The Defiant Return: (The Proud Will Fall Book #2)

By Theresa Messenger

When 2000 lives are at stake, the Defiant team has no choice but to re-band. But in this dark conspiracy, who can they trust? When word gets to Smith, rebel mastermind, about a plot to attack a civilian cruise liner, the Defiant plan an intervention. They assume this is more than what it seems: a trap by the Black Dagger pirates or the Confederacy—or both—to acquire a ship rigged with Catelyn’s super-advanced technology. But without evidence, they can’t know which of their enemies is willing to kill innocents for tech treasure. They need intel while they plan for countermeasures. And they set a trap of their own. Will they outsmart their enemies one more time?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781329388925

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