Into The Fire

Forced to destroy her life's work to prevent its unethical use, Dr. Kerra Telsier steals a starship and hires grounded smuggler Aden Locke to fly it -- and her -- safely offworld.
But safely turns out to be a relative term. Someone got Aden grounded on purpose. Someone who's not too happy about Kerra's role in his escape.
Seven years ago, driven mad by exposure to a powerful alien pheromone, Gandes brutally attacked a friend of Aden's and left her for dead. In revenge, Aden betrayed Gandes to the authorities. Now Gandes is back, and he's determined to destroy Aden and everyone close to him. Including the naive young scientist who was foolish enough to interfere in Gandes' plans.
Aden's determined to protect Kerra. But it isn't Aden's protection Kerra wants...