Defending Zara (2020)

==Series==
Mountain Mercenaries, Book 6
Originally published on March 3, 2020
==Official Blurb==
Mountain Mercenary Hunter “Meat” Snow has a mission: eliminate the human traffickers scouring the barrios of Lima for vulnerable prey. But it’s Meat who’s taken down. Separated from his team, and beaten within inch of his life, he’s left for dead. When he wakes, it’s to the intimate care of a beautiful stranger who knows all about survival.Zara Layne was a child when a brutal murder left her orphaned and abandoned in Peru. Ever since, she’s fended for herself on the streets, outrunning its predators. Trusting men is not in Zara’s blood, until it warms to the exhilarating touch of the wounded hero who promises deliverance. As each other’s rescuer, they return to Colorado for a new normal.But when Meat disappears, Zara discovers how ruthless the past can be. With the help of the loyal mercenaries, she’s drawing on her own skills of endurance to find him. And for Zara, there’s no danger too great to come between her and the man she loves.
==Characters==
===Main Character(s)===
* Hunter "Meat" Snow
* Zara Layne
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===All Characters (in order of appearance)===
* Gabriella (Zara's friend)
* Hunter "Meat" Snow
* Lowell "Black" Lockard
* Mags (Zara's friend)
* Zara Layne / Zed
* Teresa (Zara's friend)
* Bonita (Zara's friend)
* Daniela Alvan
* (Natalia's mother)
* Natalia
* (Natalia's brother)
* Grayson "Gray" Rogers
* Ronan "Ro" Cross
* Archer "Arrow" Kane
* Kannon "Ball" Black
* Rex
* Chloe Cross
* Alan Harper (Zara's uncle)
* Renee Heller (Zara's friend)
* Mr. Harper (Zara's maternal grandfather)
* Mrs. Harper (Zara's maternal grandmother)
* Morgan Byrd
* Calinda Zara Kane (Arrow and Morgan's daughter)
* (Joseph's mother)
* Joseph
* Harlow Reese
* Allye Martin
* Darby James Rogers (Gray and Allye's son)
* Everly Adams
* John (Renee's boyfriend)
* Elise Adams (Everly's sister; not by name)
* Dave
* Noah Ganter
=== Characters Mentioned (but not appearing) ===
* Maria (Zara's friend)
* Carmen (Zara's friend)
* Roberto del Rio
* Ruben Martínez (gang member)
* Marcus (gang member)
* Eberto (gang member)
* Alfonso (gang member)
* Chad Layne (Zara's father)
* Emily Layne (Zara's mother)
* Lance Lockard (Black's brother)
* José
* Pene Rogers (Gray's mother; not by name)
* Leon Harris (Chloe's brother; not by name)
* Ryder "Ace" Sinclair
* Felicity Sinclair
* Logan Anderson (not by name)
* Blake Anderson (not by name)
* Nathan Hampton (not by name)
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==Synopsis==
== References ==
* When Meat is at Daniela's house, he tells Zara that Allye is Gray's wife. When he introduces Zara to Gray later, he calls Allye his fiancée. In the epilogue, Gray and Allye get married.
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