Kill or be killed. A new start on life takes a deathly turn, and Jerry fights for her life. A recent release from a glorified prison system, Jeraldine Adelric wants nothing more than to live as legally as possible so she’s never sent back to Joab. As she buys her ship and works toward being an owner and proprietor, she also finds a potential new love in Arloa, an older woman, an aristocrat, and someone way out of her league. As her crew takes their first job, problems arise. Not only are they ill-prepared for the work, but the virus that rages through their planet hits her crew, and Jerry has to make a choice. Who will she save and who will she kill?

One hope shattered. A year of living with a virus that has taken over the planet has set Jeraldine Adelric on the fast track toward death. She and her crew have managed to find a pill that will allow them to stay alive, but supplies are dwindling rapidly. Jerry must resort to pirating and the unlawful life she left behind to survive. A chance encounter with Senator Arloa Kauket gives Jerry one last hope. A new drug manufactured by a neighboring country might be the answer everyone is looking for. Jerry needs to find out if it exists and then she must steal it, but first she must deal with Arloa—a love she once had but lost. With her crew by her side, it’s no easy decision. Does Jerry want to live or die? \\\* This is the first book in the lesbian zombie shifting pirate trilogy, following Jerry as she struggles to find her place in Penum and as the captain of Yarrow.