First published 2008
Vinh Murphy disappeared after his wife Angelina died in a crossfire during a bodyguard job gone wrong. The ex-Marine and former Troubleshooters Incorporated operative spent years drowning his grief in alcohol, occasionally finding comfort with Hannah Whitfield, the deaf former police officer who had introduced him to Angelina. Now FBI agents suspect Murphy killed Tim Ebersole, leader of the neo-Nazi Freedom Network that Murphy blamed for his wife's death. Murphy can't remember what he did during his lost years of mourning. His friends at Troubleshooters race to find him before more blood spills. When Murphy finally surfaces at Hannah's door, ready to rebuild his life, he learns about Ebersole's murder. He believes the Freedom Network will target Hannah to avenge their dead leader. Murphy faces an impossible choice: surrender to protect the woman he's growing to love, or fight for their chance at a future together.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, thriller, action, contemporary-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
477 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine
Content warnings: violence