In the far reaches of the Andromeda Expanse, Captain Lyra Vey commands the starcruiser Eclipse, a vessel feared for its speed and whispered about for its captain’s forbidden desires. When a mission to smuggle rare plasma crystals brings her face-to-face with Kael Draven—a rogue mercenary with a body carved by battle and secrets hotter than a collapsing star—their collision ignites more than just interstellar war. As empires clash and black-hole weapons threaten to unravel the galaxy, Lyra and Kael must navigate dangerous alliances, cosmic betrayals, and a passion so fierce it could consume them both. In the void of space, love is as perilous as any starship battle—and twice as explosive.