Where lives are made…Or broken. Life in the fringe colonies is tough, but to Dante it’s home. Captain of the Xeartais crew, he leads a ragtag bunch of miscreants just trying to survive. But not everyone at the local space station plays fair. When Dante decides to unite several crews in an alliance it causes a ripple effect that will either tip the scales for good or end in ruin. Kit is running from the stifling life others wanted her to lead. When she arrives on Ephren and runs into the Xeartais crew, she wonders if she’s finally found somewhere she belongs, but she brings her own issues with her, and life in the alliance isn’t exactly safe. Can Kit and Dante keep the alliance mates safe from pirates, alien threats, and all the usual dangers of a colony, or have they both gotten in far too deep? With the pirates uniting behind a single leader as well, only one thing is for sure: Those who can fly, must. And every good mate counts. Go up and click "Read for Free" or "Buy Now" and begin this action-packed Sci-Fi thrill ride!

Leading an alliance and leading a colony are two very different tasks. Not far from Ephren space station lies Corsera. Having taken a small habitat on the planet from pirates, Dante and the alliance consider making it a more permanent home. For a man who loves nothing more than flying through space at the helm of his own ship, the paperwork alone is a killer. There’s no better way to provide the justice and fairness lacking in the fringe than to become the boss. But becoming the man who makes the decisions comes at a cost. With the pirates out for revenge, Dante is stretched from all sides. Between the pirates bent on reclaiming what was once theirs and the complications of leadership, he must learn to lean on Kit and those like her who came to Corsera to build a home of their own. Kit does everything she can to help her new captain, but he’s not the easiest man to help, and she’s still got a lot to learn about flying her own ship. Flying riskier routes than ever before and against the clock, can she find a way to get her much-needed cargo home in time?

Life on the fringe comes with challenges Dante couldn’t have predicted. The small colony is growing as fast, and Dante’s role as Governor has him speaking for more mates than ever before. The rapid expansion means there’s always something new to build, another habitat to buy and install… …and the money has more than run out. Desperate to be flying, yet stuck fixing problems he didn’t create, Dante has grown more and more frustrated. With more than a few mates unsatisfied with the slow progress and lack of profit, the tension is increasing. Kit finds herself running dangerous cargo routes alone, the rest unwilling to help. The alliance’s old rival hasn’t given up. With even more of a grudge to bear, he sends Kit a nasty surprise that almost ruins her entirely. Can the fleet’s best pilot recover? Or will mutiny tear the alliance apart?

Licking his wounds and harbored in an ex-pirate’s secret lunar base, what’s left of Dante’s crew and the alliance is in a similar position. Dante feels like giving up. He failed to protect his people, but if he admits defeat now he’s showing them that the pirates and all those like them will always win. No one ever said life on the fringe would be easy. No one realized how far the pirates would go to prevent their dreams of a better life from becoming reality. Is the small spark of fight left inside them enough to take Corsera back? Kit is broken and unsure who she can trust. She struggles to put herself back together and dare to do what she needs to most: fly. But Dante is still there, and he represents safety in a way she’d never appreciated before. Can she rebuild herself and his confidence all at the same time? Can the Xeartais become great once more?

The time for hiding in the shadows is over. Dante has one goal. To retake Corsera and become the governor he set out to be. Older, wiser, and ready to step up and take on the responsibilities that entails, it’s time for Dante to face his demons—and the mate who betrayed him. Something in the air… Finally finding her feet, and her wings, Kit is determined that she’s going to see Dante back where he belongs after everything he has done for her and the rest of the Xeartais. And she’s not alone. The Xeartais crew is stronger than ever, and those who considered Corsera as their home are willing to do whatever it takes to get it back. But fighting people you once called mates has a cost at a whole new level, and they call Corsera home as well. When two alliances both want something so badly, there’s only one guarantee: The fight will be hard, and not everyone can win. Who will lose the most? And will it be worth it?