Hard Core
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- €4.49
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- €4.49
Publisher Description
He was sent to take a life. Instead, he saved one—and might lose his heart in the process.
What was supposed to be a simple, no-strings mission becomes a fight for redemption when mercenary Cristian Slade spares a life instead of taking it. Now wounded and on the run, he finds unlikely refuge on a remote Nicaraguan island—under the care of the last woman he ever expected.
Haunted by tragedy, renowned surgeon Alana O'Grady has traded wealth and recognition for a life of service, healing the members of a secluded native tribe. When her quiet world is upended by a rugged, dangerously compelling stranger, her instincts as a doctor—and a woman—are put to the test. Cristian's presence puts everyone she protects at risk, but turning him away could cost him his life… and break her heart.
As the danger closing in threatens everything they both believe in, Alana and Cristian must decide: will they walk away from the fire between them—or fight to keep it burning?
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Professional mercenary (and former French Foreign Legionnaire) Cristian Slade is sent to kill a vicious criminal on a remote island off the coast of Nicaragua. The target is Gavin Ross, a nefarious killer and organ-legger on the wanted lists of "an alphabet soup of government agencies." Cristian's mission from the shady Onyx Group is turned upside down when he's wounded and secretly nursed back to health by Dr. Alana O'Grady; Gavin's holding Alana under his thumb, threatening to kill her cancer-stricken father and friends among the local tribe unless she harvests a healthy man's organs. After promising Alana's dying father that he'll protect her, Cristian rescues Alana and takes her to safety in the States. There they must come to terms with their feelings for one another, all the while knowing that Gavin is hunting for them. Contemporary romance fans who like a little tense action and melodrama in their love stories will find that this one fits the bill.
