She’s a weapon in heels—sharp, skilled, and convinced love is four-letter word.
Sadie “Fate” Phelps has made a name for herself as the first and only female Marine Raider—and now a top-tier operator for the Knot Corporation. She lives for the job, her pet fish, and a complication-free routine. Feelings? Hard pass.
Enter Maxen “Smoke” Gates: a dangerously charming ex–Delta Force soldier who’s more than happy to be her complication. With a wicked smile and a stubborn streak that rivals her own, he ignites a spark in Sadie she didn’t know she needed.
Maxen confuses and infuriates her, but she can’t help leaning closer. Suddenly she’s wondering if life could be more than steel and discipline. News flash: it is… and it’s hot.
The ride is just getting good when the wheels fall off, and the crash is lethal.
Their latest assignment — providing security for an Army unit recovering millions in stolen U.S. currency — goes sideways when a reckless sergeant and a meddling civilian team get in the way. The result? A dead teammate and suspicions that threaten to bury Sadie’s best friend. The Army accuses him of treason, and his disappearance might as well be a confession.
With the line between loyalty and duty blurring, Sadie and Maxen return to the scene of the slaughter to piece together the truth. What she finds threatens to shatter everything she thought she knew— until the cost of the truth is devastating. And the woman who thought she had nothing lose, will learn just how wrong she is.