In the last interplanetary war a bio-weapon killed or sterilized all the males on Vensoog.  To keep the colony alive, the Matchmaker Program found ex-soldiers like Zack a hard-as-nails ex-recon soldier and his five super-smart kids,without a planet and offered them a new home on Vensoog if they are willing to marry a Vensoog woman. With his home world now pile of radioactive ash, Zack desperately needs a new home for himself and his kids, so he accepts the offer. 

When the Matchmaker Program pairs him with Katherine O'Teague, heir to Veiled Isle, computer hacker and one tough lady, they both wonder iif it is a match made in Heaven or Hell. They need to find out quick, because the ruthless Thieves Guild wants their kids and what they stole escaping from their clutches. And they will kill whoever gets in their way.

Plus, Katherine is falling for her new husband and hasn't a clue if he feels the same about her…

Welcome to the far future, These are two of the  courageous women and dangerous men who dare carve a home on another world.