Hunted (CORE Sector: Spies on the Run Book 1)

This book was originally released under another pen name. I’m excited to share it again—now published as Patti Ann Stafford. Updated, expand and now Gothic Romantic Suspense.

A Mission in Shadows. A Woman Haunted by Secrets. A Love Tested in the Dark.

Belize should have been another routine assignment for CORE operative Alec Brodie—slip in, gather intel, and slip out. But when he crosses paths with Lydia and her niece Casey, the mission fractures. What begins as surveillance turns into a desperate flight through a jungle steeped in decay and silence, where every shadow hides danger and every whisper carries menace.

Lydia is on the run from enemies she barely understands—pursued by a ruthless trafficking network, a Russian scientist with his own agenda, and forces far darker than she imagined. Alec becomes her only chance at survival, yet he carries secrets of his own and scars that refuse to heal. Drawn together by necessity, they find themselves entangled in a web of peril, betrayal, and a forbidden attraction that smolders even in the darkest hours.

As danger tightens around them, Alec must face not only the enemies at their heels but also the ghosts of his past. Lydia must decide if she dares trust the one man who can protect her… but who may also be her undoing.

Blending the high-stakes tension of a spy thriller with the atmosphere of gothic romantic suspense, Hunted is the third installment in Patti Ann Stafford’s gripping eight-book series. Secrets deepen, shadows lengthen, and survival means risking both heart and soul.

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