Vulcan's Heart

2239. Now a diplomat for the United Federation of Planets, Spock agrees to a bonding with Saavik, his former protege and an accomplished Starfleet officer in her own right. More than a betrothal but less than a wedding, the sacred Vulcan rite is attended by both Spock's father, Sarek, and a nervous young Starfleet officer named Jean-Luc Picard. Plans for the consummation of the pair's union are thrown off course when Spock receives a top-secret communication that lures him into the heart of the Romulan empire. Enmeshed in the treacherous political intrigues of the Romulan capital, undone by a fire that grows ever hotter within his blood, Spock must use all of his logic and experience to survive a crisis that will ultimately determine the fate of empires!

"Lots of fan-pleasing moments... Sherman and Shwartz smoothly connect the dots between bits of the "Star Trek" universe that have deserved closer attention."
"THE NEW YORK POST"

"Opening some years after Sherman and Shwartz's superb "Vulcan's Forge" concluded, this sequel is even better."
"BOOKLIST"