Kellan: R.I.S.C. Charlie Team Book 1 by Anna Blakely

She thought she was free, but he won’t ever let her go.

Mia Devereaux escaped from hell, and she has the scars to prove it. Two years later, she’s still looking over her shoulder, afraid to let her guard down or open her heart to the possibility of more. Then she meets Kellan McBride.

Former Marine Kellan McBride is a man who knows danger. As an operative for RISC’s new Charlie Team, he continues to protect the innocent by giving his job—and his teammates—his all. But there’s something about Mia that sets his heart on fire and tilts his carefully planned world on its axis. He knows he should stay away from the quiet blonde with eyes that hold too many secrets, but their connection is too strong to ignore.

When Mia’s past resurfaces and danger finds her once more, Kellan is determined to protect the woman he’s falling in love with. Vowing to hunt down the darkness threatening her, he’ll keep Mia safe and end her terror once and for all. Because if he can’t, he may lose the woman who’s captured his heart and soul—forever.