Description: With an outstanding Ultimate Sanction bounty still on her head, Koko Martstellar (ex-mercenary andsaloon madam extraordinaire) and Jedidiah Flynn (former orbital sky-cop) have narrowly escaped deathin paradise. Rescued during a storm, Koko and Flynn are taken in by what amounts to a self-sufficientoutlander cult. To save Flynn's life, Koko barters her warrior skills and assists the de-civ group in fendingoff their most imminent threat: a horde of genetic-mutant raiders. However, even with the group's foesbested and their idealist lifestyle somewhat enticing, being among the outlander de-civs doesn't sit wellwith Koko.In spite of the de-civ group's hospitality and Flynn's arguing that they have it pretty good, Koko suspectssomething is amiss. People within the outlander group's interlocking compounds keep disappearing withflimsy explanations--people like the girl who died on the cliff before Koko and Flynn's rescue--andsoon the group's leadership assesses Koko as a threat to their secret agenda. As the mystery unfolds,Koko's limits and loyalties--perhaps even her love for Flynn--will be tested.And as if that isn't enough, bounty agent Wire has managed to track down Koko and, after a littlepoliticking, is preparing to lead an army of genetic-mutant raiders in a last-man-standing battle against thecult...

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