Complicated Past

Danger escalates and passion erupts when a Special Ops soldier and social worker put aside their past to find his kidnapped sister and protect his nephews from drug smugglers.

Serving on the Army's elite Bad Karma Special Ops team has given Staff Sergeant Lincoln Porter a sense of worth and belonging. He doesn't dwell on his past, but after getting a frantic message from his half-sister, Linc takes emergency leave. Upon his return to North Carolina, he discovers that his nephew has been placed in the custody of his sister's social worker after no one picked him up from preschool.

His sister and her grandmother are missing, and the evidence points to his sister being duped by an individual with ties to a drug smuggling operation. Linc is determined to protect his nephew from entering the foster care system, but, with his team deployed, his only allies are the social worker who rejected him and the local authorities who want to sideline him from their investigation.

Social worker Kendra Andrews has encountered frightening situations in her career, but she never anticipated becoming a target of a drug smuggling cartel. Now, she must depend on her client's sexy Special Ops brother for protection from the kidnapper hunting her and his nephew. Despite her past resolve to steer clear of military men, Linc's protective nature and empathy are everything she wants in a man.

If they can save his sister, will they then be able to overcome their complicated pasts to build the future they want but he doesn't think he deserves?