{"product_id":"9781614178743","title":"Guardian (The Taskforce Series, Book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the Patuxent River prisoner-reintegration program--known as \"Gateway\"--falls under suspicion as a terrorist training ground, FBI Special Agent Jackson Maddox is sent in to investigate. Adopting the name Abdul, Jackson fits right in, until his cover is threatened by a sexy bombshell taking his picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn accomplished crime journalist, Lena Alexandra is on her own under-cover mission. Determined to send the man who raped and murdered her 15-year-old sister back to prison, Lena is interviewing Gateway's former-felons for a prison conversions book she's allegedly authoring. And not even the gorgeous ex-con named Abdul can derail her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil he gets in her way by acting as her guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout to expose a home-grown terrorist plot reaching deep into the nation's capital, Jackson knows that he and Lena face a choice: figure out how to trust each other with their secrets and their lives. Or die in silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE TASKFORCE SERIES, in order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Protector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Enforcer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE ECHO PLATOON SERIES, in order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanger Close\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEET MARLISS MELTON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling Author Marliss Melton uses her Spec Ops and Intelligence communities to pen realistic and heartfelt stories featuring America's elite warriors. The daughter of a U.S. foreign officer, Melton grew up in various overseas countries, and now resides in Williamsburg, Virginia with her husband and family. www.marlissmelton.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epublishing Works!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045462196464,"sku":"9781614178743","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614178743_p0.jpg?v=1763845964","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614178743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}