First published 2018
CIA task force head Carl Venable dies with a final request for agent Jude Brandon: protect my daughter Rachel at any cost. Rachel Venable runs a medical clinic in Guyana, but her past holds dark secrets. The terrorist Max Huber once held her captive for months, and now he has murdered her father and attacked her clinic. Brandon teams up with Catherine Ling, Rachel's ally and protector, to keep her safe. Rachel knows she cannot hide forever from a man who wants her dead. She and Brandon work together to stop Huber before he launches an attack that could devastate half the country. As they race against time, Rachel and Brandon feel a dangerous attraction growing between them. The hunt for Huber becomes personal for everyone involved. Each character seeks their own form of justice in this deadly game.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, contemporary, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Guyana
405 pages · Kindle Edition · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: violence