This is a novella tying up the SEALs of Steel series. A prosthetic design engineer, Kat Greenwald is in love with Badger Horley. The former SEALs team leader is the love of her life. But she's seen and heard firsthand of the fears and commitment issues Badger and his closest friends--once part of Navy special operations teams--struggle with on a daily basis. During their weekly get-togethers, the women in love with these former SEALs open up to each other about their longing to tie the knot and start families. More than two years ago, Badger was badly injured after the truck his eight-man unit were in hit an antitank landmine. While he and his team have finally discovered the truth behind that devastating set-up, Badger sees the reality of his precarious future. His health could decline at any moment and he wants Kat to know exactly where the door to get out is if and when it does. The last thing he wants to do is invite pity, especially where the woman he loves is concerned. In a perfect world, he would have proposed to her the day they met. In the world he lives in, he can only conclude that harboring fears are always better than regrets. But Kat isn't the type of woman to fear hard times and she's willing to take a leap of faith as far out into the unknown as she can get if it means her most fervent wish comes true. military romance; military; mystery and suspense; Action and adventure; Navy SEAL romance; SEAL; alpha hero; Romantic Suspense; Mystery; Suspense; light action; romance; Hero, strong female;

Does she dare climb Jacob’s Ladder…straight into his waiting arms? A man on a mission… Jake can see the future and there’s a special woman on his mind. She needs his help and he’s just the man to help when danger stalks her every step. A woman with responsibilities… For Ria, being the Nyx—the leader of her people—comes with burdens that few can understand. Her special abilities make her a target of an ancient faction that hopes to pervert Ria’s hereditary power to their own evil purposes. She’s lived most of her life on the run, but the time has come to turn and confront the bad guys on her trail. Can a shifter queen take a human as her mate? Ria is torn. Her heart is drawn to the human man who fulfills her every desire, but at what cost? She has her people—and the safety of the mortal realm—to consider. Her enemies want to use the ancient power of the Nyx to return evil to this world. Whatever the cost, she and Jake must stop them, before it’s too late. But will it be too late for their love as well? The String of Fate series includes: 1. Cat's Cradle 2. King's Throne 3. Jacob's Ladder 4. Her Warriors String of Fate is also related to, and a part of, the larger Tales of the Were series. For more great big cat shifter stories set in this world, check out the Redstone Clan set, which contains: - The Purrfect Stranger (novella) 1. Grif 2. Red 3. Magnus 4. Bobcat 5. Matt All of the String of Fate, Brotherhood of Blood, Tales of the Were, Redstone Clan, Grizzly Cove, Jaguar Island, Gemini Project and Lick of Fire books are related. They all happen in the same contemporary paranormal world and share characters and events between them.

If I?m going to meet death, I?m going to do it with honor, Erika thought. Live together, die together: the words echoed in her mind. Captured by the Federal Forces, Erika's will to survive is tested. Believing her family is dead, she clings to life under the torment of her captor, TJ Swenson. Her son Dexter attempts to enter the central region with his best friend, Johnny. Heartbroken by his wife's capture, Vince's focus centers on getting Erika back. In a race against time, the militia forces move in to retrieve the leaders of the resistance. Can Erika survive the torment? Will Vince get her out in time? Will the Moore family ever reunite?