An extended vacation to Imperial space's hottest sunny destination is just what Zoey Connor needs to get over her divorce. But the universe has other plans in store for her when her shuttle breaks down before she can so much as sip her first cocktail on a pink sand beach.

And the rebel faction who responds to her distress hail has no intention of escorting her to that beach.

Thrown in a cell with kidnapped Imperial diplomat, Brandon Gray for company, time is running out for Zoey. Unable to pay a ransom that would save her life, she and Brandon must work together to escape an increasingly hostile band of terrorists... or die trying.