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Synopsis
She won't stop chasing the story. He won't stop chasing her. Investigative journalist Chloe Silver has proof of something monstrous — a bioweapon being tested on children in the jungles of Myanmar. She's not leaving without exposing it. She's not leaving with anyone's help. Then operative Easton "Skeet" Blackwood shows up with extraction orders, a protective streak, and a smile that makes her forget to breathe. She's not going anywhere. So he proposes a different play: go undercover as honeymooners to infiltrate the medical conference where the weapon is being sold. Professional. Strategic. Completely fake. Except the feelings stop being fake somewhere between Thailand and Sicily. And Alan Martin — the terrorist who already wants Chloe dead for being Selah Silver's twin — is done hunting. Now he's setting a trap. The tropes you love. A race against mass murder. 💥 Fake honeymoon → real feelings 💥 Forced proximity undercover 💥 Journalist heroine who refuses to be rescued 💥 Spec ops protector hero 💥 She's the target and doesn't know why 💥 Sizzling tension Sweet romance 💥 International intrigue across three continents 💥 Faith, courage & found family 💥 Series-spanning hunt for Alan Martin The conspiracy goes global. The stakes just got personal. For fans of Lynette Eason, DiAnn Mills, Irene Hannon, and Susan Sleeman — EAST is the second book in the series that starts with NORTH, and the romantic tension hits even harder the second time around. The Hunt for Alan Martin series: Four books. One epic chase. Where danger meets destiny, and love is the greatest mission of all. Content note: This book contains action violence, peril, bioweapon threats, and the death of a secondary character. Sweet romance with no explicit content.
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Is EAST: A fake honeymoon, real danger, and feelings neither of them signed up for. appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This Christian romantic suspense novel features moderate action violence including bioweapon threats, peril, and a secondary character's death. Romance is sweet/closed-door with kissing and romantic tension but no explicit content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm, death, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teen readers will love the globe-trotting adventure, fake honeymoon setup that becomes real, and a journalist heroine who refuses to back down from danger.