by Kat Martin
Part of Against - The Raines of Wind Canyon, book 8
First published 2013
Ben Slocum learns he has a child when social worker Claire Chastain arrives with shocking news. His son Sam lives with an abusive man deep in Louisiana's swamplands among a dangerous survivalist group. The boy and his captor have vanished into the humid wilderness. Ben never knew he was a father, but he accepts the responsibility without question. He teams up with Claire to hunt down Sam's location before worse harm comes to the child. Their shared mission pulls Ben and Claire together as they navigate the treacherous bayou terrain. The survivalist group poses deadly threats to anyone who gets too close. Ben must use his military training to infiltrate their territory and rescue Sam. Time runs short as the danger escalates around them. Ben faces an impossible choice that could cost him everything he now desperately wants to protect. One wrong move could destroy his chance to save his son and claim the love growing between him and Claire.
Genres: romance, adventure, action, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Louisiana, Swamplands
392 pages · Mass Market Paperback · MIRA
Content warnings: child-abuse, kidnapping