The only on-topic thing that comes to mind is the
Bulays and Ghaavn series by Tara Loughead. Lighthearted softcore fun in space. I have never gotten around to read them, though. But they can be downloaded for free:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/taraloughead
(But if you want some hard scifi,
Machine of Death is a collection of short stories about a near-future where a machine can take a simple blood sample from your finger and tell you how you're going to die.)