Stealthy Seduction by Em Petrova

He lives by the rules. She’s the one he’d break them for.

Hudson Steele lives by the book—because in his world, breaking the rules gets people killed. As the rock of SEAL Team Blackout Charlie, nothing rattles him…until the night Izzy Cruz walks into his life. She’s all curves, camera-ready confidence and fierce drive to dig up the truth—no matter the danger. But Izzy’s latest story has made her a target for someone who would rather see her silenced than be exposed.

Surviving a hostage crisis was supposed to be the hardest thing Izzy would ever endure. She’s spent years reclaiming her life and her career—until one story puts her in the crosshairs again. The threats are real, the danger closer than ever, but she refuses to hide. The problem? Her new shadow is a hard-muscled SEAL with a Southern drawl. He makes her feel safer than she’s ever felt, yet sets her pulse racing in ways that have nothing to do with fear.

When bullets fly and the walls close in, Steele’s ironclad resolve to follow orders shatters—because losing Izzy isn’t an option. Every brush of his hand, every protective growl, chips away at her defenses. And when the enemy strikes, Steele won’t just risk his career to save her…he’ll put the one thing he’s never given anyone on the line—his heart.