From the USA Today–bestselling author. “Strong pacing, heightened tension and a calculating villain make this romance an intriguing and exciting one to read.” —RT Book Reviews How close is too close for a bachelor bodyguard and his alluring client? As a supermodel, Teddie Plummer is used to being wanted. But a stalker? That’s terrifying new territory, so Teddie hires a professional to guard her. The moment she and Payne Protection Agency bodyguard Jordan “Manny” Mannes collide, searing attraction introduces a different brand of danger. Former Marine Manny knows his boundaries. He’ll put his life on the line for Teddie, but won’t risk his career on a client—no matter how unbelievably sexy she is. The rules blur once Teddie ends up in his arms. He won’t hesitate to face hell itself to defend her, but will he be willing to let her walk away? Praise for the novels of Lisa Childs “Atmospheric, emotional, and well-told.” —Lori Wilde, New York Times–bestselling author “Grabs you from page one . . . Lisa Childs paints an eerie, haunting suspense that will keep you riveted until the very last page!” —Rita Herron, USA Today–bestselling author “Childs knows how to keep readers riveted.” —RT Book Reviews

A troubled billionaire with too much money. The broke single mom with too much heart. Their worlds weren't meant to collide. Recently divorced, Savannah Page arrives in New York with her young son determined to make a new life. Tormented billionaire, Tobias Stone, is haunted by his past. Not looking for romance, he pays for sex, rejecting all form of emotional connection. Something is missing from both of their lives; they just don't know it yet. The billionaire needs the single mom as much as she needs him. This is the prequel to The Billionaire's Love Story. free billionaire romance, free office romance, free workplace romance, free contemporary romance, free billionaire series, free prequel, free

She wants to protect women… He needs to protect her. Alexa King and Andrew Riker met when he trained her to be a bodyguard. Despite their simmering connection—and a few unguarded moments—she’s managed to keep their relationship purely professional. But now she runs her own security business, and her latest contract puts both her and Andrew in danger. She knows she can trust Andrew with her life. Will she trust him with her heart? From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the series:

A pretend engagement suddenly becomes very real…and dangerous When Tahra Edwards sees a suspicious knapsack near a school yard, she leaps into action…and saves children from a bomb. But upon awakening in a hospital, Tahra discovers she’s lost her memory—including any recollection of the handsome military captain who says he’s her fiancé. A charming alpha hero who seems to be hiding something… As a high-level bodyguard, Marek Zale knows that a ruthless terrorist organization will stop at nothing to silence Tahra—his ex-girlfriend—permanently. To protect her, he must be by her side around the clock. And though he may not be telling her the truth about their engagement, their love for each other was always true…as is the danger threatening them both!

What happens when fantasy and reality collide? When Seamus McPherson interviewed for the position as head of security for Fractal Enterprises he didn’t know he’d be asked to stage a fake marriage. It wasn’t his first time guarding Amy, but living together as newlyweds presented a new challenge. When it was time for his clan reunion the threat to Amy’s life hadn’t been eliminated, so he chose to take his make-believe bride with him to Scotland. Amy Anderson didn’t take her stalker seriously until he got past the security team and vandalized her home. There was no doubt in her mind that her bodyguard would protect her life with his own, but she couldn’t trust him with her heart since he’d broken it in the past. When he brings her to a Scottish castle for his clan reunion, keeping fantasy and reality separate while protecting herself from Seamus proves to be an impossible task. Dare she hope for a happily-ever-after? The truth can’t be kept hidden forever, and Seamus’ meddling family uncovers it. Find out what happens when a fake marriage turns all too real in this sweet contemporary Christian second-chance romance, The Bodyguard’s Fake Bride.

She was kidnapped into a strange mansion, and then she was brought home by a mysterious and charming man, becoming his private servant ... In the house she had suffered so much that she had seen two men who looked exactly the same. Beneath the same face, there was a bloodthirsty and cruel person who had mistreated her in every way possible and a gentle Ruyu who had protected her in every way. Looking at the gentle and refined Second Young Master, she thought that she had found a lifeline, but she didn't know that ... He hated her, he kidnapped her, he used the cruelest way to bash at her self-esteem, he took her body and mind. In order to live, she chose to escape. In her heart, she silently told herself: Even if I die, I won't be his prisoner slave! "Will she really succeed?"

James Hill saw the theft of the British Crown Jewels live on CNN during high school French class, and had the uneasy suspicion that his father's secret project in the backyard shed was more than he'd been pretending. Could Dad have invented teleportation? Henry Melton presents a different kind of family adventure -- especially for those who think they can run the world better than the politicians!