Revenge can make even the best man fall….

After years of hatred boiling inside Pike Stevens, he finally had the chance to avenge his sister’s death, to bring down the man responsible for so much pain.

And he didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger.

Killing is nothing new to the ex-marine, except this time he wasn’t protecting his country, he wasn’t protecting his brothers, he was attempting to numb the pain slowly suffocating him.  Quietly suffering in a life filled with loneliness and regret, he’s accepted his punishment for not protecting the only person he’s ever loved.

In his experiences, he’s learned to always expect the worst.

He never expected to meet a woman who would bring light into his life, who would show him forgiveness and the beauty in acceptance.

He never expected a chance at redemption.

He never expected Isabella Hampton.

Nick Collins doesn’t believe he deserves salvation.

He’s spent years in the FBI chasing a man under the pretense of doing what’s right when all along, revenge has been his one true motive.   After his life takes an unexpected turn, he vows to finish his mission and finally find the happiness he’s been denying himself for years.

That happiness lives less than a minute away.

And her name is Madeline Hughes.

Maddie has the ability to bring him back from the edge of the cliff he’s been balancing on.  As his only weakness over the years, she became the one person with the power to keep the good inside of him from succumbing to the darkness.

And together they share a secret.

A secret that drives him with an intensity unlike anything he’s ever experienced and promises a future he never thought he could have, but first he has to prove he’s worthy.

It’s the biggest mission of his life.

But one he refuses to lose.

The town of New Hope should brace.

Because Nick Collins is finally coming home.

In Noah Striker’s world, control is everything.

Throughout his life, he’s learned the ramifications of trusting another person and refuses to be seen as weak or vulnerable again. The only person he wants the world to see is the hard, unbending man he’s become.

But that all changes when he’s assigned to protect Beth Sullivan.

For four years, he watches quietly from a distance, never understanding his need to keep her safe or the loyalty he feels, but when another threatens her, keeping his distance is no longer an option.

Neither is denying the passion that’s always lingered between them.

With an enemy on the hunt, Noah Striker will face the fight of his life.

But can he relinquish the control he’s always believed saved him in order to save her?

Mila Kavanaugh never gives in to temptation.

Even if that temptation comes in a six-foot-two package of quiet intensity.

As an undercover agent with the FBI on an all-male team, she’s learned the only person she can trust is herself. She worked hard, proving herself to be an asset, but after completing an undercover mission that still haunts her, she decides to leave the FBI and join Elite Securities. It’s one of the easiest decisions she’s ever made, but that doesn’t mean she can let down her guard. The lessons she learned at the beginning of her career are still relevant, which means as the only female on the team, she’ll need to work twice as hard to be respected.

With everyone except Ethan Davis.

He’s unlike anyone she’s ever met.

They have an immediate connection that’s hard to ignore, and she trusts him in a way that she’s never trusted anyone. When they’re forced to go undercover together, their simmering attraction ignites, and they cross lines neither of them ever intended.

But giving in to temptation has consequences.

And some may be too hard to overcome.