Beyond Meridian — C.C. Bridges

Two men. One passion. No choice. A Men in Space story. Captain Rick Raine got more than he bargained for when he agreed to take on a brash young man as a crewmember along with contraband cargo. Karl's spirit intrigues him, but he didn't sign up for battling privateers, the United Planetary Alliance-or his traitorous body's response. Especially to a na?ve kid who cheats at holo poker and knows a whole lot more than he should. Deep in the heart of enemy space, Karl's goal, to rescue the woman who saved him from a life of sexual servitude, is finally close enough to touch. Unfortunately, so is Captain Raine, who becomes erotic poetry in motion when he pilots the ship. Raine's an honest thief, but Karl can't trust him with UPA secrets that could get them both killed. But when Karl signed on for this mission, no one told him to hang on to his heart…