In a battle to save their universe, their secret weapon was love... Beautiful telepath Talia has seen her planet destroyed by the Dyne Union in the terrible cosmic war raging in the skies above her. And the man called Laden has come to claim her. A muscular, devil may-care bounty hunter with a mysterious past. Laden's job was to find Talia and bring her special talents back to his side in the war, the Kanta Alliance ... not love her. She was gentle; he knew only violence. She was innocent; he had tasted sin. But chased by assassins through the universe of lawless planets, steamy jungles, sex slave traders, and deadly combat, both must change--and bond together to survive. Soon every touch brings its own peril. A shocking sensuality electrifies their senses and explodes in a cataclysm of desire. As dangers close in, passion may blind them. Now they face a tomorrow of terrible choices where one of them must fight or die for what they value most--the private universe of their love.