Trial and Temptation (The Mandrake Company Series Book 2)

Trial and Temptation (The Mandrake Company Series Book 2)

After ten years of flying freighter ships from planet to planet, Val Calendula never thought she would apply for a job as a combat pilot in a mercenary outfit. But her brother has gotten himself into financial trouble, and heâ€™s heading to a mining prison if Val canâ€™t pay off his debts. Mercenaries donâ€™t always live long... but they make good money while theyâ€™re alive. A few combat bonuses, and Val could earn what she needs. The problem? She might have graduated from the military flight academy, but she hasnâ€™t fought anything more dangerous than dust bunnies on the bridge lately. To make matters worse, the man in charge of hiring pilots was her instructor back at the academy. Commander Thatcher was almost as brilliant as he was arrogant and condescending, and he never seemed to think Val was smart enough to be there. She has no idea if sheâ€™ll be able to convince him otherwise now... or if sheâ€™ll be able to stand working with him.

When Gregor Thatcher left the military, he never expected to run into any of his former acquaintances, much less the one he admired and mooned over during his two years teaching at the academy. Back then, he never told Val Calendula he cared for her, partially because officers werenâ€™t supposed to have relations with cadets, but mostly because he didnâ€™t know how to speak of his feelings. He might not have any trouble grasping navigational mathematics and astrodynamics, but people are more problematic. Gregor is elated that Val has entered his life again, but heâ€™s fairly certain she hates him. Worse, heâ€™s responsible for deciding whether sheâ€™s qualified to be a combat pilot. How can he judge fairly when his tongue tangles and idiotic words come out of his mouth whenever sheâ€™s around?

When the captain sends Val and Gregor on a mission to pick up a military advisor and deliver him to a planet at war, Val hopes sheâ€™ll have an opportunity to prove herself capable of the piloting position. Gregor hopes heâ€™ll have the opportunity to improve Valâ€™s opinion of him. But when the military advisor goes missing, and theyâ€™re forced to divert to a dangerous moon base, the mission turns into a fight for survival. Val may learn too late that thereâ€™s more to Gregor than that aloof exteriorâ€¦ and that inside is a man she could love.

Trial and Temptation is a full-length science fiction romance novel of 73,000 words. It is part of the â€œMandrake Companyâ€ series and is recommended for readers who enjoy space-based adventure (such as Firefly) and steamy love stories (in the style of Linnea Sinclair).
Country USA
Manufacturer Ruby Lionsdrake
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-10-16
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ruby Lionsdrake
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-10-16
Format	Kindle eBook

Trial and Temptation (The Mandrake Company Series Book 2)

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