Sanctity

Can a man in emotional turmoil find love on a space station overrun by pirates?

Commander Jax Trest is struggling with a secret pain he finds difficult to share with his friends. When his spaceship, the Padua, docks for repairs at StarStation 86, Trest is ordered to take time off and seek counselling. From his first encounter with Commander Zoagashta, Trest finds himself entranced by the empathic Asyran, and new possibilities for emotional connection open to him.

But when a stalker hints Trest is the target of a Siwu pirate attack that endangers the station, Trest must find the strength to survive a harrowing kidnapping. Trapped in a deadly scenario where he can't trust his own thoughts, will Trest learn to reach out to the person who offers him acceptance… or will he lose himself to the darkness of an enraged ship's heart?

Sanctity features asexual awakenings, the discovery of one's true self, sweet courtships, grumpy/sunshine first loves, and heart-pounding moments of courageous heroes and villainous pirates.
This book is not a standalone and is best read after Entity.