{"product_id":"shadow-protocol","title":"Shadow Protocol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Chicago, something is climbing inside the dying.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA doctor who sees what medicine cannot explain. An exiled Archangel who needs her help. A bond that puts them both in the path of a supernatural killer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChicago ER attending Dr. Sarah Montgomery has been knowing things before the labs come back: diagnosing internal bleeds her patients haven't bled yet, ordering blood work for symptoms that haven't appeared. She's been calling it intuition for years. It isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Fallen Response Unit walks into her hospital chasing a supernatural plague disguised as ordinary tissue necrosis, Sarah learns her diagnostic gift is Fallen-aligned, and that Uriel, the exiled Archangel who founded the FRU after his own Fall, needs her medical eye to see the thing killing his city. Together they hunt a Fallen named Bael through possession victims, hospital wards, and the wreckage of everything Sarah thought she understood about medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTry the first chapter\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/read.bookfunnel.com\/read\/jy385y2lqc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead a free sample in your browser\u003c\/a\u003e. No signup required. The sample contains medical trauma, blood, and supernatural horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers of J.R. Ward, Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter, and Kresley Cole.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll devour this if you want:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA medical doctor heroine whose competence is the entire point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn exiled Archangel hero with three thousand years of guilt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA paramilitary fallen-angel ops unit with real team dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound family that actually feels like one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bond earned through trauma, not handed over in chapter three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fallen Response Unit, Book 1.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Standalone HEA, the recommended series entry point. Open-door explicit. Heat: 3 of 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading order.\u003c\/strong\u003e The first Fallen Response Unit series is six books and complete. Each book stands on its own except \u003cem\u003eEnduring Light\u003c\/em\u003e, which finishes the story \u003cem\u003eRising Storm\u003c\/em\u003e begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes:\u003c\/strong\u003e fallen-angel romance · angel\/human · doctor heroine · paramilitary team · supernatural-crisis suspense · bonded pair · ancient-hero\/mortal-heroine · ensemble found family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent warnings:\u003c\/strong\u003e possession, gore, psychological manipulation, hospital trauma, medical content. Not closed-door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat readers say\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuoted word for word from public reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book was fantastic. Everything that I love in a paranormal romance: action, adventure, tension, romance. All wrapped up in a sexy paranormal bow.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eHeather L., Amazon review, advance copy\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The found family of the Fallen Response Unit and banter of the side characters made me so happy! The chemistry between Sarah and Uriel was unmatched.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eLucy Fae, Amazon review, advance copy\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is a book that ‘one more page’ becomes all nighter.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eAvid reader, Amazon review, advance copy\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStart here. Stay for the whole unit.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShadow Protocol\u003c\/em\u003e is Book 1 of The Fallen Response Unit, with a complete romance and a happily-ever-after. 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