Sci fi book series search

[fkmr54]

I'm trying to find a series of books, written pre-2005, about the threat of aliens coming out of the void. A high ranking military man basically kidnaps his ex-lover to assist him. There is a secondary storyline about a young boy, hidden and real identity unknown. Every dust jacket shows the man and his ex-lover on the bridge of a space ship. I borrowed these books from the public library around 2000 - 2004

 

[Danny McG]

A good few years since I read them so can't remember too many details.
It's possibly the Seafort saga
Seafort Saga - Wikipedia

 

[fkmr54]

Thanks so much for offering a possibility. Unfortunately, the series I'm looking for isn't the Seafort Saga.

 

[Vince W]

What?! Danny didn't get it in the first try? I think I need to lie down.