Rogue Christmas Operation

by Juno Rushdan

Overview

He'll sacrifice his safety

…for a woman who could completely upend his Christmas.  

   

After Gage Graham saves her from drowning, Hope Fischer revives, determined to learn the truth about her sister's death. All she has to do is infiltrate a mysterious closed Virginia town and discover why the attractive—but secretive—Gage feels compelled to help her. Can she trust him? Will he risk being discovered by his former employer, the CIA, for a woman he just met? Neither will matter if a killer succeeds.   

From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

Discover more action-packed stories in the Fugitive Heroes: Topaz Unit series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:

Book 1: Rogue Christmas Operation
Book 2: Alaskan Christmas Escape
Book 3: Disavowed in Wyoming
Book 4: An Operative's Last Stand

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780369709318
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	10/26/2021
Series:	Fugitive Heroes: Topaz Unit , #1
Sold by:	HARLEQUIN
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	333,035
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Juno Rushdan is a veteran US Air Force intelligence officer and award-winning author. Her books are action-packed and fast-paced. Critics from Kirkus and Library Journal have called her work “heart-pounding James Bond-ian adventure” that “will captivate lovers of romantic thrillers.” Visit her website: www.junorushdan.com.

Editorial Reviews

08/30/2021

Rushdan (Tracing a Kidnapper) launches her Fugitive Heroes: Topaz Unit series with this tense but formulaic romantic suspense novel set during the holidays. Photojournalist Hope Fischer is determined to learn the truth behind her sister Faith’s alleged suicide, convinced that she did not kill herself. To get answers, Hope devises a plan to gain access to the insular town of Benediction, Va., where her sister worked at Nexcellogen Industries’ research facility as a scientist. But on her way into town, she hits an icy patch of road and swerves into a lake. She’s saved from drowning by former CIA operative Gage Graham, who invites her to stay at his home. It’s a risky proposition: Gage is hiding out from his former employers, having gone AWOL after he and his team were set up and the CIA sent a kill team to dispose of them. While investigating, Hope unwittingly alerts the CIA to Gage’s location, forcing the pair to go on the run. The forced proximity of their flight inevitably leads to romance. Though the suspense keeps the pages turning, the romance becomes predictable after declarations of love that come too early. Readers will enjoy the action but will be let down by the flimsy romance. Agent: Sara Megibow, KT Literary. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

10/08/2021

Rushdan (Every Last Breath) launches the "Fugitive Heroes: Topaz Unit" series, starring photojournalist Hope Fischer, who is looking into the death of her sister, a scientist at a restricted military town. Someone doesn't like her questions, and she's run off the road and into the protection of former CIA agent Gage Graham, who has secrets of his own. Attraction forms very quickly between them, and the book's short sentences and paragraphs make it a quick page-turner. Several twists—some more believable than others—are revealed over the course of a few days. VERDICT It will likely be popular among fans of military and spy romances.

Library Journal