Blades Over Breakfast

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 37 77 1)>Clara Hayes looks ordinary. Predictable. Boring.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 37 77 1)>At least that is what her ex decided when he walked out of a Dallas diner with her cousin on his arm. What he never knew is that Clara is far more than the quiet food safety consultant she appears to be. Her steady routines and meticulous habits are just a mask one that hides sharper instincts and secrets she has no intention of revealing.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 37 77 1)>Beau Maddox has his own double life. To Harrington Texas he is just a rancher with a southern drawl and dimples you could lose yourself in. Behind the cowboy charm is a mercenary with a reputation for getting his hands dirty. When his latest job takes him into the city a chance encounter at a diner leaves him intrigued by the woman who hides her fire behind a cool facade.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 37 77 1)>They never expect to see each other again-until Orion assigns them the same target. Red Haven Foods is more than a corporate giant and both Clara and Beau are sent to bring it down. But their factions have very different objectives and trust is a luxury neither can afford.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 37 77 1)>Sparks fly fast and sharp their banter cutting as deep as their blades. The closer they get to Red Haven the more tangled their lies and their hearts become.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 37 77 1)>In a world where loyalty is a weapon and love is a liability Clara and Beau must decide if they can trust each other...or if one will betray the other before breakfast is over.</span></p>