Release Date: July 5, 2019
fears for her life.
risk his to protect her.
in love? Not part of the planâŚ
Cooper is on the run from an abusive ex. Living in a new state, with a new
name, sheâs ready to focus on rebuilding her life. Sheâs got a job she loves, a
new homeâand a sexy Navy SEAL neighbor who makes her pulse flutter in spite of
her determination not to get involved. But when a threatening message arrives,
her dread about what her ex will do if he finds her forces her to make a
choice.
Harryâ Callahan is protective by nature. When he meets Chloe, itâs clear sheâs
skittish about something. When he learns why she ran from her old life, his
first objective is to keep her safe. His second is to make sure she knows she
can trust himâand that sheâll have a posse of Navy SEALs at her back if she
ever needs them.
attraction between Ryan and Chloe explodes, theyâre stunned by its
intensityâand helpless to resist its seductive heat. Everything is finally
going right for Chloeâuntil her worst fears come true. With Chloe missing and
her life on the line, Ryan will stop at nothing to get her back. Before he
loses the woman he loves forever.
Harryâ Callahan woke to the sounds of someone shouting and the beeping of a
large truck backing up. His head throbbed as if someone inside chiseled away at
his temples. The shouting and beeping continued and he groaned. Where the fuck
was he?
an eye open and pain shot behind his eyeballs. He tried again, slowly. This
time, he paid attention to his surroundings. He was in his own bed. What the
hell had happened?
remembered. The party at Moneyâs place, Ian Black, and a whole lot of drinking
and laughing. Heâd indulged too much, which wasnât something he ever really
did. He usually had an iron will about alcohol and he guarded himself
carefully.
yesterdayâshit, yesterday had been different.
gotten drunk too? Had they taken an Uber, or had someone brought them home?
They shared a house, though they each had their own floor. The kitchen was on
his floor, but he didnât smell coffee.
his hand across his body and reached for his phone. Outside, the shouting and clunking
continued. The beeping had stopped, but now the noise was just as bad.
up his phone and squinted. Noon? It was fucking noon?
his body upright, groaning. Then his gaze landed on the bottle of water and the
two horse sized Motrin sitting beside it. Neo had written a note, which meant
Neo hadnât been as drunk as he had.
the range. Take these, bud. Eat some cereal if you can. Man, you were drunk as
shit!
grabbed the pills and twisted open the water, downing them both. He finished
the water and lay back, wishing his head would either split and kill him or
stop pounding. The doorbell rang and shattered whatever peace he was trying to
find. He lay there like death warmed over and prayed theyâd go away.
he climbed from the bed, grabbed his Sig, holding it at his side, and stumbled
down the hall toward the door. He wished like hell he had the basement floor
today, but it wasnât to be.
stop pressing that bell,â he yelled at whoever was on the other side. And just
yelling it made his head threaten to split wide open. He reached the door and
peered through the peephole.
stood on the other side, arms crossed, foot tapping as she waited. He jerked
the door open and growled at her.
you want?â
widened as they climbed from his midsection to his face. Then they widened some
more. âOh. Oh goodness, I am so sorry.â She held up both hands as if to ward
him off. He squinted at her, because the light was killing him, but what he
could see looked nice.
golden-brown hair, wide eyes, a pretty pink mouth. Her skin was tanned. She
wore a loose T-shirt and shorts with flip flops. Her legs were long, long, long
for a small girl. Heâd be interested if he wasnât so fucking hungover.
a moving van sat kind of cockeyed in the street. His truck sat next to the
curb, right in front of where the van needed to go.
on him what she wanted. âYou want me to move the truck, right?â
hard at his face. âUm, yes? Iâm sorry, you clearly look like youâre ill or
something, butââ She waved a hand behind her, didnât move her eyes from his.
âIâm moving in today and the van canât get into the driveway.â
hand through his hair. âFine, Iâll get the keys.â
and went over to the kitchen counter, found the keys and dropped the Sig, and
headed back to the door. She was still standing there, back turned as she
yelled something at someone across the street. He stepped onto the porch and
she turned around again. Squeaked as her gaze dropped and then she dragged it
up to his face again.
dear,â she said. And then she laughed, throwing her hand over her mouth and
giggling in a way that made him frown. Pretty laugh, though.
Really. But, umââ She waved her hand in his general direction. âShouldnât you
put on some pants?â
there, puzzling over her words. Then he looked downâand discovered he was
completely and utterly naked. He was standing on the front porch in front of
God and everybody, holding his keys, his dick standing at half-mast like a
tired old soldier who couldnât quite make it work.
hellâŚ
MY REVIEW
What a lucky girl!! Chloe hit the jackpot when she moves across the street from not one but TWO hunky SEALs. Her first encounter with Ryan aka Dirty was eye opening đ All that exposed muscle! Yum! I loved how their relationship developed and Chloeâs real personality came out the more she was around Ryan and he helped her overcome her abusive past. She was so sweet and cute. And when sheâs threatened Ryan and his SEAL team jump in to take down the perpetrator. Sadly thereâs more than one and Chloe ends up in the clutches of her evil ex. Those sexy SEALs do what they do best and take down the bad guys and save Ryanâs girl. This is my first read in this series and it was terrific. Iâm going to have to catch up with the rest of the team and wait for the next story. Looks like Neoâs up next and it going to be so emotional. Canât wait. This has everything you want in a romance suspense story. A sizzling romance with divine characters, a thrilling mystery with intrigue and danger, a wonderful cast of support characters with Chloeâs new friends and those boss SEALs and fabulous storytelling.
bestselling author of the HOSTILE OPERATIONS TEAM SERIES of military romances
as well as 20 books for Harlequin Presents. A former finalist for the Romance
Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award and the National Readers Choice Award,
Lynn lives in Alabama with her handsome former-military husband, two crazy
cats, and one spoiled American Saddlebred horse. Lynn’s books have been called
“exceptional and emotional,” “intense,” and
“sizzling.” Lynn’s books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide.






