First published 2025
Andrew and Jihi Bustamante are newlywed CIA operatives facing their most dangerous assignment. The agency's intelligence network in "Falcon," a rival nation, has been destroyed by a mole inside the CIA. Their superiors choose the young couple for a mission they won't officially acknowledge. The Bustamantes must rebuild the compromised network while serving as bait to draw out the traitor. Their bosses see them as expendable assets with no prior experience in Falcon. But Andrew and Jihi bring skills their handlers don't expect. They understand how terrorist cells function and decide to use those same methods against their enemies. They recruit fellow operatives and new sources, creating their own cell within the CIA. As they work to expose the mole, they become both hunters and prey in a deadly game where trust becomes a weapon and loyalty faces constant testing.
Genres: romance, military-fiction, adventure, action, mystery-thriller, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Falcon
272 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence