Rissa and Tregare

The author of Young Rissa continues the orphan girl’s saga as she teams up with a space pirate who could be trouble—or just the partner she needs.
Living a desperate life in the Total Welfare Center, the orphan Rissa discovers she has won the lottery and takes a chance to shape her own destiny. After she escapes from Earth with the help of a space pirate who may be more trouble than she expected, she soon discovers that together they might have a chance to shape Earth’s destiny as well.