USA Today bestselling author Paige Tyler continues her hot X-Ops series in a steamy jungle brimming with sexual tension… Kendra Carlsen, training officer for the Department of Covert Operations, has been begging her boss to let her work in the field for years. When he finally agrees to send her on a training exercise in Costa Rica, she couldn’t be happier. Bear-shifter Declan MacBride, however, is anything but pleased. He’s had a crush on Kendra since the day they met, and he’ll have to resist his desire for two excruciating weeks in the jungle. Living with her in close quarters, Declan soon discovers that fighting bloodthirsty enemies isn’t nearly as difficult as fighting his growing attraction to a beautiful woman that he’ll do anything to protect.