She lashes out with spite and venom. He fights back with anger and passion.
Kelly Taylor has survived more than anyone should. Abused as a child, abandoned at eighteen, and later held captive on a South Pacific island, she’s finally free. But freedom doesn'''t mean safety.
Threatening messages begin arriving, each one more disturbing than the last.
Ex-Navy SEAL Leif Ramsey, known as Phoenix, is hired to protect her. He expects danger. What he doesn’t expect is Kelly. Fierce, wounded, and quick to strike before anyone can hurt her again, she tests every ounce of his patience. But Leif has demons of his own, and beneathx their anger and clashes burns an attraction neither of them can deny.
As the threats escalate, Kelly realizes her tormentor may be connected to a past she thought was gone forever. Then her abusive mother resurfaces. A murder shatters what little security she has left. And someone watching from the shadows is willing to destroy anyone who stands in his way.
Leif will do whatever it takes to keep Kelly safe.
But protecting her heart may prove just as dangerous as protecting her life.
If you’ve read Opal and Phoenix, you’ve already read this book.
Genre: Romance
Kelly Taylor has survived more than anyone should. Abused as a child, abandoned at eighteen, and later held captive on a South Pacific island, she’s finally free. But freedom doesn'''t mean safety.
Threatening messages begin arriving, each one more disturbing than the last.
Ex-Navy SEAL Leif Ramsey, known as Phoenix, is hired to protect her. He expects danger. What he doesn’t expect is Kelly. Fierce, wounded, and quick to strike before anyone can hurt her again, she tests every ounce of his patience. But Leif has demons of his own, and beneathx their anger and clashes burns an attraction neither of them can deny.
As the threats escalate, Kelly realizes her tormentor may be connected to a past she thought was gone forever. Then her abusive mother resurfaces. A murder shatters what little security she has left. And someone watching from the shadows is willing to destroy anyone who stands in his way.
Leif will do whatever it takes to keep Kelly safe.
But protecting her heart may prove just as dangerous as protecting her life.
If you’ve read Opal and Phoenix, you’ve already read this book.
Genre: Romance
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