Wren Ashford comes home to reboot her life—and finds a white envelope on her porch that counts threats like coins. The town smiles; the shadows keep score.
Beck Calder arrives before the streetlights blink on. He refuses to command her choices, offers a plan, and asks permission for every step he takes.
They ink a contract of care—boundaries, safe words, routes out—then test it against a black SUV that won’t stop following and a drone that knows their windows.
Each clue points to a gleaming merger with rot at the core. Someone is scraping lives for leverage, and Wren’s past audits are the crowbar.
Protection becomes partnership. Desire becomes negotiated fire. He will guard, not possess; she will lead, not flinch.
When the threats turn public, they don’t hide. They build a porch-light kind of justice, dragging the powerful into daylight and daring the town to look.
Every victory costs them sleep—and gives them something wilder: a home with reinforced doors, a community that learns to say no, and a love that speaks in clear, steady nouns.
He offers a ring simple as good steel. She says yes like a promise to choose each other in rooms full of power and in a kitchen in socks.
The enemy wants silence. They answer with paper, patience, and a kiss asked for out loud.
🛡️ Bodyguard Romance
💥 Romantic Suspense
💞 Slow Burn → Inferno
🧠 Consent-Positive Heat
🏡 Small-Town Secrets
💍 HEA / Committed Couple
🌆 Contemporary Romance / Thriller
⚠️ Contains steamy scenes, adult language, and dark themes. For readers 18+
Beck Calder arrives before the streetlights blink on. He refuses to command her choices, offers a plan, and asks permission for every step he takes.
They ink a contract of care—boundaries, safe words, routes out—then test it against a black SUV that won’t stop following and a drone that knows their windows.
Each clue points to a gleaming merger with rot at the core. Someone is scraping lives for leverage, and Wren’s past audits are the crowbar.
Protection becomes partnership. Desire becomes negotiated fire. He will guard, not possess; she will lead, not flinch.
When the threats turn public, they don’t hide. They build a porch-light kind of justice, dragging the powerful into daylight and daring the town to look.
Every victory costs them sleep—and gives them something wilder: a home with reinforced doors, a community that learns to say no, and a love that speaks in clear, steady nouns.
He offers a ring simple as good steel. She says yes like a promise to choose each other in rooms full of power and in a kitchen in socks.
The enemy wants silence. They answer with paper, patience, and a kiss asked for out loud.
🛡️ Bodyguard Romance
💥 Romantic Suspense
💞 Slow Burn → Inferno
🧠 Consent-Positive Heat
🏡 Small-Town Secrets
💍 HEA / Committed Couple
🌆 Contemporary Romance / Thriller
⚠️ Contains steamy scenes, adult language, and dark themes. For readers 18+