Shades of Starlight

A smuggler, a spy, a brewing revolution . . . and a rogue agent who could destroy it all. Perrin Hightower can fly a run-down freighter through the galaxy's most dangerous wormholes blindfolded, a handy skill in her shipping business . . . and her smuggling enterprises. Special agent Tai Lawson dreams of leading the Ruby Confederation's spy agency. But when his partner steals a top-secret list of revolutionaries and vanishes, Tai's accused of helping his friend escape. When Tai seeks her navigation expertise, Perrin would rather jump out an airlock than help. But the missing person is her ex-boyfriend-a double agent she thought was helping the revolution. Her name's on that list, and she'll do anything to keep it secret. Hiding their true agendas, Tai and Perrin follow the rogue spy's trail across the galaxy. Each must decide where their allegiance truly lies when they learn the spy carries more than a list of conspirators-he carries information that could shatter the fragile peace in the galaxy.

The fate of the galaxy depends on two reluctant heroes. Digger du Bois led the galaxy's pirate armada until a recent coup left him marooned. But Digger has a trick up his sleeve-a coded map to a hidden arsenal. He'll reclaim his position once he decodes the file, claims the weapons . . . and finds his way off this barren excuse for a planet. Hacker Reina Alcantar has escaped the revolutionaries who held her hostage, but she had to leave her family behind. Now she's determined to return and save them. Exposing the revolutionaries in the process would be an added bonus. When Digger and Reina meet on a frontier outpost, they agree to work together-he'll help free her family, she'll solve his map. But when they reach the revolution's base, the rebels and Reina's family are gone. Evidence reveals the revolutionaries and the pirates are working together, and they also want the hidden weapons. Digger and Reina must decide if they'll put aside their personal quests to join a larger fight before the groups incite full-out galactic war. The exciting space opera series continues, perfect for fans of Firefly and Star Wars.

B. L. Dean presents Book 3 in the Shades of Starlight series.

B. L. Dean presents Book 4 in the Shades of Starlight series.