Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews — book slip

In a distant future where powerful Kinsmen families control vast empires, Claire Shannon is a psycher with the ability to read, control, and destroy minds.

After her faction loses a war, she hides her abilities to survive and becomes a refugee on the planet Rada. There, she works as a personal assistant to Venturo Escana, a wealthy and powerful kinsman.

As Claire struggles to conceal her talents and growing feelings for Venturo, she finds herself drawn back into a world of danger and intrigue.

Second in the Kinsmen series.