This is the second book in the Detyen Warrior Outcast series. It can be read as a stand-alone, but IMHO it's better if you read book 1 first.
Aboard Space Station Nebula One, Ryklin is a Detyen landscape tech. Detyens a rare warrior species known for dying at age 30 unless they've found their fated mates, or, like Ryklin, become "soulless." Noelle is a human female engineering tech with a recently induced case of PTSD, caused by a crazed Detyen. So Ryklin's concern for her is interpreted as "stalking" by Noelle, and "concerning" by soulless Ryklin. When circumstances accidentally dump Noelle on an abandoned planet, Ryklin's "stalking" may be her only hope. But why is he so obsessed with her? Why are there inhabitants on a supposedly abandoned planet? And will they I ever be rescued? It's a high-stakes, fast action, steamy emotional alien romance as only Kate Rudolph writes 'em. I devoured 31 chapters in one sitting. I hated to reach the end (but I'm happy for our hero and heroine) because there's STUFF goin' on in Nebula One Station, and somebody's got some splainin' to do! Hope that means another book?
As always, this is a voluntary, independent, 100% human-produced ARC review.