The Empress Capsule - R.K. Thorne Book

PRODIGY. DESERTER. COMMANDER.At 22, Commander Ellen Ryu is a little young to be "retired." Yet shes planned-and bled in-more battles than veterans twice her age. And, well, she didnt exactly retire so much as desert. Betrayed by her superiors, turned into a science experiment, and nearly driven insane, Ellen seized the chance for freedom when a shadowy organization offered her a ship of her own and an elite, all-female crew. Shes got a new mission now: get revenge on the scientist who almost destroyed her. Nobody is going to get in her way this time. Especially not the merc whos just shown up at her cargo hatch, looking to hitch a ride.MERCENARY. CONVICT. RENEGADE.In the middle of an op gone wrong, cyborg mercenary Kael Sidassian gets stuck with a mission he cant refuse: carry a capsule to safety, the contents of which would bring the galaxy down on his head if anyone knew what was inside. But hes also got damaged hardware in his head and a plan to escape from the barbaric merc company that forcibly conscripted him over a decade ago. So when a humanitarian ship grants him passage, he thanks his lucky stars for a job thatll solve all his problems at once. That is, if the attachment hes forming to the ships commander-one that goes way beyond duty and loyalty-doesnt get in the way.As a new threat rises, the prodigy and the renegade discover far more in common than they ever thought possible. Now both their missions will have to wait, because if they arent audacious enough to work together, theyll never survive whats coming for them. For lovers of space opera and adventure with a touch of romance, THE EMPRESS CAPSULE is the first volume in the new Audacity Saga.