Over Her Dead Body

Nichole Severn

Apr 2023 · Defenders of Battle Mountain Book 5 · Sold by Harlequin

About this ebook

Someone wants her dead.
It’s up to him to make sure that doesn’t happen.

The first bullet didn’t kill her. But the next one might. With a target on her back, Battle Mountain reserve officer Isla Vachs has no choice but to trust Adan Sergeant. The soldier turned bodyguard has one final mission: protect his best friend’s widow and her daughter. As each step plunges Adan and Isla deeper into a sniper’s crosshairs, a deadly truth is about to become chillingly clear…

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Discover more action-packed stories in the Defenders of Battle Mountain series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:

Book 1: Grave Danger
Book 2: Dead Giveaway
Book 3: Dead on Arrival
Book 4: Presumed Dead
Book 5: Over Her Dead Body
Book 6: Dead Again

Ratings and reviews

Over Her Dead Body is an edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense by Nichole Severn. Ms. Severn has once again provided readers with a well-written book populated with a stellar cast of characters. Isla became a single mom when her husband was killed on a mission. Adan knew something was wrong when his teammates were turning up dead after Isla's husband was killed. Isla and Adan's story is packed with drama, humor, sexy bits, cover-to-cover action and suspense. I enjoyed every word.

This poor small town has been the target of so many bad things you would think it’s cursed or something. “Hey, Bugs.” “Isla has been the target of someone bound and determined to put her out of commission. Her dead husband’s best friend comes to town to protect her. “Two months ago, before the first shooting, she told me pain was coming, more than I think I can handle, but that I would get through it.” Now that Isla thought about it, Macie might be a witch. Adan Sergeant feels guilty that he

Action-packed, pulse-pounding, edge of your seat suspense and danger fueled from the start... this story keeps you engaged and is so hard to put down once you start. Isla and Adan have so much chemistry, although Isla tries to keep him as an enemy as he vows to protect her and her daughter at any cost to himself, and repeatedly proves his resolve. As the two fight tooth and nail for their lives, all the while uncovering some deadly secrets that caused the targets on their backs,

About the author

Nichole Severn writes romantic suspense with strong heroines, heroes who dare challenge them, and a hell of a lot of guns. When she’s not writing, she’s injuring herself running and practicing yoga.