Cold Chemistry

In the heat of a high-stakes mission, the line between professional duty and irresistible attraction blurs.
​Dr. Astrid Vance is lethal, disciplined, and built for isolation. As a top operative for State Intelligence, she lives by a strict code: focus on the target, trust no one, and never let down your armor. So when she's assigned to command a dangerous raid against an elite black-market syndicate in Big Sur, she's ready for anything.
​Anything, that is, except her new chief medical director.
Dr. Julian Mercer-her infuriatingly brilliant former medical school rival. Armed with tailored cashmere, effortless charm, and a disarming smile, Julian is everything Astrid is not. And to make matters worse, operational protocols force the former rivals into an isolated safehouse on the California coast.
​With only one room sparks ignite as fast as their tempers.
​As gun battles, deadly pathogens, and close-quarters combat drag them deeper into the crossfire, Astrid's icy resolve begins to thaw. Behind her guarded exterior, Julian finds a fire he can't resist; beneath his sunny demeanor, Astrid finds an anchor in the chaos. But as the target closes in and the danger reaches a boiling point, the stakes grow higher than either of them ever bargained for.
​In a world where one wrong step means total destruction, can they survive the lethal crossfire of the mission-or will the heat between them burn it all down first?