Jump Drives and Coffee Stains (Spaceship Mechanic Book 2)

Rix Banner, a spaceship mechanic, wants three simple things: a working coffeemaker, a reliable ship, and uninterrupted sleep. He gets none of them. While managing Patience Station's maintenance demands—patching coolant lines, dealing with an outdated navigation computer, and handling a backlog of broken equipment and favors owed—Rix struggles to stay ahead of mounting problems. A routine cargo run becomes a mechanical disaster involving structural damage and a ship barely holding together. Amari's past resurfaces with legal complications, and Kel vanishes on risky deliveries that go wrong. As complications pile up, Rix navigates station politics, pirate consequences, law enforcement scrutiny, and equipment with no instructions. This second book in the Spaceship Mechanic series continues the blue-collar, mechanical-focused storytelling of the first installment.