4.5 stars 
 Katie Rydale lives a shell of the life she once imagined. As a makeup artist, she makes other shine while she works to stay in the background. She deflects attention, and hides in plain sight. What she can't know is that her newest assignment will change everything about her neatly ordered life. 
 Kiefer Rogan knows he can't fight forever. His attempts at acting are his way of branching out before he steps away from the MMA ring for good. When he overhears a conversation about him, he is immediately intrigued by the woman who isn't dazzled by his celebrity and seems to be hiding from everyone around her. 
 They enter into a flirtatious banter that involves Rogan pushing forward while Katie deflects and attempts to maintain her distance. Eventually she can't help but let in the man who pays attention to the small details he is able to pull from her conversation and seems to know when she needs a push and when to let her take a step. 
 Each of these characters were hiding secrets that forced them to be strong. To toughen up for survival. As the layers of secrecy are revealed, it only made me love these two even more. Rogan for what he was protecting, and Katie for what she had survived. Neither were proud of their secrets, but each had to live with them. 
 But it was also their secrets that really allowed them to see each other. Because Katie knew a little bit about scars and the last effects, she knew what Rogan needed and didn't need when she discovered his. And he knew the same as hers were revealed. These two fit each other so completely that it only added to the fun of watching Rogan try to get through the tough walls around Katie. 
 Katie's friend Mona gave Rogan some great insight and ins when dealing with her shy, wallflower friend. Mona was a constant burst of energy and brightness that made me smile and cheer on her antics as a way to keep Katie from sinking within herself completely. 
 The remaining members of the Delta Force team that was introduced in Strong Enough, consisting of the Colonel (Muse's father), Jasper, and Tag, are only present in a few, though key, scenes. Rogan really has moved beyond his Army days and though the team is coming together to discover who is targeting them, only Jasper is still involved in any type of covert operations. 
 ARC provided by publisher and author in exchange for an honest review.