. He was going lower, right to her…

“No!” Her knee shot up, aiming for his nose.

Doljen caught her leg, arresting it before it could make contact. He held it in place despite her struggles. He went no lower, but the angle of his head told Bernadette he was looking there. With her leg flung upward, she was exposed to his stare.

His deep inhale seemed to echo in the room. “That’s where the delicious scent is coming from.” His gaze tracked up her body. “It’s you, Bernadette. It’s the smell of your arousal.”

Releasing October 7. Pre-order at Amazon, Amazon UK, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords. Purchase now in print.

 

She searched for the man she couldn’t forget and found a shattered clan she couldn’t resist.

Captain Bernadette Miller was a nun on the moon Europa, hiding from a painful past. Now she hunts the galaxy for the Kalquorian who made her stop running from herself. When she gets a lead on his clanmates, she thinks her search is finally over. What she finds, however, is a clan devastated by broken promises.

Nobek Halmiko was once a star kurble player. Now he wanders space aimlessly, picking up jobs where he can find them, trying to forget the clanmates he let down. When Bernadette shows up asking questions about his missing Imdiko, he has nothing to say. But some women get in a man’s head. Some women don’t take no for an answer.

Dramok Tumsa had it all: a career he loved, the perfect clan, a troubled but talented brother he’d do anything for. Tragedy on the kurble field destroyed it all. Now his estranged Nobek is back, with a beautiful, hardnosed Earther captain who offers him an opportunity to make amends. Can he piece his clan together again? Does he deserve the chance?

Imdiko Doljen is wracked by guilt. He’s hidden from those he let down…including a woman he couldn’t keep. When she shows up in the company of his clanmates, old hurts ignite anew. It doesn’t matter what he wants; he can’t fix the mistakes he made.

The only path to regaining the love Bernadette lost means healing this shattered clan. Is she ready to commit to three men instead of the one she came for? When disaster strikes, she has to call on all the strength she possesses to stop them from falling apart for good.

Releasing October 7. Pre-order at Amazon, Amazon UK, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords. Purchase now in print.

 

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Bernadette hires a new crewmember

Halmiko scowled at his borrowed clothes and scatter of belongings. “I guess welcome to the crew, then. I don’t have a lot of choices, do I?”

Bernadette told herself his grouchy attitude was due to losing his property rather than having to work for her. She hoped that was the case.

She covered the sting his unhappiness had dealt her ego by heading to the bathroom. “I’ll be quick so you can clean up too. Then we’ll report to the bay and give Kom the happy news his fighting buddy is sticking around.”

“At least my new quarters and roommate are nice.”

From the bath’s doorway, she glanced over her shoulder to see his leer. “Calm your jets, crewman. One night doesn’t mean a relationship. You’ll have your own quarters, separate from mine. Clear?”

His scowl returned, and he threw his clothes onto the bed. He followed that by kicking his handheld across the floor. “Aye, Captain.”

So temperamental. So different from Doljen. 

Releasing October 7. Pre-order at Amazon, Amazon UK, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords. Purchase now in print.

 

She searched for the man she couldn’t forget and found a shattered clan she couldn’t resist.

Captain Bernadette Miller was a nun on the moon Europa, hiding from a painful past. Now she hunts the galaxy for the Kalquorian who made her stop running from herself. When she gets a lead on his clanmates, she thinks her search is finally over. What she finds, however, is a clan devastated by broken promises.

Nobek Halmiko was once a star kurble player. Now he wanders space aimlessly, picking up jobs where he can find them, trying to forget the clanmates he let down. When Bernadette shows up asking questions about his missing Imdiko, he has nothing to say. But some women get in a man’s head. Some women don’t take no for an answer.

Dramok Tumsa had it all: a career he loved, the perfect clan, a troubled but talented brother he’d do anything for. Tragedy on the kurble field destroyed it all. Now his estranged Nobek is back, with a beautiful, hardnosed Earther captain who offers him an opportunity to make amends. Can he piece his clan together again? Does he deserve the chance?

Imdiko Doljen is wracked by guilt. He’s hidden from those he let down…including a woman he couldn’t keep. When she shows up in the company of his clanmates, old hurts ignite anew. It doesn’t matter what he wants; he can’t fix the mistakes he made.

The only path to regaining the love Bernadette lost means healing this shattered clan. Is she ready to commit to three men instead of the one she came for? When disaster strikes, she has to call on all the strength she possesses to stop them from falling apart for good.

Releasing October 7. Pre-order at Amazon, Amazon UK, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords. Purchase now in print.