Discipline. Duty. Desire.
Skotan General Rouhr will destroy the Xathi on Ankau, whatever the cost.
It's the only honorable solution for allowing the war to infect the human colony world.
As soon as their ship is repaired, he and his men will be gone, back to the battle raging in the homeworlds.
But the smiling eyes of one brave human leader set fire to his soul, the touch of her soft skin against his scales becomes an addiction.
Needing her may be a distraction from his mission, but he can't stop. Not now.


Vidia knows her time with Rouhr is limited.
She's got her own responsibilities, people who depend on her.
She understands that loving a leader sometimes means watching him leave.
With every caress her heart breaks, but she can't walk away.
Not yet.


Even if they win the final battle against the Xathi, can they survive the price?
Rourh is the sixth book in the science fiction romance series Conquered World. Each book features the romance of a new couple, with alpha male alien warriors and women who don't put up with their nonsense. No cheating, no cliffhangers, HEA guaranteed