Hard Pursuit: 6 (Cobra Elite)

She walked away once...When ER nurse Kristi Chang met former Army Ranger Malik Jones in Antarctica eighteen months ago they agreed to sex with no strings. She had no idea that Malik would turn out to be the most fun shed ever had. Or that a big bad soldier could be so sweet. Or that she would still be thinking of him more than a year later. Now working with an international aid organization in Nigeria Kristi regrets letting him go. When gunmen suddenly attack and tear her from her medical unit and force her at gunpoint to care for their leader she knows shell have to use her wits if she wants to stay alive. She warns her captors that shes married to a Ranger named Malik who will kill any man who touches her. If only that were true...Now hell do anything to free her...Malik hasnt forgotten a single incredible moment he spent with Kristi. When he gets the news that shes been abducted he is gutted and wants to get Cobras guns into the fight to free her. A veteran of more than a few rescues he knows only too well how brutal captivity can be for a woman and wants to get her out of there as soon as possible. But the State Department decides to let local authorities handle the situation and gives Cobra a different assignment leaving Malik no choice but to quit the job he loves to go after Kristi himself. But locating her in an area bigger than the state of Texas and freeing her from a band of ruthless killers by himself isnt going to be easy.But the threat is greater than they realize...When Malik appears out of nowhere and saves her life Kristi thinks shes dreaming. As she recovers from her ordeal the heat between them once again flares into passion. This time however its not just about lust and physical pleasure. Their hearts are on the line. But in rescuing Kristi Malik has kicked the proverbial hornets nest unleashing the wrath of a ruthless criminal organization bent on revenge. It will take all of their strength and skill to survive-and turn this second chance at romance into the love of a lifetime.