On the Edge

Dina DeMille is anything but an ordinary host of a small “bed and breakfast” hotel. The Gertrude Hunt inn follows its own rules and seems to ignore the laws of physics; its dog hides something monstrous; and the only guest is a former galactic tyrant, hunted for a generous reward. The hotel needs guests in order to thrive, so when an Arbiter arrives at the doorstep and asks Dina to organize a peaceful summit for three irreconcilable races, she gladly takes on the job. But Dina’s attempt to reconcile cosmic vampires, the Horde that brings only hopelessness, and the merchants of Baha-char turns out to be far more dangerous and confusing than it first seemed. To keep the meeting from falling apart, she’ll have to find a cook on the double, reconfigure the inn for the participants’ needs, stop the guests from killing one another, and put everything at stake—even her own life—to save the man she may be starting to fall in love with. Then again, for a hostess of a hotel like this, it’s almost routine…