Stealing from Pirates

Two alien empires control known space. Caught between them, the human race clings to a handful of planets. On the fringes of all three, Captain Dara "Dare" Ross makes her living. Her "easy job" starts with a shootout in the streets. Pirates, Port Authority, and an alien empire all seem to covet her cargo. Stealing from Pirates, a space opera adventure with alien empires, starship battles, shootouts, space pirates and more, with the best crew since the Serenity and a female captain who could challenge Malcolm Reynolds and Han Solo.
From Stefon Mears, author of The Telepath Trilogy.