Nova Martin is a smuggler who is smarter than everyone, good at everything, and she knows it. But all she wants is to get away from her cruel crime boss to make a life of her own. a galactic reg. ime and tasked with assassinating princeling playboy Drace, heir to the Sovereignty. Nova just wants to keep her true identity secret and get out of the situation alive, but the deeper she gets, the more she learns that nothing is quite as it seems, and Drace is keeping secrets of his own. 
As Nova learns what life is like for civilians under the Sovereignty's rule, she must make a difficult decision. Will she be complicit and follow orders, or will she join the growing rebellion to overthrow the authoritarian Premier and her corrupt dominion? 
Nova Martin's is a story filled with intrigue, upheaval, and more than a fair share of romance.