Nokx by Layla Nash

She stowed away on the wrong ship. He’ll make her pay the price.

Ellie Jane doesn’t deserve hard labor and exile on an uninhabited planet, no matter what the judge decided. Her only chance to escape is stowing away on the Sraibur — a pirate ship filled with sexy, intimidating Xaravian warriors. Although getting exiled with the brooding, dominant Nokx would suit EJ just fine, if she didn’t have the kind of secrets that follow a girl across the universe.

After tragedy, Nokx would rather put his head down and follow orders on the Sraibur than shoulder responsibility again. Until he finds feisty, unpredictable EJ sneaking out of the cargo bay. The curvy female throws his protective instincts into overdrive, even as he questions her motives. Will her love last longer than the flight to safety?

EJ doesn’t know who to trust. Just when she thinks Nokx will stand by her against the universe, old enemies and older secrets get between them. She stole her way onto the Sraibur and into his hearts, but will her past steal their future before it even begins?