Freedoms Horizon
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Once¸ Anjali Patel and Mikhail Grikov were soldiers on opposing sides of an intergalactic war. They met¸ fell in love and decided to go on the run together. Now Anjali and Mikhail are trying to eke out a living on the independent worlds of the galactic rim¸ while attempting to stay under the radar of those pursuing them. After a run-in with a Republican spy on the rim world of Metra Litko¸ Anjali and Mikhail need to get off planet fast. So they sign on as security aboard the freighter Freedom's Horizon ¸ which is supposed to transport a valuable cargo through pirate infested space. But they have far bigger problems than pirates¸ for the Republic of United Planets sends no less than three battlecruisers after them¸ commanded by none other than Colonel Brian Mayhew¸ Mikhail's former superior and now their most determined pursuer. The chase culminates in a stand-off in orbit around Metra Litko¸ where Anjali and Mikhail have to make a fatal choice. Fight and endanger the innocent crew of the Freedom's Horizon or surrender and face death and worse at the hands of the Republic. This is a short novel of 55000 words or approximately 185 print pages in the " In Love and War" series¸ but may be read as a standalone.