title: Mercenary Heart
author: Merlin, Diane
description: Miklus Armstrong, renowned for his prowess on the battle field and in the bed, gives up the lucrative life of a mercenary to go into legitimate business as a merchant.   Shesshie Kosmoto makes the first daring move of her life when she answers his ad for a nanny, leaving the orphanage where she was raised to travel to a distant star system.  Set in the far reaches of space, Mercenary Heart is the tale of a war weary man and an adventure deprived woman. It's a riotous ride to a pleasure planet. It's the journey of a man searching for peace in a universe filled with conflict, a woman striving to define her own worth, and a group of friends whose bonds of love are stronger than even they realized