Royal Protectors

He lives in the shadows.She's the one he never forgot.Life as a CIA operative is full of danger but it's also painfully lonely. Living under the radar doesn't leave room for relationships, let alone the white-picket-fence future she wanted.There was someone once.I walked away.And I never stopped regretting it.Now my years of service are catching up with me, and I'm finally ready for something different. I just never expected that change to be Shannon-or that she'd be in serious trouble.One kiss. One mistake. One feeling I can't shake.The man in me still wants her.The soldier in me will protect her at all costs.She doesn't want my help. She doesn't trust the life I live. But I'm done walking away-especially when someone is watching her, closing in, and pushing us toward a confrontation neither of us is prepared for.Even if saving her means losing her… again.This romantic suspense features second-chance love, a protective alpha hero, high-stakes danger, and a woman who may be the key to his redemption-or his undoing.Author's Note: Ace falls into the Royal Protectors series as book 1.5 and was formerly published under the title "Cocky Protector" as part of the Cocky Heroes Club series.

It's my job to protect Queen Casey and young Prince Levi.Normally, that's not a problem.Being nine months pregnant with twins makes it a lot more complicated.My mantra has always been duty first, but I never had two innocent babies growing inside of me before.An attack on the palace sets off a series of events I'm wholly unprepared for.If Sandor doesn't get to me in time, this may be the end of the road for all of us.

I'm a soldier. My life is built on loyalty- to my country, my unit, my brothers-in-arms.Nothing has ever come before duty. Until Natalia. The bravest, most beautiful woman I've ever met. She's fierce, breathtaking, and impossible to ignore. Maybe that's why when the Royal Protectors asked me to help finish her training, I had to say yes. But falling for her wasn't part of the deal.An attack on the palace while I'm visiting changes everything. I don't know who needs me more-the royal family or Natalia.Now, I'm torn between two missions. The problem is, protecting one might mean putting the other in danger. My past is closing in, the enemy is getting closer, and I'm running out of time. How the hell do I choose between my duty and my heart?

My reputation as Europe's most charming playboy suits me perfectly. As a prince, a member of Parliament, and a Royal Protector, my life is a constant balance between danger and duty.Relationships have no place in my world. Until Courtney.I wanted the fiery, red-haired beauty from the first moment I laid eyes on her. My sister-in-law's military helicopter pilot friend is like no one I've ever met.It only took one touch to know, once wouldn't be enough. Then she disappeared without a word--twice.Now she's gone-completely off the grid-and no one has heard from her in months.I'm called in to find her, but it takes no persuading. Because this hunt… it's personal.And I'm in no way prepared for the secrets she's been keeping.She doesn't just dislike me-she despises everything I stand for. Everything I am.But it doesn't matter because I'm not a man who backs down.Especially when the stakes are this high.