This is a relaunch of Rule Breaker Commander Asher Rainer is tough as nails. Working with an undercover Black Ops group sanctioned by the U.S. Government—Project R.O.O.T—his team is sent to obtain reconnaissance on a village suspected of illegal activity before the next scheduled United Nation conference. However, the team encounters a soft cell terrorist group hellbent on destruction, and in search of weapons grade uranium. To make matters worse, the terrorists are funded by a U.S. backed contingency. His only eyewitnesses to the crimes committed by the paramilitary group is Dr. Rae Kenzie and one of the group’s members, Joseph Franks. Rae Kenzie, a physician with Doctors Without Borders, is currently on rotation in South America. What should’ve been a routine inspection by the local guerilla army turns into a bloodbath. Without any consideration to her own wellbeing, Rae rushes to protect the village children from certain death—unwittingly thrusting herself, and them, into the middle an ongoing power struggle. Rae has to trust someone with what she knows, but it doesn’t mean she has to like them—even if she finds Commander Asher Raines devilishly handsome. Asher has no time for love. His dedication is to his team, his country, and protecting the innocent before all else. But when the heart desires what it shouldn’t, will one night with Rae be enough to satisfy his baser needs? Or will he be the one to break all the rules?

Noah Hanover doesn’t mix business with pleasure—ever. His relationship and subsequent marriage to Mateo Aquino, hasn’t even been a blip on his team’s radar. He enjoys the peace and quiet when he’s able to come home to his husband and telling anyone would destroy his secret double life. High school history teacher, Mateo Aquino, loves his job and his kids and is always willing to help anyone in need. When a man approaches him appearing lost, Mateo is thrust into the middle of a war he had no idea was happening around him. In order to save Mateo’s life, Noah must expose the one thing he liked to keep tucked away—his marriage. With the help of Noah’s teammates, John “Tex” Keegan, and two temporary new recruits for R.O.O.T: Scotty “Ears” Reisner and AJ “Two Hands” Hoover, Noah will set out to find his husband. However, when the suspect escapes, Mateo and Noah are thrown into a new reality where Noah’s job is exposed, and the things Mateo took for granted are destroyed. Can Mateo accept Noah’s double life? Will Noah be able to track down Mateo’s kidnapper before he strikes again? Or, are they once again, running out of time?

AJ “Two-Hands” Hoover isn’t afraid of getting dirty. She’s been playing in the mud for years, learning the system and taking down bad guys. What she hasn’t mastered yet, is how to control her heart when it comes to her best friend, Scotty “Ears” Reisner. She’d do anything for him, but could she pretend to be in love with him or become his submissive without losing him in the end? Scotty doesn’t have a submissive bone in his body. When Asher, leader of R.O.O.T, assigns them to an older, more seasoned FBI agent, Thomas Kaine, for an undercover operation to help Murray Jacobs recover his sister, Scotty has his doubts. Playing a role he’s not comfortable with can only end badly for them. So, instead, he’s stepping up and doing the one thing he’s wanted to do from the beginning—claim AJ. Thomas Kaine will do whatever it takes to reunite family. He’s taken the fledglings, AJ and Scotty under his wing to not only protect them but expose both to a world he’s been a part of for years, however what he didn’t expect was falling for both of them. Now, they’re in a race against time. When a night of debauched pleasure ends with Scotty being kidnapped, Thomas and AJ must work together to find him. However, when he turns up at Emporio de Monstruo (Emporium of Monsters) and on the auction block, their mission goes from bad to worse. Can Thomas and AJ save Scotty before he’s sold to the highest bidder, or will they be running out of time?

When Murray Jacobs’, resident hacker for ROOT parents died in a horribly tragic accident, he became the guardian to his little sister. He did everything he could to protect, especially after a rare sickness took her ability to use her legs. Then, one day, she disappeared. Jaqueline “Rainbow” Herrera, ex Mexican Special Forces better known as Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales, came home after her parents died to care for her brother Christian who is autistic. When he goes missing, she willingly re-enters the underground world of the Mexican Cartels—more specifically the Nieto Cartel and the Emporio de Monstruo. Hannah and Christian’s lives are in the balance as the auction begins. Murray and Jaqueline must place bids in order to save their siblings to keep up appearances. However, when the cartel finds out they’re not who they say they are, will Murray and Jaqueline be running out of time?

Bexley “Bex” Iniguez is ready to die. From the time she was born until her eighteenth birthday, she’s known she wasn’t wanted. Her father, Raul Iniguez, has used and abused her, forcing her to do his dirty work. Until one day he disappeared. Alé Romero and SRT (Strategic Reinforcement Team) have been sent to Virginia Beach to watch over Bexley and gather intelligence on her father, Nieto Cartel Leader, Raul Iniguez. However, what they uncover, sends them down a path none of them could have imagined. Now, with Bronx at his side, Alé will do anything to protect Bexley. However, when Raul kidnaps Bexley, it will take every resource ROOT and SRT has to get Bexley back. Can the new team of young delinquents save Bexley’s life, or will they be running out of time? \\ From the authors: Please know that we took this book to heart and wanted to be as gentle and compassionate as we could when it came to explaining what has happened to Bex over the years. With that said, there might be some things that could be triggers for our more sensitive readers and those who have been through tough situations in the past.