Hazard Pay

An independent starship. A family crew. A fortune worth risking everything for.

After the extraordinary events of *Mother Lode*, Captain Tobin Ward and his crew finally have something they've spent years dreaming about: money in the bank and the freedom to decide what comes next.

But a fortune doesn't make an aging freighter invincible.

Mother Lode still needs repairs, better equipment, and a captain who knows when to fight and when to run. With his family beside him and the ship's sharp-witted artificial intelligence keeping everyone in line, Tobin sets out to turn their newfound prosperity into lasting independence.