Book 3 in Alpha Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists · Romantic suspense · Reads as a standalone · Guaranteed HEA
About the book
Eve Deverough thought she was claiming one moment of freedom.
One impulsive spring break trip. One act of rebellion against her cold, controlling father. One chance to escape the gilded cage of her privileged life. Instead, she’s abducted off the streets of Cancun.
Drugged. Transported in a shipping container with twelve other terrified girls. Sold into a human trafficking nightmare hidden deep in the Colombian jungle. Her captor wants more than auction money. As the daughter of a powerful shipping mogul, Eve is worth millions in ransom.
But as days turn into weeks… and weeks into months… even money may not be enough to buy her freedom. Desperate to survive, Eve is forced into an impossible choice.
Max Hunter, leader of Guardian HRS’s Alpha Team, has seen evil before. But nothing prepares him for The Retreat.
A hidden jungle compound where women are bought, sold, and broken. To rescue Eve, Max must become the thing he hates most. An undercover buyer. A predator. A monster convincing the enemy he belongs among them.
Failure isn’t an option.
The moment Max sees Eve, everything changes. Bruised but unbroken. Terrified but still fighting. There’s one brutal complication he never anticipated. Eve doesn’t see a rescuer. She sees a monster.
Now Max must keep his cover, dismantle the operation, survive the cartel—and somehow convince the woman he’s risking everything for that he’s the only man she can trust. Because once Max chooses his mission… He never walks away.
Tropes, heat and content notes
- Tropes: undercover hero, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, protector hero, captive heroine, kidnapped heiress, slow burn
- Heat: spicy, with a dark edge
- Point of view: dual first person, present tense, Max and Eve
- Ending: a happily ever after, with no cliffhanger
- Content notes: kidnapping, human trafficking, captivity, violence. Adults 18+.
Where it fits in the series
Rescuing Eve is book 3 of 6 in Alpha Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists, the first team in Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists.
- Before it: Rescuing Moira (book 2).
- After it: Rescuing Lily (book 4).
Questions readers ask
Can I read Rescuing Eve as a standalone?
Yes. Max and Eve's story is complete in this book. Each Alpha Team book follows a different Guardian, so reading in order lets you meet the team one man at a time.
How spicy is Rescuing Eve?
It's spicy, with a dark edge. It's a slow burn, because Eve thinks Max is one of the buyers.
Does Rescuing Eve end on a cliffhanger?
No. Max and Eve get their happily ever after.
Is Rescuing Eve in Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. Every Alpha Team book from Rescuing Zoe on is in Kindle Unlimited.