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Some partnerships are deadlier than others.

Tatiana Sterling knows security—as a former Special Ops soldier, she's built her reputation on protecting others. Now running her struggling security firm, she faces a harsh even the best-trained woman gets overlooked in a male-dominated industry.

Her solution arrives in the form of Jackson Dale Shade, a mysterious, charming man she hires to pose as her business partner. The ruse works perfectly—clients start rolling in, her company flourishes.

JD harbors dark secrets that leave Tatiana both fascinated and frustrated.

When they take on a case of sabotage at the Metro Theater, they uncover more than staged accidents. Their investigation leads them to a bank heist plot that puts lives at risk—including their own.

Through gunfire, collapsing tunnels, confrontations with criminals, Tatiana must rely on JD while questioning everything about him.

She senses JD hides something monumental behind his perfect smile, something that might change everything between them.

Will Tatiana discover the truth about the man who's becoming essential to her life? Or will uncovering his secrets destroy the partnership she's come to depend on?

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246 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 13, 2025

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Michael Anderle

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1,023 reviews
August 22, 2025
Theater mystery

Tatiana and her company get a gig trying to discover who is sabotaging a play. While investigating they find that there is a second plot also taking place, now Tatiana has to figure out the saboteur, what is happening in the tunnels under the theater, and what the heck is JD up to. I am enjoying the characters in this series, they keep things interesting and make me laugh. I also like the storylines, the action, and look forward to the reactions when certain secrets will be revealed.
1,108 reviews7 followers
October 6, 2026
More action & more fun as well!

The story is continuing to remain interesting as Tatiana is keeping quite busy with her current contracts and her efforts to grow her business.
Thanks to her being unaware of the constraints that Jackson/J.D. has had imposed, she’s increasingly frustrated by his absences when he’s off working for another who can preempt his work with Sterling & Smith despite his definite preference to the contrary.

Once again Anderle has given us a fun tale that’s been internally consistent and a quick read! 😊
1,269 reviews6 followers
June 8, 2025
4.0

As usual certain stories by Michael Andersen just suck the reader in and won’t let go. This is one of those stories for me. I found this second book a little stretched out regarding content, but it still pulled me beyond my usual bedtime. Can’t wait for the paranormal parts to jump out.
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May 20, 2025
Another cracker

Michael Anderle keeps delivering great stories. While I have not read everything that he has written, I have read a lot, and how he maintains such a high standard amazes me. I am looking forward to the next in this series.
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