SEAL Team EAST - Defenders
The jungle hides enemies. Mercy costs blood. But when a sniper crosses paths with a healer, hearts become the most dangerous target of all…
Cormac “Shamrock” Kavanaugh has a sniper's mind, a trickster's heart, and the lethal precision of a Navy SEAL. Estranged from the men he'd trust with his life, he's convinced the only way to preserve their bonds is to put some distance between them. A mission to eliminate a ruthless Congolese warlord should be just what he needs. But when an ambush leaves him alone behind enemy lines, the last woman he expects to see appears in his rifle scope. His orders haven't changed, but neither has his sworn duty. She doesn’t get left behind.
Dr. Kendra Stone came to the Congo to escape a life shattered by loss. Healing others is what she does best, but nothing prepared her for captivity in a warlord's compound, where she's been forced to keep a ruthless killer alive. Then a dangerous and charming warrior emerges from the shadows with an impossible rescue plan. He's arrogant, irreverent, and entirely too tempting. But there's one problem. His mission is to kill the very man she's been forced to save.
With no backup, no communications, and a jungle full of enemies, Shamrock and Kendra have only each other to rely on. Their clashing convictions ignite sparks, but the attraction simmering between them is an even greater distraction. Every stolen moment brings them closer, every dangerous encounter raises the stakes, and neither can afford to lose focus when one wrong move could get them both killed.
As the enemy closes in and the mission spirals toward disaster, they'll have to trust each other with more than their lives. Falling for each other is dangerous enough, but believing a future is possible may be the greatest risk of all.
He's the sniper who never misses. She's the healer who refuses to surrender. In a jungle where death is never far away, he's willing to put his life on the line for her. But can he trust her with his heart?
