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Former covert operative, Braxton Valentine, is on a train to Los Angeles with his fiancée to meet her parents for the first time. He’s given up his dangerous job to start a new life with the woman he loves, but on a scheduled stop in El Paso, two shady men board the train. Brax fears the suspicious men have targeted him for revenge from a past mission and his primal instincts kick in. With his fiancée and other innocents onboard, he’s forced into a terrible choice. Head of the Phoenix Agency’s fledgling Psi division, Mia Romeo wants recognition for her team’s psychic abilities to combat crime. After a frightening vision, she doesn’t question her telepathic instincts to board a train in San Antonio alone, not knowing where she’s going until she reaches El Paso. Her gift spirals her into a sinister premonition centered on two men boarding her train, assassins from a cartel Phoenix has in its crosshairs. She uses her newfound telepathic gift to warn their target and head off the carnage, but the man they’re after has a powerful mind barrier she can’t penetrate. Valentine averts a massacre with his quick action, but after his fiancée is killed, the police can’t find the mystery shooter who took her life and the cartel is bent on revenge. Operating in the shadows, Mia and the Phoenix Agency ruthlessly use Brax as unwitting bait to lure a deadly cartel boss from hiding, but grief-stricken Valentine becomes their worst nightmare—a rogue operative with a death wish.

Lily Ashmore finally built the life she’s longed for, in the home of her dreams, and under a cloak of anonymity, until one afternoon when her clairvoyant powers rear their head and show her the abduction of a young girl. Desperate to prevent the crime, she pleads with the child’s mother to believe her only to have her efforts thrown in her face. When her vision comes to fruition, Lily becomes a suspect instead of a good Samaritan. Her focus is to clear her name and bring the young girl home.Mason Devlin, after years of guilt and torment form the abduction of his young sister motivating his cause, has created with his brothers, Alegra, a special division of Global Alliance Coalition focused on finding abducted children and returning them home. Hired by the victim’s family to find a recently abducted young girl, his path collides with a local clairvoyant who claims to have seen her abduction. History and disastrous experiences propel him to expose Lily for the fraud she is, despite the primal attraction flaring to life between them, as he fights the clock to find the victim.Despite a deep-seated distrust, Mason is forced to turn to Lily for help when time begins to run out and details run cold. Can he save his charge without losing his heart in the process?

In an effort to avoid an international incident, the Phoenix Agency employs Lord Henry Smythe to help with the case of a distant relation to the crown who's fallen in with a man whose criminal roots span both sides of the Atlantic. It should be an easy job for a man with his training and intelligence. But he hasn't yet met Amelia MacKay, a stubborn lady who when told to jump does not ask how high. He must protect her even if he doesn’t believe her.

Garrett Rocquelaire needs a wife. Fast. The woman he catches card-counting in his Las Vegas casino will do. Bonnie Miller can foretell the future, but only five minutes before it happens. The first time she tries to use her gift on the blackjack tables she’s caught by the most gorgeous man she’s ever met. Being made to marry him won’t be a hardship. Until somebody tries to kill her. It’s up to Garrett to find out who is targeting her. Then he can move on, except for one thing. The way they burn up the night together.

Love made him vulnerable…once Six months ago, Braxton Valentine had it all. He was on his way to meet the parents of the most beautiful and loving woman in the world. He'd given up his dangerous career in black ops with the CIA to start a life and a family with his fiancée, Raine Garrett. But Brax and Raine never made it to Los Angeles. Tragedy struck on a westbound train to California and Valentine lost everything. Now he has to look up to see rock bottom. After recovering from a gunshot wound, he's grieving and riddled with guilt over Raine's death. The Phoenix Agency wants to recruit him for his black ops skills and his unprecedented psychic ability, but he's a loner and an angry one-man wrecking crew who is about to be booted off the team. Mia Romeo, head of the Phoenix Agency Psi division, wants one last chance for Valentine. She brings in a mysterious woman from the ancient order of the Lotus Circle to break through his psychic defenses, but Clarity Tremaine has an agenda that's interrupted when Mia’s husband and his team go missing on a covert mission into Mexico. All bets are off for Valentine to fit in. He's the only operative Mia has to salvage the mission with innocent lives on the line. Valentine is willing to risk his life to honor Raine's memory, even as he battles his obsession for revenge against the cartel boss who took her life. To find a reason to live, he must bridge the gap between love and hate. But before he steps foot in Mexico, he crosses the path of an unusual visitor to his safe house in the Texas Hill Country. He'll soon learn that bridges are meant for crossing—not staying.

*****International Digital Award***** 2nd Place Winner If Dr. Vicky didn’t save the cartel leader’s lousy life, he’d promised to take her sister’s life in payment. It was Zero Go Team member Roman Danski’s mission to escort Dr. Victoria White into Reynosa, protect her while she saved the notorious thug with her gift for healing and then get her back out. It would have been doable if the doc hadn’t been a luscious siren, the kind of woman he never could resist. Her sensual beauty was going to make a tough job impossible. How could Roman stop the cartel boss from keeping her if he couldn’t resist her himself? What Readers Are Saying: * "Loved this book! This is fast paced romantic suspense at its best. I loved the characters and found myself rooting for them." --Goodreads Reviewer * "the book starts out with action almost immediately. Now to me, that's a great way to start a book...Their attraction towards each other is swift and combustive...That unexpected twist towards the end...I hope this author continues in this series because I did enjoy this quick, fully packed book" --Goodreads Review Immerse yourself in the romance and adventure of this first story of many more to come in the Zero Go Team romantic thriller series by USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Queen (Warning: language and sex for a mature audience)

Jack of all trades, Jasmine Eckert, lives her life on her every whim. After years of working an unconventional range of jobs from construction to hair styling, she’s feeling the pressure to pick a direction, put down roots, and figure out what she wants out of life, once and for all. Before she can so much as give notice on her apartment, she overhears the Devlin Brothers talking about a missing child, labeled by the authorities as a serial runaway, and is overwhelmed by a bone-deep wave of kinship for a child she’s never met. Compelled to help, she sets out to prove her skills and life experience are just what the team needs to find their kid.The last thing Luca Devlin needs is for Jasmine to swing her hips, flip her hair, and pepper him with barbs from her sassy mouth when every minute leads one step farther away from finding whoever is responsible for Tyler Mishler’s kidnapping. Not that Luca necessarily believes he’s been kidnapped, but Luca intends to humor his brothers’ suspicions, for now. Resentment consumes him at the thought of having their resources wasted on a runaway when real victims waited, precious clues ran cold, and children, just like his lost sister, suffered emotional, physical, and sexual torment while they prayed for someone, anyone, to save them. Despite every reason he should turn her away, Jasmine’s abilities could very well give him the edge he needs to prove that this kid is duping them all. Can he work side by side with the enticing Jasmine without ending up skin to skin and losing his skeptical heart?

Professor Penelope MacKay, the H2O Commando, has just returned from a volunteer job where she participated in a project designed to provide clean water to the residents of a small, isolated village. Unlike most groups, hers operates in a secretive manner, slipping in and out of hostile territories without permission from either that government or ours. This time, she may have crossed a line. Someone has followed her home, with lethal intent. In desperation, she contacts her cousin, Amelia who recently married Lord Henry Smythe the former MI6 operative and sometime agent for Phoenix. Clive Harrington has left his work as a jet mechanic for the RAF as well as his career in undercover work for Her Majesty in his past. With Lord Henry’s offer to make him steward for some of his properties in the South of England, near where he grew up, he seizes the opportunity to rejoin civilian life and reconnect with his siblings and aging parents. Peace. Serenity. Family. But those things can get old fast for a man of action. So when Lord Henry suggests him to Dan Romeo of the Phoenix Agency, how can he say no? One look at his protectee, and Clive suspects he’s in trouble. Their first kiss confirms it. It’s going to be tough to keep his mind on business, but her life depends on it.

Kellie Price can touch an object and see things before they happen. A socially unaccepted, therefore secret ability she’s embraced for years, only she never could tell how long her visions take to manifest, mere seconds to as long as weeks away. It’s always been random and never much bothered her, until she sees a kidnapping…of herself from her own home. Fearing for her life, Kellie seeks out the only person that doesn’t think she’s a kook. Dane Abbott, president of the Neighborhood Watch Association, early retired recon and owner of a private security firm, values the help and abilities of his neighbor Kellie and when he finds out her life is in danger, he’ll do whatever it takes, including calling on his friends at The Phoenix Agency to keep her in his life for good. Can Kellie and Dane stay safe knowing there is someone in the neighborhood watching?

Christabel Hardy doesn’t believe a word special forces operative Carrick O’Neill says about the top-secret defence department she works for. Why should she, when he kidnapped her? He’s the enemy, not her. Determined to use her psi abilities and escape from him the first chance she gets, she must ignore the heat blazing between them. The heat that scorches white-hot, burning through her inhibitions and fears. But as dangerous enemies are revealed and danger mounts, Christa’s going to have to trust Carrick to keep her safe—hell, to keep her alive. And when it’s all burned to the ground, will she and Carrick be among the ashes?

A student she swore to protect is missing…a man she’s just met will risk everything to bring the teen back. Together, they’ll expose an unspeakable crime, while falling under each other’s spell. Ex-cop and telekinetic Gaby Peña heads security at a private boarding school. She never expected a student to go missing on her watch. Desperate to find the girl, she contacts The Phoenix Agency. Nick Torres, a telepath, is everything she’s wanted in a man: tall, dark, sexy as hell, and caring. During his time as a SEALs combat medic, he witnessed catastrophic injuries, but nothing prepared him for the horror of a kid disappearing. Moved by Gaby’s concern and captivated by the remarkable woman she is, he joins her in a search for the missing teen. Their hunt takes them from San Antonio to Mexico and back, where they unearth a criminal conspiracy neither could have imagined…one that will threaten Gaby’s life.

Hazel Raven, a gifted psychic with precognition, foresees her sister's haunting disappearance. Despite her unmatched talents and those of her sisters at the Raven Agency, they find themselves desperately outmatched by a personal enigma. With nowhere else to turn, they enlist the help of the GLOBAL ALLIANCE COALITION (G.A.C.). Brett Radcliffe, a fresh recruit to the G.A.C., can remote view—a unique and rare talent. Eager to prove himself, his assignment to locate the missing Raven should have been straightforward. Yet when he encounters Hazel, their intertwined pasts reveal an undeniable connection, adding layers of complexity to their mission. Together, they navigate a maze of treachery and betrayal, only to discover that their combined destiny could reshape the fate of THE COLLECTIVE ORDER. But with each revelation, they find more questions than answers. How deep does the conspiracy run? And can their rekindled bond withstand the weight of truth?

Art specialist Francesca Spiers has the gift of psychometry—she can read objects and sense things about them…or their owners. When she handles an item and sees its owner was murdered, she’s drawn into the stranger’s life and becomes an amateur psi PI, looking into his death. Hunter doesn’t believe his brother crashed his car out of carelessness or depression and takes a leave of absence from Britain’s elite SAS force to investigate. The last thing he expects to catch is a beautiful brunette who knows more than his family than anyone should. Working together in the face of betrayal and danger, Hunter and Chessy discover they’re well matched in other ways as well: Hunter shows her how to enjoy playing with fire for as long as their paths cross. But what happens when the heat doesn’t cool between them? When instead, between two people afraid to trust, it forges new and different bonds?

Savanah Raven has always seen beyond the veil of reality, embracing her psychic gifts and her pivotal role in the collective order alongside her sisters. But fate has a sense of humor, revealing that her ex-boyfriend, Chad Pendleton—the skeptic who dismissed her powers as mere illusions—is not only her soul-mate but also one of the four brothers, separated at birth, who complete the collective order. Chad Pendleton's life has been one of displacement. From a parade of foster homes to the tight-knit brotherhood of Navy SEALs, he's been a square peg trying to fit into round holes. Meeting Savanah felt like finding his place, until she unveiled her psychic gifts and claimed he shared them. His disbelief tore them apart. Yet, when a SEAL mission goes sideways in the treacherous jungles of South Korea, and his team vanishes, he's forced to confront the inexplicable. With his men missing, his superiors bring in the experts—the GLOBAL ALLIANCE CORPORATION (GAC) and THE PERCEPTION PROJECT. And to his shock, leading the charge is Savanah, with her 'crazy' psychic theories. Trapped between the pressing need to rescue his team and his growing awakening to his own latent psychic powers, Chad is faced with a heart-wrenching choice: embrace the destiny that binds him to Savanah and accept his place in the collective order, or risk losing his team and the only woman who ever held his heart.

Luna May suppressed her gifts until an accident made them undeniable. Now, the clairsentience gift is leading her to help others in need. Ryker Vaughn is skeptical that his temporary partner is going to help him find anyone. On the hunt for a missing teen, they find an undeniable connection that may cost them everything or give them more than they ever imagined.

Haylie Waters served her country with pride. Deployed overseas, she went out on a routine mission that ended in death, with her the only survivor. The military wrote it up as an IED that destroyed her convoy, killing the people she’d known and worked with every day. Killing her best friend. But Haylie isn’t so sure. And since that life-defining moment, she’s been seeing things she can’t explain. Things she shouldn’t be able to see. When the Phoenix Agency contacts Elijah Quinn, he figures this is just another routine mission. But when he meets his assignment, she’s anything but routine. He quickly finds himself crossing a line he’d never believed he would. And when the beautiful ex-military goddess Haylie Waters shares her deepest secrets, he steps over another line into a world he’d never imagined existed. Was he crazy? Maybe. But sometimes, it takes a little crazy to save the world.

A lifesaving gift…a plan for domination and death. Within her unique DNA, Kimana holds the means to cure any illness permanently, a talent she’s used on those in her Shoshone community. When the billionaire owner of a pharmaceutical concern accidentally discovers what she can do, he fears the end to disease and his profits, and wants her dead. As a member of the Phoenix Agency, Lucas arrives to protect Kimana from those set on her destruction. Ex-military intelligence, he’s seen a lot but no one like her, a woman seemingly born for him, her presence needed in his life, her gift as unique as his paranormal talent. To Kimana, he’s the man she’s been waiting for. Together, they battle an adversary driven by insatiable greed who’ll stop at nothing to take what he wants. When her and Lucas’s lives are at risk, her gift can only save one before draining her life force and threatening her existence. A sacrifice she’s willing to make for Lucas.

He'll Do Whatever It Takes To Keep Her Safe Former Marine, Alex Bennett, is used to taking on danger. Now a homicide detective, he goes where his cases lead him, regardless of the risks. When he’s given a second chance to be with the only woman he’s ever loved, Alex decides it’s time to risk his heart, too. She's Determined to Move On From The Past After a devastating failure, Eden Westfield decides to take a chance and use her gift of psychometry—the ability to read people from a simple touch—to try and help others once more. Determined to put the past aside, she agrees to help Alex and his team catch a sadistic serial killer. Soon their long hours together turn into late nights filled with desire and passion, something she’d never thought possible. She's A Killer's Endgame When the killer known as The Liberator sets his sights on Eden, Alex fears the worst. With help from Dan Romeo and others from the elite Phoenix Agency, Alex and his team race to put an end to the madman’s reign of terror…before he puts an end to Eden.

Dreams are not always what they appear… Everly Jones seems to have it all—a good job, a nice home, lots of friends, and a joyful spirit. If only everyone knew the torture she faced each night when she fell asleep. Everly inherited more than her house from her grandmother; she also inherited her ability to dream walk. Lately, she has spent her nights connecting with a young girl in terrible peril. Hal Sims spent his career in the military finding people who were considered “unfindable,” and when his career was cut short after losing vision in one eye, he sank into a routine of dead-end jobs and self-pity. Until The Phoenix Agency came calling. They need his innate ability to put pieces together when no one else can. For the first time, though, he might be on a case even he can’t solve. Thankfully, he doesn’t have to do it alone. When Everly’s dreams lead her to Hal and his mission, she knows it is up to them to save the girl, along with all the others the girl can lead them to. Dangerous Dreams is USA Today bestselling author Dara Fraser’s contribution to Desiree Holt’s popular shared world The Phoenix Agency. It features a dream-walking heroine who never gives up fighting for those who need her, a smexy Phoenix Agency agent who doesn’t allow his partial blindness to get in the way of completing his mission, and a little girl with a gift far too powerful to be left in the hands of evil.

Marcus ‘Marc’ Knight is a former Force Recon Marine who served his country for fifteen years until a career ending back injury forced him to return to civilian life. Bored and looking for something to fill his life, his former Marine brother Dan Romero enlists his services with the Phoenix Agency when a new case comes their way that requires special skills. Skills that Marcus possesses. When Lily Frazier disappears from the home she shares with her sister, Lena, she turns to the Phoenix Agency to help bring her home from the terrorists that she is sure has kidnapped her. There’s only one catch though, Lily isn’t like ordinary women. Both she and her sister possess a gift that makes them the target of not just terrorists, but their very own government. As Marcus works with Lena to track down her sister the two grow closer. With multiple agencies tracking the very woman he’s supposed to rescue he finds himself faced with trying to protect Lena while also trying to save Lily.

Wyatt Collins works for The Watchers, a private security firm he co-runs with Dane Abbott. After his discharge and retirement from the Marines because of a career-ending wound during a tour overseas, his recovery was long. He needed a new direction, an escape from his mundane life filled with therapy and pity from anyone that knew him. He was a tactical maneuver specialist and paring with Dane had been just what he’d needed to bring him back to life and to a new reality. Brooklyn Devore had a gift. She saw things. They weren’t always pleasant and she didn’t always enjoy it. When she toured a house she was buying, a vision of someone breaking in her front door scared her into contacting The Watchers to add security cameras to the house. After convincing the property owner it would only help ensure the safety of the neighborhood, she gladly approved. Unfortunately, she knew not even that would keep her safe from her ex-husband. Her premonitions told her that too. If only she could disappear and stop seeing his face, but for now, hiding out in a new town would have to do. When someone hacks into The Watchers nearly impenetrable system and compromise Brooklyn’s home security, will Wyatt and The Phoenix Agency be able to save Brooklyn before it’s too late?

Play with fire and you get burned… Something unexplainable happened to Tamson Grant when she hit puberty; the slightest touch from another person triggered searing heat that ravaged her body and bombarded her with violent visions. For years, she has lived in isolation, unable to bear the physical and mental pain caused by her psychic empath abilities. She limits her contact with people, working remotely as a dark web researcher for the U.S. military. The tactic works to preserve her health and sanity, but the loneliness is almost as painful as being touched. Where there is smoke, there is fire… When Tamson accidentally stumbles onto a terrorist plot involving a high-ranking military officer, she no longer knows who to trust. Desperate to identify the traitor before the deadly attack plays out, she risks everything by reaching out to a secretive group called the Phoenix Agency. When a tall, dark, and handsome operative shows up just in time to thwart an attempt on her life, Tamson discovers his touch burns like no other. Can Tamson find passion in the arms of this stranger or will revealing a dangerous secret turn her dreams to ash?