New Releases by Elle James

Beneath the Surface, A Deadly Secret Waits…ufeff Marine biologist and underwater photographer Kimo Kekoa has spent her life exploring Hawaii’s mysterious depths, chasing the beauty of bioluminescent life. But one fateful night dive changes everything when she and her assistant stumble across a shattered container—and human bones drifting in the dark. When her assistant is killed and all evidence vanishes, Kimo is left with nothing but a terrifying memory… and a target on her back. Enter Rex Johnson—a former Delta Force operator from a powerful East Coast family he’s long since walked away from. Sent by the Brotherhood Protectors, Rex thinks he’s just here to guard a stubborn scientist. But Kimo is more than she seems—and the threat they’re diving into runs deeper than either of them imagined. As danger closes in and their unlikely partnership heats up, Kimo and Rex must race to uncover a deadly trafficking ring hidden beneath paradise. Trust doesn’t come easy. Love comes even harder. But if they can’t learn to lean on each other, they’ll both end up lost to the tide. Heart-pounding suspense, smoldering romance, and tropical peril collide in this gripping novel set against the lush, lethal beauty of Hawaii’s shores.

After completing a difficult and secret task to eliminate the leader of a Russian terrorist organization, former Navy SEAL and expert sniper, Dane “Striker” Ryan, is booted from his SEAL team, destroying his reputation as a trusted servant to his country. Burned, angry and out of work, he agrees to taking a job with Brotherhood Protectors International. His first assignment is to eliminate a dangerous assassin by any means necessary. With no other job prospects, and with no means to make his next rent payment, he accepts the job. Alex Sokolov, self-trained assassin, is on a mission of revenge for her parents’ deaths, a mission that has spanned two years. As she nears her ultimate target, the hunter becomes the hunted. When Striker realizes the Brotherhood Protectors are being ‘played’, he and Alex join forces in this international intrigue to discover the kingpin who orchestrated the murders of secret agents, including Alex’s own parents. The two assassins risk their lives and hearts in this action-packed thriller sure to keep you turning pages. Note: This book was previously published as Shadow Assassin but has been revised and improved with added content.

Family Secrets. Deadly Truths. A Romance Forged in Fire. Preschool teacher Lucy McKendrick never expected a DNA test to lead her to Scotland—or into the sights of a killer. But when an attempt on her life is made en route to meet the half-brother she never knew she had, she calls the only person she can trust: her friend Sadie McClain. Enter Callum McCall, a former SAS soldier turned Brotherhood Protector, assigned to keep Lucy safe. Stoic, skilled, and undeniably magnetic, Callum isn’t prepared for the firecracker American who challenges him at every turn. As their journey winds through train attacks, family betrayals, and a criminal conspiracy tied to Scotland’s elite, Lucy and Callum must learn to trust each other—and their growing feelings—before a tangled, deadly web consumes them both. Edinburgh Escape is a gripping romantic suspense that blends DNA secrets, action, and emotional depth against the lush backdrop of Scotland’s moody landscape.

Landry Laurent turned his back on his billionaire father’s expectations—and his manipulations—when he chose the Navy over the family empire. Now a member of Brotherhood Protectors, Landry thrives on camaraderie and making a difference, but his troubled childhood has left him swearing off marriage and family. Camille Catoire clawed her way back from rock bottom, building a thriving candy shop in Bayou Mambaloa while raising her daughter alone. Fiercely independent after being burned by her ex-husband, she’s determined never to rely on anyone again. When danger lurks close to Camille’s home and child, Landry steps in to help. As sparks fly, Camille and Landry must confront their fears and past wounds, risking their hearts to save her dream—and her daughter’s future.

Hellfire, Texas Hellfire series Book #1 Becket Grayson, rancher and volunteer firefighter assists a damsel in distress when her car catches fire on a dry country road near Hellfire, Texas. When he discovers she was his little brother’s classmate and is running away from an abusive ex-boyfriend, he offers to help. Kinsey Phillips is desperate to get away from her ex-boyfriend who is a mean drunk with a habit of beating her whenever he feels like it. When she heads back to the only home she’s ever known, her old high school crush comes to her rescue. With the help of Becket and the entire Grayson family, they struggle to keep Kinsey safe when her ex-boyfriend comes to reclaim her. Warning: Things are heating up in Hellfire, Texas. Tarzan and Janine Texas Billionaire Billionaire’s Club Book #1 Closet Texas millionaire, Tanner Peschke has three months to prove he can make a profit at the family used car dealership or he will lose his job, disappoint his father and break his promise to his dying mother. The root of his problem is women. He can''t resist them--any of them. Until, with a stroke of luck and a buck of a mechanical bull, he hires Janine Davis to star with him in the dealership''s live TV ads. Determined to make a name for herself, Janine needs to pay the bills between acting jobs. The offer to do a series of commercials for Peschke Motors is a chance to get her face "out there". Recognizing a player when she sees one, Janine agrees to co-star with her handsome employer fully intending to keep their relationship strictly professional. First break she gets, she''s heading to Hollywood. Their jungle-themed commercials take a crazy twist, and Tanner finds himself falling...from a sales banner while chasing a monkey. But more importantly, he''s falling for Janine. She''s just the one woman to tame this cowboy''s wild heart. Convincing her to stay with him might be harder than catching a mischievous monkey. VOODOO ON THE BAYOU A Cajun Magic Mystery Book #1 Don’t piss off the Voodoo Queen… Craig Thibodeaux’s tangled with the wrong person. Cursed by Bayou Miste’s notorious Voodoo Queen, he’s destined to be a frog by day and a man by night. Mission: find someone to love him by the next full moon, or remain amphibious for the rest of his days. Elaine Smith came to Bayou Miste to investigate the source of pollutants and finds herself in need of a swamp guide. Though suspiciously absent during the day, handsome local Craig Thibodeaux offers to be guide and bodyguard in her forays into the swamp at night. Together, they discover the culprits and a magical desire neither expected to find in the blackest waters of the bayou. The Billionaire Husband Test Billionaire Online Dating Service Book #1 Skeptical billionaire takes a risk on a friend''s online dating service and finds the cowgirl of his dreams, now he only has to convince her that he''s her perfect match.

One final flight. One impossible rescue. One chance to stop running. After a mission gone wrong shatters his team and nearly ends his life, retired Air Force pilot Foster Beckett returns to Raven’s Cliff, a sleepy coastal town where he hopes to lay low and start over. Alongside the last surviving members of his crew—men who’ve become more like brothers—he plans to rebuild, one quiet day at a time. No more flying. No more firefights. Just peace. But Raven’s Cliff has other plans. His former commander is building a search and rescue team, and Foster’s the final holdout. Then a late-night emergency throws him back into the air—and right into the orbit of Mackenzie Parker, a sharp-tongued former Coast Guard pilot who just happens to be the commander’s daughter. Their first flight together is a disaster. Their second encounter? Still undetermined—until Mackenzie stumbles into a break-in at Foster’s home. What seems like a random attack quickly escalates into something far more sinister. Someone is targeting Foster and his team, and the answer may lie buried in the past he’s tried so hard to forget. Now, with danger closing in and Mackenzie refusing to back down, Foster must confront everything he’s been running from. The guilt. The secrets. And the woman who’s become impossible to ignore. To protect what matters, he’ll have to do the one thing he swore he’d never do again—fly.

He was supposed to be dead... ufeffFBI Agent Paul Fletcher thought the Dakota Strangler case was closed, the notorious serial killer presumed dead. But when a chilling note surfaces, threatening survivor Elise Johnson and the new life she''s built, Paul finds himself pulled back into a nightmare he thought was over. With the danger closing in on Elise''s quiet Texas town, Paul’s only option is to stay close—very close. Moving into her home to protect her and her two boys, the no-nonsense agent becomes a part of their world. As Paul fights to uncover the killer’s identity, he also battles Elise’s emotional walls, built high to guard her wounded heart. But as their bond deepens, so does the killer’s deadly game. Paul must risk everything—not just his career, but his newfound hope for a future with Elise—to stop a murderer who’s determined to shatter the family Paul is desperate to protect. NOTE: This book was previously published as Operation XOXO by Harlequin Enterprises. It has since been revised and improved with new content.

A stolen treasure. A deadly chase. A love worth the fight. Keaton Cole has built a life on control. Once a fearless thrill-seeker, he learned the hard way that reckless adventure comes at a steep cost. After losing his fiancée in a tragic plane crash, Keaton swore he’d never love again—never risk his heart on someone who chased danger as recklessly as she had. Then Trinity Stevenson storms into his life. A wealthy socialite with a wild streak and a past she’s trying to outrun, Trinity isn’t the delicate woman Keaton once thought she was. She’s sharp and stubborn, and when trouble finds her in the form of ruthless pirates willing to do anything to claim a fortune lost at sea, Keaton is the only one standing between her and a watery grave. As Trinity becomes a target, Keaton finds himself breaking every rule he set to keep his heart intact. But the Everglades are unforgiving, and their enemies are relentless. If Keaton and Trinity want to make it out alive, they’ll have to trust each other with more than just their lives—they’ll have to risk their hearts, too.

Sixteen years ago, she was the suspect. This time, she’s the target. Audra McCain’s life changed forever when her father disappeared deep in the Everglades. The last thing Audra remembers is a sharp pain, flashes of violence, and the horrifying sight of her father being thrown into alligator-infested waters. When she was later found alone, the town of Calusa Cove turned on her, branding her a Stigini—a swamp owl witch. Now an adult and a seasoned wildlife photographer, Audra returns to Calusa Cove for the annual python challenge, determined to reclaim her life and uncover the truth. But old suspicions die hard. Former friends keep their distance, whispers follow her every step, and someone is determined to ensure she never remembers what really happened that night. When Dawson Ridge, the town’s new Chief of Police, arrests two men trying to smuggle dynamite into the Everglades, a dangerous chain of events is set in motion—one that places Audra directly in the crosshairs. As Dawson and Audra grow closer, he’s forced to walk a tightrope between his duty to the law and his instincts that she’s being framed. Their investigation leads them deep into the Everglades, where they uncover evidence linking the town’s darkest secrets to a ruthless killer. But the truth comes at a deadly cost. EVERGLADES OVERWATCH SERIES DESCRIPTION: Everglades Overwatch is a romantic suspense series that plunges readers into the untamed heart of the Everglades, where the past refuses to stay buried—and where love might just be the key to survival.

From New York Times Bestselling Author Elle James She doesn’t need a man… She needs a cowboy to help defend her land Five months pregnant and facing foreclosure Mona Grainger needs a ranch hand. Someone who can handle cattle rustlers and a gun. Reed Bryson is just the cowboy for the job. He’s hard working and protective and man alive can he fill out a pair of jeans. But with threats to her herd and her land, Mona will need to stand tall against the threats to everything she holds dear… Can she and Reed hold out amid danger closing in on all fronts? Previously Published

If you want something done right, pick the best man for the job As the best man, Navy SEAL Jacob “Rooster” Fowler is only responsible for two things—getting the groom through the bachelor party and to the wedding on time. With the expert help of the wedding planner, they have a hell of a bachelor party planned. What could possibly go wrong? Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong...at the worst possible moment Casey Wesson promised the bride, the groom and a potential client that she’s an expert and can manage a wedding beautifully. Her friend is counting on her, the groom trusts her, and her business depends on this wedding going off without a hitch. When the stripper doesn’t show up to jump out of the cake, Casey has no choice but to fill in. One thing leads to another, and she ends up in bed with the best man, waking up to a missing groom the day before the wedding. On a mission to locate the groom, the best man and the wedding planner discover a love they never expected. Note: Previously published as Hot SEAL Bachelor Party. It has since been updated, expanded and improved.

She needs protection. He wants to avoid attachment. The stakes just got personal. Valentin Vachon, a former Navy SEAL and commitment-phobic mercenary, is trained in extraction ops and thrives in high-stakes situations. After leaving the Navy, he joins Brotherhood Protectors in the Louisiana bayou, determined to avoid anything that remotely resembles a “family.” But his plans go awry when he''s assigned to protect schoolteacher Ouida Mae "Miz Mo" Maudet. Miz Mo is facing protests and threats over her science curriculum, but when Valentin, undercover as a P.E. teacher, steps in to help, he’s quickly challenged by her feisty personality, the growing danger and non-athletic eighth graders. As threats escalate, Valentin is forced to spend more time with the fiery teacher, battling both the attackers and his own attraction to her—pushing him closer to the one thing he’s always avoided: commitment. In the bayou’s chaos, their chemistry could be the one thing that saves them...

From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Elle James Captured as a young college coed on vacation while in Honolulu, Emi Sands is held captive for eight years, drugged and abused. Using her daughter born in captivity as leverage to control Emi, her captor takes Emi for an outing on his yacht, knocks her off the boat and leaves her to drown. Afraid her daughter will fall victim to her captor’s abuse, she fights to stay afloat in a churning sea, desperate to get back to her daughter and rescue her from the monster. Former Marine Force Recon, George Ingram, gladly accepts a position with the Brotherhood Protectors in Hawaii. It’s Hawaii, after all. Who wouldn’t? Having already participated in a couple of protector efforts, he’s between assignments, and taking advantage of his location to get in some fishing on a rented boat. When finds a woman floating in his path, barely keeping her head above water, he pulls her aboard and rushes to shore for medical help. She refuses to go to the hospital, insisting she remain dead. Confused by her request, George takes her to his cottage and nurses her back to health. Once he learns her story, George insists he can help her rescue her daughter and bring her captor to justice. Having been abused for years, Emi doesn’t trust easily but has no choice if she has any chance of saving her daughter. Welcome back to Brotherhood Protectors Hawaii! Fighting men and women, chosen for their skills, recommended by their peers and trained to protect, guard, extract and rescue. These agents are the elite, strong and determined, perfect for their assignments. Former military, special operations, use their combat and intelligence skills to assist those in need. Brotherhood Protectors, the brainchild of Hank Patterson, has established an operational base in the tropical islands of Hawaii, where trouble can lurk, even in paradise.

Get ready to fall in love with two charming, witchy romance novels by Elle James! When undercover office Cal Black took on the mission of investigating the youngest of the Chattox witch sisters’ disappearance, he never thought he was going to experience the paranormal—or have to work side by side with the ex that broke his heart. But as Deme and Cal follow the young witch’s track, danger brings them together and rekindles the existing feelings they have for each other. • Selene Chattox’s telepathic powers tell her there is danger, and when she finds shape shifter Gryph Leone injured by the river she does everything she can to help him heal. Before Selene found Gryph, he was fighting a wolf shape shifter that intended to attack an innocent woman, both Selene and Gryph realize fate brought them together to track the threat still loaming. But as they get close to the killer, passion and danger accompany them in their quest. Discover all 3 spellbinding titles in The Bewitched Collection: I Put a Spell on You A Hex Gone Wrong Seduced by the Enemy

Reid Bennet and Maliea Kaleiopu''s story from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Elle James Welcome back to Brotherhood Protectors Hawaii! Ex-Navy SEAL, Reid Bennet left the military after his wife left him and took their daughter. Now in Hawaii, he’s working for Hank Patterson’s Brotherhood Protectors Hawaii division. With no intention of remarrying or having children he’s content with his current assignment on Oahu, providing security for a film crew. Maliea Kaleiopu works two jobs to support herself and her three-year-old daughter. When Maliea arrives home to find it ransacked and her daughter’s room destroyed, she’s shocked and scared. Luckily her daughter was with a friend. Worried the attack on her home isn’t random, she seeks help. Her friend, Tish, sends her to the Brotherhood Protector who’d looked after her in her own time of need. If anyone could protect Maliea, it was him. After a long week of running interference between curious tourists and the temperamental cast and film crew, Reid returns to his cabin for much-needed rest. Rest isn’t in his cards when he discovers a woman and her child have taken up residence, claiming they need protection. Knowing the little girl will stir too many memories, Reid suggests they be assigned another protector. While waiting for his replacement, Reid helps the woman wade through her father’s effects only to find his apartment has been ransacked as well. When they’re followed back to Reid’s cabin, he’s worried Maliea and her daughter are in physical danger. Once the little girl wraps her arms around his neck, Reid’s hooked. He can’t let someone else take over the responsibility for her life and that of her beautiful mother. Reid works with the brotherhood searching for the stalker behind the attacks. He hopes to stop the aggressor before he brings harm to the mother and child who come to mean everything to Reid, despite his desire to leave his heart out of the equation.

Former Delta Force Operator, Nash Nelson, is out of the Army after fourteen years of giving his all to his country. With both external and internal scars, he’s struggling to find his place in a civilian world where his combat skills seem to be more of a hindrance than an asset. Recruited by Hank Patterson and Stone Jacobs, he’s skeptical about his first assignment as a bodyguard to an actress on a set in Wyoming. Has all his special combat training been downgraded to being a babysitter for a spoiled young woman? Londyn Tyler-Lovejoy is reluctantly following in her mother’s. As the daughter of actress Dana Tyler, she’s spent her life avoiding attention, preferring to live her life on their Montana ranch. Now, as the lead in a movie she’s the target of the paparazzi and someone who wants her to fail or...die. When her mother hires Brotherhood Protectors to safeguard her only daughter, Londyn chafes at the interference. Life on the ranch forged her independence. Having a man follow her everywhere she goes is frustrating in more ways than one. As her privacy is invaded and attempts on her life increase, the need for her to stay close to her bodyguard inspires a new range of emotions and unexpected passion neither asked for nor can deny.

Former Navy SEAL Ace “Hammer” Hammerson, on security detail in Jordan, corners a thief, who is vaguely familiar, absconding with portions of an ancient copper scroll. When the thief is attacked and the scroll is stolen, Ace is drawn into a dangerous quest to retrieve the priceless antiquity. Former Israeli Sayeret Matkal, Jasmine Nassar, is forced to steal an ancient copper scroll from a museum in Amman Jordan to save her son’s life. After she successful retrieves the scroll from the museum, she’s knocked out by two men. They take the scrolls, leaving her without the bargaining chip she needs to save her son. She has forty-eight hours to retrieve the scroll, or her son will be killed. When Ace finds the semi-conscious thief and learns of her dilemma, he joins her in a mad dash across the Mediterranean to Athens, following a trail of intrigue that leads to danger and rekindled love that wasn’t in his original Brotherhood Protectors mission statement.

Former Marine Force Recon, Devlin Mulhaney left the military when politics interfered with the mission, and he lost a friend. He quickly realizes that navigating civilian life can prove to be just as dangerous. When her high-class fiancé absconded with all the money she’d worked so hard to accumulate, fashion model, Kiana Williams, left the catwalk in Honolulu and disappeared to Maui to start a new life in a less dangerous field. A call from a former roommate drags her back to search for a missing friend. This time, she’s not going in alone. She hires Brotherhood Protector Dev Mulhaney to ensure her safety and to help her locate her missing friend. Her conditions: “I don’t need a date. I don’t want a relationship. I’m not going to fall in love with you.” Together they navigate a growing attraction in the midst of the dangerous world of high fashion and elite escorts, where money can buy beautiful things or get you killed.

NOTE: Kalea’s Hero was previously published as Hot SEAL Hawaiian Nights. Since it really is the first book in the Brotherhood Protectors Hawaii series, it has been rebranded and a new epilogue has been included. I didn’t want those who hadn’t read Hot SEAL Hawaiian Nights to miss out on the book that laid the groundwork for Brotherhood Protectors Hawaii! Former Navy SEAL’s first assignment as a Brotherhood Protector is to secretly guard a Hawaiian cattle baron’s daughter from a kidnapping threat Jace Hawkins (Hawk) thought he was headed home to Montana after leaving the Navy SEALs, but his first assignment at the Montana-based Brotherhood Protectors is to fly to the Big Island of Hawaii to secretly protect a cattle baron’s daughter. His goal is to keep the lady alive while pretending to be a ranch hand. The ranching is second nature since he grew up on a ranch in Montana. Protecting the daughter is where the challenge lies. Kalea Parkman has had free rein of the 130,000-acre Parkman Ranch since she was big enough to fit her feet into stirrups. She refuses to curtail her freedom just because she’s had a couple of near-misses with a potential kidnapper. But when a mainlander cowboy hires on as a ranch hand, he manages to shadow her every move. And the man has skills…with the animals…and with her. Even though he’s as sexy as sin, he’s no less annoying. When attempts to take her increase, the new cowboy insists on protecting her at all costs. They must rely on each other to stay alive until the threat is neutralized, while hopelessly resisting a desire that rivals the heat of the Kilauea volcano.

Disillusioned by the government running the country he loves, Navy SEAL Angelo “Angel” Cortez leaves the only job he knew to join the civilian world working for Brotherhood Protectors as they staff the Hawaiian branch of Hank Patterson’s brainchild. His first assignment literally lands in his lap when a local tour guide slips from a rocky ledge as she guides a tour group at a local waterfall. Leilani is desperately working multiple jobs to earn enough money to rebuild the business her family had owned and operated for over 100 years. Fires decimated buildings and inventory, but not her spirit. Now big businesses want to claim the real estate when natives can no longer make a living on their own property. Some big businesses are more aggressive in their tactics to force out locals. Angel and Leilani navigate turbulent waters while trying to save her family heritage and expose the source of its sabotage. Int the process, they reveal a growing attraction neither anticipated and neither may survive to take it to the next level.

Ex-Navy SEAL, Gus Walsh, convalescing at the Brighter Days Rehab Ranch prior to reporting for duty as a Brotherhood Protector in West Yellowstone, postpones his departure from the ranch when he discovers a damsel in distress, hiding out in the barn. Survivor of human trafficking, Peyton Running Bear needs a place to hide from the people who abused her and don’t want her to reveal their dirty, dangerous secret. When notifying law enforcement isn’t an option, she is forced to accept the protection and assistance of a stranger with broad shoulders and a smile that reminds her that there are good people left in the world.

She’s got enemies. He’s got scars. Together, they’ll face a war neither of them expected. Gerard Guidry fought hard for his country — and lost a piece of himself in the process. Medically discharged and recruited into the Bayou Brotherhood Protectors, he’s ready for his first major solo assignment: guarding a stubborn farm girl with a target on her back. Widowed and alone, Bernie Bellamy’s life depends on the land — and the animals she calls family. When her friend Gertrude is murdered and the threats close in, she turns to the Brotherhood for protection. A fish out of water, Gerard doesn’t know anything about farms or feelings — but as danger circles and sparks fly, he’ll have to decide if love is a risk worth taking... or a weakness that could get them both killed. In the bayou, love can be just as dangerous as the enemies chasing you.

They called him a hero… Lauded for his daring rescue of a medical team captured by Islamic State terrorists, Navy SEAL Enrico “Rico” Cortez feels like anything but a hero. His friend and fellow teammate lost his life during that rescue. Plagued by PTSD, Rico leaves the Navy. Reluctantly, he accepts his only job offer, joining the Brotherhood Protectors in Colorado. War veteran Laurel Layne came home to Fool’s Gold Colorado, the only place she’d ever felt safe. Having survived terrorist torture and captivity, she only wants to feel sunshine on her cheeks and be surrounded by beautiful flowers and the people she loves. Her happy façade hides deep scars she’d hoped to bury with the barrel in which she’d been held captive. When Laurel becomes the target of a stalker, the Brotherhood Protectors step in with a bodyguard to provide her twenty-four-seven protection until the perpetrator is caught. Enter Rico Cortez on his first assignment… How hard could it be to protect a beautiful, small-town florist? Rico is reminded all too soon that when he allows emotion to intrude, the level of difficulty and danger expands exponentially. Before he realizes what’s happened, he finds himself falling for his pretty client who is caught in a killer’s sights.

FBI Special Agent Jenna Jenkins needs help finding her half-sister’s newborn baby stolen from a Bozeman, Montana, hospital. Ex-Navy SEAL Cliff Cranston left the Navy after witnessing too many atrocities he could do nothing to stop. Having lost faith in humanity, he accepts a job offer from an old teammate Stone Jacobs. His first assignment is to help an FBI agent find and rescue a newborn baby. After placing the mother in a safe house Cliff and Jenna hunt down the kidnapper to bring the baby home. Working closely together they discover secrets that could kill them and a passion they cannot deny.

When a deputy is targeted, the man she never forgot becomes her fiercest protector Remy Montagne never planned to return to Bayou Mambaloa for more than a quick visit. Some good fishing, a few cold beers — and one unforgettable night with a beautiful stranger who burned her way into his mind. Only Shelby Taylor wasn’t a stranger. She was the girl who used to follow him around the bayou, the one he never really noticed... until now. As a sheriff’s deputy, Shelby chose to stay and protect the place that shaped them both. But when she’s attacked and left for dead deep in the swamp, her sister calls the only man Shelby ever trusted — Remy. Now Remy’s back, determined to keep her alive, but the danger hunting Shelby runs deeper than either of them knows. As old passions ignite and buried feelings surface, Remy and Shelby must survive the deadly undercurrents of the bayou — and the secrets that refuse to stay buried. In the heart of the bayou, love is the only thing stronger than fear.

Former Delta Force Operative Joe "Judge" Smith came to work at the Lucky Lady Lodge to help rebuild the old girl to her former glory. Tired of killing, he wants to shoot a nail gun, not a military-grade rifle. Since arriving at the lodge in Montana, he and his team have been embroiled in one dangerous mission after another, unable to avoid using their combat training to help people defend themselves against a radical organization, The Chosen Way. Determined to locate their latest compound and find their leader, Judge goes undercover to infiltrate and gather the intelligence needed to bring them down. The Chosen Way''s assassin, PJ, is tasked to train Judge, their newest recruit. Like many members of the organization, she was coerced into submission to protect her family and friends. Saddled with a new recruit, she''s surprised at his skills and physical abilities and more than a little attracted. When Judge escapes with another recruit, PJ is given 48 hours to eliminate Judge and bring back proof that he is dead, or she and everyone she loves will be killed. With the clock ticking, PJ can''t bring herself to murder Judge, a man she''s falling in love with. Together, they devise a plan to take down the TCW''s radical leader and dismantle the group forever. Only then can they give in to their growing passion.

Assassin Savvie Sanders is ready to call it quits but agrees to one last hit on a bad guy who funds his lavish lifestyle with human trafficking. When she runs into trouble, Savvie calls on old friend, and fellow assassin, Kyla Russell. Her friend sends in Brotherhood Protectors to extract Savvie from danger. Hunter hasn’t allowed himself to fall in love since his high school sweetheart drowned in an accident for which he blames himself. He’s spent his life punishing himself for his teenaged girlfriend’s loss. When he joins the Brotherhood Protectors Yellowstone team on a mission to rescue a former assassin, he never expected to challenge his vow to never love again. The rescue mission gets more complicated when Savvie insists on rescuing others caught in the web of human trafficking.

Vincent ‘Venom’ Jones, former Navy SEAL sniper, left the Navy after a Taliban kill resulted in collateral damage—the death of a child. Out of the military, and unsure of his future, he’s recruited by Hank Patterson and Jake Cogburn of the Brotherhood Protectors. He accepts the position on one condition…he refuses to protect children. At her former Army buddy’s insistence, Maria Elena Garcia left her boyfriend, the son of a drug cartel kingpin, in the Texas border town of El Paso and headed for Colorado. All she wants is a chance for her and her daughter to start over, free of the cartel and her daughter’s abusive father. Only the ex, like the cartel doesn’t let go of what he considers his. When Venom rescues a pretty woman and her child from recapture by a powerful drug cartel on his first assignment as a Brotherhood Protector, he can’t turn his back and let someone else take over. Against his better judgment, he stays with the pair to provide their protection where their lives and his heart are at risk of total destruction.

Confirmed bachelor Pierce Turner, aka UTAH, left active duty when politics cost his Marine Force Recon friend his life. An only child, Pierce didn’t have much of a childhood. He was an adult as soon as he learned to talk. Not a fan of kids, he thinks they’re messy, cry a lot and are extremely annoying. Tired of fighting and killing, all he wants is to work his construction day-job. When he’s off, he intends to enjoy the peace and quiet of the Montana Crazy Mountains and have a beer or two whenever the mood takes him. Forced to train as an assassin, Liza lives in constant fear for her daughter’s life. Her handler promises he’ll hurt her daughter if Liza doesn''t do what she’s told to do. Given her first killing assignment, Liza balks. When she can’t bring herself to make the kill, she takes her girl and makes her escape only to run out of gas on a deserted road in the Crazy Mountains. When he stops to help a stranded woman and her little girl, UTAH isn’t sure what he signed up for. Certainly not having to keep them safe indefinitely. And in his own home. Funny how a man who dislikes children is quickly wrapped around a little girl’s finger and how her mother finds her way into his stone-cold heart. He’ll do anything to keep them safe, even kill.

Duncan McKinnon è in congedo dai Ranger dell’Esercito per aiutare i fratelli nelle ricerche del padre, scomparso. Un incontro casuale all’aeroporto con la donna che ha sempre considerato solo un’amica, fino a una notte durante il suo ultimo soggiorno a casa, riaccende in lui il rimpianto per quello che possono aver perso. Fiona Guthrie è orgogliosa della vita indipendente che si è costruita a Eagle Rock. Giostrarsi tra i turni di vicesceriffo e il suo nuovo ruolo di mamma single non è stato facile. E se prima c’era la nostalgia per Duncan a complicare le cose, e il dolore per quell’amore non corrisposto, ora che lui è tornato Fiona sa che non può continuare a tacere, e che presto dovrà affrontarlo. Una notte ha cambiato tutto tra loro, quindici mesi prima, e le cose stanno di nuovo per cambiare. Duncan ha appena il tempo di trovarsi di fronte a una bambina che gli assomiglia tanto, prima di scoprire che la bimba e sua madre, la donna che ha lasciato un vuoto incolmabile nella sua vita, sono in pericolo. Minacciate da qualcuno che, forse, sa qualcosa sulla sparizione del padre dei fratelli McKinnon.