The Universal Protectorate Series by Annabelle Rex

When Dhakhar and his crew board a suspicious vessel, he thinks they're about to find a shipment of illegal weapons. But the cargo is actually something far worse - a collection of cryogenically frozen women, abducted from an unknown planet. And Dhakhar has just accidentally woken one of them up.Waking up in a box full of freezing water has not been Charlie's favourite experience. Discovering she's lightyears from home only makes matters worse... moreWhen Dhakhar and his crew board a suspicious vessel, he thinks they're about to find a shipment of illegal weapons. But the cargo is actually something far worse - a collection of cryogenically frozen women, abducted from an unknown planet. And Dhakhar has just accidentally woken one of them up.Waking up in a box full of freezing water has not been Charlie's favourite experience. Discovering she's lightyears from home only makes matters worse. But for some reason, the aliens who've rescued her think she's a princess, and Charlie is just going to roll with it. If they realise she's utterly unimportant, they might just try to force her back inside her icy coffin so they can ship her home without any hassle. Although, she might come to regret opting to take the long way home with surly Captain Dhakhar... less

When Lea arrives on Xentra Station, she's hoping the rumours that it's a place you can find humans are true. Rescued from slavery by a bounty hunter, she's now hunting across the universe for her sister. She knows the chances of ever seeing her again are slim, but as long as there's still breath in her lungs, Lea's going to keep looking, keep fighting... moreWhen Lea arrives on Xentra Station, she's hoping the rumours that it's a place you can find humans are true. Rescued from slavery by a bounty hunter, she's now hunting across the universe for her sister. She knows the chances of ever seeing her again are slim, but as long as there's still breath in her lungs, Lea's going to keep looking, keep fighting. But when the contact she's supposed to make in Xentra is nowhere to be found, Lea has to decide whether to trust in an irritable stranger to help her follow the next clue to her sister's whereabouts.Taph is fed up. Fed up of not having any leads on the human slave ring, fed up of the failure of the new station Commander to do anything about it. A chance encounter with Lea presents a perfect opportunity to infiltrate a nearby slaver stronghold on the planet Arafala, where he might just be able to find the piece of information, the clue that blows the whole human slave trade operation wide open.The closer they get to Arafala, though, the more Lea and Taph start to doubt that they've made the right decision. To get what they both want, they have to put each other at considerable risk. But can they still do that when they might each be exactly what the other needs? less