Spitfire

Don't call her a pirate. Verity James is a (more-or-less) honest member of the Space Merchant's Guild. Her ship might have weapons that are illegal in six systems and on fourteen planets, but she needs them all when crossing dangerous space...or dealing with dangerous men.She'll need all of her weapons when a flirtation with the Port Master of Activarius gets dangerous. His planet is attacked by an enemy intent on conquest; they will take the planet and kill or enslave everyone on it....
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Don't call her a pirate. Verity James is a (more-or-less) honest member of the Space Merchant's Guild. Her ship might have weapons that are illegal in six systems and on fourteen planets, but she needs them all when crossing dangerous space...or dealing with dangerous men.She'll need all of her weapons when a flirtation with the Port Master of Activarius gets dangerous. His planet is attacked by an enemy intent on conquest; they will take the planet and kill or enslave everyone on it. To save him Verity will have to save Activarius, involve the officially-neutral Guild in the war, and escalate a conflict between two planets to an intergalactic Armageddon.For Verity James, pulling out the big guns is all part of a day's work. She's not afraid of a fight against a more-powerful enemy with the odds against her. The only thing that really scares her-the only thing she can't admit, even to herself-is the possibility that she's doing it all for love.