Andromeda Falling — Kris Norris

Lincoln Croft isn't the most reputable man. Disillusioned by the ever-continuing war between the Coalition and the Alliance, he's made a living running dangerous goods between the worlds, using his ship, the Andromeda, to outrun enemy striker crafts and avoid certain prosecution. And the fact he can hack into any computer system ever made certainly doesn't hurt his chances at a successful mission.

After a recent crusade to help free the condemned planet of Venitia gains him a full pardon, Linc has decided to give honest work a try. Just his luck, his old nemesis, Captain Frank Bane, has other ideas. An unexpected meeting forces Lincoln to crash-land on the very planet he swore he wouldn't set foot on again. And the surface of Venitia hasn't changed. Hot, dry and dangerous, Linc knows he needs to get to the settlement before he becomes some creature's dinner.

He never planned on running into Gwendolyn Bennet, the one woman he'd never quite gotten over. After a less than warm welcome, Gwen begrudgingly agrees to help Linc reach the colony. But Bane isn't giving up. He's determined to destroy Lincoln, and the Andromeda, even if it means annihilating Venitia.