Adolfo

Rivals-in-training. And now... targets.

Adolfo Perrera was trained to follow orders, eliminate threats, and never get personal. But when he uncovers a deadly conspiracy targeting his former classmates—including the one woman he can't forget—he disobeys a direct CIA command and disappears into the jungle to save her.

Zaire Baker doesn't need rescuing. She's always fought her way to the front, proving herself in a male-dominated world where one mistake could cost her everything. She's fierce, brilliant, and prepared for anything—except for Adolfo showing up in the middle of her black ops mission with that infuriatingly confident look in his eyes.

Forced to go off-grid and on the run, Adolfo and Zaire must rely on each other to survive the jungle, outwit an elite kill team, and uncover who betrayed them. But survival isn't the only thing on the line. Because the longer they stay alive, the harder it gets to ignore the heat between them.

He broke the rules to protect her.
She'll risk her life before she lets him carry that burden alone.
But if they can't learn to trust each other—completely—this mission might be their last.

Ruthless Pursuit is an action-packed romantic suspense with enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity in the jungle, and a protector hero who would rather risk his career than lose the woman who got away.

TROPES

✅ Enemies to lovers
✅ Forced proximity (with jungle heat!)
✅ Only one bed (and it's in the wild)
✅ Tough guy x tougher woman
✅ She drives him crazy… and he loves it

The Santiago Brothers

Ruthless Reckoning
Ruthless Shelter
Ruthless Protector
Ruthless Pursuit
Ruthless Exposure
Final Ruthless (Coming 2026!)