Lana Hancock has spent the past year and a half struggling to put her life back together after almost dying at the hands of a terrorist group. Part of what has kept her going during her struggle to take back her life is the burning hatred for the man who rescued her. Caleb Stone is the man who stood by as she and her friends were tortured. He did nothing to stop it, nothing until his undercover mission was complete and the terrorist group, the Swarm, was wiped out of existence. Then he could rescue Lana. Back home in Columbia, Missouri, Lana's life is a day-to-day struggle to forget the past and dedicate her time to the First Light Foundation. She's slowly coming to grips with what happened to her, until the past walks through the doors of First Light and her life is once again spiraling out of control.

The last thing Delta Force operative Caleb Stone wanted to do was disrupt Lana's life. Still, if the terrorist chatter his bosses have intercepted is to be believed, the Swarm is regrouping and out to tie up loose ends. And number one on the list is Lana Hancock, the only hostage to get out alive. Guilt-plagued by the role he'd been forced to play when she'd been a hostage, Caleb will do anything to protect Lana, even if it means dogging her every move. It's only when Lana's dearest friend is shot and almost killed that she begins to believe she may still be in danger. And with what she knows about the Swarm, things she hasn't shared with another living soul, she realizes they won't stop until she's dead. Caleb may be her only savior, if she can learn to trust him.

NO CONTROL by Shannon K. Butcher is a thrill-a- minute roller coaster ride of suspense! Grabbing the reader by the throat in the first few sentences, it doesn't let go until the final chapter. Lana is a strong woman, willing to do what she must to protect those she loves, even if it means trusting a man she once loathed. And Caleb is a tarnished knight, so caught up in doing the job he's been trained to do that he struggles with being human and dealing with the emotions that go along with the attraction he feels for a woman with every reason to hate him. Their relationship is painful, erotic and emotionally charged as each learns to trust. I couldn't put this one down!

Book Summary

NO HIDING

Lana Hancock knows all about danger--and betrayal.Eighteen months ago, she was captured by a terrorist group known as the Swarm while one of its members, a rugged man with sinfully dark eyes, did nothing to help her.Now when she's freed and desperate to put it all behind her, the unthinkable happens.The Swarm is targeting Lana once again and the man who stood silently by has become her protector.But can she trust him?

NO ESCAPE

Delta Force operative Caleb Stone will never forget the hatred shining in Lana's eyes.Ordered to take down the Swarm by infiltrating its ranks, Caleb couldn't blow his cover to save her--no matter how much it haunted him.Now, gifted with a second chance, he vows to move heaven and earth to protect her...and fulfill her every desire.But the Swarm has reorganized.It's more powerful than ever and hell-bent on revenge...NO CONTROL

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