Playing it safe has never felt so dangerous...
Justice Wallington knows how to harness his strength and intimidating sizeâskills he put to good use first in the MMA cage and now as a bodyguard at the Body Armor agency. But no opponent has ever left him feeling as off balance as his new client, heiress Fallon Wade. Far from a spoiled princess, sheâs sweet and intriguingly innocent. Itâs a risk-free assignment, until heâs required to fake a relationship with her in order to blend in.
Sheltered from the world after a family tragedy, Fallon longs to experience lifeâgoing to bars, dancing, talking to strangers. Not easy with a huge, lethal-looking bodyguard shadowing her every move. Justice seems like her polar opposite, but pretending to be a couple stirs undeniable heat. And when danger strikes again, itâs not just her safety in jeopardy, but a passion thatâs real, raw and absolutely against the rules...
Praise for New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster
âBest friends find hunky men and everlasting love in Fosterâs latest charmer.... Her no-fail formula is sure to please her fans.â
âPublishers Weekly on Donât Tempt Me
âFoster brings her signature blend of heat and sweet to her addictive third Ultimate martial arts contemporary.â
âPublishers Weekly on Tough Love (starred review)
âEmotionally spellbinding and wicked hot.â
âNew York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh on No Limits
âStorytelling at its best! Lori Foster should be on everyoneâs auto-buy list.â
â#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon on No Limits
âFosterâs writing satisfies all appetites with plenty of searing sexual tension and page-turning action in this steamy, edgy, and surprisingly tender novel.â
âPublishers Weekly on Getting Rowdy
âFoster hits every note (or power chord) of the true alpha male hero.â
âPublishers Weekly on Bare It All
âA sexy, believable roller coaster of action and romance.â
âKirkus Reviews on Run the Risk
âSteamy, edgy, and taut.â
âLibrary Journal on When You Dare
Dear Reader,
Iâm so excited to introduce the second book in my Body Armor series, featuring hot alpha males whose überprotective instincts are put to good use in their role as elite bodyguards.
Justice Wallington, the newest member of the Body Armor agency, is still getting used to his job in personal security, but he knows his background as an MMA heavyweight contender will help any client feel safe. What he doesnât expect is the attraction he feels to Fallon Wade, the sheltered heiress heâs been hired to shadow. Distraction is the last thing he needs as he works to determine whether the danger to Fallon is real or a figment of her overprotective familyâs imaginationâbut the closer he gets to discovering the truth, the more he finds himself wanting to keep her in his life for good, no matter the cost.
I hope you enjoy Justice and Fallonâs romance. And of course, youâre always welcome to reach out to me. Iâm active on most social media forums, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Goodreads, and my email address is listed on my website at www.lorifoster.com.
Happy reading!
CHAPTER ONE
WHEN THE DOORBELL RANG, Fallon Wadeâs heart jumped into a beat so furious, it stole her breath. He was here. She wasnât ready, would never be ready, but she hadnât been given a choice.
Opening her bedroom door very quietly, she tiptoed to the staircase landing and peeked over.
Her father and mother stood before the man, in her line of vision. But it didnât matter. He towered over them and itâd take a giant to block him. Holy smokes. He had to be at least six-five.
Muscles bulged everywhere. Like...seriously. Everywhere. Shoulders, biceps, chest, neck; he stood in a casual pose, if a brick wall could ever be casual.
Dark hair stuck up in a messy faux hawk. An untrimmed goatee mixed with beard shadow covered a hard, square jaw. And his nose...well, his nose looked as if it had been broken. At least once.
Or maybe multiple times.
Oddly none of that detracted from his extremely rugged good looks, but rather added a dangerous, sexy edge. He certainly looked more than capable of providing protection.
While her father, no doubt a little shell-shocked, prattled on about what was and wasnât acceptable for his âprecious daughter,â the man shifted his weight, crossed his arms and, with polite impatience, listened.
Until he glanced up at her.
It was a passing glance at first, as if heâd felt her scrutiny and was only mildly curious. But then those dark sinnerâs eyes shot back and locked onto her.
Fallon couldnât have been more flustered if heâd reached out and touched her.