Talon

Talon Lore, a former SEAL, has spent the last two years recovering from the damage done when his squad's truck drove over an anti-tank landmine. Six other teammates were badly hurt and one was killed in what their team leader, Badger Horley, later realized had been a trap set to take them out. After his best friend was run down, Talon realized the murder tied in with the original incident that had driven him and his squad hell-bent for revenge.

A year ago, Talon walked away from his girlfriend, Clary Witcher, when she'd given him an ultimatum he couldn't accept. Clary is the sister of his best friend, who was killed in the hit-and-run. Determined to tell Clary in person that her brother's death was no accident and to keep her safe from those now targeting her, Talon struggles with the haunting prospect of a reunion.

Clary has never forgotten and never forgiven herself for chasing the man she loved away with that take-it-or-leave-it threat. Her brother's death is a tragedy she's barely dealt with when Talon shows up with answers that only beg more questions. He won't leave her side, certain her brother wasn't the only target. But Clary has learned one thing from her time away from him: love — not trouble — needs to be Talon's reason for staying with her, even if sending him away means jeopardizing her own life.