Rae and Essa's Space Adventures - Love and Space Pirates, #2

Rayessa and the Space Pirates introduced, Essa, Rayessa's spoilt, educated and fashionable sister. When Opi, their mother, goes missing, along with Rae's boyfriend, Alwin, Rae recklessly goes in search of them. Hot on their trail, Essa sneaks out of school, bribes spaceport officials and convinces Captain Thorn Hanover to take her on his ship straight into a space pirate trap...