Book 4 in Alpha Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists · Romantic suspense · Reads as a standalone · Guaranteed HEA
About the book
DEA agent Lily Freeman knows exactly what kind of man Knox Wilder is supposed to be.
A criminal. A trafficker. A dangerous target at the center of her undercover investigation.
Her mission is simple: Get close. Gain his trust. Take him down.
What Lily doesn’t expect is Knox.
Because the man she’s supposed to expose is nothing like the ruthless criminal in her file.
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialist Knox Wilder is operating deep undercover inside Tomas Benefield’s trafficking network, risking everything to dismantle the operation from the inside and save as many women as possible before they disappear forever.
One mistake gets people killed. One crack in his cover destroys everything. The last thing Knox needs is a DEA agent crashing into his mission under false pretenses. The last woman he should want is Lily.
But Lily is sharp, fearless, stubborn, and impossible to ignore.
And when her presence throws his carefully controlled operation into chaos, Knox faces an impossible balancing act:
Protect the mission.
Protect the trafficked women.
Protect Lily.
Even when she believes he’s the enemy.
As danger escalates, their conflicting missions collide in a deadly web of deception, betrayal, and explosive chemistry.
Their covers begin to crack. Enemies start asking questions. And the trafficking network closes in.
To survive, Lily and Knox will have to trust the one thing neither can afford: Each other.
Because in a world built on lies, falling in love may be the most dangerous risk of all.
Tropes, heat and content notes
- Tropes: undercover romance, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, protector hero, secret identity, DEA agent heroine, slow burn
- Heat: spicy
- Point of view: dual first person, present tense, Knox and Lily
- Ending: a happily ever after, with no cliffhanger
- Content notes: human trafficking, undercover danger, violence. Adults 18+.
Where it fits in the series
Rescuing Lily is book 4 of 6 in Alpha Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists, the first team in Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists.
- Before it: Rescuing Eve (book 3).
- After it: Rescuing Jinx (book 5).
Questions readers ask
Can I read Rescuing Lily as a standalone?
Yes. Knox and Lily'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 Lily?
Spicy. The heat builds slowly, since each of them thinks the other is the enemy.
Does Rescuing Lily end on a cliffhanger?
No. Knox and Lily get their happily ever after.
Is Rescuing Lily in Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. Every Alpha Team book from Rescuing Zoe on is in Kindle Unlimited.