"She broke his heart. Now he’s the only man who can save her.
Ryder Montague, future Earl of Cannington, was ready to sacrifice his title and family legacy for his American love, Nathalie Williams. But her sudden rejection on the eve of their Oxford graduation shattered him and the future he thought they’d share.
Eight years later, Ryder is a hardened ex-SAS soldier and head of executive protection at Dìleas Security Agency. He thought he’d buried his love for Nathalie, until a new assignment brings her back into his life.
Nathalie gave up Ryder—and her own happiness—to pursue her father’s dream of creating a safer combat jet after her brother’s death. Now, her groundbreaking AI software has made her a target. The last thing she expects is to find Ryder as her bodyguard. He’s no longer the shy boy she loved but a dangerous man who still owns her heart.
As threats close in, secrets and old wounds collide. Can Ryder and Nathalie trust each other with their lives—and their hearts—or will this be their ultimate Missed Opportunity?"
"A need for justice she can’t ignore.
A need to protect he can’t deny.
An enemy out to destroy them both.
Foreign service officer Emily Dane has never backed down from danger. But when she risks everything to free two girls from a sex-trafficking ring in Paris, she lands in the crosshairs of a ruthless crime lord. Now the hunter has become the hunted.
Her only hope of survival? The one man she swore she’d never let get close to her again.
Former Navy SEAL Nathan Long hasn’t forgotten the night Emily walked into his arms—or how she walked out the next morning without so much as a goodbye. When she vanishes, he’ll stop at nothing to bring her home. Protecting her is his mission. Wanting her again is the complication he can’t resist.
As bullets fly and tempers flare, Emily and Nathan must learn to trust each other before the enemy closes in. But giving in to their need could cost them more than their hearts… it could cost them their lives."
"He’s haunted by his past.
She has a secret that could destroy him.
And falling for each other might get them both killed.
After a mission in Afghanistan that cost him everything, former British SAS captain Lachlan Mackay doesn’t do trust. His ghosts won’t let him. As head of global security for LAI, Lachlan discovers someone is shipping US weapons to an Afghan warlord with Taliban ties and sees an opportunity to avenge the fallen.
Until Sophia Russo walks into his life and makes him feel something he thought died years ago.
Sophia’s new job at LAI comes with a secret mission: prove the head of global security is trafficking weapons to a warlord.
But when she uncovers proof pointing directly at Lachlan, she doesn’t believe it. The haunted, honorable man who makes her pulse race every time he’s near isn’t a traitor.
The moment she shows Lachlan the evidence and chooses to help him, she paints a target on her back. And Lachlan realizes the walls he built to keep everyone out just became the reason she’s in danger.
She risked everything to believe in him. Now he’ll risk everything to keep her safe, unmask the real traitor, and prove that letting her in wasn’t a mistake—it was the only right choice he’s made in years.
B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree and 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist
Near Miss is book one in C.S. Smith’s steamy romantic suspense series featuring former special operators from the US and UK. Contains cursing, on the page sex, and violence. It can be read as a standalone and has a HEA.
If you like alpha males, strong women, danger, and some spice in your romance, this is the story for you!"
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