"On the night of his graduation from the Betelgeuse Flight Academy, Reth Reilly finally managed to corner the flamboyant Xan Anders. But what he hoped would be a tender moment that might lead to something more was interrupted when Xan slipped away. Seven months later, Reth is surprised to find all the old feelings still remain when he runs into Xan again, this time when the flyboy is assigned to Reth's own ship, the USS Appomattox, for the Kressl ore run.
Though he tries to avoid Xan, their brief encounter earlier still stands out in both their minds, and it takes a rendezvous on the simdeck to bring this star-crossed pair together again."
Star-Crossed By J.M. Snyder When Reth Reilly had enrolled in the Betelgeuse Flight Academy, sixteen and fresh off his first interstellar jaunt, he’d thought he had his life mapped out ahead of him like all the stars on his navigational charts. Four years at the Academy to graduate in the Class of 2396, then he’d sign on for a stint with the Star Corps tracing out freight routes and narrowly avoiding space pirates. The last thing he needed was to lose his heart to some wild-haired flyboy with deep eyes and a sexy grin, but that’s exactly what happened when he met Xan Anders. They were both freshmen at the Academy when Reth fell for Xan. The two of them had the usual prerequisite courses together and, until the second semester their sophomore year, Xan lived on the same dorm de