Guarded Temptation

He was supposed to keep her safe. She was supposed to stay out of trouble. Neither of them followed the plan.

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Kane Maxwell likes order, silence, and control—the three things his next-door neighbor destroys with a single knock on his door. Skylar Exline is sunshine wrapped in sarcasm, a woman who hides secrets behind a smile and asks him to open biscuit cans like they’re live grenades.

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He’s determined to ignore her… until the night she runs to his house barefoot and terrified, claiming someone’s broken into hers.

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Kane’s instincts take over. The ex–special forces soldier neutralizes the threat—but what he uncovers is worse than he expected. Skylar isn’t just a quirky neighbor. She’s the anonymous mastermind behind a revenge-for-hire empire, and someone she exposed wants her dead.

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Now she’s under his protection. In his home. In his bed.

And the woman who drives him insane might be the only one who can break his walls.

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But when the danger closes in and her secrets threaten to destroy them both, Kane will have to decide—can he keep her safe without losing himself?