Retrieval

A woman isolated in the Mojave desert...an alien invasion...and a primal obsession.

For Gillian Hall running her diner in a desert outpost is the good life, until a man calling himself Gabriel arrives as her enigmatic and unpredictable new short-order cook. On the same day fiery explosions streak across the sky. Everyone in town assumes their presence must be part of a military operation from the nearby base.

What do the blasts really signal? Seven starbreakers--alien ships--have entered Earth's atmosphere. One of them is destroyed, scattering valuable and dangerous technology into the desert in its wake. Five ships depart.

The last starbreaker, the Menocai, stays to retrieve the lost debris before the military can find it, but its self-absorbed commander, Malakai, has an additional need. He wants Gillian as well. He has sent his brother Inac, in the guise of Gabriel, to retrieve her.