The Anchor and The Blade

She's trained to be a weapon. He's about to teach her how to live.

When CIA operative Ava Reynolds arrives in New Orleans, she expects routine work. Instead, a brutal murder and a missing husband drag her into the deadly shadows of the Louisiana bayou - and into the path of a secretive cult known as Meridian.

Ava has survived indoctrination, manipulation, and violence. Trust was forbidden. Emotion was a liability. But when she crosses paths with forensic specialist Theo Archer, something she's never allowed herself begins to surface: connection.

As Meridian's grip tightens and the body count rises, Ava must confront who she is without the handlers who shaped her - and decide if letting one man in is more dangerous than facing the cult alone.

In the bayou, the wrong trust can be deadlier than any weapon.
Book 1 of the Archer Brothers series - can be read as a standalone.