When Shohari agreed to transport human refugees, she expected routine cargo—but found a love that could tear her apart.
Captain Shohari's spines are crushed under the force of her family's impossible demands. If she doesn't meet her quota, she'll be forced to marry a stranger and lose the trading ship and crew she loves. To free herself from her parents' machinations, she'll take any extra shipment she can, even alien refugees. The last thing she needs is a distraction.
He's dangerous cargo.
The moody and monstrous captain is Garrison's ticket to safety, but once he gets a taste of her, he can't get enough. Everything he's been searching for is right here: the home he needs, the love he wants, and the chance to be her hero. He'd give her the stars, if she'd give them a chance.
With the threat of her arranged marriage looming, a forbidden mate bond would spell lifelong agony for Shohari. She needs to leave him behind—no matter how much she wants him to stay.
Tempting Cargo is spicy futuristic MF sci-fi alien romance featuring a protective cinnamon roll hero and a grumpy take-charge heroine with attitude.
Pick up this forced proximity, hurt-comfort romance and be transported into Lyra Strake's starkissed galaxy. Each book in the Starkissed Mates series can be read as a standalone. No cheating, pregnancy, or slavery. Happily ever after guaranteed.
