Overview

He'd risk his life to find his brother. But he never expected to risk his heart. Three months since his brother went MIA, and Lane Matthews is tired of waiting for answers from overseas. Calling in a favour from his CO, he gets a posting to Jeddah—his first overseas deployment and where his brother was stationed—and the opportunity to try to find him. Life in a foreign land isn't quite as he imagined, and neither are his duties. And while his first encounter with his housemate, Tristan, may be memorable, it's for all the wrong reasons. Tristan catches him off guard, but falling for the hot—straight?—soldier is definitely not in his future. Tensions rise as Lane gets closer to discovering the truth behind his brother's disappearance, but even the best-laid plans can get swept off course and lost like a grain of sand in the desert. This MM military romance from Beth Laycock features an age gap, a bratty MC, forced proximity, hurt/comfort, and of course a HEA. 2022 edition. Originally released in 2019 as Guarding His Heart.