Terk's Guardians

Having precog abilities didn't guarantee having answers, but it did mean Walker knew when trouble was in a specific area. In this case it was Finland and involved someone associated with Levi and a friend to Walker. So, he wants in on this job—even if Levi doesn't have a job there. Yet. However, a quick phone call to Terk confirms Walker's suspicions. And he's already on the move. Ashley's life should have eased up with her move to Finland, but that same wariness creeping back in her life made her feel hunted once again. A strong healer, she helped those who showed up on her doorstep, telling them that she believed the healing energy brought them to her. However, she'd long ago learned that not everyone who showed up at her house wanted the best for her. So, when Walker shows up, she's not sure what to believe, but it's quickly all too clear that her life is in danger.

Reid Cocheran is eager to see Venialla again, after losing contact years ago when they were in the same research group. Finding out that MI6 lost her and her mother in a secret operation, while moving them both back to England, has him volunteering immediately. Veni Baronov and her mother were caught escaping Russia where her mother, more prisoner than employee, had been working for the government. This was their one chance at freedom-before her parents' employer discovered there was more to Veni than she wanted them … or anyone … to know. Veni had always been independent, but sometimes a little help is needed. This time it will take a lot of help, especially now that MI6 had failed them. There is someone she can call on for help, but it requires skills she didn't dare use-not when others want to wield them against her …

Sanders hadn't been expecting a rescue from his own captivity. Now free, he can do no less than help Ania, another captive, someone he barely knows. Yet his connection to her had kept Sanders alive during his darkest times. He can do no less than help her now. Ania must escape her father's total control. However, during Ania's first few days in confinement, her head had to clear of the drugs her father had been feeding her, just to keep her compliant and captive. After missing a dose, clarity now returning, Ania finally understands and bolts. But where can she go? She has no one. Until Sanders reaches out... Meanwhile her father had put a psychic tracker on Ania's tail. Now Sanders and Ania try to hide, yet must find each other... before her father locates them both.

Nate is pulled into a mission to rescue a kidnapped woman, being held in Paris. But a normal mission versus one run by Terkel is a whole different story. Nate's first telepathic communication tells him that this will be like nothing else in his life. During a layover in Paris, while traveling to start a job in Africa with Bullard, Madeline awoke, tied up in a strange hotel room with another female captive, named Anna. Nate comes to the rescue and shares how he had been called in to locate Madeline, when she didn't arrive as planned. Yet she wonders if she can trust him, especially when she has no recollection of who kidnapped her in the first place. When Anna disappears again, Madeline's even more worried. What are the chances the kidnappers are looking for round two with Madeline as well?

A prisoner of the Kremlin and of a failed exchange several years ago, Royal is losing hope of ever being free again-particularly when the firing squad date is already set for his execution. He has exhausted all avenues of escape. Now it seems to be the end of the line …Janna has been through way-too-much pain and anguish recently, and yet somehow she can't walk away from helping Royal, even though he'd walked away from her a long time ago. Maybe because she has nothing left to care about, this would be her last gift to give-if someone can just get to Royal in time.Time is against them. Conditions are against them. Enemies are against them. Can they fight the odds, and, in the process, save themselves?

In a world where diplomatic immunity can shield the darkest of sins, a sinister pattern emerges where wives mysteriously vanish without a trace. When MI6 finally connects the dots, even their hardened agents are disturbed by the implications. Terkel's team faces their most challenging mission yetnavigating international politics, while racing against time to prevent another tragic disappearance. The clock ticks by even faster when they discover the diplomat's latest target: the missing sister of dead wife number four.Trapped in an opulent prison, Heather's heart aches, not just for her lost sister but for the freedom slipping through her fingers. Each passing day brings her closer to an unwanted fatebecoming wife number five to a man she suspects of unspeakable crimes. Her desperate plea for help echoes through secret channels, but the response brings only tighter security and darker shadows. The golden walls of her cage begin to close in, threatening to suffocate her last hopes of escape.Enter Roycedangerous, determined, and devastatingly attractive. His calculated rescue plan seems perfect on paper, but the crackling tension between them threatens to complicate everything. As they navigate a deadly game of cat and mouse, their growing attraction becomes impossible to ignore. With both their lives hanging by a thread, Heather and Royce must trust not only each other's skills but also their hearts

Haunted by a painful and unimaginable past, Bojan sought refuge in his work to keep the memories-and Lacy-at bay. But, when she raises the alarm over Bullard's family, Bojan is forced to step into the fray. Bullard is particularly wary of these "special" skills, except for those of Terk's team. Plus ignoring the offer of these skills can be dangerous-especially when a threat involves his family.Lacy is helping the heavily pregnant Leia in the medical clinic, yet can't ignore the danger she sees. But triggering an alarm requires Terk's special brand of help, who then tags Bojan to step up and to handle it. Lacy had no idea Bojan would return to her in the near future. Maybe in some distant future? So finding him in the kitchen one morning is unexpected. Still, now is the time for assistance. She just doesn't know what help Bojan can offer. Or is prepared to offer …Particularly as things go from bad to worse.

Langdon hasn't been in a good place for a long time, but it was time enough to chase away the woman he'd loved since forever. Unable to reach her to make it right, he realizes she's disappeared-and not by choice. He then finds out why Molly was kidnapped and by whom. Molly would do just about anything for Langdon, yet being used as leverage to force him to act wasn't part of the plan. But escaping would take more than her special energy skills, abilities her captors are unaware of. She needs to keep it that way. Now if only she could open the psychic door she'd slammed shut between her and Langdon to let him know what was happening-before he was forced to do something that could kill them both …

When Legend sees his political war-mongering father heading in a direction Legend can't agree with, he walks, but walking away from his little brother, Larry, can't happen. He is special in so many ways-even Clary, who has helped him many times, agrees. When intel of a government uprising is confirmed, Legend swoops in to remove Larry from the danger zone. It's not like Legend can leave behind his brother's tutor either … Blair has been looking after Larry for years and had expected her position to continue for much longer, but, when Legend races in, barking orders to leave, her calm future is in sudden jeopardy. Nothing is easy or calm about Legend when he's around her. As the coup fails, Legend's simple escape plan deteriorates quickly, and Larry's existence is suddenly a prize for cohorts, who haven't been paid and who are looking for a quick escape route too. Not that Blair would let anyone hurt her charge-even if it means dealing with and cooperating with the very irritating Legend.