Atlas

Some hearts are worth fighting for-even when the battle comes home.

Olympic sharpshooter McKenna Neeley thought her biggest challenge was living up to her legendary father's legacy as Nightshade's team sniper. But working as a junior Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Armenia, she's about to face her most perilous mission yet-and it has nothing to do with diplomacy.

When a high-stakes dinner party brings Dante Riddell back into her life, McKenna's carefully ordered world tilts off its axis. The brooding security specialist from Omen Tactical Group was her childhood crush, but now he's all grown up-and guarding secrets as closely as he guards his VIP clients.

Despite finally being claimed by his father as a teen, Dante has spent his life believing he isn't worthy of the Nightshade legacy. When his duty collides with McKenna's consular work sparks fly and keeping their distance becomes impossible. She's everything he remembers and more-brilliant, compassionate, and dangerously distracting. His job is simple: complete the mission and walk away before his damaged heart gets involved.

But when a deadly enemy disrupts peace talks, simple plans shatter like glass.

Trapped together in a web of international intrigue, McKenna and Dante must trust each other-and God's plan-forging a love that's been years in the making. Because sometimes the greatest battles aren't fought with weapons, but with faith, forgiveness, and the courage to believe in second chances.

Can two wounded hearts find healing in each other's arms, or will the shadows of their past destroy their chance at forever?

"A beautiful blend of faith, heart-pounding suspense, and swoon-worthy romance. This book touched my soul!" - Susan May Warren, USA Today bestselling author

TROPES READERS LOVE:

✦ Childhood Friends to Lovers

✦ Protective Hero

✦ Clean Romance

✦ Military Legacy Family

✦ Forced Proximity

✦ Emotional Healing

✦ Faith Journey

✦ Second Chances

✦ Found Family

✦ Action-Packed Suspense

PERFECT FOR FANS OF:

Lynette Eason - Irene Hannon - Susan May Warren - Dani Pettrey

Discarded Heroes: Scions

Book 1: Atlas

Book 2: Apollo

Book 3: Achilles

Author: Ronie Kendig
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Published: 01/27/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9781966463511

About the Author
Kendig, Ronie: - Ronie Kendig is a bestselling, award-winning author of over thirty-five books. She grew up an Army brat, and now she and her Army-veteran husband have returned to their beloved Texas after a nearly ten-year stint in the Northeast. They survive on Sonic runs, barbecue, and peach cobbler that they share-sometimes-with Benning the Stealth Golden and AAndromeda the MWD Washout. Ronie's degree in psychology has helped her pen novels of intense, raw characters.