The one man she can't have. The one woman he can't resist.

Matt Dean was born to fight—and kill. A member of a secret black-ops military unit, he and his brothers were genetically engineered to be perfect soldiers with an expiration date. Now, with time running out, he's gone rogue in a relentless quest for the one person who can save them. His mission leads him to Charmed, Idaho, and to a woman with eyes like emeralds.

Laney Jacobs knows the handsome stranger is trouble from the moment he walks into her bar. She's spent years running from her own past—but Matt's arms offer protection and his touch promises passion. As lethal forces close in, revealing explosive secrets, can he save them all before time runs out?