Four Forces Security

I've been to hell and back during my time in the Special Forces.But only one woman has brought me to my knees, and I was just hired to protect her. Billionaire heiress Blaire Hanson.A bottle blonde, walking pilates ad with perfect skin, a designer wardrobe and a fierce desire to prove herself. Not to mention, my little sister's best friend. She and I got off on the wrong foot the first time we met, and the day after…we both woke up on the wrong side of the bed-her bed. But now that she's my client, those days are behind us. No matter how much my body aches to remember her. I thought babysitting the princess was going to be the hardest part of this job, until her father is taken hostage leaving her to take control of the company and my security firm to negotiate with the kidnappers. There's one problem-in order to gain control of the board and the finances, she has to be married. With time running out and her father's life and legacy on the line I step up-to the altar. But the moment I start to see hope in her eyes, I'm reminded that in this game, falling in love with your client can end in a deadly tragedy.Something I learned the hard way. At the end of the day only one thing is going to keep her alive-reminding myself that she is just a job. Not happily ever after. She might have control over my body, but she'll never have my heart.

"You better not fall in love with my sister."I never laughed so hard at a threat when I agreed to protect my best friend's little sister…until she ended up pregnant with my baby. I take my job very seriously. I like my life disciplined with no distractions and no drama. Then she entered my life… Harper Maxwell is the epitome of a bratty party girl in stilettos looking for the next good time. She's young, I get it, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm annoyed after just ten minutes in her presence. She has a penchant for throwing caution to the wind and a soft spot for a pathetic, man-child who keeps causing chaos in her life.So when he lays his hands on her and the police get involved, her brother Jimmy asked me to accept the assignment of protecting her. What I thought was going to be just a quick weekend job of babysitting a party girl has turned into weeks on end of not only trying to keep her safe once her ex is out of jail, but also trying to keep my hands off her petite little body. She's made it clear she thinks it's a fun game to tease me-to tempt me into wanting to wreck her little body but she has no idea who she's messing with. I tried to resist, or maybe I didn't. But either way I fucked up-I had a taste and now I want more. No matter how hard I try to get her to see that her ex is a dangerous asshole who needs to be put in his place, she can't seem to decide between the two of us. After finding out my fiancé fell in love with my best friend while I was deployed, I swore I'd never fall in love again. You might think I'm a jaded, coldhearted bastard but I've got nothing left to give.I learned the hard way that life can screw you over in an instant no matter how much good is in your heart or how much good you've done. The last thing I expected when I promised Jimmy I'd protect his sister, is that sometimes it takes falling in love with the wrong person to realize what you truly want in life, especially when it's about to ripped from your fingertips. This just might be the first mission I've ever failed.

The last time a man broke my heart, it was my daughter's father when he disappeared from our lives. So the last thing I'm interested in, is an alpha with a chip on his shoulder who only sees me as a damsel in distress.Alex Rockwell isn't just a playboy with a charming smile and a mouth that will make you blush. He's a trained assassin that has become my shadow.Leaving behind my prestigious job as chief legal counsel to pursue taking on a massive class action suit against one of the most powerful companies in New York has put a target on my back.One that could not only destroy my career, but also our lives.So at the insistence of my best friend's husband, I hire his security firm, The Four Forces.Just my luck, I'm assigned to the one former Special Forces agent with a reputation that would put Casanova to shame.What I thought would just be a quick check of my surroundings and installing a few cameras has turned into a full blown assignment.One that has me questioning everything when my ten year old daughter finds a kindred spirit in him.After my experience with men, I promised myself I'd never trust one again.But Alex is nothing like the men I've known.He's rugged and rough around the edges with nothing to prove and no desire to stick around.He likes pushing my boundaries in ways I never imagined.And the truth is…I like it.But behind the delicious stolen moments we try to keep hidden from everyone, I can see he's more than his reputation.He's hurting just like me.One thing he's made clear…he doesn't do forever.I'm merely an assignment for him, a convenience and he's just a distraction for me.After all, he was hired to protect us, not put my heart back together.

I was born into danger, raised by violence, and have been running ever since.It was only a selfless act of kindness from my best friend that saved my life, but this time, he isn't here to save me.This time I might not survive.I've spent my life hiding from the ghosts of my past, clawing my way from nothing to graduating and landing my dream job as a senior security analyst with one of the largest financial firms in the city.So I took the leap. I let myself believe that everything had finally changed, that the man I allowed myself to trust, my boss, saw something in me nobody else did.I was wrong.Dead wrong.And now it's too late. An evil threat has wound its cold fingers tightly around my throat.But there's someone who's been watching.A shadow.My neighbor, Harvey Ransom-former Special Forces and current owner of Four Forces Security.He looks at me with a carnal hunger that sends a sizzle of danger across my skin.His need to protect me possesses him, taking control of any rational thought.What started as a passing glance in the hallway has now turned into something that's spiraling out of control, something that has the potential to unearth secrets that would destroy everything.We've spent our lives trying to atone for our past, burying ghosts that refuse to stay buried, trying to right wrongs that can't be undone.But what if, instead of running from the danger this time, I embrace it?What if I become the danger?What if we become the danger?