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* Blog Tour / Book Review * FIGHT FOR HER by Vanessa Vale

March 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

Fight For Her Series: MMA Fighter Series #1
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on February 28, 2017
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A fighter ready to give up the gloves. A woman ready to take on the world. Grayson Green's an MMA champion who's spent years in the limelight where fast times and fast women were easy to come by. The appeal is gone and he steps out of the ring to make some changes and get control of his life. All the training in the world can't save him from the one-two punch of meeting Emory. She's different. She has no idea who he is…and she wants him anyway. When someone from his past is prepared to take him down... and Emory along with him, he'll do anything to fight for her...

Electrifying chemistry and a sweet romance bring the story of a former champion fighter and a empty-nested nurse to life! I loved these characters and the dynamic between them … the only thing missing was MORE. 🙂

Grayson Green is practically a household name from his notoriety with his MMA championship career over the years, but it gets old. He never knows if someone only wants to be around him because of who he is, or if they are actually being real. When he meets someone who actually has no clue who he is, it’s refreshing!

Emory doesn’t know anything about the sport, much less it’s participants. All she knows is the heat she feels throughout her body the first time she lays eyes on him across the bar. Wow!

An unlikely couple with a sizzling connection between them. Will they decide to pursue a relationship from it? And when Gray things his past is coming back to bite him, will he be able to deal with it and keep Emory and their life together safe?

Fight For Her – MMA Fighter Romance Book 1 by Vanessa Vale

Date of Publication: March 9, 2017

Blurb

A fighter ready to give up the gloves.

A woman ready to take on the world.

Grayson Green’s an MMA champion who’s spent years in the limelight where fast times and fast women were easy to come by. The appeal is gone and he steps out of the ring to make some changes and get control of his life. All the training in the world can’t save him from the one-two punch of meeting Emory. She’s different. She has no idea who he is…and she wants him anyway. When someone from his past is prepared to take him down… and Emory along with him, he’ll do anything to fight for her…

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About Vanessa Vale

Vanessa Vale is the USA Today Bestselling author of over 30 books, sexy romance novels, including her popular Bridgewater historical romance series and hot contemporary romances featuring unapologetic bad boys who don’t just fall in love, they fall hard. When she’s not writing, Vanessa savors the insanity of raising two boys, is figuring out how many meals she can make with a pressure cooker, and teaches a pretty mean karate class. While she’s not as skilled at social media as her kids, she loves to interact with readers. You can find out more about Vanessa at vanessavaleauthor.com

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* Blog Tour / Pre-Release Blast * THE MAGNATE’S MAIL-ORDER BRIDE by Joanne Rock

March 8, 2017 Leave a Comment

A mix-and-match mock engagement?

THE MAGNATE’S MAIL-ORDER BRIDE

The McNeill Magnates #1

Joanne Rock

Releasing April 4th, 2017

Harlequin Desire

A mix-and-match mock engagement? Ballerina Sofia Koslov’s career is on the line when she’s accosted at the
airport by a rich, reckless playboy who thinks she’s his mail-order bride! But
the playboy’s levelheaded brother, Quinn McNeill, solves the media snafu with a
switcheroo. He’ll pretend to be her legitimate fiancé to protect her
reputation—and to protect his family’s business deals from her father’s wrath.
Sofia’s one condition: they’ll share the spotlight as a loving couple but won’t
share a bed. But soon Quinn’s gentlemanly ways strike a chord, and Sofia’s dying
to renege on that condition and have a real fling…

Four-time RITA nominee Joanne Rock has never met a romance sub-genre she didn’t
like. The author of over seventy books enjoys writing a wide range of stories,
most recently focusing on sexy contemporaries and small town family sagas. An
optimist by nature and perpetual seeker of silver linings, Joanne finds romance
fits her life outlook perfectly–love is worth fighting for. A frequent speaker
at regional and national writing conferences she enjoys giving back to the
writing community that nurtured and inspired her early career. She has a Masters
degree in Literature from the University of Louisville but credits her fiction
writing skills to her intensive study with friend and fellow author Catherine
Mann. When she’s not writing, Joanne enjoys travel, especially to see her
favorite sports teams play with her former sports editor husband and three
athletic-minded sons.

Excerpt

“I never would have guessed your brother would spend a small fortune on a ring for a woman he never met.” She edged out of his grip. “I thought he was a romantic, not completely certifiable.”

Quinn’s smile faded. “I assure you, Cameron is neither.” He set the ring on the steamer trunk beside her. “I’ll let you decide whether or not to wear it in the morning. And in the meantime, I’d better let you get some rest.”

He rose to his feet, leaving a priceless piece of jewelry balanced on last month’s Vogue.

“Quinn.” She stood to follow him to the door then reached back to grab the ring so she could return it. “Please. I don’t feel right keeping this here.”

He turned to face her as he reached the door, but made no move to take the glittering ring.

“If you were my bride-to-be, I would spare no expense to show the world you were mine.” His blue eyes glowed with a warmth that had her remembering his kiss. Her breath caught in her chest and she wondered what it might be like for him to call her that for real.

Mine.

“I’m—” At a total loss for words. “That is—” She folded the diamond into her hand, squeezing it tightly so the stones pressed into her soft skin, distracting her from her hypnotic awareness of this man. “If you insist.”

“It’s a matter of believability, Sofia.”

“It’s only for one month.” She wasn’t sure if she said it to remind him or herself.

“We’ll work out the details tomorrow.” He reached to smooth a strand of hair from her forehead, barely touching her and still sending shimmers of pleasure along her temple and all the way down the back of her neck. “Sleep well.”

She didn’t even manage to get her voice working before he was out the door again, leaving her alone in a suddenly too empty apartment.

Squeezing the ring tighter in her fist, she waited for the pinch of pain from the sharp edges of the stones. She needed to remember that this wasn’t real. Quinn McNeill had only agreed to this mad scheme to clean up his brother’s mess. Any hint of attraction she felt needed to be squashed immediately, especially since Quinn was cut from the same mold as her father—focused on business and the accumulation of wealth. Her world was about art, emotions and human connections.

Her mother had taught her that people did not fall into both camps. In Sofia’s experience it was true. And since she wanted her own relationships to be meaningful bonds rooted in shared creativity and ideals, she was willing to wait until she had more time in her life to find the right partner. Romance could not be rushed.

“It’s only for a month,” she said aloud again, forcing herself to set the engagement ring on the hallway table.

Surely she could keep up her end of a fake engagement for the sake of appearances? She’d made countless sacrifices for her career, from dancing on broken toes to living away from her family on the other side of the globe to train with Russian ballet masters.

Ignoring the sensual draw of Quinn McNeill couldn’t possibly be more difficult than those challenges.

Yet, even as she marched herself off to bed, she feared she was lying to herself that she could keep her hands off the man anywhere near as easily as she’d set down the ring.

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* Review * SEDUCE ME, COWBOY by Maisey Yates

March 7, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * SEDUCE ME, COWBOY by Maisey Yates

Seduce Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Series: Copper Ridge
Published by Harlequin Desire on March 7, 2017
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Sheltered from her own desires for so long, Hayley Thompson wants to experience life. A new job at Gray Bear Construction is a start. The work she can handle. It's her boss—reclusive, sexy Jonathan Bear—who's scrambling her mind and her hormones…

No matter how successful he becomes, Jonathan's reputation will always precede him. And his type of woman is usually nothing like prim, innocent Hayley. Yet he can't resist unleashing the fire beneath her pent-up facade—even if seduction means losing his heart…

Good girl vs Bad boy. She’s innocently sweet, he’s delectably scorching. They shouldn’t fit … yet they do!

Haley Thompson has always been the good girl. She doesn’t do anything to cause a scandal, and lives her life helping others … but she’s bored. There has to be something more out there for her! It feels like life is passing her by, and she’s decided to set out on her own and find her spot in it.

Jonathan Bear is hard spoken and blunt and far from Mr. Nice Guy. He speaks his mind and he wants everyone to know the type of man he is. The fact that he is taking a chance on Haley being his new assistant is surprising to her. And that she thinks he’s actually a kind man underneath shocks her even more. She can’t help but find herself attracted to him … but will he actually bring himself to the point of sullying the untouched princess of the town in his search for a thrill?

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* Review * A MILLION LITTLE THINGS by Susan Mallery

March 6, 2017 2 Comments

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* Review * A MILLION LITTLE THINGS by Susan Mallery

A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery
Series: Mischief Bay
Published by MIRA on February 28, 2017
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Zoe Saldivar is more than just single—she's ALONE. She recently broke up with her longtime boyfriend, she works from home and her best friend Jen is so obsessed with her baby that she has practically abandoned their friendship. The day Zoe accidentally traps herself in her attic with her hungry-looking cat, she realizes that it's up to her to stop living in isolation.

Her seemingly empty life takes a sudden turn for the complicated—her first new friend is Jen's widowed mom, Pam. The only guy to give her butterflies in a very long time is Jen's brother. And meanwhile, Pam is being very deliberately seduced by Zoe's own smooth-as-tequila father. Pam's flustered, Jen's annoyed and Zoe is beginning to think "alone" doesn't sound so bad, after all.

Loved it! A delve into friendship, love and the ups and downs of what happens when they intermix. The characters were mesmerizing and kept my attention. I enjoyed seeing how all of the drama played out!

Zoe Saldivar is lonely. She recently broke up with her boyfriend, she is working from home at a job that no longer excites her, and her best friend Jen is too obsessed with her new baby to have any time for her anymore. She needs a change!

When Zoe said she wanted some excitement in her life, she didn’t exactly mean all of this! She’s befriending Jen’s mom, feels more attraction than she’s felt in a long time for Jen’s brother, and her own Dad is all of a sudden trying to woo Jen’s mom! What’s going on around here?

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* Review * PRIVATE RESERVE by Cathryn Fox

March 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

Private Reserve by Cathryn Fox
Series: Dossier
Published by Entangled: Scorched on March 6, 2017
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Olivia was the best thing that ever happened to me. But she’s a good girl, and I have a side that is far too dark for a minister’s daughter. When she started talking about plans after graduation, the only thing I could do was run back to Italy—to protect her from me. But she’s back in my life, and I need a wife before I can take full ownership of our failing vineyard and hotel. Only problem is, I want her again. No way can I put my hands on her. One kiss, one taste, could unleash the side of me that would only scare her.

If she discovers my dark side, I don’t know if she’ll flee back to the states, or surrender to me. What she doesn’t know is she already owns me, and if she leaves, I’ll never be the same.

A super sexy novella filled with a heated reunion story! Must be okay with MM & menage to enjoy!

Olivia Fraser was the best thing that ever happened to Gio Rossi, but he had to walk away from her. His dark passion would have ruined the minister’s daughter for sure! He’s never forgotten her, and when he shockingly sees her visiting his family’s Italian vineyard, he believe his prayers have all been answered. Will Olivia agree to forgive Gio … and maybe help him get gain control of the vineyard before it’s too late?

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* Blog Tour / Book Review * HER SECRET LIFE by Tara Taylor Quinn

March 6, 2017 9 Comments

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* Blog Tour / Book Review * HER SECRET LIFE by Tara Taylor Quinn

Her Secret Life by Tara Taylor Quinn
Series: Where Secrets are Safe
Published by Harlequin Superromance on March 1, 2017
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It takes courage to choose love…

Internet security expert Michael Valentine knows his place in Kacey Hamilton's life. The soap opera star lives in two worlds: glamorous Hollywood and small town Santa Raquel, where she volunteers with him at The Lemonade Stand women's shelter. The key to their friendship is maintaining boundaries. And after an accident years ago left him badly scarred, he won't expect anything more. But when threats against Kacey escalate, Michael will stop at nothing to protect her. Even if his investigation means confronting more than just her attacker as Kacey's interest in him starts to go deeper than friendship…

Another great book revolving around volunteers at the Lemonade Stand women’s shelter in Santa Raquel. Many of you will recognize Kacey from her twin sister Lacey’s story a couple of books ago. It was great to get to see Lacey, Jem & Levi doing well! With this book, we have a story about two unlikely people to become the very best of friends … and how they adjust when the love they feel for their friend starts to turn into more. There are a couple of extra storylines at play as well that bring some emotional twists and turns to the plot.

Actress Kacey Hamilton enjoys her Hollywood lifestyle very much, but she also enjoys getting away from it all in her excursions to Santa Raquel to visit her twin sister and to volunteer at the women’s shelter there. She used to be the life of the party, but she decided she wanted to make some changes in her life and was lucky enough to find a friend that helped her hold herself accountable to sticking with her plan.

Cyber security expert Michael Valentine never imagined himself being friends with someone as glamorous as Kacey, but during their time at the shelter, they just clicked. A tragic accident years ago left him a scarred man, so he would never expect someone like her to want to be seen with him … but friendship seems to work out for them. When threats against Kacey start to get a little too close, Michael sets out to find answers of who might be behind it. Will friendship turn into more than they bargained for?

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Her Secret Life
(Where Secrets are Safe #10)
by Tara Taylor Quinn
Adult Contemporary Romance, Suspense
Mass Market Paperback & ebook, 384 pages
March 1st 2017 by Harlequin Superromance

It takes courage to choose love…

Internet security expert Michael Valentine knows his place in Kacey Hamilton’s life. The soap opera star lives in two worlds: glamorous Hollywood and small town Santa Raquel, where she volunteers with him at The Lemonade Stand women’s shelter. The key to their friendship is maintaining boundaries. And after an accident years ago left him badly scarred, he won’t expect anything more. But when threats against Kacey escalate, Michael will stop at nothing to protect her. Even if his investigation means confronting more than just her attacker as Kacey’s interest in him starts to go deeper than friendship…

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Other Books in the Series
(Books released as of February 2017. Each can be read as a standalone.)

About the Author

The author of more than 70 original novels, in twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestseller with over six million copies sold. A 2015 RITA finalist Tara appears frequently on bestseller lists, including #1 placement on Amazon lists, and multiple showings on the Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller list. She has appeared on national and local TV across the country, including CBS Sunday Morning.

Tara is a supporter of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. If you or someone you know might be a victim of domestic violence in the United States, please contact 1-800-799-7233.

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Domestic Violence Shelter Drive

As Tara supports speaking out against domestic violence and supporting those who have been abused, both through her books and in her community, she would love for you to join her in donating items to a shelter in your area. Find out more here.

Tour Schedule

March 4th: Launch
March 5th:
Brooke Blogs
Nicole’s Book Musings
EskieMama & Dragon Lady Reads
March 6th:
Thoughts of a Blonde
Angels with Attitude Book Reviews
March 7th:
Book Lover in Florida
Celticlady’s Reviews
Deal Sharing Aunt
March 8th:
Beck Valley Books
Becky on Books
March 9th:
underneath the covers
Kindle and Me
Harlie’s Books
March 10th: Grand Finale
March 18th: Harlequin Junkie

Tour Giveaways

1ST RAFFLECOPTER:
1 winner will receive ebooks of Where Secrets are Safe series books 1 – 13 (open internationally)
1 winner (per the four tour segments) will receive a $10 Amazon eGift Card (open internationally)

2ND RAFFLECOPTER:
1 winner will receive 25,000 Harelquin My Rewards Points, equivalent to 5 books (US and CAN only)
1 winner will receive 5,000 Harelquin My Rewards Points, equivalent to 1 book (US and CAN only)

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* Review * A BABY FOR THE DEPUTY

March 5, 2017 Leave a Comment

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A Baby for the Deputy by Cathy McDavid
Series: Mustang Valley
Published by Harlequin Western Romance on March 1, 2017
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A BABY ON THE WAY

A secret, no-strings relationship with Aaron Travers has suited Melody Hartman just fine for the past eight months. The lives of the Mustang Valley veterinarian and the deputy sheriff have always been complicated—and are about to become more so, because Mel is pregnant!

Raising his toddler daughter and protecting his Arizona town are Aaron's priorities. But this unexpected pregnancy is a life changer. The widowed single dad is ready to do the right thing and marry Mel. Can he say the three words she is waiting to hear? Will she think he wants to marry her only because of the baby? Or will she acknowledge that their feelings for each other run deeper than either of them realized?

Friends to lover to … parents!

Deputy Aaron Travers has been enjoying a secret, no-string affair with Mel for 8 months now. He enjoys her company, but lately he’s been feeling like he wants more. Widowed and raising his young daughter, he thought casual was all that he could handle, but he can’t deny he feels a lot for Mel.

Veterinarian Melanie Hartman has been falling for Aaron too, but can’t figure out whether to be honest about it or not … and before she can get around to talking about it, she has something more earth shattering to discuss with him. They’re pregnant!

Aaron immediately offers to step up and be there for Mel and their baby, but will she be able to accept less than everything from him?

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* Review * A SONG FOR RORY by Cerella Sechrist

March 5, 2017 1 Comment

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* Review * A SONG FOR RORY by Cerella Sechrist

A Song for Rory by Cerella Sechrist
Series: A Findlay Roads Story
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on March 1, 2017
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He had everything he could want…but her

Even winning Country Music Artist of the Year can't help Sawyer Landry shake his guilt over leaving Rory Callahan behind. All the fame, fortune and fans he's earned haven't relieved his regret over the way he ditched her. But all that's about to change. Because Sawyer has finally realized that everything is empty without Rory. And he's returning to Findlay Roads to win her back. Hopefully.

But Sawyer has no idea how hard it'll be. Rory's not going to welcome him with open arms. And he's about to discover a family secret that could ruin everything…

I thought I was picking up a book to read a sweet reunion story … and I did. It was so sweet and makes your heart warm how their love remained even through separation and heartache … but there was more. What I didn’t realize was that I was also picking up a book with an eye opening, heart-wrenching dip into the sad injustices that we sometimes have to face within the blink of an eye. Life isn’t fair, and it’s often not pretty … but sometimes in life, love can find a way to outweigh the bad … even if just for a little while. I highly recommend you read this book … it’s so fantastic I can’t even find the words to tell you!

Country music star Sawyer Landry has just won the top award in his field and should be flying high, but he can’t help but feel regret and guilt over leaving Rory behind. They were best friends, high school sweethearts, together for years with their future together mapped out in their heads for so long … until he left her to pursue his dreams. He can’t regret the things he’s accomplished, but it just doesn’t seem to be enough to keep her out if his mind. He decides to head home to Findlay Roads … and see if he can get his girl back!

Rory Calhoun gave up a lot of her dreams when Sawyer walked out on the future they were supposed to be living together. She has great family and friends around her, but she never really moved on. When Sawyer gets back into town and comes to find her, she can’t believe he has the audacity to come smiling back at her like she’s just going to forgive and forget! He sets out to show her how much she has meant to him even if he wasn’t there with her, but shortly after he arrives, the world falls out from under him when a secret is revealed!

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* Review * THROWING LIGHT by K A Servian

March 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THROWING LIGHT by K A Servian

Throwing Light by K A Servian
Published by Sweetpea Publishing on February 13, 2017
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Grace is in turmoil. She's trying to come to terms with her mother's death and handle the unexpected arrival of her ex-boyfriend when a mystery document she finds in a box in the attic turns her life on its head and raises questions she is compelled to answer.

In her search for the truth, she stumbles into the middle of a missing person cold case in a small town where the inhabitants have kept a secret to protect one of their own for twenty-five years. Grace's investigation unearths long-held rivalries and opens old wounds, causing the past to collide with the present with terrifying results.

A great book from a new on the scenes author! You are hooked fairly early in the book as we go on a journey of a couple of different characters. There are twists and turns and we’re not sure what’s going to happen until the very end.

Just as she’s trying to deal with her mother’s recent death, Grace Southern’s ex-boyfriend Tom Reynolds shows back up in her life. When she stumbles across an aged document that makes no sense in her mother’s belongings in the attic, Tom takes it upon himself to investigate and drops a bombshell into her life.

Grace sets out to find answers to questions that no one seems to want to give her the answers to and winds up knee deep in a 25 years old missing person’s case that causes the past to come crashing into her present in ways she never expected!

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* Review * CHAIN REACTION by Tara Wyatt

March 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

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Chain Reaction by Tara Wyatt
Series: Bodyguard #3
Published by Forever on February 28, 2017
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SHE NEEDS A LOVER AND A FIGHTER

Blonde. Beautiful. Talented. Alexa Fairfax is practically Hollywood royalty. But growing up in a family of legendary movie stars also puts her in the spotlight for danger. And after she discovers a plot more deadly than any movie script, Alexa desperately needs a bodyguard. A man like Zack De Luca. A true friend with a good heart, a protective nature--and the hard, chiseled muscles to back it up.

Zack has always been wildly attracted to Alexa. But since he's training day and night to be an MMA fighter, he's afraid his gorgeous friend will only distract him from his goal. Indescribably sweet and irresistibly sexy, Alexa needs Zack to pretend to be her boyfriend after her life is threatened. Now this fighter-in-training will have to fight his own intense feelings--to keep their little charade from turning into a major disaster . . .

The best one yet! I’ve really enjoyed all of the books in Tara Wyatt’s The Bodyguard series, but there’s just something about Zach De Luca that makes this one my favorite! His energy is protective and raw, and he brings out the best in Alexa. The Virtus Security team once again joined forces to help save the day and to forge an even closer friendship between the pack of them. I’m hoping we get Ian’s story soon! 🙂

Alexa Fairfax gives off the air of living a pampered life, but no one knows the dark culture she’s grown up in as part of a Hollywood dynasty of actors, producers, etc. under her father’s thumb. Even Alexa doesn’t know how sinister it is until she inadvertently overhears a discussion that puts her in danger.

Bodyguard Zack De Luca is training hard to get to that MMA fighting goal he’s had for himself for awhile now. He doesn’t let anything distract him from it normally, but when he sees Alexa and can tell something is scaring her, he drags it out of her. The group at Virtus Security decide Zack will pretend to be Alexa’s boyfriend so no one knows she has a bodyguard trailing her. Only problem is, Zack has wanted her since the day he laid eyes on her. Will the close proximity bring the truth out into the open?

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