For two fugitive lovers, space has no haven, no mercy, no light-only... SHADES OF DARK. Court-martialed Imperial Fleet captain Chasidah Bergren is on the run with her fugitive lover, the telepathic mercenary Gabriel Sullivan. Rim-worlds and illegal deep-space outposts offer little safety. Corruption in the empire-expertly orchestrated by Sully's powerful cousin, Hayden Burke-is everywhere: among her crew, her friends. Even her family. Then a mysterious operative offers critical intel on Burke's plans. But Captain Del Regarth has plans of his own... Everyone has a price. Everyone can make a choice. But when Sully makes his, Chaz must choose between what Sully has become-and what her heart demands she must do.