Nicki Davis planned to escape.
No romance. No hearts. Just a quiet weekend at a luxury lodge—far from Blueskin Bay’s Valentine’s Festival and the threats she can’t explain.
Then Maddox shows up.
Tattooed. Furious. Demanding she leave immediately.
He says she’s in danger.
She says she’s not buying his bossy attitude or brooding charm.
But one kiss on Valentine’s Day makes her question everything—
Including whether she ran away from the wrong things… and straight into the right arms.
Maddox didn’t expect her.
Nicki Davis is loud, impulsive, and absolutely in the wrong place.
She could blow his entire undercover operation.
Keeping her close is damage control.
But the closer she gets, the harder it is to stay detached.
Because Nicki’s not just a distraction—
She’s in real danger.
And she’s waking something in him he thought he’d buried for good.
Protecting her wasn’t the plan.
Falling for her?
That could ruin everything.
Keywords: Undercover agent romance, Forced proximity romantic suspense, Small town undercover romance, Valentine’s Day romantic suspense, Dangerous secrets small town romance, Walking disaster heroine romance, Broody alpha hero romance, Tattooed protective hero romance, Suspenseful sweet romance, Opposites attract small town romance, Wrong place wrong time romance, Tension filled romantic suspense, Survival romance small town, Clean edgy romantic suspense
Sariah Denzin writes edgy-sweet romantic suspense—rugged heroes, gutsy heroines, slow-burn tension, and just enough danger to make you check the locks.
She lives on New Zealand’s rugged coast, fueled by coffee, sea breezes, and twisty plots that never behave.
No awards. No fluff. Just heart-racing, clean reads with bite.