A Spark in Space: A Space Witch Novel

Global warming has long since forced humanity to expand out into the universe colonize other planets and encounter other sentient space-faring species some benign some hostile.This also brought the discovery of Space Witches - beings capable of controlling technology and energy with their minds. Due to an accident Tabea becomes the first human with such abilities which though she keeps them secret paints a target on her back.After a pirate attack Tabea is separated from her ship and crew finding herself instead in the custody of the Penyales-a species known to be hostile toward humans. But against all expectations they ask for Tabeas help offering in return to find Tabeas friends.They cant lie-but can they be trusted?