Free Fall: Elite Ops, Book 3

Dangerous secrets and undeniable chemistry are the hallmarks of Curtis’s steamy third Elite Ops contemporary military romantic thriller (after Wingman). Col. Duke Cameron is trying to figure out what happened to his two best pilots, whose bodies were never recovered after a midair collision. Former pilot Casey Jacobs, now working for a flight tech company, goes from preparing for her date with Duke to sneaking pilots off-base to go search for their comrades. Casey hesitates to trust anyone, even Duke, with her suspicion that her company’s technology caused the crash, but when it becomes obvious her employer intends for Casey to be the next to go missing, she has no choice but to rely on Duke to see her safely through. There’s raunchy sex, intense violence, and a conspiracy that reaches all the way to Washington, D.C.; Curtis is unafraid to turn up the heat and throw caution—and clothing—by the roadside. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary. (July)