Eidolon Black Ops Series by Maddie Wade

Calvin Blake—He has a body that makes women fall to their knees, a smile that promises forbidden pleasure—but only for one night. He makes no promises to the women who share his bed, except that they will leave it satiated and exhausted. His enemies underestimate him, which is their first mistake. Their second is turning their backs on the lethal danger harnessed inside him. He allows no one inside his head or his heart... moreCalvin Blake—He has a body that makes women fall to their knees, a smile that promises forbidden pleasure—but only for one night. He makes no promises to the women who share his bed, except that they will leave it satiated and exhausted. His enemies underestimate him, which is their first mistake. Their second is turning their backs on the lethal danger harnessed inside him. He allows no one inside his head or his heart. Not his team members at Eidolon, not his enemies, not the willing women who warm his bed. Until her.Grace Paxton—Her smile makes men want to unravel the mystery of the beautiful yet elusive woman. They crave the feel of her skin, the taste of her lips. However, her smile hides a secret. She’s the heiress to a multimillion-dollar fortune. She’s also a member of Zenobi, the group of female assassins trying to right wrongs done against women. Blake is shocked when Pax comes to him, asking for help to prove her father is a murderer. She’s asking for the one thing he can’t give her. Blake walks away until someone makes it personal. Then he makes it his mission to bring down the multibillionaire. As they work together, emotions and feelings they thought buried rise to the surface and they discover that sometimes your greatest weakness is also your greatest strength. With the body count rising, Blake and Pax must survive and find the truth before it’s too late. Otherwise, their future together will be over before it begins. less

Called upon to protect his best friend’s sister when her life is threatened by a stalker, as a former FBI hostage rescue expert, and current Eidolon operative, Reid is perfect for the job and can handle any danger that comes his way. What he can’t handle is taking one look at Callie and falling in lust at first sight. Loyalty to his friend means he must keep his hands to himself though, and not persuade Callie into his bed like he desperately wants to... moreCalled upon to protect his best friend’s sister when her life is threatened by a stalker, as a former FBI hostage rescue expert, and current Eidolon operative, Reid is perfect for the job and can handle any danger that comes his way. What he can’t handle is taking one look at Callie and falling in lust at first sight. Loyalty to his friend means he must keep his hands to himself though, and not persuade Callie into his bed like he desperately wants to. Growing up with different mothers, Callie and her brother only saw it each other at weekends, and she’d never met his best friend in person. Over the years she’d heard stories and seen pictures of Reid though, and her young heart fell in love with the tattooed hunk. Picked up by a modelling agency as a teen, her career took off, and she’s travelled the world. Now an adult, Callie wants more from life, and when her brother asks Reid to protect her, old feelings are brought to the surface. As the days go by and they fight their attraction to each other, Callie realises she wants so much more from him than what he’s prepared to give. She wants forever, and that may be one thing she doesn’t have.As the stakes rise and old enemies raise their heads, Reid must employ every trick he has to keep the woman he is falling in love with safe—even if that means walking away and breaking both their hearts. less

Since that fateful day when couldn’t save his best friend, Liam Hayes had coasted through life, going from one deadly mission to another, not caring if he lived or died. His only goal is to protect his team members and those he cares about from getting hurt—even if it costs him his life. Then he is reunited with the one woman he cannot have, who has dogged his dreams, beating back the nightmares, and changing his future... moreSince that fateful day when couldn’t save his best friend, Liam Hayes had coasted through life, going from one deadly mission to another, not caring if he lived or died. His only goal is to protect his team members and those he cares about from getting hurt—even if it costs him his life. Then he is reunited with the one woman he cannot have, who has dogged his dreams, beating back the nightmares, and changing his future.Princess Taamira of Eyan no longer trusts anyone in her life, apart from the man that saved her when her own family abandoned her. Liam is everything she isn’t—loud, obnoxious, and has little regard for her royal status. Yet, his blue eyes hold her captive and his presence builds a warm cocoon of safety around her heart, breaking down her carefully erected barriers.Liam is frustrated when he’s given responsibility for the Princess, a woman who is demanding, haughty, and too damn good for the cockney wide boy, but she lights a fire in him he thought was long dead. When the Princess once again becomes a target for those who want her dead, Liam will protect her with this life once more but this time the stakes are higher, the rewards so much sweeter. Smashing down the walls between them with honesty, they begin to build a future paved with truth, love, and passion. But when you’ve lived in a den of vipers such as Taamira has, it’s only a matter of time before one of them escapes and this time, the bite might be fatal. less

A Woman on the run from her past. A man who will do anything to protect her. Their lives are on a collision course with fate and they may not survive. He thought his life was perfect until he met a woman who showed him what he was missing.Mitch Quinn is the cool-headed one of Eidolon. His time on the Force as an elite sniper taught him patience can be your biggest weapon... moreA Woman on the run from her past. A man who will do anything to protect her. Their lives are on a collision course with fate and they may not survive. He thought his life was perfect until he met a woman who showed him what he was missing.Mitch Quinn is the cool-headed one of Eidolon. His time on the Force as an elite sniper taught him patience can be your biggest weapon. His early life as part of London’s gangs taught him a lethal lesson, forcing him to turn his back on his friends and fight for his future. It’s a decision he’s never regretted, and he has everything he’s ever wanted. When Mitch’s past collides with the present and the life he’s built, he realises he could lose everything he’s ever wanted—including the woman who’s shown him what he’s missing. She’s a woman on the run from her past, who unexpectedly finds her future.Autumn Roberts is running for her life. As the sole witness to her husband’s brutal murder, she stood up and did the right thing by testifying against the man who took the father of her unborn child from her. But now he’s free and looking for revenge, and she’s on the run with a baby to protect. Finding sanctuary in the small town of Hereford, Autumn meets Mitch, her sexy landlord with the knowing grin and energy that instantly makes her feel safe. Fate brought them together, but will secrets tear them apart?As Autumn and Mitch grow closer, she realises she must either tell him the truth about who she is or run again and lose the man she’s fallen in love with. Just when she’s about to come clean, her luck runs out and her past catches up with her. With no choice, she must face her nightmare head-on and hope Mitch loves her enough to stand by her as she fights for her life and the man she loves. less

Traitor, Killer, Enemy those were just some of the words his former team at Eidolon now call him.Gunner Ramberg spent his life paying for the sins he committed as a child, fighting to make life better for the sister he adores and almost killed. Eidolon was supposed to be his first chance to fit in somewhere. For a while, he foolishly thought he could be happy, but when his sister was kidnapped, his life was turned upside down... moreTraitor, Killer, Enemy those were just some of the words his former team at Eidolon now call him.Gunner Ramberg spent his life paying for the sins he committed as a child, fighting to make life better for the sister he adores and almost killed. Eidolon was supposed to be his first chance to fit in somewhere. For a while, he foolishly thought he could be happy, but when his sister was kidnapped, his life was turned upside down.Forced to betray the team he thought of as family to save his own flesh and blood, Gunner finds himself praying for death to end the guilt and shame he now carries.Lacey Cannon walked away from fame for a quiet life and a real home. After the man who should’ve loved her hurt her more than anyone else, Lacey decides she needs to claw her way to happiness on her own.On the way to regaining her happiness and security, Lacey runs into the man who saved her life, a man who has starred in many of her dreams and fantasies, but he is broken, haunted by the secrets in his past.After a chance encounter, and a night together, Gunner has hope for a tomorrow he thought he’d never get, and Lacey’s new focus is to heal Gunner and give him a reason to live.Their newfound peace is put at risk when an unknown foe comes after Lacey. With secrets and suspicion around every corner, Gunner and Lacey must fight for their future happiness despite the world being against them, and their enemy’s determination to destroy them. less

Aiden Wagner is shattered when his identical twin his blown to pieces in front of his eyes and he can’t do anything to help except hold him as he takes his last breath. In his guilt and grief, he turned to the one person he’d loved from afar, and the one person he never should have touched—his brothers’ fiancée. Their wild night together left him full of shame and bitterness, so he ran to the other side of the world and signed on with Eidolon, a Black Ops team who works for the Crown... moreAiden Wagner is shattered when his identical twin his blown to pieces in front of his eyes and he can’t do anything to help except hold him as he takes his last breath. In his guilt and grief, he turned to the one person he’d loved from afar, and the one person he never should have touched—his brothers’ fiancée. Their wild night together left him full of shame and bitterness, so he ran to the other side of the world and signed on with Eidolon, a Black Ops team who works for the Crown.Willow knew she was a walking cliché—she’d fallen in love with two men who were so different and yet so alike it was impossible to choose, but in the end, she had. She’d chosen Aaron, and she’d loved him more than anything, except perhaps his twin brother. She’d kept her distance from Aiden, stayed loyal to her fiancé and never acted on her feelings until the night they’d buried Aaron. Then she made the biggest mistake of her life and turned to Aiden for comfort. Leading to a secret she would carry to the grave to protect.Willow’s life is once again thrown into turmoil when she uncovers accounting errors at the haulage company where she works. People are dying around her and soon she and her loved ones become targets. Willow knows Aiden is the only one who can help her and protect the son she’d gladly die for. Going to him is a risk to her heart, but it’s one she’s willing to take to keep her son alive.Even though Waggs has built a new life for himself, Willow is never far from his mind, especially as every year on the anniversary of his brother’s death he seems determined to repeat the mistakes of the past. Now Willow is in trouble and she’s reached out to him for help. A killer is stalking her, and Waggs must put his feelings aside to save the woman he loves more every day before she’s murdered, and he’s left with nothing once again. less

Once a protector, he has now become the hunter.Jack Granger has done the right thing all his life, but when his life was turned upside down, forming Eidolon became his salvation. He built a team who are ready to fight beside him and die for the vow they all made—to protect the Queen. Once more his world is shattered by betrayal, his very essence is rocked as long-hidden secrets emerge, and the truth he’s always believed about himself is shaken to its foundation... moreOnce a protector, he has now become the hunter.Jack Granger has done the right thing all his life, but when his life was turned upside down, forming Eidolon became his salvation. He built a team who are ready to fight beside him and die for the vow they all made—to protect the Queen. Once more his world is shattered by betrayal, his very essence is rocked as long-hidden secrets emerge, and the truth he’s always believed about himself is shaken to its foundation.She was tortured, betrayed, and abandoned.Astrid Lasson was left for dead by the CIA. Rescued by a group of women who put her back together piece by piece, she became a member of the elite assassin group known as Zenobi. Just as she’s found peace, a former foe finds her. Fighting to find the person who holds the answers to her past, Astrid finds her heart on a collision course with Jack Granger, the brooding, alpha, leader of Eidolon.They will fight together to save Queen and CountryThrown together to keep the Queen and the monarchy from falling, Jack must trust Astrid and open his heart to the sexy assassin with the past that’s coming for them both. It takes all Jack’s skills to keep everyone he cares about safe from a man who knows him better than he knows himself, and his focus away from the beautiful, but deadly woman who holds his heart in her hands. less