An undercover operative must choose between his mission and the woman who could be his downfall in this passion-fueled romantic suspense novel by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin.
Rescuing Seraphina Torres wasn’t part of Delta Shield Security’s plan, until an undercover operation gone sideways changed that. But as quickly as this beautiful and mysterious woman enters Ryder Lawson’s life, she disappears.
His team’s new mission is track Seraphina down and turn her over to the government. But from the moment they find her, nothing goes according to plan. Because Seraphina isn’t just running—she’s hunting. And she refuses to let anyone stand in the way of her revenge. Not even Ryder. But when a deadly conspiracy pulls them both into the crosshairs, their only chance for survival is by working together.
From Mexico to Costa Rica, they navigate a treacherous world of cartel warfare, corruption, and unlikely allies—including a reformed drug runner with an underground fight club and old friends with questionable loyalties. Trusting the wrong person could get them killed…and trusting each other might be even more dangerous.
But the deeper they go, the stronger the fire between them burns—and soon, it’s not just their lives at stake, but their hearts.
I have read pretty much everything this author has written, and I always enjoy the books and the characters.
This is the first book in a new series but there were mentions of characters we have met previously, and this actually was one of the things I found hard to process in this one. At this point, there are so many characters that I need to be a flowchart or take really specific notes. And at times it did feel like the story did require that you know who some of them were in order to fully grasp the story, which makes it not quite a standalone.
Seraphina and Ryder were a fun couple and while there was some instalove, it was mostly believable. The other characters were enjoyable, but as I mentioned previously, I didn't totally grasp the significance of all of them as they were introduced, so it did pull me a bit out of the story.
When it was focused on the main characters, the story flowed well and was engaging, so it didn't stop me from feeling engaged in the overall events of the book.
I enjoyed and recommend this title.
