(Editing to add: I see that it is just for this edition, others, such as 16079407 are correct, but the wrong one is the first to appear in search)
The summary of this book is completely in error - I'm not sure where it came from, maybe it refers to a book later in the series. This book precedes the existence of the academy, and does not involve friends of three species.
The Kindle summary says:
WE ARE NOT ALONE, AND WE’RE ABOUT TO MEET OUR NEIGHBORS. After more than a hundred years of space travel, a stray radio signal indicates the possibility that alien life might exist. The crew of the Désirée has no training in interstellar diplomacy and a minor dispute turns to disaster that could escalate into a full scale war.
The crew of the Desiree was unprepared. The Simiu were unexpected...Earth's first contact with an alien race turns to disaster when a friendly encounter erupts into inexplicable violence and the threat of interstellar war. But two ordinary individuals Mahree Burroughs, an ordinary woman with a gift for friendship, and Dhurrrkk', a male Simiu with boundless curiosity have forged a bond of understanding that bridges their many differences. Along with a reluctant Robert Gable, brilliant young ship's physician, they make an astounding journey across the stars, to seek a way to save the future of both species "
(Editing to add: I see that it is just for this edition, others, such as 16079407 are correct, but the wrong one is the first to appear in search)
The summary of this book is completely in error - I'm not sure where it came from, maybe it refers to a book later in the series. This book precedes the existence of the academy, and does not involve friends of three species.
The Kindle summary says:
WE ARE NOT ALONE, AND WE’RE ABOUT TO MEET OUR NEIGHBORS.
After more than a hundred years of space travel, a stray radio signal indicates the possibility that alien life might exist. The crew of the Désirée has no training in interstellar diplomacy and a minor dispute turns to disaster that could escalate into a full scale war.
https://www.amazon.com/StarBridge-1-S...
The Fiction DB summary:
The crew of the Desiree was unprepared. The Simiu were unexpected...Earth's first contact with an alien race turns to disaster when a friendly encounter erupts into inexplicable violence and the threat of interstellar war. But two ordinary individuals Mahree Burroughs, an ordinary woman with a gift for friendship, and Dhurrrkk', a male Simiu with boundless curiosity have forged a bond of understanding that bridges their many differences. Along with a reluctant Robert Gable, brilliant young ship's physician, they make an astounding journey across the stars, to seek a way to save the future of both species "
https://www.fictiondb.com/title/starb...
The latter seems to be the stock summary on multiple sites.
Cheers!