Her life depends on trusting the hot, ex-forces bodyguard who broke her heart and refuses to lose her again.

Millie Haven was always the quiet book lover who avoided trouble…until she witnessed a violent attack by a prominent politician’s son. Now she’s running for her life.

The only person who can protect her is her first love, Strike, the ex-forces bodyguard who broke her heart ten years ago. Protecting Millie is torture, but Strike will do anything to keep her safe and not just because he owes her for ruining her life.

But because of a secret he can never share.

With forced proximity and anger from their shared history, they’re at each other's throats. But the danger of their situation and shared longing reignites the spark between them. They quickly learn that passion and temptation are a lethal combination…

But with Millie’s life at stake and Strike fighting emotions and a past that could ruin everything, it’s a temptation they must resist.

Will they survive the attacks, the secrets, and the passion that control them?

3rd person, dual POV

Tropes: second chance romance, suspense romance, forced proximity, man obsessed, power play, no third act break up, only one tent, miscommunication, touch her and...

CW: Swearing, spicy scenes, anxiety, mentions of PTSD. vomiting, car accidents, war themes, torture and attempted murder.

Although it is the second book in the Closest Protection Bodyguard series, it can be read as a standalone.