Burned (paperback)

He's sworn to protect her. From a distance.

NSA hacker ZEKE HAWTHORNE is walking a razor's edge. Red-badged and under investigation, his career hangs by a thread. His new assignment sounds simple: surveillance only. Keep SUNSHINE SMITH safe—without her knowing. No contact. No connection.
But simple becomes impossible when shadows from Sunshine's past resurface.
Her life was built on secrets and survival.

Thirteen years ago, Sunshine watched her obsessive stepfather destroy her family in a single blood-soaked night. With new identities, she and her mother vanished, always looking over their shoulders. Always waiting.

Now the waiting is over. The danger has found her.

When threats become attacks, rules get broken.

When Sunshine's sanctuary is breached, Zeke can't remain in the shadows. Stepping into the light puts them both in the crosshairs—and exposes secrets on both sides.
Trust doesn't come easily to people who've learned that safety is an illusion. As deadly forces close in from all directions, can two broken souls risk everything to find something they've never believed in?

Love might be their most dangerous mission yet.