One heated kiss. It doesn't mean anything. She won't let it. Dr. Tella Briar lives for field work. Has no interest in being tied down. But when Strike Team Two member Rokul "rescues" her from the grip of a deadly vine, the attraction that flares between them can't be denied. They'll have to work together to figure out what's happening to the planet around them. They can keep it professional, right? Rokul lives for battle. And this stubborn, brilliant woman is going to make him fight to keep her. She's worth it. She's worth anything. But when the danger underground reaches out to trap them, can he win the fight to make her stay? Rokul is the eighth book in the Conquered World science fiction romance series. Each book features the romance of a new couple, with alpha male alien warriors and women who don't put up with their nonsense. No cheating, no cliffhangers, HEA guaranteed!