Crimson Point Protectors Series #5
Release Date: January 31, 2023
ISBN: 978-1-928044-54-3
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: ebook & print
Length: Novel (75,000 words)
BLURB
She’s a forbidden temptation.
Her mother’s sacrifice drove Anaya Bishop to make something of herself. Now a successful engineer, she won’t let anything jeopardize everything she’s worked for, especially the man who harassed her in the past. To make sure he keeps his distance, she hires a bodyguard to act as her plus one for a critical business trip. Donovan is skilled, experienced, and every bit as sexy as he is remote. Though the heat between them is off the charts, he remains determined to keep her at arm’s length. But the threat stalking her is about to turn deadly—and Donovan is the only one who can stop it.
But giving into desire could cost them everything.
Haunted by a past failure that cost an innocent life, security specialist Donovan Myers took a job with Crimson Point Security for a fresh start. However, this new assignment soon turns complicated. Not only is he dangerously attracted to Anaya, it’s becoming clear that whoever is targeting her is out for blood. The rules of his job are non-negotiable—as his client she’s strictly off-limits. But the fire between them burns too hot, making it impossible for him to walk away. And when the killer finally strikes, Donovan will have to confront his demons head on…with only one chance to save them both.
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EXCERPT
She got the feeling that he thought he didn’t deserve to have someone in his life, but he was wrong.
Let me in, she coaxed him silently, gliding her thumb across the back of his hand. She knew what it was to be hurt too. Let me in just a little.
She read the battle in his face. In the tense lines of his jaw and shoulders as he sat there while the undercurrent of tension built between them. The unspoken hunger in his eyes.
He wanted her. As badly as she wanted him. But he wasn’t willing to go there again.
Taking a chance, Anaya sat up straight and curled into him to rest her head on his shoulder. She nuzzled the side of his neck with the tip of her nose.
He hissed in a breath and wrapped his arms around her, whether to still her or hold her tighter, she didn’t know. “You don’t know what you’re doing,” he said.
“No?”
He shook his head, the motion as tight as his grip. “I’m no good for you, Anaya. You deserve someone who—”
“I’ll decide what I deserve,” she murmured, capturing his cheek in her hand and turning his face toward her. She was done with living according to the expectations of others. This was her goddamn life, and she was going to live it, take what she wanted, starting right now.
He stared back at her, the volcanic desire burning in his eyes making her breath catch and her heart trip.
She leaned forward an inch, her gaze on his lips. His arm tightened around her, one hand sliding up into her hair, his fingers locking tight.
He erased the remaining distance, and the punch of desire when their lips touched went through her like lightning. He was less gentle this time, less finessed, holding her in place while he angled his head and took possession of her mouth. She drew in a sharp breath, her entire body coming to life.
Heat raced over her skin, every point of contact sending out shivers of sensation that coalesced into the hot throb building between her legs. She pressed harder against him, twining her fingers in his hair, a whimper of need and frustration escaping. The hard plastic boot made it awkward to move into the position she wanted.
Donovan paused a moment, easing back to stare at her, his expression absorbed as he drew his thumb across her lower lip. “You make me lose control so damn easily.”
“Not sorry,” she whispered back, tugging at his shoulders.
He relented, giving her what she wanted as he laid her down and wedged himself between her thighs, coming down on top of her to trap her beneath his muscular weight, his kiss muffling her plaintive moan. The feel of him on top of her, the instant security and arousal it triggered, combined with the needy ache where his erection rubbed against her core with every sensual surge of his hips.