Broken Chains

Captain Alexandra "e;Alex"e; Pierce clawed her way back from the ambush that killed half her unit and shattered her engagement to the man she loved—Special Forces operative Logan Cross, who vanished into black ops and never looked back. Two years later, Alex has rebuilt herself into something unbreakable: a commander known for her steady warmth under fire and fierce loyalty to her soldiers. But when she's assigned to a remote Forward Operating Base in hostile mountain territory, she finds Logan already there—harder, darker, and carrying wounds no medal can honor. He's now under her command. He's also the one man who can still make her walls crumble with a single look.Logan survived the war, but guilt over leaving Alex behind has hollowed him into a ghost wearing a soldier's skin. He told himself walking away would keep her safe. Now, trapped together in close quarters with insurgent activity escalating, he can't stop watching her, protecting her—wanting her. When intelligence reveals a traitor within the FOB is feeding information to the enemy and Alex becomes the target, Logan faces an impossible choice: maintain the distance that keeps her career intact, or break every fraternization rule to save the woman he never stopped loving. But in a place where trust is lethal and one wrong move means body bags, falling back into each other's arms might be the most dangerous mission either of them has ever faced—because this time, losing isn't just about heartbreak. It's about survival.The Shattered Valor series follows elite soldiers and the women who challenge them—stories of second chances, redemption, and love forged in the crucible of war. Each book features dual first-person POV, alternating chapters, and standalone romances connected by overlapping characters and the bonds formed in combat.