In Tess Diamond’s gripping debut, when at the very top negotiator and a security expert team up to solve a kidnapping, the thing higher than the strain is the temperature .

Maggie Kincaid left the FBI 2 yrs ago and didn’t appearance back . . . until now. A senator’s daughter has been abducted, as well as the nightmare set in place is not only familiar to Maggie, it’s personal. She’ll need all of the help she will get to bring Kayla Thebes house alive-even if that help originates from a hot-as-hell ex-soldier who performs by his own rules. . .

For Jake O’Connor, negotiation equals weakness. But he’s instantly drawn to the sexy former agent who epitomizes power. It isn’t long before he and Maggie are working together 24/7, learning to examine each other’s signals and wanting much more.

But for Maggie and Jake, making their safeguard down-even around each other-may end up being dangerous. Now, because they close in on the kidnapper with nil to lose, their 1st mistake could shatter a girl’s last opportunity…