Heâd do absolutely anything to protect her...
Security expert Royce Morgan has fought like hell to change his ways. Since Jules Cambridge left him and married someone else eight years ago, heâs not the man he once was. But he casts the past aside once death threats propel Jules back into his life again, this time in need of his protection.
In Las Vegas for a conferenceâand on a quest to untangle the chilling secrets in her motherâs diaryâJules might not make it out of Sin City alive. Every step toward the truth brings her closer to danger. And every moment with Royce brings back passion that could destroy or save their future.
âWhen we get to the room, I need you to let me know if anything doesnât look right or feel right. Go with your gut.â
Her gut was telling her that it had been a mistake to think that she could be with Royce 24/7 and not relive the memories of that summer. The best summer of her life.
âOkay,â Jules said.
He opened the door, checked the hallway, then motioned for her to come. At the stairway entrance, he quietly said that heâd go first.
Heâs just being careful, she told herself. No need to start seeing shadows in the corners.
They got to the third floor and he smiled at her reassuringly, as if heâd sensed her nervousness. âSo far so good.â
She swallowed hard. âReally good.â
Royce reached out his hand, wrapped it gently around her arm. His skin was very warm and she could feel the transfer of heat. âItâs going to be fine,â he said. âI will not let anything happen to you.â
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Donât miss the next romance in Beverly Longâs exciting new miniseries, Wingman Security!
Dear Reader,
While Iâve been a part of the Harlequin family for many years, this is my first Romantic Suspense. Iâm excited to be joining all the very talented Romantic Suspense authors that I have enjoyed reading for so many years.
Bodyguard Reunion is book one in the four-book Wingman Security series. Wingman Security is an elite security firm, specializing in both personal and property security. The four partners are all former air force. Wingman Security is headquartered in Vegas, and thatâs the setting for the first book.
In Bodyguard Reunion, Royce Morgan unexpectedly has the opportunity to provide personal security for pharmaceutical CEO Juliana Cambridge, who is visiting Vegas on business. It should be a routine job. But given that Jules is the woman who broke his heart eight years earlier when she married another, itâs anything but routine. Especially when it becomes clear that someone is trying to kill her.
JC, as sheâs known in the corporate world, canât run from her troubles or from Royce. She needs to be in Vegas for a reason that has nothing to do with business and everything to do with unraveling secrets that her mother took to her grave more than fifteen years earlier. Secrets that could destroy her father, a man Royce Morgan has good reason to hate.
I love reunion stories, love the idea that sometimes you really can have a second chance, a do over if you will, to beat the odds and finally get that happy ending with the one you loved and lost. Iâm hoping that youâll be rooting for Royce and Jules!
All my best,
Beverly
BEVERLY LONG enjoys the opportunity to write her own stories. She has both a bachelorâs and a masterâs degree in business and more than twenty years of experience as a human resources director. She considers her books to be a great success if they compel the reader to stay up way past their bedtime. Beverly loves to hear from readers. Visit beverlylong.com, or like her at Facebook.com/beverlylong.romance.
To all the readers that have sustained my career. Twenty years and twenty-plus books later, I want you to know that itâs been a privilege and a joy to write stories for you.
Chapter 1
Royce Morgan stood under the hot water and let his tired muscles simply enjoy. Heâd spent the last six days providing security for people who had too much money and too few manners, on a mountain in Wyoming, wearing skis, with daydreams of a warm fire and bourbon the only thing keeping him sane.
He was grateful to be back in Vegas where a brutal February day was forty-five degrees.
He dumped some shampoo in his hand, scrubbed his very short hair and stuck his head under the spray to wash it out. When he was done, he realized his cell phone was ringing. Reluctantly he shut off the shower, shoved the sliding door open, and grabbed for a towel and the phone in one swipe.
âI am not late,â he answered, looking at the number.
âNot yet,â Trey said.
His business partner believed that arriving any later than an hour early was the height of slothfulness. âListen,â Royce said. âI almost froze my ass off out there.â