First published 2022
Hannah Brooks can kill someone with ordinary objects, but she looks like she teaches five year olds. As an Executive Protection Agent, she gets assigned to guard movie star Jack Stapleton from a middle-aged stalker who breeds corgis. Jack became famous for emerging from ocean waves in tight swimwear, but he vanished from Hollywood after a family tragedy struck. When his mother falls ill, Jack returns to his family's Texas ranch. He refuses to tell his relatives about the stalker or his need for protection. Hannah must pose as Jack's romantic partner to maintain her cover. Her ex-boyfriend insists nobody will buy the charade. Hannah doubts it herself at first. But as days pass on the ranch, the fake relationship begins feeling authentic. Jack draws out emotions Hannah has kept buried for years. She discovers that shielding Jack from physical danger comes naturally to her. Protecting her own vulnerable heart proves far more challenging than any professional assignment she has handled.
Genres: romance, action, contemporary-romance, bodyguard-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, found-family
Setting: Hollywood, Texas
302 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press