Intimate Choice. Empire Blue, #7

~Editor's Pick~Ava Larsen has spent her adult life trying to outrun the shadow of the girl she used to be: a bully whose mistake cost her sister's life, and one who pushed away a boy they both loved. But her redemption is cut short when her latest investigation into a high-profile money laundering ring turns deadly. After surviving a brutal kidnapping, Ava's only hope for survival is Michael Gonzalez, a Secret Service Agent fueled by a decade of bitterness.
Mike doesn't believe Ava has changed, and he certainly hasn't forgiven her for the accident that killed his first love. But with a corrupt government official determined to silence her, Mike is ordered to protect her at all costs. From the streets of New York to the corridors of power in Washinton D. C., the two are hunted by an enemy that will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried. As the investigation reaches a breaking point, Mike and Ava must navigate a minefield of political betrayal and personal trauma.
In a race against time, they'll have to trust each other to survive-or let the sins of their past bury them both.