Books by B Duane Smith

The crusty Captain of a small freighter and her lifelong Ericusian crew member enjoy their time hauling freight among the systems of the galaxy. Their needs are simple. All they want are jobs to pay for fuel, supplies, and a smooth jump to the next star system.But sharks are out there. Pirates armed with cannons and missiles covet Callie's boxy little ship. Worse yet, illegible contracts and impossible conditions, the weapons of unscrupulous lawyers and customers also threaten to steal their livelihood. Good freight runs don't seem to be too much to ask. So, why does saving the Universe keep getting in the way?

The only peace retired Enforcers usually find is the peace of death. Donrazor Landfall refuses to accept that fate. In his new profession, freight runs through the cold of space provide relative safety from his lethal past and the secret war h'd been pulled into. But those trips yield no sustenance to a spirit starved for something more.The Mortuus have withdrawn, telling him not to seek Mura who awakened something inside he'd thought long dead. Cryptic advice from the people he trusts the most abounds with risk. They can't understand how following it could ultimately lead to his end as with so many others of his former profession.Then he accepts an unusual assignment. It is one that brings him face-to-face with the only other woman from his past who holds the power to shatter his safe life among the stars, or to fill the void that plagues his soul.

Don retired as an Enforcer, or independent assassin, on his own terms. But even in the far reaches of the Galaxy, the past has a way of catching up. No matter how much you change your career, your looks, and your "e;official"e; background, the past is never guaranteed to be your friend. Donrazor Landfall is an independent inter-stellar freight hauler. Then his simple new life as a freighter Captain changes when he meets someone from his past. His motto was, "e;Only the Dead can be trusted,"e; and this woman was dead. She admitted it freely.