My name is Lucy Rice. I'm a mechanic on the Golden Pioneer, heading to Colony HD 85512 B. We've been attacked. I don't know what it was. I'm spaced. I-I have six hours, maybe less. If anyone can hear me... please, oh God, please just respond. Lucy is a golden ticket winner, leaving her life on a failing Earth behind to be part of the crew heading toward humanity's new frontier, a colony in deep space and what she thinks will be a fresh start among the stars. But when an unidentified alien ship launches an assault, her odyssey takes a catastrophic turn. Alone and adrift in space, Lucy's desperate broadcast is picked up but not by who she intends.  Navik is a Solar Accord contractor on a mission to apprehend a group of privateers infamous for smuggling both slaves and goods across the free sectors. But when he encounters the brutal attack on an unknown and primitive species, he must decide between duty and compassion -- even when it puts him at the center of an intergalactic conspiracy.  *** Star-crossed lovers, dual pov, slow burn romance with a mystery!