Unwavering Protector
(2025)(The seventh book in the NEXTUS Security series)
A novel by Lacey Kendrick
The 7th and final chapter of the NEXTUS Security Series brings everything full circle
—where passion, danger, and redemption collide in an unforgettable conclusion...He’s the loyal protector carrying an impossible truth.
She’s the vibrant, fierce woman who refuses to let him go.
Derrick Sanders has spent his life putting others first. At 51, the unwavering leader of NEXTUS Security is used to being the rock everyone depends on. When Annabelle Edgars—the woman who’s turned his quiet world upside down—tells him she’s carrying his child, his carefully built control shatters. Derrick knows it can’t be true. After all, he’s been told fatherhood is impossible.
Annabelle is almost half his age, yet every glance from Derrick sends heat coursing through her veins. His steady strength and quiet intensity make her feel seen, wanted, and completely alive. He’s the man she’s fallen hard for, even if he’s too stubborn to admit the pull between them. When Derrick starts to pull away, she’s left reeling, desperate to prove that their fiery connection is more than just a spark.
Derrick can’t ignore the fire between them. Loving Annabelle feels like crossing a line he swore he’d never cross. She’s young, vibrant, and everything he never thought he deserved. With an old enemy threatening Grove Rock and emotions running high, they’ll be forced to confront the unrelenting tension that’s been building between them.
As passion ignites and secrets unravel, Derrick and Annabelle’s connection grows impossible to resist...
Now, the only question is: will their love survive the storm, or will doubts and fears tear them apart?
Secrets. Passion. And a love that refuses to quit.
This is NEXTUS Security at its most unforgettable.
Unwavering Protector is the seventh and final chapter in the NEXTUS Security Series—a series best read in order for the full experience.
Begin your journey with Damaged Protector, Book #1, and follow every twist, every romance, and every heartbeat through all seven unforgettable stories.
Because every book builds the world of NEXTUS, and this finale ties it all together in ways you won’t want to miss!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Amazing series" - "... Each book in this series is an interconnected standalone (...) This series is so good - a blend of suspense and romance."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"NEXTUS series coming in hot!" - "The NEXTUS series just gets better this time (...) Read this if you enjoy (...) security romance, spicy scenes, pure love, close proximity, dual pov writing, HEAs."
Genre: Romantic Suspense
—where passion, danger, and redemption collide in an unforgettable conclusion...He’s the loyal protector carrying an impossible truth.
She’s the vibrant, fierce woman who refuses to let him go.
Derrick Sanders has spent his life putting others first. At 51, the unwavering leader of NEXTUS Security is used to being the rock everyone depends on. When Annabelle Edgars—the woman who’s turned his quiet world upside down—tells him she’s carrying his child, his carefully built control shatters. Derrick knows it can’t be true. After all, he’s been told fatherhood is impossible.
Annabelle is almost half his age, yet every glance from Derrick sends heat coursing through her veins. His steady strength and quiet intensity make her feel seen, wanted, and completely alive. He’s the man she’s fallen hard for, even if he’s too stubborn to admit the pull between them. When Derrick starts to pull away, she’s left reeling, desperate to prove that their fiery connection is more than just a spark.
Derrick can’t ignore the fire between them. Loving Annabelle feels like crossing a line he swore he’d never cross. She’s young, vibrant, and everything he never thought he deserved. With an old enemy threatening Grove Rock and emotions running high, they’ll be forced to confront the unrelenting tension that’s been building between them.
As passion ignites and secrets unravel, Derrick and Annabelle’s connection grows impossible to resist...
Now, the only question is: will their love survive the storm, or will doubts and fears tear them apart?
Secrets. Passion. And a love that refuses to quit.
This is NEXTUS Security at its most unforgettable.
Unwavering Protector is the seventh and final chapter in the NEXTUS Security Series—a series best read in order for the full experience.
Begin your journey with Damaged Protector, Book #1, and follow every twist, every romance, and every heartbeat through all seven unforgettable stories.
Because every book builds the world of NEXTUS, and this finale ties it all together in ways you won’t want to miss!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Amazing series" - "... Each book in this series is an interconnected standalone (...) This series is so good - a blend of suspense and romance."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"NEXTUS series coming in hot!" - "The NEXTUS series just gets better this time (...) Read this if you enjoy (...) security romance, spicy scenes, pure love, close proximity, dual pov writing, HEAs."
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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