“You are asking me to commit a crime against my very soul. To deny every vow I've ever made to myself. And you are telling me that this...” He pushed his body up against hers, but her head was torqued back so he could look her in the eyes. “This is all you have to give. I don't want your shame, or your duty. I want all of you. If you’re sending me down into that pit to die, then I'm going to take your mind, heart, and soul with me. I'm going to ruin you for every fantasy that came before me and every man who comes after. I'm going to make you beg me by name when I take you and sob it through your tears at my funeral. Do we have a deal, Princess? If not, then you can walk out of here with your virginity intact and your father's death on your conscience. Because screw the Royal Favor, I’m not risking my life for pathetic duty sex.” "It's a classic story of hero, and heroine. Sir Walter Scott transposed to outer space. More entertaining than Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and about 1000 times more sensuous." David Salomone “This is by far the best Sci-Fi romance that I have ever read.” “I loved...loved this one! KC never disappoints!”