New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Liliana Hartβs first book in her suspenseful Gravediggers series, featuring an elite group of mysterious men who might be dead to the world, but are also tasked with saving itβand no one can ever know.
The Gravediggers arenβt exactly what they seem. Theyβre the most elite of the worldβs fighting forcesβand all they have in common is that theyβve been betrayed by the countries theyβve died for. Because they are dead. To their country, their military, and their families.
Sometimes the dead do rise...
Deacon Tucker is a dead man walking. A former black ops agent, he was disavowed and stripped of all honor before being recruited as a Gravedigger. But his honor and good name no longer matter, because no one knows heβs alive, and heβll never get the recognition he deserves. His mission is simple: save the world or die trying. And for Godβs sake, donβt ever fall in love. Thatβs a rule punishable by death. The kind of death a man canβt be brought back from.
Tess Sherman is the only mortician in Last Stop, Texas. She has no idea how Deacon Tucker ended up in her funeral home, but sheβll eat her hat if heβs only a funeral home assistant. Deacon is dangerous, deadly, and gorgeous. And she knows her attraction to him can only end in heartache.
Deacon is on a mission to stop the most fatal terror attack the world has ever knownβwhatβs known as The Day of Destinyβa terroristβs dream. But when he discovers Tess has skills he can use to stop them, he has to decide if he can trust her with secrets worth dying for. And, most important, he has to decide if he can trust her with his heart.
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