Keep your friends close.

Harper Sorenson’s husband died during a security contracting job in Syria more than a year ago. The official report said he was killed in an enemy ambush, but she doesn’t buy it. And until she knows the truth, she can’t move on. When someone tries to silence her, she knows she’s on the right track. Unfortunately, now she has no choice but to rely on the man she blames for everything—her dead husband’s best friend.

And your enemies closer.

Jared Blackmore was there the day Pete died. Gravely wounded himself in the ambush, he still can’t remember everything that happened. His own search for answers results in resistance from every angle, and he begins to fear the worst—that they’re dealing with a cover up. With Harper now in danger, he drops everything to protect her. He might have promised Pete that he would take care of her, but it’s far more personal than that, and he’s worried he won’t be able to hide his attraction any longer. With the bodies piling up and danger closing in, they don’t know who to trust. He must uncover the truth before it’s too late—before they both wind up dead—and before she figures out exactly how much she means to him.

Harper’s husband Pete died while on a security contracting job in Syria. The report she received from the company doesn’t add up and she wants the truth. She’s been contacting men who worked with Pete and finally one answered her, Tanner. She’s about to meet with him alone, with her brother on the phone, when Tanner’s shot.

In the ensuing chaos, Jared sneaks into her car. He’s been following her to protect her, but she blames him for Pete’s death and for encouraging him to take the job to begin with. The problem is Jared was seriously injured on that same mission and no one is talking to him either. He can’t remember it, he was in a coma and with a severe TBI he doesn’t know if he ever will. That’s why he’s been looking for the same answers, the report from the company has holes and he needs the truth to find peace.

Jared convinces Harper to accept his help and then things start to heat up in more ways than one. With Harper’s brothers helping on the sidelines to keep them out of the line of fire, information is coming but with consequences.

Fast-paced, action-packed with some laughter, tears and a simmer to sizzle romance.

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Kaylea Cross

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kaylea Cross writes edge-of-your-seat military romantic suspense. Her work has won many awards and has been nominated for both the Daphne du Maurier and the National Readers’ Choice Awards. A Registered Massage Therapist by trade, Kaylea is also an avid gardener, artist, Civil War buff, Special Ops aficionado, belly dance enthusiast and former nationally-carded softball pitcher. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and family.