title: Saving Bliss
author: Sweeney, Zanne
description: A stand-alone, fast-paced romantic thriller that spans the globe.Packed with action, intrigue, genuine passion, espionage, and dangerous secrets, a story that is assured to have your heart racing and melting.Bliss Allen knows everything about computers, and nothing about men or anything else considered socially normal. She's a loner living with a severe eyesight disability forcing her to wear thick eyeglasses that have made her the butt of too many jokes. Despite her low self- esteem and other tragic blows dealt with; Bliss doesn't let life pass her by. She becomes an Army Cryptologist and is thrilled to serve her country. Her only fear is if someone were to learn the secret she has been harboring. Her reclusive lifestyle and her Mr. Magoo eyeglasses have branded her as an oddball; if they only knew.Conner Doherty is Special Forces, career military, and a seasoned team leader. His life is his job. The first time he saw Bliss she was a gawky teenager, but the girl could play a mean video game, and Conner loves video games. His second indulgence he allows is an occasional hookup. He's unlike his brother and his best friend who actively pursue women. Conner doesn't need to play that game; women desire him, and they are not shy about it. They come to him, they set the pace, and he delivers everything they crave; except a second date.Years later, home from Afghanistan to train for a new mission Conner sees Bliss again, but now she's all grown up. There is something so unique about her, but she's his little sisters best friend, his video game buddy, and there is no way he should be thinking of her the way he is. How does one pragmatic, naive Lieutenant make him question all he has ever known? His brother begs him to leave her alone, and his best friend tells him to get her out of his system with another woman. Bliss expects Afghanistan to be dangerous, she is prepared for the worst, or so she thought. Something is off; she's not just fighting ISIS anymore. Conner lives mission to mission, and there's no room for error. His team is his extended family, and his biggest fear is losing one of them. He needs to keep them safe, they are his priority, but she needs him too.His head says to walk away; his heart says to Save Bliss.This book is for mature readersFor other Zanne Sweeney novels visit www.zannesweeney.com