**Whitney Award Finalist in Mystery/Suspense** "Bellon keeps readers guessing and turning pages..." ---Deseret News "Those who enjoy international intrigue and high action novels won't want to miss this one!" --- Meridian Magazine "The Capture" is an intense, action-packed story that will have readers on the edge of their seats until the dramatic conclusion. ---InD'Tale Magazine A daring rescue. A need for vengeance. Everything is on the line. Julian Bennet, head of Griffin Force, finally finds love with Zaya Altes, but the day he buys her an engagement ring, international terrorist Nazer al-Raimi abducts her. Getting her back consumes him, yet it takes nearly six months to find her. The daring mission to extract her from a hidden prison in Afghanistan is successful, but Zaya has suffered during captivity. Though she's grateful to Julian for breaking her out, she wants nothing to do with him. Before he can show her how much he still loves her, Nazer finds them and vows revenge. Can Julian keep Zaya safe and still stop Nazer once and for all? Zaya Altes nearly gave up hope of ever being rescued, but when Griffin Force finally finds her, returning to life is harder than she imagined. While her feelings for Julian are as strong as ever, she feels too broken to recapture what they once had. Instead, Zaya jumps at a chance to trap Nazer, wanting vengeance for what she's endured. As the final showdown draws near, however, Zaya will have to make an unimaginable choice to let Nazer close to her again. But when a shocking web of betrayal is uncovered in their own ranks, their one chance to capture him is compromised. Julian and Zaya will put everything on the line, but can they survive this ultimate test and finally reach for their chance at happiness? "Those who enjoy international intrigue and high action novels won't want to miss this one!" --- Meridian Magazine "The Capture" is an intense, action-packed story that will have readers on the edge of their seats until the dramatic conclusion. ---InD'Tale Magazine Read all the books in the Griffin Force series: The Captive (Griffin Force #1) The Captain (Griffin Force #2)The Captain's Christmas Promise (Griffin Force #2.5)The Capture (Griffin Force #3) Second Look (Griffin Force #4)Second Chance (Griffin Force #5)Second Guess (Griffin Force #6) Coming Fall 2021 Julie Coulter Bellon is the author of over two dozen romantic suspense books and has won several awards, including the coveted RONE award for Best Suspense, and a Swoony Award for Best Military Romance. Readers' Favorite described her newest release as "an out-and-out Special Forces thriller, in the vein of Tom Clancy's work," and Deseret News says, "Bellon keeps readers guessing and turning pages." You can also find Julie on the Authors Off the Page podcast. Julie loves to travel and her favorite cities she's visited so far are probably Athens, Paris, Ottawa, and London. In her free time she loves to read, write, teach, watch Hawaii Five-O reruns, and eat Canadian chocolate. Not necessarily in that order. If you'd like to be the first to hear about Julie's new projects and receive a free book, you can sign up to be part of her VIP Readers Group at juliebellon.com