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?This military romantic suspense meets mafia romance is filled with sexy marines, a loving family dynamic, and a beautiful book-loving powerhouse female, who discovers her past isn’t what she thought it was and that families keep secrets.

There is no cheating and you will get that happily ever after that romance readers want. (Can be read as a standalone, but it’s better to read books 1 and 2 of the First to Fight series first.

)Note to readers: The plot of this book does involve war, kidnapping, guns, secrets, and PTSD in a side character. I always put trigger warnings, so please be aware of these things.

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