“Integrity first, Service before self, Excellence in all we do.“ For more than twenty years, I lived by my Air Force code. Until I made a choice. Put my family first. Something a soldier is never allowed to do. Now I don’t know who I am. Or where I belong. Getting lost in Mexico sounds like a good idea, but with only guilt and regret as my constant companions, I’ll never figure it all out. Until a chance meeting in a hotel bar changes my course. Dr. Mikayla Salim is everything I’m not. Full of life and on a mission of her own. To change the world through her research. In a few short days, she’s done the impossible. Given me hope. But now she’s in danger. And I’m the only man with the skills to save her. To protect her. And I will. ​

Griffin Hargrove was one of the CIA's most elite officers. Until a terrorist attack stole half of his arm and left him in a world of near-total silence. Now, he doesn't know if he'll ever work again. And without his job, who is he? Finding love should be the last thing on his mind. Until he sees her. Until her heart speaks to him in ways he doesn't need to hear to believe. He'll go rogue to save her. And maybe...reclaim a piece of himself he thought lost forever.

Connor Davis After a beating that almost killed me, I’m one failed fitness test away from losing my FBI career. I should be focused on grinding out the reps to rebuild my broken body. Not on the pretty brunette at the gym. Sparkling brown eyes, a laugh like birdsong, and curves for days. I never thought a beauty like her would notice a busted-up guy like me. But she does. And for the first time in months, I let myself relax. Smile. Want. Isabel Lopez I nicknamed him Hercules. The tall drink of water who does epic workouts while I slog it out on the treadmill. No way he’d notice an overworked mom of a seventeen-year-old. But he does. We’re barely past coffee dates and kisses when my daughter digs too deep for a school newspaper article. Suddenly that bubble of protection I’ve built is shattered—but the circle of Connor’s muscular arms is big enough for us both. But will he be strong enough when danger tries to silence us all—permanently?

Leo I spent half of my CIA career at the bottom of the bottle, and still managed to do my job. But seeing one of my only friends tortured within an inch of his life is a great motivator to get clean—and retire somewhere no one actively wants to kill me. I'm almost happy in Panama. Until someone breaks in to my neighbor's apartment and I come to her rescue. Suddenly, my solitary existence isn't enough. I want more. But before I can decide if a broken loner like me is worthy of love, danger we never expected threatens everything. Domina I worked my way into the upper ranks of the Panamanian government. One of the few women to ever be invited to the inner circle. But when secrets turn into lies and lies turn deadly, my only hope is a man who hates himself as much as he hates the people putting me in danger. I can't trust him. Not with his past—and mine. But Leo is my only hope, And maybe...he holds the key to my heart as well. Rogue Defender is the fourth book in the Gone Rogue series. It can be read as a complete standalone, but does feature characters from previous Gone Rogue and Away From Keyboard series books.