The Defender

He's been hired to protect her. She'd rather take her chances with the enemies.

Lev Ivanski lives in the shadows—a lethal, disciplined operative who has never once questioned an assignment. Until now. When his latest mission puts him face-to-face with a woman who is equal parts brilliant and infuriating, Lev discovers that the most dangerous threat on this job might be his own fractured focus.

Reyna Harris has survived years of deep cover work by trusting exactly two things: her instincts and herself. She doesn't need a brooding, morally ambiguous enforcer complicating her carefully controlled world. But when her identity is blown and a ruthless enemy closes in from every direction, Reyna has no choice but to accept help from a man she isn't sure she can trust—and can't seem to stop thinking about.

Spanning borders, safehouse betrayals, and firefights that leave no room for hesitation, *The Defender* is a pulse-pounding dark romance that refuses to slow down. Donna Grant builds a world where violence and vulnerability coexist, where two hardened operatives circle each other with suspicion that slowly, dangerously transforms into something neither of them planned for.

The tension between Lev and Reyna crackles from their very first confrontation—all clashing wills, guarded secrets, and electric chemistry that neither can afford to act on. But when survival depends on surrender, the walls they've built don't stand a chance.

Some missions change everything. This one will cost them both their hearts.