She’s fleeing her terrifying ex. He’s racing to outwit her hunters. Will defying evil together awaken a bond worth any sacrifice?

Ava West is desperate to get out. But just when the resilient survivor thinks she’s found safety from her violent fiancé, her need to seek medical care for her seven-month-old son exposes them both to harm. And after strangers snatch her child and leave her distraught, her heart leaps when she reunites with the most loyal man she’s ever met.

Jack Redley Kelleher is still searching for answers. But though his mind is always buzzing with questions about his unsolved childhood kidnapping, the USMC recon expert instantly steps up when he’s called in to help a woman in distress. And despite the emotional scars that left him gun-shy, the resolute Marine vows not to rest until her small family is whole again… even if he has to kill her relentless abuser.

Inspired by Jack’s rock-steady nerves, Ava bravely defies a ransom demand to buy him time in the search for her little one. And while his paternal instincts come roaring to the surface when Jack finds the tiny boy, his instinct for danger screams that they’ve won themselves a powerful enemy.

Can they embrace a lasting love before a twisted scheme tears them apart?

Her Faithful Protector is the haunting fourth book in the Red Mark Rescue & Protect romantic suspense series. If you like fierce heroines, steamy chemistry, and unrelenting tension, then you’ll adore Alessa Kelly’s gut-wrenching tale.