{"product_id":"midnight-masquerade-paperback","title":"Midnight Masquerade — Paperback","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo stop a deadly trafficking ring, they must wear the mask of a couple in love—but the danger is real.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeventy-two hours. One auction. No extraction plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA romantic suspense where a CIA operative and an HSI analyst infiltrate a trafficking network hidden behind a charity gala.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCIA operative Dante Reyes has strict orders at the Turkish port: gather intelligence on the trafficking ring, do not intervene, and do not blow his six-month cover. Then the shipping container doors screech open. His former SEAL brother's kidnapped sister stares at him through the darkness, and every order he was given means nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe fails in his attempt to save her and carries the weight of that failure back to Virginia where his handlers ground him, reassign him to a domestic task force, and hand him the one case that puts him face to face with the woman he never stopped thinking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHSI analyst Lisa Harper has been following dirty money for weeks. Wire transfers. Shell companies. A charity called Liberation Trust connected to a polished anti-trafficking nonprofit hosting an annual masquerade gala in seven days. Every lead she pulls confirms the same ugly truth: the people profiting from human trafficking are hiding behind the cause of stopping it. And someone inside her investigation is leaking every move her task force makes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Lisa goes undercover on the dating apps the network uses to recruit victims, she walks deeper into the trap than anyone planned. Dante is the only backup she trusted enough to call. What they discover beneath the chandeliers of a Philadelphia ballroom will demand everything they have—including the faith neither of them is sure they can afford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDante carries his failures in a prayer journal and leans on scripture for strength. Lisa carries hers alone, because the last man she trusted with her faith used it against her family. Between them runs a mission that will cost everything, and a question neither can keep running from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidnight Masquerade delivers:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eGlobe-spanning action from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean to Philadelphia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA slow-burn enemies-to-partners romance that earns every heartbeat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA faith journey grounded in real pain and hard-won grace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHigh-stakes human trafficking investigation with ripped-from-headlines tension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eChristian romantic suspense that never preaches and never pulls its punches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFans of Lynette Eason, DiAnn Mills, Irene Hannon, and Dee Henderson will find a new favorite in Elle E. Kay. \u003cem\u003eMidnight Masquerade\u003c\/em\u003e is for readers who want their romance dangerous, their faith tested, and their endings hard-won.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for the ebook? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FH5NHJ6C\/?tag=elleekay-20\"\u003eGet it on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elle E. Kay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46707004309583,"sku":"9781950240586","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/6191\/5983\/files\/225144-6-1-1.webp?v=1788730347","url":"https:\/\/shop.elleekay.com\/products\/midnight-masquerade-paperback","provider":"Elle E. Kay's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}