Book 1 in Alpha Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists · Romantic suspense · Reads as a standalone · Guaranteed HEA
About the book
I’ve spent years running from the memory of Zoe—the girl with emerald eyes, fierce loyalty, and a love I pushed away. She is my best friend’s little sister. Off-limits. Untouchable. Rejecting her felt like the only way to keep her safe from the darkness I carried home after my time as a Navy SEAL and into my work as a Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialist.
But now she isn’t just a memory I can’t escape.
She’s been taken.
A human-trafficking ring has disappeared her without a trace, and every protective instinct I’ve ever buried explodes to the surface. I know what happens to women who vanish into networks like this. I know exactly how little time I have to find her.
She isn’t just my best friend’s little sister.
She’s the woman I’ve loved all along—
And I’ll tear apart every last threat hunting her to keep her in my arms.
Tropes, heat and content notes
- Tropes: best friend's little sister, protector hero, second chance, forced proximity, resilient survivor, tortured hero
- Heat: steamy
- Point of view: dual first person, present tense, Axel and Zoe
- Ending: a happily ever after, with no cliffhanger
- Content notes: human trafficking, kidnapping, captivity, violence. Adults 18+.
Where it fits in the series
Rescuing Zoe is book 1 of 6 in Alpha Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists, the first team in Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists.
- Before it: Rescuing Melissa (the free prequel).
- After it: Rescuing Moira (book 2).
Questions readers ask
Is Rescuing Zoe the first Alpha Team book?
Yes. Rescuing Zoe is book 1. The free prequel, Rescuing Melissa, comes before it, but you don't need it to follow the story.
Can I read Rescuing Zoe as a standalone?
Yes. Axel and Zoe'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 Zoe?
Steamy. Axel and Zoe's history makes the heat build fast once he gets her back.
Does Rescuing Zoe end on a cliffhanger?
No. Axel and Zoe get their happily ever after.
Is Rescuing Zoe in Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. Every Alpha Team book from Rescuing Zoe on is in Kindle Unlimited.