by Laura Kaye
First published 2013
Becca Merritt steps through the doors of Hard Ink Tattoo with desperation driving her forward. Her brother has vanished, likely kidnapped, and she needs help from Nicholas Rixey, the shop's co-owner. Nick left his military career behind for ink and needles, but he can't ignore that Becca is his former commander's daughter. Loyalty demands he assist her. Attraction makes him want to do much more. Becca knows she needs Nick's skills to find her brother. She doesn't expect the pull she feels toward this jaded former soldier. Their search for answers drags them into a brutal conflict with organized criminals. Nick becomes her shield against escalating violence. Becca becomes the one person who can reach past his emotional armor. Physical desire sparks easily between them. Building something deeper proves far more difficult. Nick has never backed down from a fight worth having.
Genres: romance, action, contemporary-romance, military-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Hard Ink Tattoo
368 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Avon
Content warnings: violence