The Alien Within

Winter turned her back on a tragic past and dedicated her life to the Federation Space Service. Ever since she had been a model starcaptain, decisive, emotionless, and utterly committed. But then she rescued Shaw, a smuggler and spy with powers no one had ever seen before. Suddenly Winter is a target for assassination by a powerful alien nation and by the Federation itself! Now, for the first time, Winter found herself questioning her orders …
The Alien Within was first published by Ballantine Del Rey in 1988. This 2012 version has been rewritten and edited to be more in keeping with the author’s original ideas.
Locus Review: “This is a novel full of the sort of adventure and the kind of characters that keep space opera entertaining.”