Winter’s Fire by Christie Adams

A former Royal Marines Commando must team up with his commanding officer’s maddening assistant, to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s daughter during her vacation at an exclusive resort.

Serpents aren’t the only danger in paradise…

His commanding officer’s control-freak secretary is a constant thorn in the side of Logan Simmonds. Her relentless fussing over trivial administrative details drives him crazy, and not in a good way.

Lucy Winter joined the elite covert security unit as PA to its leader, but her goal is to become a field officer. Courtesy of her military brothers, she has skills not usually required to run an office. All she needs is an opportunity to prove herself.

When Logan is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s daughter at an adults-only resort, he can’t go it alone—Nenufar has a strict policy of not allowing single guests. With no one else available, he has no choice but to comply when his CO accepts Lucy’s offer to play the submissive to Logan’s Dom.

Proximity fractures the ice between Logan and Lucy, then the heat of a tropical idyll melts it. When their enquiries uncover a darker side to paradise, Lucy switches her role from cover to bait, and Logan realises he’ll do anything to protect her…