He's a ruthless guardian devoted to a life without personal entanglements. Sheās a feisty Scottish heiress suffering vicious threats to her life. Forced together, the fiery attraction between them could be their undoing, or their true salvation.
One small abduction and her world falls apart.
Nemity Wheldon was abducted, yes, but she got away. Unharmed. It certainly doesnāt warrant hiring a guard looking to stifle her every move. Alas, her overbearing cousin demands it, delivering Callum to her door. Heās a guard. A big, burly, stubborn one. An unnervingly handsome man, yes, but the last thing she needs is him digging into her life. There are only two routes to take in this situationāannoy him or avoid himāwhichever will make him quit the job.
A guardian to his bones.
Callum Lonstrick has never quit a mission, and he isnāt about to start with one headstrong spinster. Heās been a guardian for far too longāmore than half of his life. And he isnāt about to let a feisty Scottish heiress best him. Heās there to protect her, and thatās exactly what heās going to do. Never mind that heās instantly attracted to the maddening hoyden that is determined to vex him at every turnāone never touches a client.
Forced together, a game of cat and mouse is afoot.
Nemity doesnāt want him to discover any of her secrets, while Callum is determined to unravel each and every one, for it is the only way to properly protect her. Yet with each secret he discovers, the danger only grows. Save her? Thatās a givenāheās a guardian, after all. Save his heart? That may just be an insurmountable feat.
Donāt miss USA Today bestselling author K.J. Jacksonās next Guardians of the Bones story, a forced-proximity Regency historical romance with high adventure, high seduction, and a happily-ever-after to swoon for.
He's a ruthless guardian devoted to a life without personal entanglements. Sheās a feisty Scottish heiress suffering vicious threats to her life. Forced together, the fiery attraction between them could be their undoing, or their true salvation.
One small abduction and her world falls apart.
Nemity Wheldon was abducted, yes, but she got away. Unharmed. It certainly doesnāt warrant hiring a guard looking to stifle her every move. Alas, her overbearing cousin demands it, delivering Callum to her door. Heās a guard. A big, burly, stubborn one. An unnervingly handsome man, yes, but the last thing she needs is him digging into her life. There are only two routes to take in this situationāannoy him or avoid himāwhichever will make him quit the job.
A guardian to his bones.
Callum Lonstrick has never quit a mission, and he isnāt about to start with one headstrong spinster. Heās been a guardian for far too longāmore than half of his life. And he isnāt about to let a feisty Scottish heiress best him. Heās there to protect her, and thatās exactly what heās going to do. Never mind that heās instantly attracted to the maddening hoyden that is determined to vex him at every turnāone never touches a client.
Forced together, a game of cat and mouse is afoot.
Nemity doesnāt want him to discover any of her secrets, while Callum is determined to unravel each and every one, for it is the only way to properly protect her. Yet with each secret he discovers, the danger only grows. Save her? Thatās a givenāheās a guardian, after all. Save his heart? That may just be an insurmountable feat.
Donāt miss USA Today bestselling author K.J. Jacksonās next Guardians of the Bones story, a forced-proximity Regency historical romance with high adventure, high seduction, and a happily-ever-after to swoon for.