She was trained to destroy men like him. He was born to protect what's his.
Dr. Sage Winters thought her days of hunting dangerous men were over. Three years after leaving federal service, she's building a legitimate career in cannabis research—until a university partnership puts her face-to-face with Mateo Reyes.
Heir to a family empire built on blood and secrets, Mateo has spent years transitioning from cartel violence to legitimate business. Now someone is stealing his proprietary genetics, threatening everything he's sacrificed to build.
When Sage's former handler demands intelligence on the Reyes operation, she faces an impossible choice: betray the family that's shown her nothing but respect, or protect people her training taught her to consider enemies.
But Mateo isn't the cold criminal from her files. He's brilliant, protective, and dangerously attractive. Working beside him in state-of-the-art laboratories, Sage discovers that some men are worth risking everything to save.
As cartel enemies close in and federal corruption threatens them both, Sage must choose between the life she's built and the man who's stolen her heart.
When the past collides with an impossible future, some secrets are worth dying for.
Will a former federal agent risk everything to protect the criminal heir who's become her salvation? Or will the forces hunting them destroy any chance of redemption—and love?
Genre: Romance
Dr. Sage Winters thought her days of hunting dangerous men were over. Three years after leaving federal service, she's building a legitimate career in cannabis research—until a university partnership puts her face-to-face with Mateo Reyes.
Heir to a family empire built on blood and secrets, Mateo has spent years transitioning from cartel violence to legitimate business. Now someone is stealing his proprietary genetics, threatening everything he's sacrificed to build.
When Sage's former handler demands intelligence on the Reyes operation, she faces an impossible choice: betray the family that's shown her nothing but respect, or protect people her training taught her to consider enemies.
But Mateo isn't the cold criminal from her files. He's brilliant, protective, and dangerously attractive. Working beside him in state-of-the-art laboratories, Sage discovers that some men are worth risking everything to save.
As cartel enemies close in and federal corruption threatens them both, Sage must choose between the life she's built and the man who's stolen her heart.
When the past collides with an impossible future, some secrets are worth dying for.
Will a former federal agent risk everything to protect the criminal heir who's become her salvation? Or will the forces hunting them destroy any chance of redemption—and love?
Genre: Romance
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