How close is too close for a bachelor bodyguard and his alluring client?
As a supermodel, Teddie Plummer is used to being wanted. But a stalker? Thatâs terrifying new territory, so Teddie hires a professional to guard her. The moment she and Payne Protection Agency bodyguard Jordan âMannyâ Mannes collide, searing attraction introduces a different brand of danger.
Former Marine Manny knows his boundaries. Heâll put his life on the line for Teddie, but wonât risk his career on a clientâno matter how unbelievably sexy she is. The rules blur once Teddie ends up in his arms. He wonât hesitate to face hell itself to defend her, but will he be willing to let her walk away?
Jordan Mannes stood strong and steady now, unlike her, whose legs still trembled with exhaustion and...
She wasnât sure what she was feeling anymore. Fear. Excitement. The adrenaline rush had yet to leave her; her pulse raced and her skin was flushed.
âYou need to let me take you to the clinic,â she said. âOr at least try to wash out your eyes.â
âNo,â he said. âThereâs no time. I have to find the guy who grabbed you.â He touched his red face and grimaced. âDid you think I was himâcoming backâwhen you sprayed me?â
âI didnât know who you were,â she said. âI wasnât expecting the bodyguard to arrive for a couple of days yet.â
âI flew here.â
Teddieâs skin chilled as a wave of doubt crashed over her. âThereâs no airport for over a hundred miles, and that doesnât take commercial flights.â
âI didnât fly commercial,â he said. âI didnât want to waste any time getting here.â
Which had been damn lucky for her if he was telling the truth.
If he was who he claimed he was.
Could she trust him?
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Be sure to check out the previous books in the exciting Bachelor Bodyguards series.
Dear Reader,
I am so excited to bring you In the Bodyguardâs Arms, the next book in my Bachelor Bodyguards series. I love writing about the Payne Protection Agency and the Payne family. Just like the Paynes, I have a big, boisterous family. I am the youngest of seven. So I understand family dynamics very well. I especially understand this family who treats their friends and employees like family, as well. The hero of In the Bodyguardâs Arms doesnât understand or appreciate that, though. His family is not close or supportive like the Paynes, so their loving meddling in each otherâs lives makes him very uncomfortable.
This is âMannyâ Mannesâs story, although I feel like he stole the show in Single Momâs Bodyguard, even though he wasnât the hero. He is the funniest of the former-Marines-turned-bodyguards. He is also the most determined to avoid falling in love. Of course, he has no way of knowing that the next client he will be protecting is the pinup girl of his fantasies. Supermodel Teddie Plummer has a stalker who is making her life miserable. Sheâs already tired of the spotlight and just wants to finish her education and build a normal life for herself. But someoneâs trying to cut her life shortâvery short. Can Manny save her and himself?
Happy reading!
Lisa Childs
Ever since LISA CHILDS read her first romance novel (a Mills & Boon story, of course) at age eleven, all she wanted was to be a romance writer. With over forty novels published with Mills & Boon, Lisa is living her dream. She is an award-winning, bestselling romance author. Lisa loves to hear from readers, who can contact her on Facebook, through her website, www.lisachilds.com, or her snail-mail address, PO Box 139, Marne, MI 49435, USA.
For my heroâAndrew Ahearne. I appreciate your love and support more than I can say. Thank you for all you do for us and our family! Love you!
Chapter 1
Fear gripped Jordan âMannyâ Mannesâfear like heâd never felt before, not even when heâd been on those top secret missions with his former Marines unit.
He shook his head. âNo, I wonât take that assignment. No way.â
âYou donât want to guard a lingerie model?â his boss, Cooper Payne, asked from the end of the long table in the conference room of the Payne Protection Agency franchise he owned. This room and the entire office had been repaired after a recent shoot-out. Redone in dark brick and thick wood, it was a little more bulletproof than all the glass had been.
âReally?â Cooper asked, his blue eyes gleaming with amusement.
Manny didnât think there was anything funny about the assignment. Guarding a model sounded like a nightmare to him and should have sounded like a bad idea to his boss. His guarding a model was like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. He would be the one getting eaten alive, though.