num_pages: 368
description: Take a chance. Staff Sergeant Alexei Dvorkin doesnt trust easily and he most certainly doesnt trust spies. Hell work with them if ordered to but that doesnt mean he has to like it. Except Agent Sean Delaney is proving to be the exception to the rule. Theres something about Sean that gets under Alexeis skin and wont let go. Alexei would be lying if he said he wasnt interested in what lay beneath the agents mask. When theyre assigned together for a mission Alexei vows to keep Sean safe all while trying to coax the hot agent into his bed. Hold onto hope. Agent Sean Delaney has spent his entire adult life living a lie for his country. When the MDF tasks him with finding evidence of criminal wrong-doing against the owner of a private military company Sean knows exactly how to play the game to get what he wants. He just doesnt know how to handle Alexeis advances nor his own attraction to the younger soldier. Being a spy is lonely work and Sean knows he should keep his distance but saying no to Alexei is impossible from the moment they first kiss. In a world of lies the truth can be deadly. When the mission takes a turn for the worse the only thing left to do is run. In the wake of betrayal and in the path of danger can their fragile trust survive the battle? In the Shadows is a 104k word steamy gay sci-fi military romance with a HFN ending that skirts HEA. There is military violence within the story that may not be suitable for everyone as well as explicit intimate scenes not suitable for readers under the age of 18. This is a direct sequel to In the Ruins and reading the previous books in the series would be helpful in enjoying this one.
language: English
title: In the Shadows
publisher: Hailey Turner