Military intelligence officer Lieutenant Barb Carolus is ordered to investigate Colonel Locke, a rogue officer suspected of selling military weapons on the black market. Colonel Locke is from Barb’s home planet and she knows exposing his crimes will tarnish the reputation of those rare people like her who’ve escaped the poverty and gangs of their home world to become officers. But orders are orders and she always does her duty.<br><br>For the mission she’s teamed with the unconventional -- and in Barb’s opinion, entirely unprofessional -- undercover agent Taya Borovsky. Working with Taya will test Barb’s by the book approach to the limits, especially when attraction overcomes her irritation with Taya. Bitter about upholding standards nobody else does, Barb gives in to her desires.<br><br>When the mission goes bad, Barb and Taya are on the run and outgunned. To survive, Barb must learn from Taya’s unconventional methods and improvise a solution to complete her mission and save their lives.

Loose Cannon

“Mmm, we’re going to generate plenty of heat,” Taya said. “But we will use up the air faster.”


“Worth it,” Barb whispered. Might well be the last time. They could die here, freezing, suffocating, or blown to bits when they emerged. They could only try to make the best of the time they had left.


If they lived, then they could talk about what they did next.


Barb took it slow, and Taya followed her lead, kissing and stroking each other, petting and caressing, like they were a couple of cats. If it wasn’t for the growing tug of desire in her belly, Barb could have fallen back to sleep under the gentle touches. But in the end, she could put it off no longer. Nor could Taya, legs wide under Barb, pressing and rubbing against her.


“Need you,” Taya sighed. “Please, touch me.”


Chapter 19