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Beyond Control

Kat Martin

Irresistible passion meets page-turning suspense in this Texas-set romantic thriller - for fans of Sandra Brown, Lisa Jackson, Julie Garwood, Linda Howard, and Heather Graham.

Delightfully fast-paced, riveting, and amazingly compelling. Martin has outdone herself." --Publisher's Weekly

When Victoria Bradford got engaged, she told herself to give love a chance. Six months later, she's on the run from her angry, abusive ex-fiancé with her four-year-old daughter and nowhere to go.

Seventy miles north of Dallas, the Iron River Ranch is pretty much nowhere. That's what its new owner, Josh Cain, wanted when he came back from Afghanistan. Big skies, quiet nights, no trouble.

One look tells Josh the pretty redhead with the adorable little girl will give him trouble of the most personal kind. But he's seen trouble before, and he doesn't scare easy. Not when "accidents" start happening around the ranch. Not when Tory's best friend back in Phoenix is abducted and brutalized. Not even when it looks like their current problems are only the tip of the iceberg.

But if he gets too close to fierce, determined Tory, Josh knows his nights are going to be anything but quiet. And that's one possibility no amount of training can prepare him for . . .

Book Details

  • Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
  • Publish Date: Dec 16th, 2025
  • Pages: 320
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.50in - 0.90in - 0.60lb
  • EAN: 9781496753892
  • Categories: Thrillers - SuspenseRomance - Suspense

About the Author

Kat Martin is the New York Times bestselling author of more than sixty books across multiple genres, with more than 17 million copies in print. Her novels have been published in 21 countries, including Japan, France, Argentina, Greece, China, and Spain. Her books have been nominated for the prestigious RITA award and won both the Lifetime Achievement and Reviewer's Choice Awards from RT Book Reviews. She and her husband, the author L.J. Martin, live in Montana and spend their winters in Ventura, California. Visit her online at KatMartin.com.

Praise for this book

Praise for The Texas Trilogy:

"The kind of taut, edge-of-your-seat action you crave from a suspenseful book." --Bustle on Beyond Reason

"[A] romantic, suspenseful thriller." --In Touch on Beyond Reason

"Martin whips together unforgettable characters and a high-octane plot with more twists and turns than a street in San Francisco...As the suspense unfurls at a breathtaking pace, readers will be captivated by this tale of drug dealers, foreign terrorists, bloody violence, and hot, steamy sex, all leading to a shocking ending. Martin's fans and newcomers alike will enjoy every moment of this thrill ride." --Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW for Beyond Reason

"All the action, romance and expectations that come from a Kat Martin book." --Fresh Fiction on Beyond Reason

"Martin consistently delivers on her promise of fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping, high-octane romance." --The Good, The Bad, and the Unread on Beyond Danger

"Filled with suspense, action and sizzling scenes, the pages of this book practically turn themselves." --Bookpage on Beyond Danger

"Martin has a consummate skill for developing the most lovable and the most despicable characters; readers will cheer when sadistic Damon meets his well-deserved end. Martin's finely described Texas is a delight." --Publishers Weekly on Beyond Control

"An exciting intense storyline that had a bit of everything; action, suspense, romance, great couple and an evil villain." --The Reading Cafe on Beyond Control