Backlash (Tom Keeler #8)

Tom Keeler came to Miami for one keep his friend alive while Dave faces his demons. The Delta Force operator's PTSD is so severe that even experimental therapy feels like a last resort. But when Russian organized crime starts watching the house where Keeler's staying, a simple security detail becomes something deadlier.

The surveillance isn't random. Keeler's friend Blomstein works intelligence contracts tracking dirty money through Miami real estate - work that makes enemies. Now those enemies are moving, and they're not alone. A private military contractor with its own agenda is hunting the same Russians, and Keeler is caught in the middle of a shadow war he doesn't fully understand.

As assassinations escalate and betrayals multiply, Keeler must protect Dave through his most vulnerable moments while navigating a landscape where no one is who they claim to be. The Russians want blood. The PMC wants control. And somewhere in the chaos, the woman Keeler's falling for might be the most dangerous player of all.

In Miami's heat and violence, loyalty becomes the only currency that matters - and the most expensive thing to spend.

A military thriller about friendship forged in combat, tested by trauma, and hardened by fire.