by Maya Banks
Part of KGI, book 7
First published 2013
Steele commands a team within KGI, a covert family operation that rescues hostages and handles missions the government cannot touch. His teammates know him as unreadable, a man who keeps his feelings buried deep. Dr. Maren Scofield changes everything. She works as a physician with her own agenda, and somehow she penetrates the walls Steele has built around himself. He fights against letting her close, but when danger threatens her, he cannot trust her safety to anyone else. Maren carries secrets that she guards carefully. Steele senses she hides something important, yet he cannot predict what her revelations will expose. Her truth will reshape his future in ways he never imagined. Now Steele must choose his path. He can maintain his distance and keep her locked out. Or he can risk everything for an emotion stronger than any force he has encountered.
Genres: action, contemporary-romance, military-romance, romantic-suspense
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, secret-identity
372 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: medical-trauma