by Linda Howard
First published 2018
Jina Modell has the perfect job at a paramilitary organization. She works in Communications, fights terrorists from her control room, and never breaks a sweat. Then her bosses discover her talent for spatial awareness and reassign her to field operations with the GO-teams. The catch? She needs to transform from tech geek to combat operative. Team leader Levi thinks the woman he nicknames Babe will wash out of training. He expects her to slow down his elite unit. But Jina surprises everyone, including herself, as she masters running, swimming, weapons, and parachuting. Levi finds himself drawn to her determination and quick mind. Their growing attraction complicates everything when a corrupt Congresswoman sets a trap for the team in Syria. During the mission, explosives destroy Jina's base. Her teammates believe she died in the attack. Instead, she escapes into the desert and must evade enemy forces while racing to reach her squad before their extraction. Levi refuses to abandon the woman who has earned his respect and captured his heart.
Genres: romance, military-fiction, adventure, suspense, action, contemporary-romance
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Syria
435 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow