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 Sometimes the most dangerous missions are the ones you don't see coming.
Knox Hawthorne returned to Carolina Bay to bury his mother and decide his future. The seasoned Marine expected to sell Island Adventures, the family’s outdoor excursion business, and re-enlist.

But fate had other plans.

Three female hikers have vanished from the island in the past two years. And a beautiful, young, friend of his mother’s, Sloane Mercer, is being followed.
For her protection, Knox poses as Sloane’s boyfriend. But the perfect cover to catch a killer, soon becomes dangerously real.
Now, the killer knows they're onto him, and he’s coming for Sloane.
Knox spent the last twelve years in the world's most dangerous combat zones. He's trained and ready.
But nothing has prepared him for what comes next. 

One man won't let her go. The other won't let her fall.

Former Marine, Archer Stone, doesn't do emotional attachments. He does perimeter checks and threat assessments with his brothers at Carolina Security, where protecting people is straightforward and feelings don't complicate the mission.

Until he meets Harper Lawson, a beautiful red head with a secret, the voice of an angel, and a stalker who’s been escalating for months.

When the stalker's obsession turns deadly, Archer vows to keep her safe at any cost. But protecting her heart from the grumpy, impossibly attractive Marine soon becomes harder than evading the stalker. 

Can Harper finally find the strength to stop running and trust the Marine who sees through her every defense?

Or will the man who's hunting her get exactly what he came for?

 Sometimes the safest place is the one you ran from.

Sheriff Nash Sullivan has seen his share of domestic disputes. He knows the signs and patterns. And he knows that the most dangerous time for a victim is when they finally try to leave.

What he doesn't know is how to forget Avery Breslin, the woman who spent one perfect weekend in his arms then vanished without a trace, or why she never came back.

Desperate and out of options, Avery returns to Carolina Bay, terrorized by an ex-boyfriend who won't let her go. She never wanted to bring her nightmare to the island, but she’s been on the run too long and she’s certain she won’t survive if he gets his hands on her again.

Nash vows to protect her, no questions asked, and the team at Carolina Security will help.

Avery thought she needed to face her demons alone.

But she's about to learn what happens when a small-town sheriff decides she’s his to protect. 

  What happens when the most dangerous place to be is home?

Maggie Sullivan has lived in Carolina Bay her whole life. She knows every street, every shop, every local by name. So, when she witnesses a brutal murder behind her family's restaurant, she knows exactly how much trouble she's in.

The killer saw her face. And on a small island, there's nowhere to hide.

Colton O’Connor came to the Outer Banks looking for a fresh start. After leaving the Marines, running Carolina Security with his brothers was supposed to be simple. He's trained for combat and has neutralized unimaginable threats.

But nothing could prepare him for Maggie to be in danger.

Off limits or not, his best friend’s little sister stole his heart the day they met and made him forget every reason he shouldn't get involved.

Now someone wants her dead, and Colton's the only thing standing between her and a killer who won't stop.