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.