Cinderella's Spaceship

Rafaela was raised in the Cinder Sector of the outer belts, a remote area that her stepmother and stepsisters find unbearable. She is eligible to join the Prince's race if she can repair her mother’s old scout ship in time. However, she also needs to uncover what her mother truly left behind. Prince Brendan seeks a bride he can trust. Born with Corporate records encoded in his genes within a Solar System rife with political tension, he stakes his future on a race. But will he unravel the mystery surrounding this Cinder girl’s family? Interstellar travel remains limited to sublight speeds, and most humans now possess an additional pair of chromosomes filled with inherited genetic memories. Those lacking these extra genes have been overlooked for centuries. Humanity must release its grip on the past to expand its future. Can a young woman, a young man, and a dragon forge a brighter path between two stars? Cover redesigned by Bloom759, face based on Artflow.ai generation. --- On hold as I'm finally getting the shattered shunt removed! (The list of possible complications is daunting, but not as much as living with my brain fluid leaking out.)