Calista's a freelance space courier recovering from a disastrous marriage during which her ex sold her as a slave. Sure, she's emotionally damaged, but you should see the state of her ex! She's also an expert pilot who can illegally reprogram and augment all manner of tech. She's been ripping off the system and flying under the radar her entire life. Until now.

Asher's her "cargo", the mouthwateringly gorgeous Phoenixae alien who accidentally hatched from the egg she was transporting, and bonded with her. He's been bred as a sex slave and he can read her mind. Oh, and then there's the small issue that if Asher is killed and his body burnt, he can be resurrected. He's one hot commodity that illegals will kill to possess.

Take one sex-deprived space courier who'll risk everything to save a Phoenixae alien from a life of slavery. Add one mouthwateringly hot alien sex-slave who knows her deepest desires, feels her pain, and lives to please her in every way. Mix with a ruthless ex-husband intent on vengeance. And stir in a sadistic Libertine noble who will do anything at all to get his hands on a Phoenixae....

From the ashes, a hero will rise.