Finding His Mark

Book 1: Stealth Ops

by Brittney Sahin

Genres: Action & Adventure Romance; Military Romance; Romantic Suspense; Romantic Suspense; Standalone

Synopsis

She's crashed the biggest party of her life, and she's about to pay the price.

As the leader of an off-the-books black ops SEAL team, Luke Scott can't afford for anyone to discover the truth about who he is or what he does. But when a critical mission gets botched by a member of an iconic Hollywood family, he'll have to fight to protect his team's identity, as well as keep himself from falling for the woman who's turned his life upside down.

Eva Sharp's the writer and co-producer for the hit TV series SEAL Security. While on break from filming, the last thing she expects is to end up in the middle of a real-life action scene--one that puts her life on the line. At first, she's not sure if she can trust this stranger in the mountains, even if he has military written all over him. But the more time she spends with him, the harder it is to fight the pull of attraction, without also jeopardizing his op.

They'll soon realize not everything is as it seems, and Luke will be forced to discover how far he's willing to go to find his mark.

The Stealth Ops SEAL Team - Navy SEALS who handle off-the-books operations for the President under the guise of an alias, Scott & Scott Securities.

*Each book in this action-packed romantic suspense series can be read as a standalone.

Release date: September 20, 2018

Publisher: EmKo Media, LLC

Print pages: 286

Sample

“I’ve got you on speaker. Eva says there’s something we should know.” Luke held the phone between them.

“I’m pretty sure she’s about to tell me her name is actually Everly Reed.” Jessica cursed through the phone, and Luke’s eyes narrowed in distrust as he stared at Eva.

What right did he have to be angry, though, when he’d said he was Travis Davenport?

“Everly? Who is—”

“She’s famous. Well, her family is,” Jessica cut him off. “I just found out when I did some more digging.”

“Sorry, I never heard of you or your family,” Luke rasped, clearly upset.

“Well, get familiar,” Jessica said, and Eva shrank back onto the bed. “They’re always in the spotlight, and her brother Harrison also owns a media outlet and newspaper.”

“Great.” Luke’s free hand balled at his side, and it had Eva tensing. “We really picked the perfect cabin to rent, didn’t we?”

“I-I’m sorry.” Some sense of responsibility clung to her like wet clothes after getting caught in a rainstorm. What if people died because she’d been rescued?

“This is my fault. I should’ve done a better job picking the cabins, but we were on a time crunch,” Jessica said. “Plus, whoever created her new identity did one hell of a job. It took me awhile to discover it.”

“I promise I won’t tell my family or anyone about you guys,” Eva said, trying to come across as even-toned as possible, despite the fear hollowing out her stomach.

“Why’d you change your name?” Luke asked.

“I don’t want the world to know who I am, probably as much as you don’t want them to know about you.” She bit the inside of her cheek. “So, you can trust your secret is safe with me.”

Luke stepped away and shielded his eyes from her by turning his back. “See if there’s any chatter about her. Look into both names.”

“If anyone is looking for her, I’ll find out and hopefully track down a location,” Jessica vowed.

“Do you think these people you’re after will find out who I really am?”

“They’ll probably assume Eva Sharp’s an alias, so they’ll dig,” Luke answered.

An alias? Jesus. “What about my family, then?” The realization that her parents and siblings might get caught up in all of this suddenly hit her. “They have a lot of security, but . . .”

“Send a credible tip to the FBI. Lead them to believe her family is in serious danger, so the Feds will keep a watch out, and ensure her family ups their security,” Luke suggested.

Eva had to assume Luke and this woman weren’t FBI. Otherwise, why would they need to send a “tip”? Why wouldn’t they just tell the Feds what was going on? Well, unless they were super deep under? Her thoughts would run nonstop until she sank her teeth into the truth.

“We leave in a few hours. Did you secure a location?” Luke edged closer to the hotel door and put the phone back to his ear. “You’re off speaker.” He peeked at her, but she guiltily looked away.

After a minute, he ended the call.

“Try not to worry about your family, okay? I know it might be hard, but we’ll ensure they’re safe.”

She nodded. “Okay. But there is one thing you could do that might help.”

“Yeah?”

“I’m starving.” Her fingers splayed across her abdomen. “I probably shouldn’t be thinking about food at a time like this.”

“We can get room service before we go.”

“Thanks. Uh, is it pancake or burger time?”

“I think rich people call it brunch.”

She couldn’t stop her eyes from rolling. “I’m not rich.”

“Sure, honey. And a frog’s ass isn’t watertight.”

“Now, that’s just gross.” She puckered her lips. “And you really are a SEAL, aren’t you?”

He dragged a large hand down his face, his eyes damn near twinkling. “What?”

“Knowing you were once one of the most elite operatives on the planet will make me feel safer.” She swallowed the hard knot that formed in her throat.

“What makes you think that wouldn’t make me more dangerous?” he asked in all seriousness.