She came to steal a ship.
She woke a warlord.

Talia Vance survives by salvaging the forgotten wrecks drifting through the lawless outer rim. When she sneaks aboard a mysterious alien warship hoping for a payday, she expects empty corridors and dead technology.

Instead, she awakens the ship’s captain.

Kharon Vael is a relic of a forgotten empire—an alien warlord preserved in stasis for centuries aboard a battle cruiser powerful enough to shatter fleets. According to the ancient laws of his people, the one who wakes the captain becomes his ship-mate… bound to the ship, the mission, and to him.

Talia refuses to be anyone’s property.

But the galaxy has other plans.

Space pirates want the warship.
A ruthless captain wants revenge on Talia.
And Kharon’s enemies will stop at nothing to destroy the last surviving commander of a dead civilization.

Now the scavenger and the alien captain must fight side by side to survive a galaxy that hates them both.

Yet the most dangerous force aboard the Vael Tyr might not be its weapons…

…it might be the magnetic bond neither of them can escape.

A rugged outer-rim adventure filled with space pirates, alien warships, dangerous attraction, and high-stakes action.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Alien warrior romance
• Space pirate adventures
• Strong human heroines
• Slow-burn fated mates
• Firefly-style outer rim worlds