Blowback (paperback)

She built walls to protect her heart. He's determined to break them down.

Thirteen years of isolation. Thirteen years of looking over her shoulder. After sacrificing everything to keep her sister safe, Jamie Hunt has perfected the art of emotional detachment. Trust is a luxury she can't afford—especially when a covert operation explodes, leaving a trail of bodies and no one to blame but herself.

Former FBI agent Lucas Goodman never backs down from a challenge. When his search for a missing teenager unexpectedly crosses paths with the ice-cold operative who's clearly running from something, he sees beyond her carefully constructed facade to the wounded woman beneath. And what he sees, he wants to protect.

Their chemistry is undeniable. Their connection, explosive. But as danger closes in from all sides, Jamie must make an impossible choice—keep Lucas at a distance to protect him or let him in to save her sister. With a deadly conspiracy reaching back sixty years threatening everything they hold dear, the truth becomes their only weapon—if they can survive long enough to uncover it.

One stubborn woman determined to stand alone. One relentless man who refuses to let her. When hearts and bullets collide, surrender is the only option.

BLOWBACK is the first heart-pounding novel in the Black Cipher Files series, where danger and desire intertwine in a high-stakes game of survival. This pulse-racing romantic suspense delivers sizzling chemistry, edge-of-your-seat action, and alpha heroes who know exactly what they want.