When you’re a burned operative with a target on your back, the only thing more dangerous than your enemies is the men fighting by your side.
Petra Vasik is running out of time, options, and safe houses. Betrayed by her agency and hunted by a corrupt paramilitary network known as the Vantage Group, the thirty-one-year-old intelligence operative is surviving on borrowed time and a cracked rib. Operating completely off the grid in Sarajevo, her only goal is staying alive.
Then they step out of the shadows.
Mato, a lethal former Croatian special forces soldier with a scarred face and a fiercely protective streak. Ren, a brilliantly observant comms specialist who sees through her every defense. Idris, a massive, pragmatic tactical driver who anchors them all in the chaos.
They are burned, betrayed, and dangerous—and they have claimed her as their own.
Forced into cramped safe houses, narrow alleys, and the backs of stolen vans, the survival stakes are sky-high, but the tension simmering between the four of them is even more explosive. Petra has spent her life building walls, trusting no one, and always looking for the nearest exit. But Mato, Ren, and Idris aren't asking her to run. They’re asking her to stay. And in a world where she’s always had to watch her own back, they are demanding she let them shield it.
She doesn’t have to pick just one protector. She gets to keep all three.
Claimed by the Operatives is a scorching, action-packed espionage thriller featuring lethal professionals, heart-pounding danger, and a highly explicit, polyamorous why-choose romance. If you love found families forged in fire and capable heroes who will burn the world down for their woman, prepare for your next obsession.
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Petra Vasik is running out of time, options, and safe houses. Betrayed by her agency and hunted by a corrupt paramilitary network known as the Vantage Group, the thirty-one-year-old intelligence operative is surviving on borrowed time and a cracked rib. Operating completely off the grid in Sarajevo, her only goal is staying alive.
Then they step out of the shadows.
Mato, a lethal former Croatian special forces soldier with a scarred face and a fiercely protective streak. Ren, a brilliantly observant comms specialist who sees through her every defense. Idris, a massive, pragmatic tactical driver who anchors them all in the chaos.
They are burned, betrayed, and dangerous—and they have claimed her as their own.
Forced into cramped safe houses, narrow alleys, and the backs of stolen vans, the survival stakes are sky-high, but the tension simmering between the four of them is even more explosive. Petra has spent her life building walls, trusting no one, and always looking for the nearest exit. But Mato, Ren, and Idris aren't asking her to run. They’re asking her to stay. And in a world where she’s always had to watch her own back, they are demanding she let them shield it.
She doesn’t have to pick just one protector. She gets to keep all three.
Claimed by the Operatives is a scorching, action-packed espionage thriller featuring lethal professionals, heart-pounding danger, and a highly explicit, polyamorous why-choose romance. If you love found families forged in fire and capable heroes who will burn the world down for their woman, prepare for your next obsession.
Trope List:
- Why Choose / Polyamorous Romance: She doesn't have to choose; she builds a life with all three men (No M/M required unless written in the book, strictly focused on the FMC and her men).
Forced Proximity: Cramped safe houses, stolen getaways, and nowhere to hide from the heat.
Competence Kink: Highly lethal, badass professionals who stay calm, calculated, and dangerously competent under fire.
Hurt / Comfort: Tending to battle wounds, cracked ribs, and gunshot scars in the quiet moments between the gunfire.
Found Family: Betrayed by their agencies, this band of burned misfit operatives builds an unbreakable loyalty and their own happily-ever-after.
(Author's Note: This is a standalone Reverse Harem / Why Choose romantic suspense novel with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA.)
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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