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Hawk: a Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists series Novella
An FBI cyber analyst framed for murder. A Guardian operator sent to get her out alive.
Savannah Cross is an FBI cybercrime analyst who was never meant to be in the field — until the night her own agency turns on her. Framed for murder, hunted by mercenaries wearing federal badges, she's running with the only evidence that can stop a coordinated domestic terror attack.
Her last call goes to a shadow organization that doesn't exist on paper. They send Sawyer "Hawk" Morrison.
A Guardian HRS operator with scars burned into his skin and guilt carved just as deep, Hawk specializes in impossible extractions — and in walking away before anything turns personal. But Savannah isn't a helpless asset. She fights back with intelligence, nerve, and a lethal creativity that leaves even him stunned.
From San Francisco rooftops to a hidden mountain safe house, the threat isn't only the ticking clock or the enemies closing in. It's the pull between them — the kind that ignites under pressure and doesn't ask permission.
She's brilliant, hunted, and carrying secrets that could collapse a nation. He's lethal, controlled, and sworn to protect her at any cost. And when trust becomes the most dangerous weapon of all, desire may be the one thing neither can afford.
Bodyguard protector romance, forced proximityScarred guarded operator × brilliant heroineTouch-her-and-die alpha, sworn to protectHeroine who fights back, never a helpless assetFramed and on the run, extraction thrillerShadow-org found familySlow burn that ignites under pressureFor readers of tactical FBI suspense and protector romance — relentless pursuit, a hero who doesn't miss, and a heroine who refuses to break.
Start the Guardian HRS series today.
DATA BLOCK
Heat Spicy · Suspenseful, high-octane, emotional · Guardian HRS Short Reads — standalone · HEA · Dual · Content gun violence, conspiracy peril, past trauma
Savannah Cross is an FBI cybercrime analyst who was never meant to be in the field — until the night her own agency turns on her. Framed for murder, hunted by mercenaries wearing federal badges, she's running with the only evidence that can stop a coordinated domestic terror attack.
Her last call goes to a shadow organization that doesn't exist on paper. They send Sawyer "Hawk" Morrison.
A Guardian HRS operator with scars burned into his skin and guilt carved just as deep, Hawk specializes in impossible extractions — and in walking away before anything turns personal. But Savannah isn't a helpless asset. She fights back with intelligence, nerve, and a lethal creativity that leaves even him stunned.
From San Francisco rooftops to a hidden mountain safe house, the threat isn't only the ticking clock or the enemies closing in. It's the pull between them — the kind that ignites under pressure and doesn't ask permission.
She's brilliant, hunted, and carrying secrets that could collapse a nation. He's lethal, controlled, and sworn to protect her at any cost. And when trust becomes the most dangerous weapon of all, desire may be the one thing neither can afford.
Bodyguard protector romance, forced proximityScarred guarded operator × brilliant heroineTouch-her-and-die alpha, sworn to protectHeroine who fights back, never a helpless assetFramed and on the run, extraction thrillerShadow-org found familySlow burn that ignites under pressureFor readers of tactical FBI suspense and protector romance — relentless pursuit, a hero who doesn't miss, and a heroine who refuses to break.
Start the Guardian HRS series today.
DATA BLOCK
Heat Spicy · Suspenseful, high-octane, emotional · Guardian HRS Short Reads — standalone · HEA · Dual · Content gun violence, conspiracy peril, past trauma
- GenresRomantic Suspense
153 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 3, 2026
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Ellie Masters
162 books1,675 followersAngsty, Steamy, Heart-Stopping, Pulse-Pounding, Can't-Stop-Reading Romantic Suspense.
Ellie Masters is a USA Today Bestselling author and Amazon Top 15 Author.
In addition, she's a wife, military mom, doctor, and retired Colonel.
She writes romantic suspense filled with all your sexy, swoon-worthy alpha men. Her writing will tug at your heartstrings and leave your heart racing.
Born in the South, raised under the Hawaiian sun, Ellie has traveled the globe while in service to her country. The love of her life, her amazing husband, is her number one fan and biggest supporter. And yes! He's read every word she's written.
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Ellie Masters is a USA Today Bestselling author and Amazon Top 15 Author.
In addition, she's a wife, military mom, doctor, and retired Colonel.
She writes romantic suspense filled with all your sexy, swoon-worthy alpha men. Her writing will tug at your heartstrings and leave your heart racing.
Born in the South, raised under the Hawaiian sun, Ellie has traveled the globe while in service to her country. The love of her life, her amazing husband, is her number one fan and biggest supporter. And yes! He's read every word she's written.
Don't forget to sign up for her newsletter. Never miss another release, sale, or exclusive. https://elliemasters.com/NewsletterSi...
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February 19, 2026
Hawk by Ellie Masters is a short, fast paced, high intensity romantic suspense novella, which is a great blend of danger, devotion, and high heat chemistry. Savannah Cross is an FBI cyber analyst, who stumbles onto something she was never meant to see. Sawyer “Hawk” Morrison, is the Guardian HRS operator sent to extract her.
Savannah uncovers a massive domestic terror conspiracy. She reports it through proper channels, but the FBI turns on her and instead of being protected, Savannah is framed for murder and a kill team wearing federal badges comes after her. She calls Guardian HRS who send Hawk to extract her. But Savannah is not what Hawk expected, she’s not a passive asset, she’s not helpless – he finds her fighting for her life, with everything she has.
Savannah can’t trust the FBI or law enforcement. She can’t trust anyone, but under fire and as they go on the run hunted by mercenaries and corrupt agents, she must trust Hawk. The bond they build, the instant connection, the burning chemistry they have, and protective instincts, “I’ve got you” energy, trauma bonding that evolves is something real.
Savannah and Hawk’s journey is an emotional, unexpectedly tender and high intensity romance. As you would expect from any guardian HRS book its fast, tense and action driven full of danger, devotion, chemistry, and healing.
Savannah uncovers a massive domestic terror conspiracy. She reports it through proper channels, but the FBI turns on her and instead of being protected, Savannah is framed for murder and a kill team wearing federal badges comes after her. She calls Guardian HRS who send Hawk to extract her. But Savannah is not what Hawk expected, she’s not a passive asset, she’s not helpless – he finds her fighting for her life, with everything she has.
Savannah can’t trust the FBI or law enforcement. She can’t trust anyone, but under fire and as they go on the run hunted by mercenaries and corrupt agents, she must trust Hawk. The bond they build, the instant connection, the burning chemistry they have, and protective instincts, “I’ve got you” energy, trauma bonding that evolves is something real.
Savannah and Hawk’s journey is an emotional, unexpectedly tender and high intensity romance. As you would expect from any guardian HRS book its fast, tense and action driven full of danger, devotion, chemistry, and healing.
February 6, 2026
Never stop
Hawk/Sawyer and Savannah/Savi. Savi is an FBI analyst, but she is not someone who only is behind a computer. Hawk is a Guardian, but I wasn’t sure if he was a personal protector or part of the briefly mentioned Echo team. Regardless, he is a veteran who likes the mission of protecting and helping others. Their first meeting is in the midst of violence and the story never drops that component as many powerful people are after Savannah and the information she found regarding a plot that would kill thousands of Americans. Their chemistry is immediate, but they play it odd as adrenaline at first, until it is clear it is more to both. Frost and Flint and CJ are featured in this story and do a great job of showing the loyalty and skillset the Guardians embody. I flew through the story and loved being back in the Guardian world!
Hawk/Sawyer and Savannah/Savi. Savi is an FBI analyst, but she is not someone who only is behind a computer. Hawk is a Guardian, but I wasn’t sure if he was a personal protector or part of the briefly mentioned Echo team. Regardless, he is a veteran who likes the mission of protecting and helping others. Their first meeting is in the midst of violence and the story never drops that component as many powerful people are after Savannah and the information she found regarding a plot that would kill thousands of Americans. Their chemistry is immediate, but they play it odd as adrenaline at first, until it is clear it is more to both. Frost and Flint and CJ are featured in this story and do a great job of showing the loyalty and skillset the Guardians embody. I flew through the story and loved being back in the Guardian world!
February 7, 2026
HAWK and Savannah
This book is one adrenaline rush after another. Savannah found something she shouldn't have and now, people want her kept quiet...permanently. Savannah is with the FBI. Betrayal comes from the most unexpected place. HAWK gets there just in time to save her from the first wave of would be assassins. He has her doing things she wouldn't normally do in a million years. They are attracted to each other but, it's only been a few days since they met. Things have been chaotic to say the least. Somehow, they stay a step ahead of the bad guys. When back-up arrives, things happen fast. Savannah has no choice but to bring her A game to stop a catastrophe. Through it all, HAWK and Savannah never lost sight of each other. Can the feelings they have survive if and possibly when the noise dies down? Get this book and find out. Sorry, no spoilers.
This book is one adrenaline rush after another. Savannah found something she shouldn't have and now, people want her kept quiet...permanently. Savannah is with the FBI. Betrayal comes from the most unexpected place. HAWK gets there just in time to save her from the first wave of would be assassins. He has her doing things she wouldn't normally do in a million years. They are attracted to each other but, it's only been a few days since they met. Things have been chaotic to say the least. Somehow, they stay a step ahead of the bad guys. When back-up arrives, things happen fast. Savannah has no choice but to bring her A game to stop a catastrophe. Through it all, HAWK and Savannah never lost sight of each other. Can the feelings they have survive if and possibly when the noise dies down? Get this book and find out. Sorry, no spoilers.
February 9, 2026
LOTS OF ACTION SCENES!
This was a fast paced and enjoyable experience for reading.Hawk works for HRS and is sent to rescue an FBI agent who believes she has been compromised. Savannah seems to be trapped by those after her but Hawk manages to arrive to help. They manage to be extracted and taken to a drop off point where Hawk picks up a vehicle to get to their temporary shelter. But in less than 24 hours they are found.
Great action filled story!
This was a fast paced and enjoyable experience for reading.Hawk works for HRS and is sent to rescue an FBI agent who believes she has been compromised. Savannah seems to be trapped by those after her but Hawk manages to arrive to help. They manage to be extracted and taken to a drop off point where Hawk picks up a vehicle to get to their temporary shelter. But in less than 24 hours they are found.
Great action filled story!
April 5, 2026
I think Hawk is my favorite of the GHRS short reads. The high stakes adrenaline out in the wild is breathtaking. Savannah is a surprise to the reader as well as Hawk and his teammates. The "hit the ground running" and closed proximity for Sawyer and Savannah is the perfect recipe for attraction. Making them a perfect team without years of training. They move like a well oiled machine as virtual strangers, making their story very fast paced. Love it!
April 30, 2026
Love these insta-attraction short mission HEA stories!
I love the way the FMC are kick-ass and not wimpy! Love the MMC who show up to assist the FMC because she is thinking, doing, and holding her own for the moment... Great good-guy, bad-guys, nasty villian stories! Love these Guardian ex-military hot and spicy and scarred humans! Just loving these Short Story guys!
On to the next!!
I love the way the FMC are kick-ass and not wimpy! Love the MMC who show up to assist the FMC because she is thinking, doing, and holding her own for the moment... Great good-guy, bad-guys, nasty villian stories! Love these Guardian ex-military hot and spicy and scarred humans! Just loving these Short Story guys!
On to the next!!
May 8, 2026
Another guardian who comes to the rescue And providing a good short read
I love these guardian series books they're not long books but they pk a lot in them. I like the characters they're people that I would hope is watching our defenses if they were real. Each guardian has a special quality or something that keeps driving them, hawk is no different Past failures make him more alert and more driven. This story while it was short was engaging. A worthwhile read.
I love these guardian series books they're not long books but they pk a lot in them. I like the characters they're people that I would hope is watching our defenses if they were real. Each guardian has a special quality or something that keeps driving them, hawk is no different Past failures make him more alert and more driven. This story while it was short was engaging. A worthwhile read.
June 15, 2026
Hawk is sent on a solo mission to extract Savannah from a hit to kill her and recover her computer. Hawk arrives to find her dealing with mercenaries in her apartment, but she manages to kill three of them with ordinary kitchen supplies. They manage to escape but the hostiles keep pursuing and locating them time and again. Great suspense and loads of action. I really enjoy these short reads. They are so fast paced and ridiculously entertaining. Loved it!
February 4, 2026
Savi a woman who can stand on her own in a fight and an FBI analyst. Hawk a protector who has been sent to her by a call from a friend from the CIA to the GHR. Together they are unstoppable. The sparks are flying and race against time is a rollercoaster. Vividly written and in a fast paste. I enjoyed it very much and read this in one go. I could not stop.
February 6, 2026
Buckle up people. Hawk is one heck of a fast-paced, adrenaline pumping, danger filled andcsteamy ride. Sawyer and Savannah instantly connect. She's been betrayed and he's been sent to extract her. Honestly, this is such an absorbing story that I read it in one quick sitting. You just can't go wrong with an Ellie Masters book!
April 1, 2026
Sawyer and Savannah
This book was very similar to Flint’s story. Great couple, they work well together. And they fall for each other immediately. She’s been betrayed by her FBI boyfriend when she discovers a secret deadly project he’s working on. He tries to kill her but Savannah can take care of herself.
Lots of technical stuff. Interesting.
This book was very similar to Flint’s story. Great couple, they work well together. And they fall for each other immediately. She’s been betrayed by her FBI boyfriend when she discovers a secret deadly project he’s working on. He tries to kill her but Savannah can take care of herself.
Lots of technical stuff. Interesting.
February 5, 2026
Intoxicating Danger 🔥
Fast-paced, action-packed, and sexy! Savannah's a force to be reckoned with, and Hawk's not complaining 😉. This short read packs a punch, with a heroine who fights back and a hero who's all in. Ellie Masters delivers a thrilling ride! 🤓
Fast-paced, action-packed, and sexy! Savannah's a force to be reckoned with, and Hawk's not complaining 😉. This short read packs a punch, with a heroine who fights back and a hero who's all in. Ellie Masters delivers a thrilling ride! 🤓
April 24, 2026
2.5 stars
It’s short and fast paced. But, multiple page intimate scenes while the world is crashing around them and bullets are flying. Ridiculous.
So many intimate scenes the actual story could have been 50 pages less.
So I found it mostly silly.
It’s short and fast paced. But, multiple page intimate scenes while the world is crashing around them and bullets are flying. Ridiculous.
So many intimate scenes the actual story could have been 50 pages less.
So I found it mostly silly.
May 21, 2026
Loved Hawk!!!!!
Fantastic story!!! Amazing action scenes from her and him. Lots of steamy romance scenes. Can not wait to get Made next. This series is full of dramatic action, some humor and love!!! Great job Ellie!!!!!!
Fantastic story!!! Amazing action scenes from her and him. Lots of steamy romance scenes. Can not wait to get Made next. This series is full of dramatic action, some humor and love!!! Great job Ellie!!!!!!
February 3, 2026
Just a novella but what an action packed story! As with every Ellie masters book, I loved it and already look forward to the next book.
February 4, 2026
Romance
Thank you for sharing these wonderful romance novel series books. Please keep writing more of these wonderful books. Thank you
Thank you for sharing these wonderful romance novel series books. Please keep writing more of these wonderful books. Thank you
February 4, 2026
Short read.. ... but still packs a punch! Fast paced, plenty of action, plenty of steam🔥
Ellie Masters, your books are works of art. Love them!
Ellie Masters, your books are works of art. Love them!
February 8, 2026
intense , awesome , and full of intrigue, with a love relation built with trust , care and honesty that brings the 2 together thru their rescue adventure.. wonderful short read
February 9, 2026
Enjoying the quick short novellas with the Guardian HRS teams.
Hawk and Savannah's story is a fast-paced rescue and escape whilst trying to destroy Prometheus!
Hawk and Savannah's story is a fast-paced rescue and escape whilst trying to destroy Prometheus!
March 23, 2026
another Great read in the series
Danger and discovery. Hawk saves the day and finds his life partner. A short but great read . I love the Guardian Rescue Series !
Danger and discovery. Hawk saves the day and finds his life partner. A short but great read . I love the Guardian Rescue Series !
May 29, 2026
Loved it
August 6, 2026
Close 5 stars
I would give this book, or series overall 5 stars, but there is too much repetitive phrases and redundancies.
But overall this is a great series overall.
I would give this book, or series overall 5 stars, but there is too much repetitive phrases and redundancies.
But overall this is a great series overall.
February 5, 2026
So … normally I enjoy GHR books whether short or long. This time I was distracted by the insta lust/love that happened in short of one hour. I understand the adrenaline rush caught up in a hero rescue completely but this was a bit fast for me. The story was great but was overshadowed. Anyway … I still like Ellie Masters stories about GHR and look forward to the next book of hers.
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