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21) Tangled like us
Author
Series
Like us volume 4
Publisher
kbritchie.com
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"How to protect your heart: let your bodyguard have it. Jane Cobalt is an American princess. The loyal and painfully curious twenty-three-year-old has inherited immense pressure to preserve the Cobalt legacy. But for Jane -- sex, love, and life have been a series of royal failures. After a friends-with-benefits ended in disaster, she's sworn to a "no sex" hiatus for, well, eternity -- and she has no intention of letting anyone in her bed and definitely...
23) Demon song
Author
Series
Blood singer novels volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Bodyguard Celia Graves has survived a vampire attack which made her a half-vampire and awakened her latent Siren abilities. Celia's hellish recent experiences have given her the unique combination of abilities needed to overcome a childhood curse and toclose an ancient rift between the demonic dimension and our own.
Author
Series
Publisher
HQN Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
His job is to protect her...no matter the cost
Police detective Joy Ingram's connection to elite security expert Stonewall Courson is instant. Undeniable. Electric. But her commitment to protect and serve has always come first. Everything else is secondary—especially when she uncovers an underground surrogate baby-making ring. Joy can't risk a distraction during the most important case of her career, not even one as sexy...
Police detective Joy Ingram's connection to elite security expert Stonewall Courson is instant. Undeniable. Electric. But her commitment to protect and serve has always come first. Everything else is secondary—especially when she uncovers an underground surrogate baby-making ring. Joy can't risk a distraction during the most important case of her career, not even one as sexy...
25) Watch over me
Author
Series
Goddard Project volume 4
Publisher
Brava
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Brava/Kensington Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"There's just one cardinal rule when it comes to being a bodyguard: no matter how tempting it may be, never, ever get romantically involved with the person you're protecting. But as these sensual novellas prove, even the most important rules are made to be broken - again and again and again. Join acclaimed authors Lucy Monroe, Jamie Denton, and Elisabeth Naughton as they open the files on an undercover operative who finds a sexy surprise under his...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"After taking the oath of protector of the Order of Khatar, Mara travels to the Imperial city with her charge, Revathi; although she knew the dizzying city would hold its dangers, she never thought her life--as wall as her heart--would be at stake"--
29) Alphas like us
Author
Series
Like us volume Book 3
Publisher
[Krista & Becca Ritchie]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Maverick, know-it-all bodyguard Farrow Keene knows publicly dating American royalty comes with a great cost. Everyone wants a piece of their relationship. And as a protective boyfriend, he's not here for their relationship. And as a protective boyfriend, he's not here for the malicious hands that grab at their love life and seek to rip them apart. But Farrow is confident -- he's confident that he could've never prepared for the storm to come.
30) Forever safe
Author
Series
Beacons of hope volume 4
Publisher
Northern Lights Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Heiress to a vast fortune, Victoria Cole has everything she wants, including the perfect fiancé. Having left two other men at the altar, Victoria is sure that now she's found her true love and will finally live happily ever after. As her wedding draws near, however, Victoria's life is threatened. To keep her safe, Victoria's father hires a bodyguard. Tom Cushman's number one priority is protecting his clients, which means no personal entanglements....
Author
Series
Trailsman volume 376
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Skye Fargo is playing bodyguard to 'America's Sweetheart,' stunning actress Kathleen Barton. She had the bad judgment to publicly, brutally spurn the attentions of notorious 'Frisco power-broker Zack Lomax, ruining his reputation and his livelihood. Now he wants revenge. And unless the Trailsman keeps both eyes peeled, Lomax is going to give his client a final curtain" -- from publisher's web site.
Author
Series
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
From the moment his eyes meet hers across the crime-scene tape, ex-con turned bodyguard Quasar Patterson knows he has to see mysterious Dr. Randi Fuller again. She's a renowned psychic investigator who can foresee danger for others, but not for herself. That makes Quasar doubly determined to watch over her - the closer, the better - as she's drawn into a dangerous gang rivalry.
Author
Publisher
Bold Strokes Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
If Eve Webb had known she'd be protecting royalty, she'd never have taken the job as bodyguard. As the threat to Lady Katherine's life draws closer, she'll do whatever it takes to save her, and may just lose her heart in the process.
34) The Neighbors
Author
Series
River glen volume 3
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"IF YOU LIVED HERE...YOU'D BE DEAD BY NOW. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nancy Bush returns to the community of River Glen, Oregon, a seemingly bucolic neighborhood that harbors deep, dark secrets. It's one of the most exclusive addresses in town--a luxury development with pristine lawns and steep price tags. But there are unforgiving people living in the Villages, who know your secrets and have plenty of their own, secrets that...
35) Starless
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Destined from birth to serve as protector of the princess Zariya, Khai is trained in the arts of killing and stealth by a warrior sect in the deep desert. In a world where exiled gods live among mortals, the dark god Miasmus is rising, intent on nothing less than wholesale destruction. To keep Zariya alive, Khai's only hope lies with an unlikely crew of prophecy-seekers, on a journey that will take them farther beneath the starless skies than anyone...
Author
Series
Modern love volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
One minute, Katrina King's enjoying an innocent conversation with a hot guy at a coffee shop; the next, a stranger has live-tweeted the entire episode with a romantic meet-cute spin and #CafeBae is the new hashtag-du-jour. The problem? Katrina craves a low-profile life, and going viral threatens the peaceful world she's painstakingly built. Besides, #CafeBae isn't the man she's hungry for . . .With the internet on the hunt for #CuteCafeGirl, Jas Singh...
Author
Series
Maximum Security volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Millions of dollars worth of chemical weapons have been stolen from a government depot, and an investigative journalist's life is at stake as she tries to prove her father isn't responsible while exposing the real culprits...before the unthinkable happens.
38) Fast burn
Author
Series
Body Armor novels volume 4
Publisher
HQN Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The moment Brand Berry meets beautiful, driven Sahara Silver, the connection between them is electric. It's also something he can't pursue. Sahara wants him, sure--to join Body Armor, where his MMA skills, size, and cocky attitude make him perfect for her elite crew of bodyguards. For Sahara, the agency always comes first, and Brand needs more. Yet when she's kidnapped by men searching for her missing brother, he doesn't hesitate"--Amazon.com.
39) Lovers like us
Author
Series
Like us volume 2
Publisher
Everafter Romance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-seven-year-old Farrow Keene lives by his actions, and his actions say he's the best at whatever he does. As a 24/7 bodyguard and the new boyfriend to Maximoff Hale, protecting the headstrong, alpha billionaire has never been more complicated. And one rule can't be bent: Keep your relationship secret from the public. Farrow is confident he's the best man for the job. But a twist in Maximoff's fast-paced life sticks them with the rest of Security...
40) Queen of dust
Author
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The last Balti Temptress, Mara Leanor, returns home to her planet eighteen years after the Dern occupation where she must guard her heart against Calvy D'Aldiern, the demoted Dern captain-turned-bodyguard assigned to protect her.
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