What I Should Have Done: A Forbidden Military Romance (Anchors and Eagles Book 2)

A spin-off from What I Should Have Said that can also be read as a standalone. SEAL operator Mikey Johnson has endured significant trauma during his deployments. When he returns home, he experiences a betrayal that transforms his love into anger and mistrust. On his team's next deployment, they are assigned a temporary sniper from another branch—unexpectedly, a woman. Scottie Aleck is the first woman to graduate from the United States Army Sniper Course. Assigned to a Navy SEAL team as a political placement, she faces pressure to prove herself in a unit that has resisted adding new members for years. Her career depends on her performance. When Mikey and Scottie meet, the dynamic between them complicates their mission. As they work together in combat, feelings develop despite the rule that they cannot fall in love. The mission becomes anything but simple when emotion enters a war zone, and violence forces circumstances beyond their control. The book contains trigger warnings.