New novel in the Liaden Universe® series.  Over a quarter million copies sold in this series to-date!  Space ships, action, adventure – all tied together with a strong dollop of romance and family saga – make this a compelling series for a wide range of readers, from romance to military SF lovers alike.<P>Theo Waitley is an ace starship pilot – and pure maverick.  Her mom is a renown Terran scholar and her birth father is an interstellar aristocrat in hiding. <I>Whatever</i>, thinks Theo.  She still feels like a socially-challenged misfit.  But after being selected to train with the best-of-the-best at the pilot academy, she figures she can leave behind those gawky, misfit days of teenage angst that made life so <I>complicated</i> before!   But for Theo, life is about to get even MORE complicated – and deadlier still.  For even though she's survived the Academy and become one of the best pilots in the galaxy, the past is about to blast her with gale-force winds.  Theo can run, but she can't hide.  Her destiny as master pilot and leader of a powerful Liaden clan calls, and there are LOTS of enemies who will try to make sure she's quite dead before she has the chance to make an answer.<P><b>About the Liaden Universe</b>®<b> series:</b><P>“Every now and then you come across an author, or in this case, a pair, who write exactly what you want to read, the characters and personalities that make you enjoy meeting them. . . . I rarely rave on and on about stories, but I am devoted to Lee and Miller novels and stories.” —Anne McCaffrey<P><b>“</b>These authors consistently deliver stories with a rich, textured setting, intricate plotting, and vivid, interesting characters from fully-realized cultures, both human and alien, and each book gets better.” –Elizabeth Moon <P>“[T]he many fans of the Liaden Universe[®] will welcome the latest…continuing young pilot Theo Waitley's adventures.” – <I>Booklist</i> on <I>Saltation</i><P>“[A]ficionados of intelligent space opera will be thoroughly entertained. . .[T]he authors' craftsmanship is top-notch.” –<I>Publishers Weekly</i> on Lee and Miller's popular Liaden Universe® thriller, <I>I Dare</i>