Core of Confliction - Core, #1

Book One of the Core Trilogy. A Gender Shifter Space Opera full of drama with a little bit of romance and a touch of gore. Charles is a low level drug runner with a small crew. They end up in a bizarre fight at a strip mall and he goes looking for answers. After a run in with some Yakuza and being betrayed by his lover, Charles finds himself on another planet harboring dark secrets that stem from his past.