BondShattering Author:William Maltese When Roynoldo Lasi agreed to be bond-mated to Grenar Rajno, he imagined his future would be. . .if not indolent, at least idly wealthy. The head of Family Rajno, which controls the supply of essence Orchinid, certainly had enough capital and power to keep anyone well-satisfied. But on planet Jirat, source of the erotic stimulant, things are not... more » as simple as Roynoldo might have wished. Added to the mysterious force that removes one harvester/miner for every collected essence Orchinid seedpod is the threat of an uprising. . .and with the arrival of a murderous shapeshifter named Zinder Avid, danger truly does lurk in everything. Roynoldo's troubles, as those of the Family to which he has joined, are only beginning.« less