Beth Revis

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo. The Death Star is destroyed. Darth Vader is dead. The Empire is desolated. But on the forest moon of Endor, amongst the chaos of a changing galaxy, time stands still for a princess and her scoundrel. After being frozen in carbonite, then risking everything for the Rebellion, Han is eager to stop living his life for other people. He and Leia have earned their future together, a thousand times over. And when he proposes to Leia, it's the first time in a long time he's had a good feeling about this. For Leia, a lifetime of fighting doesn't truly seem over. There is work still to do, penance to pay for the dark secret she now knows runs through her veins. Her brother, Luke, is offering her that chance -- one that comes with family and the promise of the Force. But when Han asks her to marry him, Leia finds her answer immediately on her lips . . . Yes. But happily ever after doesn't come easily. As soon as Han and Leia depart their idyllic ceremony on Endor for their honeymoon, they find themselves on the grandest and most glamorous stage of all: the Halcyon, a luxury vessel on a very public journey to the most wondrous worlds in the galaxy. Their marriage, and the peace and prosperity it represents, is a lightning rod for everyone in the galaxy -- including Imperial remnants still clinging to power. Facing their most desperate hour, the soldiers of the Empire have dispersed across the galaxy, retrenching on isolated worlds vulnerable to their influence. As the Halcyon travels from world to world, one thing becomes abundantly clear: The war is not over. But as danger draws closer, Han and Leia find that they fight their best battles not alone but as husband and wife.

Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel

Rebecca Briesemeister

sure, he could fly without her, but what was the point?

I have everything I want, which means I don't need to gamble

For now, under the canopy of the trees of this moon, her love was hers, not the galaxy's. And she knew it would be impossible to remain private for the rest of their lives. But . . . she would hold on as long as she could. This little piece of her heart was not for public display. Not yet.

A family was chosen, not born. Bail and Breha had chosen her. She chose Mon and Luke and Chewie and all her friends. And she chose Han.

"Because you're my wife!" he shouted. "If you're running a con, I'll always back you up!"

"Leia," he whispered. "I don't ever want you to be afraid, but I especially don't want you to be afraid to talk to me"

"You should know by now:" he murmured, "no matter how many times you push me away, I just keep coming back."

Han was right. The future wasn't worth worrying about. Her ring would eventually break, but that didn't matter ifhe was still holding her hand.

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