Rules of Engagement
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Corbin Nash makes his living on the edge of the law?fast ship, faster tongue, and a knack for slipping Syndicate nets. But this time, the bounty's too high and the hunters too many.
Enter Penelope Lovecake: Guild-trained bounty hunter, sharp-eyed, and determined to keep him alive long enough to cash in. To keep their uneasy alliance from combusting in the close confines of the Pussy Cat, she lays down three rules of engagement:
- Absolutely no kissing?it's too intimate.
- No pillow talk.
- No talk of love. Any sex is just about lust.
Corbin agrees... and then proceeds to bend, twist, and break every single one.
Hunted across the frontier, facing Syndicate kill squads and rival freelancers, Nash and Lovecake discover survival isn't just about fast engines and quicker guns. It's about trust, betrayal, and the sparks they can't ignore.
Danger, banter, and a slow-burn chemistry you can't look away from?the adventure begins here.
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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.
