As a non-active-duty Marine, Kevin Porter is trying to figure out his next step in life.

The constant barrage of questions from his family isn’t helping matters. On a whim, he signs up for the Firefighter Academy.

That’s when fate steps in.

At a neighborhood bookshop, he meets the beautiful Adelaide, who wins his heart before he even sees her face. But Addy is enduring obstacles all her own. A mysterious woman keeps visiting the shop, whispering secrets about Adelaide’s family and hinting that her entire life is a lie.

Addy takes Kevin with her to Romania to uncover the truth. Yet things take a deadly turn when Addy is abducted. The Romanian mafia wants to use her as a pawn against her family. Little do they know, Kevin is calling in his Marine squadron, Kevin will stop at nothing to get her back. Can they make it back to the States alive? Or will Addy be the one to pay for her family’s past sins?

A past she can’t outrun. A man who won’t let her face it alone.

Kat Dimitru didn’t come to Beacon Security just for a fresh start—she came for answers. Behind her sharp mind and unmatched forensic skills lies a mission she’s kept hidden: finding out what really happened to her sister, who vanished without a trace years ago in Romania.

Mark “Mac” McKenzie, retired Marine and co-owner of Beacon Security, has built his life on protecting others. With his loyal German shepherd, Duke, at his side and a team he trusts at his back, Mac’s used to solving other people’s problems—not questioning the motives of the newest member of his crew. But Kat’s secrets are never far from the surface.

As cases bring them closer—culminating in the high-stakes search for an abducted child—Kat and Mac find themselves drawn into a web more tangled than they ever expected. For Kat, each step forward brings her closer to a past she’s never escaped. For Mac, every choice blurs the line between partner and protector.

When Kat’s journey takes her back to Romania on the anniversary of her sister’s disappearance, Mac has a choice: let her face the darkness alone—or follow her into the unknown. But some truths wait in the shadows. And what Kat finds there will change everything.

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