
Genre:
Science Fiction Romance
Themes:
Addiction
Adventure / Survival
Angsty
Grumpy / Sunshine
Magic
Opposites Attract
Secret Society
Wounded / Illness
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Spy / Assassin
Geographic Location:
Space / Other Planet or Universe
Setting:
Other Planet
Sacred Space / Place of Worship
Spaceship / Space Station
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Femme
Tomboy
Trigger/Content Warning:
There are some graphic fight/death scenes. There is a rape/incest accusation that is proven false.
Vicious Circle
By Elle E. Ire
Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before love can pull you up.
Assassin meets innocent.
Kicked out of the Assassins Guild for breach of contract, hunted by its members for killing the Guild Leader, and half hooked on illegal narcotics, Cor Sandros could use a break. Down to her last few credits, Cor is offered a freelance job to eliminate a perverse political powerhouse. Always a sucker for helping the helpless, she accepts.
The plan doesn’t include Cor falling in love with her employer, sweet and attractive Kila, but as the pair struggles to reach the target’s home world, pursued by assassins from the Guild, Cor finds the inexplicable attraction growing stronger. There’s a job to do, and intimate involvement is an unwelcome distraction. Then again, so is sexual frustration.