First Date
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Corbin Nash is a smuggler, a scoundrel, and?thanks to one very bad decision?the new captain of the SS Pussy Cat, a stolen Syndicate yacht with more firepower than sense. The ship comes with strings attached: a sharp-tongued droid who runs the systems, a bounty bigger than most starports, and every merc, thug, and bounty hunter in the galaxy gunning for him.
Enter Penelope Lovecake?lethal, gorgeous, and chained to Corbin by more than just handcuffs. She was supposed to bring him in. Instead, she's stuck aboard his ship, wrapped up in his chaos, and discovering that attraction to bad boys is a dangerous weakness.
Blasters, betrayals, bar brawls, and one very sarcastic droid collide in this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud space opera. Survival isn't guaranteed. Sparks, however, are inevitable.
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Jay Toney writes mythic, high-stakes fiction where science, gods, and humanity collide. His stories span space opera, cyberpunk, epic fantasy, post-apocalyptic futures, and multiverse AI realities ? all rooted in deep knowledge of Greek and Sumerian theology. Blending hard science with ancient myth, cosmic horror, and character-driven intensity, his books explore what happens when mortals challenge destiny, when machines dream of gods, and when the universe itself takes sides. If you love stories where empires fall, goddesses rise, and the fate of existence hangs on a single breath ? welcome to the Net Zero universe and beyond.
