To free his enslaved brother from a cruel master, an all-party-fun-and-games thief must take on the hardest assignment of his life: stealing from the Empress. To make matters worse, he has no choice but to work with a by-the-book rebel captain whose addictive pheromones could jeopardize the mission and destroy his will. When the unthinkable happens and the captain professes her love for him, he must decide if what he feels is real. Can he trust this woman? If he loves her back, can he still save his brother? This book is far from "clean and wholesome" but nowhere near "down and dirty." If you like your heroines strong and smart and your heroes smart-alecky, this book is for you.