Shielding Gillian (2020)

## Series

Delta Team Two, Book 1

Originally published on April 7, 2020

## Official Blurb

> As an event planner, Gillian Romano’s an expert at rolling with the punches and solving unexpected problems. But her flight getting hijacked while returning from a job is definitely out of her skill set. Passengers are being murdered, and when she’s chosen by the terrorists to be their mouthpiece, even more innocent lives rest on Gillian’s shoulders. Only the calm, reassuring voice on the other end of the line keeps her sane, forging a bond with a stranger she’s never seen but trusts with her life.
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> Walker “Trigger” Nelson and his Delta Force team have spent years training for close-quarter hostage rescue. When they get called to South America to attempt to save an airplane full of hostages, he doesn’t expect to meet a woman who rocks his world in the middle of the op. Gillian’s cool head and bravery in the face of certain terror—and possible death—blows him away. Any outcome that doesn’t include Gillian leaving that plane alive and well is not an option.
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> After their safe return to Texas, both Trigger and Gillian are excited to find out if their instant chemistry can survive the real world. Neither realizing that someone isn’t happy with the outcome of the hijacking, and is watching, waiting, for a second chance to strike.
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## Characters

### Main Character(s)

* Walker "Trigger" Nelson
* Gillian Romano

### All Characters (in order of appearance)

* Gillian Romano
* Alice Hicks (passenger)
* Wade (passenger)
* Luis Vilchez (hijacker)
* Walker "Trigger" Nelson
* Gage "Lefty" Haskins
* Fred "Grover" Groves
* Kane "Brain" Temple
* Porter "Oz" Reed
* Craig "Doc" Wagner
* Troy "Lucky" Schmidt
* Janet Cagle (passenger)
* Renee (passenger; Janet's daughter)
* Andrea Vilmer (passenger)
* Alberto (hijacker)
* Henry (hijacker)
* Isaac (hijacker)
* Carlos (hijacker)
* Leyton Morales (passenger)
* Reed Stonegate (passenger)
* Charles Wayman (passenger)
* Maria Gomez (passenger)
* Camile Millan (passenger)
* Rebecca Crawford (passenger)
* Mateo Herrera (passenger)
* Alejandro Chavez (passenger)
* Muhammad Nassar (passenger)
* Jesus (hijacker)
* Wendy Reed (Gillian's friend)
* Ann Pierce (Gillian's friend)
* Clarissa Thomas (Gillian's friend)
* Ford "Truck" Laughlin
* Mary Laughlin
* Gary Tucker
* Calum Branch
* Annie Grant Fletcher
* Rob
* Cormac "Fletch" Fletcher
* Emily Fletcher
* Keane "Ghost" Bryson
* Beckett "Coach" Ralston
* Graham "Hollywood" Caverly (not by name)
* Troy "Beatle" Lennon (not by name)
* Aspen "Blade" Carlisle (not by name)
* Rayne Bryson (not by name)
* Harley Kelso (not by name)
* Kassie Caverly (not by name)
* Casey Shea (not by name)
* Wendy Tucker (not by name)
* Alfredo Salazar
* The Howards (Gillian's clients)
* (The Howards' daughter)

### Characters Mentioned (but not appearing)

* Troy Johnson (Gillian's client)
* Hugo Lamas
* Thomas Romano (Gillian's father)
* Barbara Romano (Gillian's mother)
* Johnathan (Clarissa's husband)
* Tom (Ann's partner)
* Wyatt (Wendy's boyfriend)
* Aarav "Ford" Laughlin
* Deeba "Elizabeth" Laughlin
* (Trigger's mother)
* (Trigger's father)
* Miss Noonbreaker
* Walter Brown (Kinley's boss; not by name)
* Kinley Taylor
* Frankie Sanders
* (Trigger's building manager)

## References

* *Shielding Gillian* (2020) also appears in *Holding Onto You: Volume 2*.