Missed Opportunity

A Second Chance Former Military Bodyguard Romance (Dìleas Security Agency, Book 3)

By: C.S. Smith

Narrated by: Cole Robert Eubanks

She broke his heart. Now he's her bodyguard. Can he let down his walls for a second chance at love? Or will her secret and his past destroy them both?

Ryder Montague was ready to abandon the weighty expectations of his aristocratic family for American Nathalie Williams. Her brutal rejection on the eve of their graduation from Oxford shattered him and his dreams for their future. Eight years later, he’s a transformed man—a toughened ex-SAS soldier and leader of Dìleas Security Agency’s elite executive protection team.

When a new client in the States turns out to be Nathalie, Ryder reluctantly takes the assignment, determined to prove his love for her is nothing but an old memory, best forgotten. Nathalie sacrificed everything, including Ryder, to fulfill her father’s dream of creating a safer and more lethal combat jet after her brother’s plane went down in Iraq. Now, she’s about to present an AI-enhanced software design to the US military that will revolutionize America’s Next Generation fighter. Only someone is determined to stop her. Her new bodyguard is none other than the shy, sweet boy she loved in college—now a sexy, dangerous man.

Old emotions resurface even as she vows to keep Ryder from finding out the real reason she walked away from him. When Nathalie’s stalker turns his sights on Ryder, her secret isn’t the only thing standing between them. If they are to have a second chance at happiness, they must put aside the past and work together to stay alive. Or will it be a Missed Opportunity?

Missed Opportunity is book three in C.S. Smith’s steamy romantic suspense series featuring former special operators from the US and UK. Contains cursing, described sex, and violence. It can be listened to as a standalone and has a HEA.

If you like alpha males, strong women, danger, and spice in your romance, this is the story for you!

©2023 C.S. Smith (P)2024 C.S. Smith

Ryder!!!

This has quickly become one of my favorite military romance series. Each book has its own unique plot with a featured couple; this one spotlighting Ryder and Natalie. Ryder, a former British soldier and now director of the London division of Dileas Security Agency, is the ultimate controlled and composed hero. Together with Lachlan and Nathan, he rounds out the trio of modern-day super-soldiers. (Basically, picture Outlander’s Jamie Fraser leading a team of Thor- and Superman-look-alikes, and you’ve got Dileas Security Agency.) If you’ve read my earlier reviews, you know I’m a huge fan of Cole Robert Eubanks. He narrates the entire book from the character’s POV, and his performance is nothing short of amazing. Even the female voices are well done, but it’s the male accents that absolutely shine: Scottish Lachlan, Texan Nathan, and British Ryder all sound pitch-perfect. Smith’s writing continues to impress me. Her background and knowledge of military and government operations give the stories a level of realism that makes the characters believable and grounded. No eye-rolling “book boyfriend” feats here. Just highly trained men written with authenticity. This series is fabulous, and I absolutely cannot wait for the fourth book to be recorded. It’s an auto-buy for me every time!