Space Rogue

Nathaniel and the crew of the Queen Anne's Revenge leave Alliance space to start a new life. He wants the free life of being a pirate raiding rich colonies among the bordering star systems. He clashes with the Crimson Tide, a pirate organization and stumbles on the Alliance's plans for conquest and expansion across their border and into the free border systems. Nathaniel doesn't have any success at being a pirate but is successful as a reluctant hero. He rescues a freighter that is under attack. It's captain, Amber, and her brother Red, a mercenary and gunrunner, join forces with him against the Alliance and Crimson Tide.