The Protectorit Series by K.L. Tharp

Heroin, the bane of Earth, now wreaks havoc amongst the stars. Dr. Kathleen Mary O’Donnell must survive light years from the planet she needs to save. But first she must escape from the most powerful man in the galaxy, the Lord General Tammaru Ki, the Protectorit, the one who kidnapped her off Earth. But how, when he can hear her every thought? War is coming to the galaxy and Dr. O'Donnell may be the key to the Protectorit's survival, and quite possibly the galaxy’s

The sequel to The Protectorit - Dr. O'Donnell is on Nuabi Prime finding answers to a dying race as war comes. Can one drug that kills be the one to save an entire race? The Protectorit risks his own fleet to come to Nuabi's aid against House Pinquad's revenge and in doing so defies everything he was create for - to uphold the laws. The war will cost them both a shared loss that in turn will bind their minds, and some say souls, together forever, and together they will become legends.

Bk 3 in The Protectorit Series: Newly married, Dr. Kathleen O’Donnell finds herself abandoned on the Protectorit’s home world. Duty forces Tammaru to leave her there in order find Lady Deso's renegade fleet. Alone, Kathy must to survive the hostile Great Lady Ki and the implanted Healer’s stone festering in her forehead that's determined to kill her. Her friends, Tammaru's sister, the High Lady Mirimu, and the Socitariat, High Lord Pimmnidiat Tau, try to find a way to rescue her... moreBk 3 in The Protectorit Series: Newly married, Dr. Kathleen O’Donnell finds herself abandoned on the Protectorit’s home world. Duty forces Tammaru to leave her there in order find Lady Deso's renegade fleet. Alone, Kathy must to survive the hostile Great Lady Ki and the implanted Healer’s stone festering in her forehead that's determined to kill her. Her friends, Tammaru's sister, the High Lady Mirimu, and the Socitariat, High Lord Pimmnidiat Tau, try to find a way to rescue her. Ever her stalwart friend, the small Frozene Widgin, goes in search of her and finds himself once again in a danger, but he also finds a new friend who will stand by him in his quest to save Kathy. Kathy's one chance for freedom comes from a surprising source, but will lead to certain death if Tammaru can’t find her in time to save her. less