Next to Die

Penny Price dreads the sound of her ringing phone. She's convinced that the person barraging her with threatening calls is a man who got away with murder—her father's. Armed with evidence but branded a target, Penny's only salvation is the playboy nextdoor—Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Joe Montgomery. The sole survivor of the worst disaster in Special Forces history, Joe has been drowning his guilt in a potent mix of alcohol and isolation. Penny refuses to indulge his behavior and a tentative friendship begins, charged with desire. But as her father's killer sets his sights on Penny, all bets are off. The killer will do anything to protect his identity and Joe fears Penny is...NEXT TO DIE.

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Daughter of a U.S. foreign officer, Marliss Melton enjoyed a unique childhood growing up overseas. Following college, Marliss pursued her dream of publishing while teaching high school English and Spanish. A Golden Heart and RITA finalist, she writes both medieval romance and romantic suspense. Her husband, a warfare technology specialist, is her real-life hero. She juggles two teenage boys, three stepchildren, a baby girl, and an adjunct teaching position at the College of William and Mary. Her website is

One sexy SEAL, a mission from hell, and a hitman close in, in this fourth book in the Navy Seal series.LCMR Joe Montgomery, aka Monty had it all: good looks, intelligence, women, and rank. Then in a deadly mission in Afghanistan, he made the wrong call. Everything that could go wrong - did, leaving Monty the sole survivor of the worst disaster in Special Forces History. Sent home to recuperate and await new orders, Monty is mired in grief and guilt.Lieutenant Penny Price has had a crush on her neighbor for years. When Monty returns home, scarred and hurting, her nurturing instincts demand that she pull him from depression and return him to his former stature. But falling in love is not an option. Penny wants a husband and a family, not a playboy SEAL whose sexuality reawakens her dormant desires. As his physical therapist, she makes him strong again. As his friend, she aids him in his search forgiveness and renewal. But too many obstacles intervene to make happy-ever-after a reality - a deadly toxin, a five-year-old murder, and a hit-man closing in...

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