Part of Fool's Gold, book 13
First published 2014
Angel Whittaker has built a quiet life in Fool's Gold, California, training bodyguards and keeping his distance from emotional entanglements. His visible scars tell one story, but the invisible wounds from his Special Operations past run deeper. He's constructed walls around his heart after losing everything that mattered. Then Taryn Crawford arrives in town. She's a sharp-tongued PR specialist who spent years managing professional football players, learning to match any man's aggression and never show weakness. When Angel decides to pursue her, Taryn meets his advances with her usual fierce resistance. She's built her own armor through years in a male-dominated industry. But Angel's patient seduction tactics begin to crack her defenses. He sees past her tough exterior to the woman beneath, while she glimpses the gentle protector hiding behind his dangerous facade. As their attraction intensifies, both must decide whether to maintain their carefully constructed emotional barriers or risk everything for a chance at love.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, military-romance, bodyguard-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Fool's Gold, California
348 pages · Kindle Edition · HQN