When a lethal spy meets a gentle Viking scholar in the Scottish Highlands, sparks fly—and so do bullets.

Samantha "Smack" McAvoy is very good at two things: eliminating threats and staying emotionally unavailable. Fresh off a mission gone wrong, she's supposed to be healing in a remote Scottish inn. Instead, she finds herself protecting Finn Colpher—a gorgeous, book-obsessed academic who quotes medieval poetry to his golden retriever and apologizes to furniture.
Finn inherited more than just his grandfather's crumbling inn. He inherited enemies. Romanian crime bosses want him dead, and the only thing standing between Finn and a shallow grave is a woman who kills people for a living but can't figure out how to let someone love her.
She's trained to eliminate problems. He solves them with research and cups of tea. She's spent years building walls. He specializes in breaking down ancient mysteries. When deadly men come calling, Samantha will have to choose between the mission that's kept her alive and the man who makes her want to live.
Some secrets are worth dying for. Others are worth living for.
A standalone romantic suspense featuring a take-no-prisoners heroine, a hero who fights with Old Norse poetry, one very good dog, and enough steam to fog up the Scottish Highlands.
Tropes: Opposites Attract • Badass Heroine x Cinnamon Roll Hero • Hurt/Comfort • Forced Proximity • Fish Out of Water • Small Town Romance • Romantic Suspense • Golden Retriever Energy

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