Claiming Derryn: A Novella — Vivian Arend

How many layers of deception are there in space?When a trade negotiation goes wrong, Melina Davenport is sure she'll end up either a casualty of war or a sex slave. Discovering one of her missing partners, Trev, is the new leader of the rebels who have captured her adds insult to injury. And what the hell does he think he's doing, ripping her clothes away and touching her in front of the Derryn rebels? She is so going to kick his ass.But when her former lover whisks her away to a reunion with their third, Davis -- now captain of the notorious outlaw vessel Nottingham -- she has to decide if she wants to join her two lovers in their important but less-than-legal activities. Time is running out. The authorities are hunting them, the rebels are bomb crazy and the local fauna is reproducing at an astonishing rate aboard their vessel.If they don't find a solution soon, they can kiss the universe goodbye.