She’s aced every test since preschool. He dodges bullets for a living. An unexpected attraction has them wondering, can they find common ground?
Edie Spencer is tasked with arbitrating a boundary dispute over a tiny speck of land in the North Sea between European rivals, Sondmark and Vorburg. It should be a piece of cake. The Cold War is over. Nuclear weapons treaties were signed ages ago. A military conflict hasn’t broken out in years.
Armed with a breathtaking coat, amazing hair, and research skills that amount to a superpower, she doesn’t mind not having a social life. Climbing the next rung of the professional ladder is worth it and, when she lands in Sondmark, she’s ready to do just that.
What she doesn’t count on is protest hippies with their coordinated chanting and baked projectiles.
Elite bodyguard Lucas Castillo has been given an assignment a rookie could do. Thanks to a brush with accidental social media fame he’s babysitting a bookish lawyer. Edie turns out to be nothing like he expected, but he can’t afford to be distracted if he wants to return to high-stakes missions.
When protests ramp up and Edie becomes the target of death threats, Lucas discovers that keeping her safe is more important than moving on to the next assignment.
Racing to neutralize a menacing threat and keep the arbitration on track, Edie and Lucas discover that negotiating their love comes with the highest stakes of all.
*a sweet, closed-door bodyguard romance*
Genre: Romance
Edie Spencer is tasked with arbitrating a boundary dispute over a tiny speck of land in the North Sea between European rivals, Sondmark and Vorburg. It should be a piece of cake. The Cold War is over. Nuclear weapons treaties were signed ages ago. A military conflict hasn’t broken out in years.
Armed with a breathtaking coat, amazing hair, and research skills that amount to a superpower, she doesn’t mind not having a social life. Climbing the next rung of the professional ladder is worth it and, when she lands in Sondmark, she’s ready to do just that.
What she doesn’t count on is protest hippies with their coordinated chanting and baked projectiles.
Elite bodyguard Lucas Castillo has been given an assignment a rookie could do. Thanks to a brush with accidental social media fame he’s babysitting a bookish lawyer. Edie turns out to be nothing like he expected, but he can’t afford to be distracted if he wants to return to high-stakes missions.
When protests ramp up and Edie becomes the target of death threats, Lucas discovers that keeping her safe is more important than moving on to the next assignment.
Racing to neutralize a menacing threat and keep the arbitration on track, Edie and Lucas discover that negotiating their love comes with the highest stakes of all.
*a sweet, closed-door bodyguard romance*
Genre: Romance
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