Baby Battalion

Baby Battalion
Cassie Miles

Dying had been his best chance at protecting her. Coming home was the only way to keep her alive.Nolan Law is a dead man. Five years ago, his pregnant wife buried him–a soldier cut down in a desert war, a man who would do anything to protect those he loved. Even fake his death. His beloved Tess was safe as long as he was gone. Now a new assignment thrusts him back into her life–and puts her at risk once more. When Tess looks at him, Nolan knows she sees a ghost. Tess deserves to know why this stranger stirs her passion so intensely, why her husband's eyes stare back at her from his unfamiliar, scarred face. Yet discovering the truth will only resurrect the danger Nolan "died" to protect her from.…

Tess kept her eyes closed. She had no idea how or why this miracle had occurred, but she didn’t want it to end.

His voice was a whisper. “Tess, I need to—”

“Don’t talk.”

For five long and desperate years, she’d been alone. She was a widow, a single mom. Those years were a famine. And now, she was hungry. She wanted to touch every part of him—on the inside and on the surface. He was back. Joe had come back to her.

Am I losing my mind? Logically, this could not be. She reached higher until she was holding his face in her hands. Eyes still closed, she kissed him again. Oh my God, it was him. She knew. Without the slightest doubt, she knew. He was the love of her life, her soul mate, the father of her son.

Baby Battalion

Cassie Miles

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Though born in Chicago and raised in L.A., Cassie Miles has lived in Colorado long enough to be considered a semi-native. The first home she owned was a log cabin in the mountains overlooking Elk Creek, with a thirty-mile commute to her work at the Denver Post.

After raising two daughters and cooking tons of macaroni and cheese for her family, Cassie is trying to be more adventurous in her culinary efforts. Ceviche, anyone? She’s discovered that almost anything tastes better with wine. When she’s not plotting Harlequin Intrigue books, Cassie likes to hang out at the Denver Botanical Gardens near her high-rise home.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Tess Donovan —A single mom and successful events planner in Washington, D.C., she was widowed five years ago.

Nolan Law —Scarred by battle injuries, he was the first man hired for CSaI and usually takes charge.

Joe Donovan —Tess’s deceased husband and the love of her life.

Joey Donovan —The 4-year-old son of Tess and Joe, he was born after his father died.

Trudy Bensen —The office manager and assistant for Tess’s business.

Bart Bellows —The 75-year-old founder of CSaI, who has been kidnapped.

Victor Bellows —Bart’s son is supposedly MIA.

Wes Bradley —The alias used by Victor Bellows.

Lila Lockhart —The Governor of Texas hired Tess to plan her event at the Smithsonian.

Stacy Giordano —The governor’s aide keeps everything running smoothly.

Zachary Giordano —Stacy’s son.

Omar Harris —Nolan’s CIA contact.

The Zamir family —Clients who use Tess to plan events.

Pierre LeBrun —The haughty chef is nothing but trouble for Tess in her event planning.

Greenaway —A powerful drug and weapons dealer who has sworn to take violent revenge on Bart Bellows and Joe Donovan.

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty