She's sweet, serious and prim – and she's messing with his head.

Shuttle pilot Cory Olsen figures he'll live fast and die young. After all, his is one of the most dangerous jobs on the Earth Ship Siren. Out among the stars, on the long journey to the penal colony on Solitaire, Cory parties hard, laughing and loving, no commitments, nothing serious.

Which would be fine if he could ignore Bella – Prisoner 2844 – and move on to the next pretty face. He can't work out where he's going wrong. The woman's all lush temptation – skin like velvet, mouth like honeysuckle – but Bella's crankier than his temperamental shuttle craft and twice as mean.

Since Bella's doing seven years for sedition, she can't afford entanglements of any kind, not with her old associates – and especially not with a handsome, reckless flyboy who makes her laugh at all the wrong moments. With tension on the Siren reaching fever pitch, a ruthless leader emerges from among the convicts. When violence starts to escalate, rebellion seems inevitable.

If Bella's not careful, she could lose a lot more than her wary heart. She could cost Cory Olsen his life.

Perfect for fans of Laurann Dohner and Evangeline Anderson.

When Denise Rossetti was very small, she had an aunt who would tell her the most wonderful fairy tales – all original. She grew up, as little girls do, but the magic of story still dazzles and enthralls her. In person, she's small and noisy and tends to wave her hands around a lot, which can be unfortunate if the tale she's telling happens to have explosions in it!

Reviewers describe Denise's books as "darkly intense, warmly romantic, and blazingly erotic". She's a proud recipient of the Australian Romance Readers Association award for Best Erotic Romance and a two time winner of the Passionate Plume award from Romance Writers of America.

Denise is currently obsessed with knitting socks and learning maths. She's much better at one than the other.