Forged in Deception by Kendra Warden

The serpent isn’t dead. She’s only sleeping…

When it comes to finding a research breakthrough, scientist Karlin McKenna won’t let anything get in her way–at least not until her employer pressures her into crossing an ethical line. If she refuses to play their game, it could cost her everything. Including her brother’s life.
Private security operative Asher Forge has never been one to turn down a chance to go undercover, and taking part in a top secret medical trial sounds pretty sweet. Especially when his client happens to be a beautiful redhead who clearly hasn’t broken a rule since the second grade.
It doesn’t take long for Asher and Karlin to realize that taking down Senera Pharmaceuticals is going to be even more difficult than they expected. And little do they know that even darker secrets are lurking in the cold desert night.
Serve. Protect. Redeem.

Forge Brothers Security is a clean and Christian suspense romance series. Each book is a standalone and can be read in any order. Tropes for Forged in Deception include he falls first, class clown hero, type A heroine, and opposites attract.