Heris Serrano (Serrano Legacy Omnibus Vol One) (aka The Serrano Legacy)

Elizabeth Moon

Hunting party: Forced by a treacherous superior officer to resign from the Regular Space Service, Heris Serrano finds employment as "Captain" of an interstellar yacht, working for eccentric Lady Cecelia de Marktos. When she stumbles across a sinister hunting club however, she ends up fighting for her life. Sporting chance: Heris Serrano's skills are called upon once again. Lady Cecelia has volunteered herself and her yacht to return Prince Gerel home from the "hunting club" Heris found him in. When the Prince begins acting strangely, Cecelia suspects foul play - who is poisoning the heir to the throne? Winning colors: Heris Serrano thought her life was over when a treacherous superior officer forced her to resign from the Regular Space Service. Now she has been offered a chance for vindication and reinstatement - but it means standing alone against the Benignity, an interstellar criminal cartel.