Bulletproof Moronova K. M. (2026)

This English-language military romance and high-heat suspense novel is set in the elite special-operations world of the Dark Forces series. Briar Thornton has spent months running from her past, but when the death of her uncle draws her to the small Montana town of Bane Falls to deal with his estate, she encounters a new nightmare and a man more dangerous than the one who tried to kill her. Roman Syxx is not a savior but a cold, precise weapon programmed by the Dark Forces to destroy anything and anyone. As lieutenant of the covert Icarus Squad, he is in Bane Falls on orders to infiltrate, eliminate and disappear. Yet the new girl who arrives in town disrupts his control in ways no enemy ever has. Drawn together by their trauma, they break through each others defenses until love feels as lethal as war. When Briars hidden connection to Romans mission is revealed, both discover that freedom always comes with a body count. The novel features military fiction, enemies-to-lovers romance, dark romance and high heat, and returns to the world of the Dark Forces series.