New Author Spotlight: Lisa Paitz Spindler

New Author Spotlight is a series designed to introduce authors with 3 books or less in the different SF/F subgenres.

Today's spotlight shines on a special author, one of my fellow SF Signal contributors, Lisa Paitz Spindler.

Her book goes on sale today, March 28th, in ebook format:

• The Spiral Path by Lisa Paitz Spindler (Carina Press)

Here's the cover copy and trailer for The Spiral Path:

After defecting from the Star Union eleven years ago, spaceship Captain Lara Soto is now the leader of the free Chimerans. Her only regret is the intense young officer she left behind. But when Terra's S.U.S. Interlace goes missing with her brother Rafael on board, she has to push aside the pain of her betrayal and team up with her old love once again.

Commodore Mitch Yoshida has never stopped thinking about the woman who deserted him. He's also witnessed first-hand the Terran discrimination Lara foretold, from sequestering Chimerans on spaceships to enforcing indentured military service.

With Rafael and the Interlace crew held prisoner by a being out of legend, will Lara and Mitch be able to resist their long-denied attraction and complete a rescue mission? To secure the Chimerans' release, they must risk traveling to a whole new dimension. . .

If you like this title, you might also like:

• Stardoc by S.L. Viehl (Roc)
• An Accidental Goddess (Bantam Spectra) by Linnea Sinclair (Bantam)
• Jenna Starborn by Sharon Shinn (Ace)