King of Swords

Drawn together by powerful visions of the future, they’ll fight pirates and find love…if fate allows.

David is a newly retired special ops soldier, looking to find his way in an unfamiliar civilian world. His first step is to visit an old friend, the owner of a bar called The Rabbit Hole on a distant space station. While there, he meets an intriguing woman who may hold the key to his future.

Adele has a special ability, passed down through her family - she can sometimes see the future. She doesn't know exactly why she’s been drawn to the space station where her aunt deals cards in a bar that caters to station workers and ex-military. She only knows that she needs to be there. When she meets David, sparks of desire fly between them and she begins to suspect that he is a big part of the reason she traveled halfway across the galaxy.

Pirates attack the station and it’ll be up to Adele and David to repel the invaders. Passion flares as they wait for the right moment to overcome the alien threat and retake the station. But what good can one retired soldier and a civilian do against a ship full of alien pirates?

“Tell me,” he asked with an intent gaze, “do you take after your auntie? Even just a bit?”

Dammit. He definitely knew. And the smile in his eyes told her Aunt Della had been talking out of turn about her as well. She tried her best to shrug it off.

“Only a little.” At that moment, a wave of precognition broke over her, disorienting her.

The bartender reached out to steady her as she momentarily lost her balance. The men on either side of her put out their hands, too. All three soldiers touched her in some way as a fierce flash overcame her with dizzying speed.

It had never been like this before, though her abilities were getting progressively more powerful. That was the main reason she’d come all this way out near the rim to see Aunt Della. She needed advice on how to deal with this.

Ghostly images clouded her mind, layered on top of each other. It was hard to see any one thing before it was replaced by another and the men touching her didn’t help. She started seeing them and flashes of their immediate future that shook her badly. Then just like that, it was over.

Blinking rapidly, she came back to herself.

“Are you okay?” David spoke from her left side.
She nodded, looking up at his concerned face. He really was the most handsome man she’d ever laid eyes on, though the bartender was running a close second.

“Fine,” she croaked. “I’m fine.” The way she swayed on the stool did little to convince them, she knew, but she tried to put a brave face on her distress. That vision had been potent. And scary.

The bartender let go and returned a moment later with a small cup of powerful espresso.

“Drink it down, honey. The caffeine will help. At least, that’s what Della says. I got the espresso maker just for her.”

Adele drank the brew down like a shot, glad of the rush when the caffeine kicked in a moment later. All three men were staring at her, the men on either side in confusion and the bartender with concern.

“What did you see?” Dammit. He definitely knew, and after her little display there was no way to hide it.

“An attack,” she said, still not quite herself. “Here on the station. Soon.” She blinked to clear her thoughts and realized all the big men at the bar were watching her avidly now. Her eyes were drawn to the younger man on her right. “You’re Timothy, right?”

“Yes, ma’am. That’s my name. How’d you know?”

She shook her head. “Not important. You need to take the left hall when the time comes. Remember that, okay? The left hall. Not the right. Do you understand?”

He shook his head. “No, I don't, but I’ll remember.”

The bartender cleared his throat. “Better listen to her, Tim. Her aunt is the most gifted psychic I’ve ever met and she told me the gift runs in the family.”