“Well, would it make it better if I said I’m nervous, too?” Coco leaned against one of the dining chairs and glanced over her shoulder at where Silas had Paxton in a headlock.
They both watched the two men for a moment. Paxton picked Silas up, but that only resulted in the two falling onto the sofa.
“They’re children,” Ekko muttered.
“Such children,” Coco agreed.
“What are we doing with them?”
“Well, I’m marrying that one.”
Ekko wrinkled her nose. “Good call. He’s kind of good.”
“Silas isn’t bad either.”
“I know.” She smiled.
“I want us to be friends,” Coco blurted.
They looked at each other for a moment and Ekko knew everything was going to be just fine.
“Me, too,” she said.
SILAS SAT ON THE patio sofa with his legs propped on the matching ottoman. Paxton plopped down next to him and offered him the other beer.
Coco and Ekko were still at the dining table more than an hour after they’d cleared everything away and washed the dishes. It had been one hell of an awkward meeting. Downright painful to watch, but now the two girls were past that. Way past that if what Silas had heard on his last pass through the kitchen that had gotten him kicked out.
Paxton held up his beer and they clinked before taking a drink.
Ekko tossed her head back and laughed loudly while Coco snickered.
Funny, Silas had never seen either like this.
“What’s a bridal bouncer?” Paxton asked.
“Hell if I know.”
“I think that’s what Ekko is now.” He frowned. “I guess you’re both in the wedding.”
Silas shook his head. He’d had a good feeling about getting these two together.
It was all coming together.
Without warning Paxton nailed Silas in the ribs. He grunted and took the blow.
They’d done two jobs back to back as soon as Silas was back on duty. They’d been fairly easy ones, but Silas was still having to work off some of the weight he’d gained while staying here with Ekko. The woman could cook.
“How’s the old man?” Paxton asked.
Chayan.
“Good. He’s settled in. Still going under his real name. Has some people after him to write a book.” Silas sipped his beer. “Pasley?”
Paxton held up a finger. “Patrick.”
“Shit.” Silas grimaced. “Right. Patrick?”
“He does his job very seriously.”
“Serious coming from you?” Silas’ brows rose.
Paxton merely nodded.
Pasley had cooperated with the government in every possible way, and while people were deciding what to do with him, Zain had helped the man disappear for a while. Pasley—Patrick—wasn’t an innocent, but he wasn’t exactly guilty, either. For now he had a new life and protection against anyone still holding a grudge.
The Daurian revolution was at a stalemate. The president had been assassinated. Half the country had liberated itself, while the rest was still under military control. Silas thought that the military order would collapse after a while. There was too much outside pressure, not to mention there was no going back to the way things had been.
Dauria would be free. Someday. In the near future.
Because one woman had a crazy idea.
Silas shook his head. Life was strange.
“Mom on you about meeting her yet?” Paxton asked.
“Yes.” Silas sighed. “I’m not sure it’s going to work out for a month or two, and then what’s the point of going down for a short trip when we could just do the summer vacation?”
Paxton’s brows rose. “Bringing her on the old summer trip, huh?”
“Why not?”
“Kind of says a lot, doesn’t it?”
Silas merely shrugged.
He was going to marry Ekko. Not this year and probably not next year. Now that they’d settled into their relationship, she wanted time. And he wasn’t opposed to enjoying every minute of it. This time he wasn’t making a mistake. She was the real deal. Besides, Paxton and Coco deserved to have the limelight and all the family pressure on them.
Ekko sputtered a laugh and Coco swayed into her. The two women bent over, almost in each other’s laps as they laughed.
In that moment Silas was at peace. Utterly and completely.
This was where he was meant to be, with these people, living this life. And it was perfect because of a woman who had taken him by surprise.
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EXPLORE THE WHOLE AEGIS world in these series...
It all began with the Aegis Group.
Dangerous Attraction
Dangerous in Training
Dangerous Games
Dangerous Assignment
Dangerous Protector
Dangerous Secrets
Dangerous Betrayal
Dangerous Heat
Dangerous Connections
Dangerous Exposure (2020)
More Coming Soon!
Within Aegis Group, special teams take on special jobs, beginning with the Alpha Team.
Dangerous in Love
Dangerous in Action
Dangerous in Transit
Dangerous in Motion
Dangerous in Charge
Other specialized teams exist under the Aegis Group umbrella, including Lepta Team.
Dangerously Taken
Dangerously Involved
Dangerously Deceived
Dangerously Broken
Dangerously Entwined
Troy Team has signed on to work an ultra-secret case in the Aegis Group Task Force series.
(prequel) First Risk: a newsletter exclusive serial
Stolen Risk
Forged Risk
Technical Risk (2020)
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In Dangerous Games it continued with the Gone Geek girls.
Beauty and the Geek
Mr. Purr-fect and the Geek
The Jock and the Geek
The Gamer and the Geek
The Adorkable Girl and the Geek
The Fake Boyfriend and the Geek
When the Seattle office of Aegis Group opened the Twisted Royals took the stage.
The Origin Story
Alpha Prince
Her Prince
Bad Boy Prince
Noble Prince
Stay tuned for the appearance of the Omega Team.
For short reads, tune in this December for the Body of Danger novella series kick-off.
Heart of Danger
Spirit of Danger
Soul for Danger (2020)
The other Smith brother takes us to the Texas SWAT series, a small town suspense series.
Fighting Redemption
Stolen Redemption
Forbidden Redemption
Reckless Redemption (coming soon)
Thanks to the SWAT team, Ransom, Texas enjoys a slower pace of life beginning in The Love Barn.
Give Me Back My Man
Summer of Love
Party out of Bounds
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Blind: Killer Instincts
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He recognizes the darkness in her. It’s in him, too.
Detective Jacob Payton knows the clock is ticking down. Someone is about to die, and his best suspect is also his only source of information. He’s known Emma Ration’s story for years—after all, a brutal serial killer left his mark on both their lives when they were still young. Meeting her is another experience altogether. She challeng
es his control and entices him in ways no other woman has.
But is she the killer? As the bodies pile up and their passion ignite, Jacob runs the risk of losing his control. Falling for Emma was never in his plan, but now that she’s part of his life he’s not about to give her up. Not even to the FBI on the trail of the very same killer.
Jacob must figure out if it’s Emma in danger, or himself. If he can’t uncover the identity of the copycat killer, it could be the end for both him and the woman who has fast become the center of his life.
Blind, a new romantic suspense book for fans of Criminal Minds and The Following, from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Sidney Bristol.
Dangerous Attraction
Ex-Navy SEAL Travis Ration is an expert hunter. Whether his prey is criminal or victim, he always gets his mark. He's no hero, just a man doing his job. It’s all he has after a felony conviction after a bad judgment call. When the FBI call in a favor and ask him to look into a serial killer over the holiday break, he jumps at the opportunity to fill the long, cold days with something besides regret and bad movies. In Las Vegas, he's on the hunt for a prolific serial killer no one wants to admit exists. The leads are dry and the evidence gone, until she walks into his life. Bliss Giles—curvy, sassy and everything he can't have.
What’s worse, Travis knows Bliss’ sister is the killer's latest victim. She fits the profile. Time is running out and the fastest way to retrace the killer's path is with Bliss at Travis' side. In the seat of danger. He vows to keep Bliss safe and his hands to himself, after all, a nice girl like her doesn't need a guy like him in her life. Too bad no one told Bliss Travis was off-limits. She tests his boundaries and pushes his control every minute they're together until he can't remember why wanting her is a bad idea.
The hunters become the hunted in this tale of serial killers and SEALs for hire. One broken man must unpack his baggage, a woman has make a leap of faith and a sister chooses to live in this new, romantic suspense serial by NYT & USA Today bestselling author, Sidney Bristol.
Warning: Hold onto your panties, because nothing is safe.
Dangerous in Training
Disgraced Navy SEAL Mason Clark knows how to track his prey. He is an expert operative with a history of wrong-place-wrong-time luck. Landing a gig as a vacation bodyguard should have been an easy job—if he wasn't supposed to be protecting her body.
Hannah Stevens. His boss's virgin daughter. Their lust is forbidden and a relationship is out of the question—but what happens in Mexico is their secret. Getting lost between the sheets is their one and only goal, until Hannah's friends are brutally kidnapped by a human-trafficking ring. Things quickly spiral out of control when the kidnappers put Hannah in their cross hairs.
Mason is a man ready to put it all on the line to rescue the woman he loves. Love and honor are put to the test in this new, romantic suspense series by NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Sidney Bristol.
Warning: Deflowering virgins doesn't come with volume control.
Dangerous Games
Ex-Navy SEAL Zain Lloyd is good with his hands and even better with his head. As the chief intelligence officer for the private security firm, Aegis Group, it's his job to tackle problems before they costs his friend's their lives. Which is why R&R time away from the high-stress environment is always a top priority, and a week at ComicCon is just what this closet-geek wants most, until a fateful elevator ride with the woman of his internet fantasies.
Andrea Clark can't trust anyone, least of all the mysteriously sexy man she meets outside of her trashed hotel room. But Zain might be her only hope of making it through the convention and home alive. He's her very own superhero, made of all the stuff to make her fall fast and hard. With no safety net in place, she can only pray that Zain will catch her when she falls.
A web of lies and deceit ensnare two lovers. Zain must use more than his brain and quick fingers to put a stop to the doxxing and death threats before a killer emerges from the ranks of Andrea's friends.
Warning: The geeks do it better.
Dangerous Assignment
Veteran Navy SEAL Luke Briar has a solution for every problem, except when his latest job goes sideways. Things were so much simpler when all he had to worry about was how to put a smile on Abigail's face, though nothing he does chases the shadows from her eyes. Now Luke and his lovely new partner must protect a pair of criminals from people trying to kill them.
Abigail is a lie. Everything about her is false, but keeping the truth from her partner is becoming increasingly difficult. Her mission was simple, kill two internationally wanted criminals and get out. But she wasn't counting on him. Luke. He awakens parts of her she long thought were dead. But people like her don’t get second chances at life, and her betrayal will crush any happiness they might have had. Falling for Luke can't happen.
When the tables are turned and someone else gets to Abigail's targets before she can, all hell breaks loose. Luke doesn’t know if the woman he’s fallen for is a terrorist or something worse. Explosive desire isn't a license for murder, but he can’t live without her. With the authorities closing in, Luke must decide who to trust—law or love.
Warning: Explosive chemistry ahead.
Dangerous Protector
Retired Navy SEAL Marco Benally knows the cost of right and wrong, and he's willing to pay the price. After his family's home is stolen out from under them by a company covering up their illegal activities, Marco takes matters into his own hands. No cost is too great to reclaim the generational homestead. Even if that means someone else has to take the fall. Or that's what he tells himself until he meets her. The woman with the tight skirt, tall heels and darkness in her eyes. One night, one lie to get the evidence he needs and then it's over. Or at least that's what he tells himself.
Fiona Goero survives by following very careful rules. She's lived more of her life in Witness Protection than out of it. As one of the Internet's Most Wanted for helping the FBI put away a group of hackers, she is never safe. She's the traitor. The hacker who turned against her own. For one night she wants to indulge her every desire. To be held. To feel again. What should have been a passionate encounter becomes a snarled mess of lies and spies. Someone close to her is not only using her, they're trying to kill her. Her one-night-stand might be the only thing between her and being six foot under.
Marco is a man on a mission to set things right before Fiona discovers that not all of the danger can be laid at her enemies' feet. The greatest danger Fiona faces just might be from Marco—the man she's falling for.
Warning: Stubborn heroes fall the hardest.
Dangerous Secrets
Retired Marine Ryan Scott’s drunken playboy lifestyle catches up with him in a sobering way when a woman shows up on his doorstep—claiming to be carrying his baby. Vowing to be the father his child deserves, Ryan welcomes Carson into his home...and heart. A decision he may not live long enough to regret when he discovers she’s embroiled in a dangerous fight for her life.
Carson Adair is desperate. Her boss is in trouble, on the run from both the FBI and some very deadly clients, putting Carson in the crosshairs. She needs the protection of sexy badass Ryan and his Aegis Group security firm, and she’ll do and say anything to get it. But she never expected to fall for the man, which makes her secret duplicity all the more treacherous.
When Carson’s biggest lie is revealed, Ryan is devastated...until her abduction forces him to face another truth: Carson’s love could heal even his oldest wounds—if he doesn’t lose her to the enemy first.
Dangerous Betrayal
Retired Navy SEAL Alec Esposito never thought he would see her again. The only woman he's ever loved. But time has changed them and he no longer knows what side the sweet beauty he fell for is on.
Vara Price is playing a deadly game of Russian roulette with the mob. Backed into a corner, she finds an unexpected ally in him. The man who shattered her heart and left her without a backward glance.
Chemistry isn't everything. Two broken people must learn to trust again if they're going to survive a dangerous betrayal and stop the mob from handing over sensitive tech to enemy intelligence. Vara will have to prove what side she's playing for and Alec must open up old wounds if the past is going to be forgiven. Together is the only way they'll survive.
Dangerous Heat
Retired Marine Paxton Mills likes working from the shadows, but a high-speed bridesmaid rescue brings him to the forefront as he takes over a tricky case while on vacation in South Africa. It's hard to keep his attention on the job when his partner is the sexiest woman he's ever met.
Coco De Jong likes animals more than people. Navigating the social waters of her best friend's wedding gets even more complicated when she finds herself in the arms of a guy who looks like an action hero come to life. Her one night stand is one of the truly dangerous ones: an animal lover.
What should have been a hot wedding fling turns serious as Paxton and Coco are drawn into a poaching investigation with ties to one of Coco's old flames. Paxton has to face the reality, that he's begun to care for Coco. As they get closer to their answers they find a new question. Are they ready to say goodbye when the vacation ends?
Book List
Aegis Group
Dangerous Attraction
Dangerous in Training
Dangerous Games
Dangerous Attraction
Dangerous Protector
Dangerous Secrets
Dangerous Heat
Dangerous Connections
More Soon!
Aegis Group Alpha Team
Dangerous in Love
Dangerous in Action
Dangerous in Transit
Dangerous in Motion
Dangerous in Charge
Aegis Group Lepta Team
Dangerously Taken
Dangerously Involved
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