Shadow Pawn

Shadow Pawn
Part of the Shadow SEALs series:

"a Bourne-like international adventure... action-movie kind of love story."

He'd spent his career hiding in shadows. Now they want to send him back into them. The question is, who are they? Is this job his saving grace or has he just made a deal with the devil?

When the military makes Navy SEAL sniper Adam Nichols their sacrificial lamb just two years shy of his retirement, he has no more reason to follow their rules. So the offer the shadowy figure representing an undisclosed organization makes him looks pretty good.

In exchange for more money than he ever made working for the command that betrayed him, Adam is to use any means necessary to free an American woman held hostage in China, without backup and without causing an international incident in the process.

With the promise of possible redemption, in addition to his obsession with the intriguing damsel in distress who kicks his protective side into high gear, his choice is clear.

But who is the captive beauty in the photo who rouses feelings he's long denied? The impeccably-dressed stranger with the intelligent yet secretive eyes who seems so completely opposite from his own beastly rough nature.

He's to rescue her, and protect her, and nothing else. Easier said than done. And after he does free her, is he handing her over to the good guys, or the bad? Or, perhaps, she’s the one he should be worried about. He only knows one thing for certain—a SEAL who’s lost the ability to trust his gut instincts is, quite simply, lost.

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Excerpt:

“Have you heard from the company?” she asked.

“No. I, uh…” He hesitated before continuing, “I powered down the cell and took out the SIM card.”

“Why?” she asked, eyes wide.

“Because my orders were to abandon you here and return to the States immediately. I didn’t exactly do that. And I don’t want them to know.”

“Why didn’t you? Follow orders, I mean.” Her voice had softened with the question.

He didn’t look away but met her stare as he confessed, “Because nothing about leaving you felt right.”

Reviews:Bianca on BJ's Book Blog wrote:

A real suspensy ex-SEAL action-movie kind of love story.

Janeane on BJ's Book Blog wrote:

Cat Johnson had me at SEAL - like she always does.
Shadow Pawn is a very suspenseful, action packed, SEALy story that I just adored.
I liked Angela and Adam right from the start, and we are taken on a Bourne-like international adventure...