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They had both been burned in some way by past relationships and had become accustomed to the idea of being alone for the rest of their lives when they happened to stumble on each other. What I liked about this book was that the couple was a little bit older and neither Cordelia or Vorkosigan expected to find someone at that point in their lives. But their time alone together is interrupted by military skirmishes between their two planets as the Barrayarans make a bid for another planet's resources. In this book, Naismith quickly realizes who Vorkosigan is - also known as The Butcher of Komarr, who is reviled amongst the galaxy, and her academically-inclined world of Beta Colony, so of course, her initial reaction is not favorable, but as they warm to each other she finds out the real story behind his name and a romance soon blossoms. I like that situation - throwing two different people together and seeing what happens :). This book reminded me a little of Linnea Sinclair's Finder's Keepers, because the two books feature a hero and heroine meet while stranded on a planet together and work as a team to survive. My Thoughts: I hadn't realized that Bujold's work had romantic elements although I was familiar with her name. She's stumbled into a mutiny in the ranks and soon is a well-treated hostage in the hands of Captain Aral Vorkosigan who has a stash of supplies hidden some distance away. Cordelia realizes they've been ambushed by the Barrayarans, but not all of the enemy race is in accordance.

They rush back to see their survey ship flying off without them and one of the other members of their team dead. The Premise: Cordelia Naismith is on a survey mission on a previously unexplored planet when suddenly she and her companion realize that their base camp is on fire. They were published in the late 80's and are the prequels to Bujold's longer Miles Vorkosigan series. Cordelia's Honor is an omnibus with Shards of Honor and Barrayar in it. I'd never read any of Lois McMaster Bujold's work before but was told that this is a science fiction author I'd probably like.