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Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Spencer is hired by a book publisher to protect Rachel Wallace, one of their hottest properties, he finds himself butting heads with her until he's dismissed. When Rachel is kidnapped, though, it's Spencer who they call to save the day.
42) Dearest rogue
Author
Series
Maiden Lane romances volume 8
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When she's targeted by kidnappers, Lady Phoebe Batten, who's going blind, is surprised to discover an unexpected tenderness beneath the tough exterior of her bodyguard, Captain James Trevillion, as he tries to protect her.
43) Inversions
Author
Series
Culture Universe series volume 6
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"On a backward world with six moons, an alert spy reports on the doings of one Dr. Vosill, who has mysteriously become the personal physician to the king despite being a foreigner and, even more unthinkably, a woman. ... Elsewhere, in another palace across the mountains, a man named DeWar serves as chief bodyguard to the protector General of Tassasen."--Jacket.
Author
Series
Bannon and Clare volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Emma Bannon, forensic sorceress in the service of the Empire, has a mission: to protect Archibald Clare, a failed, unregistered mentath. His skills of deduction are legendary, and her own sorcery is not inconsiderable. Unfortunately, they can barely tolerate each other..."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Porter family novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
When NFL star Gray Fowler is assigned a bodyguard out of concern over death threats, he is indignant to find that his protector is a woman half his size. But he soon discovers that former marine Dru Porter is very capable as danger surrounds them both.
Author
Series
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Former bodyguard D Hunter has moved to Los Angeles to become a talent manager. Business is good: he has signed a hot Atlanta rapper named Lil Daye for management and negotiated a lucrative endorsement with a liquor band. However, when D learns of the liquor CEO's unsavory sexual habits and reactionary political views, he worries that he has sold his soul. Back in Brooklyn, a body has been found in the waters near the Canarsie Pier, a body that connects...
47) Damaged like us
Author
Series
Like us volume 1
Publisher
Everafter Romance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Don't date your bodyguard. It was the one rule he had to break. Maximoff Hale is a force of nature. A ship unwilling to be steered. Headstrong, resilient, and wholly responsible, the twenty-two-year-old alpha billionaire can handle his unconventional life. By noon, lunch can turn into a mob of screaming fans. By two, his face is all over the internet. Born into one of the most famous families in the country, his celebrity status began at birth. He...
Author
Series
Blacktop cowboys volume 6
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Country music star Devin McClain understands there's a downside to life in the public eye, but the laidback Wyoming cowboy has never imagined he'd attract crazed fans who would do anything to garner his attention. When veiled threats become real, he agrees to hire a discreet security detail. But Devin is shocked when that bodyguard is a hard-bodied woman. He's even more stunned to be attracted to the steely-eyed stunner. Former soldier Liberty Masterson's...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Ryan Willis has spent years in the protection business, a job that requires constant vigilance and quick thinking. His only chance to truly relax is at his secluded cabin in a small town where there are never any surprises. So when Ryan returns after an assignment and encounters a beautiful stranger, he isn't only surprised, he's also instantly intrigued. Hannah Bright is a breath of fresh air, and Ryan is soon completely consumed, unable to stop...
50) Close contact
Author
Series
Body Armor novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"MMA fighter Miles Dartman's casual arrangement with personal shopper Maxi Nevar would be many men's fantasy. She seeks him out, they have mindblowing sex, she leaves. Rinse, repeat. Yet lately, Miles wants more. And when Maxi requests his services via the Body Armor security agency, he's ready to finally break through her defenses--and protect her day and night. Receiving a large inheritance has brought chaos and uncertainty into Maxi's life. Her...
51) His to protect
Author
Series
Harlequin romantic suspense volume 2134
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When Connie Shaw witnesses a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, security specialist Trace Halstead makes himself her personal protection detail. Days and nights together make it impossible for Connie and Trace to resist the attraction burning between them. But Connie doesn't know which she fears more ... the threat from the man who wants to end her life or the love of the man trying to save it?"--Back cover.
52) His to defend
Author
Series
Harlequin romantic suspense volume 2166
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Amina Kelly broke Sergeant Maxwell Layton's heart when she married his best friend. But the detective never forgot her...or the sizzling attraction they never acted on. Years later, while Maxwell and Amina work together to find her ex's killer, Maxwell finds his desire for the nurse stronger than ever. As he puts his life on the line to keep Amina safe, Maxwell realizes that the greatest risk of all might be to his heart.
Author
Series
Longarm volume 428
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Longarm takes the job of bodyguard to a bereaved beauty.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Their attraction returns instantly! But she still has two big secrets to reveal in this secret baby romance from Joss Wood. She has a confession: Her sons are also his! Thadie Le Roux has not one but two reminders of those incredible hours in Angus Docherty's arms. But unable to contact her twins' elusive father, the society heiress decides she has to move on. Until she's caught in a paparazzi frenzy and the security expert who rescues her is Angus...
55) In for the kill
Author
Series
McCloud brothers volume 11
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Ex-cop Sam Petrie takes on a job as bodyguard for Svetlana Ardova, whose crusade against modern slavery has put a bulls-eye on her chest, and every lethal obstacle they encounter only ups the stakes--and their undeniable attraction.
56) Dagger's edge
Author
Series
Brute Force novels volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A woman who wants to escape her criminal family must turn to a former crime boss for protection.
Author
Publisher
Jove, published by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door, bringing their handsome bodyguard with them, from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day -- avid romance reader and anonymous podcaster by night. She lives a quiet, reclusive life, taking care of her mother, who lives with mental illness; avoiding her regrettable ex, who bartends in town; and trying to make inroads...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Charlie Fox must infiltrate a dangerous cult called Fourth Day in their California stronghold in order to try to discover who murdered a boy five years ago, but soon finds herself in over her head, as the cult leader begins to lure her into becoming one of his followers.
60) Kagen the damned
Author
Series
Kagen the damned volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Kagen the Damned marks the first installment of an exciting new series of dark epic fantasy novels from bestselling author Jonathan Maberry. Sworn by Oath Kagen Vale is the trusted and feared captain of the place guard, charged with protection the royal children of the Silver Empire. But one night, Kagen is drugged and the entire imperial family is killed, leaving the empire in ruins. Abandoned by the Gods Haunted and broken, Kagen is abandoned by...
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