The Soldier — Crystal Kauffman

Length: 20,000 words (approximately 75 pages)

Captain Julianna Forbes needs an outlaw pilot to land her on lawless planet X19, the known lair of a villainous space trader who's kidnapped her sister. Who better than renegade Lieutenant Reid Walker? Julianna has to rescue her sister before she's sold off with the latest batch of black market slaves, and she won't let a little problem like Reid's incarceration stop her. Stealing him out of a Mendarian prison freighter is the easy part, but Reid makes a bold demand: he wants Julianna, every which way he can have her, for the three day voyage there, or it's no deal.

Reid Walker can hardly believe he's been stolen out of prison by the sexy pilot -- now a captain on an unsanctioned mission -- who made him lose a friendly competition back in basic training. Reid was in the lead for ‘most virgins conquered' before Julianna became the one that got away. He's surprised when she agrees to his demand of unlimited sex, but his biggest shock comes when he finds himself falling for her as hard and fast as a shooting star.

** This steamy romance short story is not intended for readers under the age of 18**