Lyssa’s Dream (The Sentience Wars – Origins Book 1) by M. D. Cooper & James S. Aaron

Captain Andy Sykes just wants to keep his family in one piece. Now a single father with two young children to feed, the former combat pilot manages to scrape by as a cargo hauler.

When a cargo run to Cruithne Station meets with more than one catastrophe, Andy finds himself accepting an offer a less desperate man would refuse: delivering an illegal AI named Lyssa.

The AI is the property of Heartbridge, a powerful, interplanetary corporation, and they want their latest weapon back.

With a private army, gangs, and pirates all vying for the precious cargo Andy carries, it’s going to take everything Andy has to keep his ship flying, his kids safe, and get Lyssa to her destination. Even if he succeeds, Lyssa’s very existence may spark a war like no other humanity has ever seen.