by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 40
First published 2011
Jon Blackhawk wants nothing to do with the husband-hunting women who chase him around Jacobsville. The tall FBI agent depends on his assistant Joceline Perry to keep these admirers at bay. Joceline handles this task with professional efficiency, though she finds her boss undeniably attractive. As a single mother, she keeps her feelings buried and focuses on her work. Everything changes when a vengeful criminal targets Jon. Joceline rushes to help him during an attack, and their professional relationship shifts into something deeper. The threats against Jon's life escalate, but Joceline refuses to abandon him. She stands with him as danger closes in from all sides. Jon has spent years avoiding emotional entanglements, convinced that independence serves him better than love. But as Joceline proves her loyalty again and again, he begins to see her differently. The woman who has been protecting him from unwanted attention might be exactly what he needs.
Genres: mystery, thriller, contemporary-romance, romantic-suspense
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Jacobsville
304 pages · Hardcover · HQN Books
Content warnings: violence