Charlotte “Charlie” Winters has always valued her independence, but when a frightening break-in rattles her home and her sense of safety, her family insists on hiring protection. Enter Liam Stone—a former special forces soldier turned bodyguard, whose gruff demeanor and strict protocols are anything but easy to handle. Sparks fly as the two clash over boundaries and control, and it isn’t long before the tension between them turns from animosity to a simmering attraction.
As the threat to Charlie’s safety grows, so does the intensity of their connection, forcing both to confront fears and vulnerabilities they thought they’d buried. But with secrets lurking in their pasts and a dangerous adversary closing in, Charlie and Liam must decide: is their relationship just a fleeting passion born from adrenaline, or could it be the start of something that neither of them ever expected?
