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Everly Quinn never expected to see Mateo “Zorro” Martinez again—certainly not in the gilded halls of a trauma conference in Rio de Janeiro. She was there to present, to honor the memory of her late husband, and to keep her walls firmly intact. But Zorro, the Navy corpsman she kissed in a moment of weakness while he lay unconscious in a hospital overseas, is suddenly everywhere—smiling, infuriating, and more devastatingly human than she remembered. For Zorro, seeing Everly again cracks open something he thought he’d buried. Her presence is a reminder of everything he can't fix, and everything he wants. But when terrorists launch a brutal assault on the hotel, and Everly is caught in the crosshairs, neither of them can hide behind rank, resentment, or regret. Thrown together in a war zone with no name, where every breath might be their last, the only way forward is through the fire—and maybe, just maybe, through each other.
Release Date: June 29, 2025
Description:
He never forgot the kiss. She never meant to give it.
Sent
to Rio de Janeiro for a leadership conference, Mateo “Zorro” Martinez
and his elite SEAL team are also slated to train with Brazil’s infamous
BOPE special forces. But the mission shifts when the International
Conference on Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Trauma puts him face-to-face
with Dr. Everly Quinn, the brilliant, infuriating woman whose lips
brushed his in a hospital in the Philippines…when he was unconscious.
Everly
didn’t expect to see Zorro again, and certainly not in Brazil. The
memory of that night has haunted her, a moment of desire and reckless
tenderness she’s tried to forget. Especially when men like him, special
forces operators, are the very reason her husband is dead.
But
when terrorists attack the hotel and Zorro’s team becomes the only thing
standing between chaos and survival, Everly is forced to confront the
truth. Not all warriors are the enemy. And not all hearts stay locked
forever.
As danger closes in, the line between duty and desire
blurs. For Zorro, every step closer to Everly risks reopening old
wounds. For Everly, loving him may mean facing the pain she’s buried for
too long. Can they overcome the past or will the war between them
destroy any chance of healing?
