Book excerpt: USA Today Bestseller! New York Times Bestseller! Dagger is a Trivator warrior who feared nothing until he met a young, delicate human female who awakened his heart. Her gentle touch, soft voice, and shy sense of humor touch him in a way he never thought could happen. The thought of anything harming someone so beautiful fills him with terror. Jordan Sampson is slowly adjusting to her new life on a strange planet far away from war-torn Earth. She was seventeen when she was brought to the Trivator’s home world of Rathon along with her older sister, Jesse, and younger sister, Taylor. It’s been a few years since then, but trying to fit in with an alien society has been…difficult. There is only one hope that keeps her going: Dagger. He stirs something deep inside her and makes her feel whole. When Dagger is captured during a mission and sold to the illegal Fight Rings, it is only the memory of Jordan that keeps him going. Time blurs as he slowly sinks deeper and deeper into a world of violence and pain until he becomes more animal than Trivator. Jordan knows Dagger is out there, somewhere, and she cannot stop until she finds him. The fight to save Dagger takes Jordan on a journey that she hopes they both survive. The star system is a dangerous place for a young human female and a damaged Trivator warrior. A NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, the internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new story with her signature humor and unpredictable twists! Exciting adventure, hot romance, and iconic characters have won her a legion of fans. Over TWO MILLION books sold!