title: Thrill-Kinky
author: Roberts, Teresa Noelle
description: Sexual freefall is like a game of chicken: except the first one to let go wins.
  
  Humans may have expanded to the stars, but they still have the annoying need to work for a living. Which is why Rita, crew member of the space freighter Malcolm, is stuck collecting recyclable slag rather than attending her favorite festival celebrating love and sexuality. Things go from boring to interesting when she discovers a badly injured man who's been thrown into a recycling bin to die. The catch, he's gorgeous, winged, and naked. Drax Jalricki, reformed (mostly) art thief and reluctant covert operative, is on an undercover mission to protect three planets when someone in his own government brands him a traitor. By virtue of association, Rita and her crew are going down with him. From their first, hide-in-plain-sight quickie, the erotic spark between Rita and Drax is fueled by danger and adrenaline. But their growing suspicion that there's more to their connection than lust may not matter if they don't live through the night.
  
  Warning: Hero and heroine who straddle the line of criminal behavior-and definitely violate public indecency statutes. Exhibitionist, dangerous sex. Dark, sordid pasts. Wild risk-taking. Giggly cat-girl sidekick who's not just another pretty...tail. And the greatest risk of all: true love.