Ghost In The Machine (Star Tracers, #1)

Going against rules meant to keep her entire existence a secret, Orynn is thrown into the open by a request for help that she can't refuse. Seeking to reconcile past mistakes, the fragile control over her empathic abilities is put to the test. The darkness living within her has grown impatient, and where she goes, ruin inevitably follows.
As a Mechatronic Automaton, Ethan navigates his world through a set of logically defined values. Encountering Orynn throws his entire system off balance. Should he trust the untested emotions she unlocks within him, or the logic telling him she seeks to infiltrate the Star Tracers? Discovering the answer will reformat his understanding of the universe forever.
In his attempts to capture the Vesparian prey he has been hunting after for two decades, the First Commander of the Xen'dari fleet will stop at nothing to track Orynn to the ends of the universe. Seeking retribution, he will do everything in his power to burn her world down around her feet until nothing is left but ash and regret.
Join the Star Tracers in their fight against the Xen'dari Empire. Peace throughout the known systems has begun to unravel. A struggling crew of Star Tracer undercover operatives attempt to hold the peace, stop an engineered plague, and navigate the various alien cultures all striving to remain free from the Xen'dari Objective.

C.E. Kilgore (1981 - ) is an author without genre, who likes to dabble in several genres from romance to science fiction. She also enjoys pushing the boundaries of those genres, trying new things, venturing outside formulas and turning tropes on their heads. Admittedly a control freak, she is currently a self-published author under the name Tracing The Stars, and hasn't quite found the publisher who fits all her quirks. Be sure to check out her website, cekilgore.com