The Bond That Consumes UsChristine d Abo" Book 3 in the Eternal Bonds series."Taber, Chief of Security for the Eurus colony, has a secret, one he is ashamed to tell even his closest friends. One he wants to keep hidden. When he 's asked to investigate a series of murders on a pleasure ship, he must come to terms with his past as he tries to fight his attraction to the ship 's feisty female bartender.Fallon doesn t know what to make of the tall, brooding alien who has walked into her bar. She d like nothing more than to get Taber into her bed until she learns that Briel don t have casual relationships. When a night of passion leads to a confession, Fallon can t help but fall in love with Taber, despite the danger it puts him in.When the murderer focuses on Fallon, Taber will do anything to protect her. Even sacrifice his life.