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Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules ... until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until...

"When the owner of the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky, makes a questionable agreement with a tattooed bad boy, a delightful friends to lovers romance begins to bloom-from the author of When in Rome and The Cheat Sheet. Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match-someone who nicely compliments her happy, quiet life running her flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. Unfortunately, she worries her goal might be too far out of reach when she overhears...

"New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center's The Bodyguard is unabashedly romantic, laugh-out-loud funny, and the perfect summer read. She's got his back. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she's an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton...

Isabel Beebe thinks shes cursed in the romance department. Her teenage crush Ford Hendrix ignored all her letters. Her husband left her for another man. So Isabel has come home to dust off her passion for fashion and run the family bridal shop until her parents are ready to sell it. Then she will pursue her real dreams. At least thats the plan until sexy charming Ford returns and leaves her feeling fourteen all over again. Seeing Isabel all grown...

"Bodyguard Bad Boys ... Sexy, Hot, and oh so protective!A pop star in danger. Her reluctant bodyguard. A past they can't deny. Summer Michelle is on the verge of ultimate fame. Ben Hollander has sworn off mixing business with pleasure. But keeping his hands off of the sexy songstress is easier said than done and once the threat is neutralized, will she choose fame over love?"--Booklikes.com.

A bodyguard goes after the sadistic thug who beat his friend, only to find that the object of his wrath is the son of a powerful mob boss.

Creasy, a broken, cynical ex-CIA agent on the brink of collapse, accepts a position as bodyguard for the young daughter of one of Italy's wealthiest families. He reluctantly grows attached to the little girl, giving her the friendship and support that her parents are unwilling to provide. When the child is kidnapped by violent terrorists, Creasy is thrown into a world of treachery and turmoil, where he must fight for his young friend's life, whatever...

When Maddy McKay and Quinn Holcombe are abducted by a mysterious madman, they are forced to take part in a sinister game in which they have become the hunted.

"Petunia De Vere enjoys being the personal assistant to lovable, bumbling Johnny Marchmont. But the job has its share of challenges, including the royal's giant, intimidating bodyguard, Matthias. Pet and Matthias are polar opposites--she's spontaneous and enthusiastic, he's rigid and stoic--but she can sense there's something softer underneath that tough exterior ... For Matthias Vaughn, protecting others is the name of the game. But keeping his royal...

Lia McIntyre is assigned as the new bodyguard for rock star Jonah Locke, lead singer of one of the most popular rock bands in the United States. Jonah's just a job to Lia. She'll put her life on the line as his bodyguard, but she won't let it get personal -- not even when he turns out to be just the man she needs.