Celestial Velocity by Mary Ashe [Review]

Celestial Velocity (Rogue Justice #1) by Mary Ashe
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: June 2, 2023

Rogue Justice
1. Celestial Velocity - Paperback | Kindle
2. Volatile Conjunction

Mary Ashe
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A brilliant engineer on the run. The space pirate hired to retrieve her. Together, they must escape biker trolls and dodge bounty hunters in pursuit of the truth in this spicy scifi adventure romance, the first in a new series.

Bea Farsirus wants her life back. Not only did someone murder her ex-lover and burn down her workshop, destroying the prototypes of her groundbreaking engine, but they framed her for the crimes. Now, here she is, kidnapped by space pirates and slung over the brawny shoulder of their captain instead of on her way to a crucial meeting for information to clear her name.

Quin Sidron wants his freedom. What was supposed to be a straightforward task—collect the engineer and deliver her to safety in exchange for a clean slate with his powerful cousin—has turned into a complicated operation. He winds up with a hellion on his hands, one who steals his escape pod, accidentally kidnaps him, and threatens his mission.

Despite a rocky start, they make a bargain to root out who set her up and untwist a knot of betrayal to prevent her powerful tech from falling into the wrong hands.

Thoughts on Celestial Velocity: Pirates and an engineer on the run. Wait. Sorry. Privateers and an engineer on the run. Because Quin's not a pirate in the strictest sense of the word.

I mean, sure, he kidnapped Bea and locked her in a holding cell, but it was for her own good. Actually, it was all part of a complicated rescue. A rescue which Bea didn't know she needed. And it became complicated because Quin wasn't initially very forthcoming about what was going on and Bea WAS NOT AMUSED by the sexy pirate's actions.

One mucked up escape later and Quin and Bea are dealing with creatures who possibly want to eat them, still on the run from the people who want Bea in their grasp, and maybe possibly kinda starting to trust one another. Which is a good thing because they need to know the other has their back when things get dicey.

No lie, I like Quin and Bea. He made a mess of their first meeting, but he made up for it by being there for her time and time again after. As for Bea, she was already dealing with a lot and Quin's ham-handed entrance into her life was a lot to take. But the lady is smart and sassy and just bloodthirsty enough to be a good match for the big guy. Good times all around.