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The Darkest Hour

by Maya Banks · KGI #1

2010 · 304 pages · Penguin

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📚 Book 1 of a completed 4-book series

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When a mysterious call suggests his supposedly dead wife might still be alive, a grieving ex-Navy SEAL is forced to shed his year-long isolation and fight his way through a jungle controlled by a ruthless drug cartel. This is a high-stakes rescue mission with deeply personal stakes—Ethan has to confront not just dangerous enemies, but also the guilt and pain he's been avoiding since Rachel vanished. What makes this so compelling is the emotional complexity waiting on the other side of all that action: even if he finds her, Rachel carries traumatic memories she's buried, and helping her heal means facing the truth of what happened to her darkest hour. It's a propulsive, tension-filled romance that doesn't shy away from the messy, complicated work of rebuilding trust and love after tragedy has shattered everything.

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