She was simply a part of his mission…until she became everything worth fighting for.

Separated from his team during a mission gone wrong, left behind with no supplies, unable to speak the language in a country with tenuous ties to the US. All of that would be bad enough on its own. But Isaac “Grinder” Kerr is also towing a rescued hostage, her safety entirely in his hands as they flee a potential tail across the desolate plains of Northern China. In any other situation, with any other hostage, this would be his worst nightmare. But Talia is proving to be stoic, strong, and braver than half the soldiers Grinder trains back in Alaska.

Talia Bishop shouldn’t be alive. And that has nothing to do with the fact she just survived a highjacking while touring China with her politically connected family. No…she has a condition. One that doesn’t bode well for her future—or her present, if Grinder learns she’s far more vulnerable than he ever imagined. But she’s forced to trust him with her secret, and when she does, Talia finds the Delta Force soldier is a man she can count on in every way, with her life, with her body, and with her heart.

But successfully escaping China doesn’t mean leaving their troubles behind. Their enemy also had a mission to complete, a task he’s determined to see through…by any means necessary.

Rescuing Talia

Feb 2, 2027

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