Polaris Rising

I enjoyed this space-opera! Lots of adventures: boarding ships, cracking security codes and locks, dealing with smugglers, discussing ship layouts, sending encrypted messages and blending in a crowded port to avoid being recognized. The two main characters, Lady Ada and Loch, were equally strong and I liked that they were both highly skilled at their areas of expertise.
And rescues! It happens a lot and for the most part the rescuing is done by Lady Ada (as opposed to the male hero always rescuing the damsel in distress).
It had that old Star Wars feel but without aliens. Fun!

This is one of my comfort reads. I love the sci-fi setting and the space adventure plot. Ada is trying to escape an arranged marriage by her powerful father and Loch is a criminal with a large bounty on his head. The fantasy romance element is so well done in this book. It has all of the best tropes: enemies to lovers, touch her and die, one bed trope, forced proximity. Such a fun read!