Holding Her Close

A standalone sexy romantic suspense!

An actress in danger. A bodyguard with a mission to protect her. A passion neither can resist.

Shes everything he detests about Hollywood.

After spending my entire acting career being cast as the airhead, I finally have the serious role Ive been dying for, and I screw it all up during a four martini dinner with my ex. Now, thanks to the morality clause in my contract, I might lose the role of a lifetime. My only hope is to convince the media (and my eccentrically conservative director) that Ive entered a committed relationship. But when I use my brothers costume party to launch Operation Fake Fiancé, I end up in front of the camera with the wrong guy, leaving my reputation—and the fate of my career—at his mercy. Any other guy I could sweet talk into playing the supporting role I need, but not Officer Cade Watts. Not the man who hates everything about me. Not the man who would most revel in seeing me fail.

Hes everything she needs.

I dont care how good it felt to have her in my arms. I dont care that I cant close my eyes without remembering the way she tastes or the sound of her moan. I want nothing to do with Janelle Crane. Her scheme to fake an engagement to save her own career is exactly the kind of manipulative Hollywood crap I left LA to escape. But when her fan mail turns threatening and the tragedies befalling her former co-stars seem to be anything but coincidence, everything changes. Now I dont just want to play the part of Janelles fake fiancé, I demand it. I wont let my jaded heart cost me another case. I may not trust Janelle but I do care, and the only way I know shes safe is if Im holding her close.