Break Out by Nina Croft Dark Desires (book 1)The year is 3048, Earth is no longer habitable, and man has fled to the stars where they’ve discovered the secret of immortality–Meridian. Unfortunately, the radioactive mineral is exorbitantly expensive and only available to a select few. A new class comprised of the super rich and immortal soon evolves. The Collective, as they’re called, rule the universe. Two-thousand-year-old Ricardo Sanchez, vampire and rogue pilot of the space cruiser, El Cazador, can’t resist two things: gorgeous women and impossible jobs. When beautiful Skylar Rossaria approaches him to break a prisoner out of the Collective’s maximum security prison on Trakis One, Rico jumps at the chance. Being hunted by the Collective has never been so dangerous-or so fun! The Dark Desires series:  Book 1 Break Out Book 2 Deadly Pursuit Book 3 Death Defying Book 4 Temporal Shift Book 5 Blood and Metal