Captain Vorpatril's Alliance

Captain Ivan Vorpatril is perfectly content with his low-stress life as a staff officer until an old friend asks him to protect a mysterious woman from a criminal syndicate. To save Tej Arqua from deportation and death, Ivan finds himself entering into a hasty marriage that drags him back into the high-stakes family politics he has spent years trying to avoid. Now he must navigate a web of galactic secrets and dangerous relatives to keep his new wife safe.