Out of options... Techno-billionaire Devin Guthrie can't forget Captain Makaiden Griggs even though it's been two years since she was in his family's employ. A Guthrie does not fall in love with a mere shuttle pilot. Going against his wealthy family's wishes isn't an option-not with the Empire in political upheaval, much of it caused by Devin's renegade older brother, Admiral Philip Guthrie. When a Guthrie heir-Devin's nineteen-year old nephew, Trip- goes missing, Devin's loyalty to his family's edicts is put to the test. Suddenly the unthinkable becomes the only option available: Devin must break the rules and ally himself with Kaidee Griggs, the one woman he could never forget, the one woman he was forbidden to love. It's a desperate move that could change the fate of the Empire-and the Guthrie family forever.