Diplomatic Recruit: A Kurtherian Gambit Series, Paperback/S. E. Weir

What if you were given an offer you shouldn't refuse? Seraphina Waters craves the opportunity to protect Bethany Anne's growing Etheric Empire. Thrown a lifeline when she needs it most, she's given a chance to prove herself. If she can. Pulled into alien politics, and a life beyond her imagination, Phina might just have a chance to have the one thing she's always wanted. Now, she just needs to pull it off without getting killed.