Dear Reader,

Welcome back to River City, Michigan—the fictional town I created that bears a striking resemblance to my hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, with the river winding through it and Lake Michigan less than a half-hour drive away. While River City and Grand Rapids might look alike, my hometown is not full of the rampant crime and corruption that has plagued River City. But all that crime and corruption has kept the Payne Protection Agency very busy over the years, especially during the reign of terror of one of the city’s most dangerous and powerful villains.

This villain is so determined to avoid justice again that he is trying to kill or intimidate everyone involved with his upcoming trial—that includes the Payne Protection Agency, which has been assigned to protect the witness, the evidence tech, the judge’s daughter, the prosecuting attorney and the arresting officer. This story is about the prosecuting attorney, Jocelyn Gerber, who is totally focused on putting the villain away for life—or she was totally focused until there are attempts on her life and she’s assigned to close quarters with a sexy bodyguard, former vice cop Landon Myers.

I hope you enjoy the latest installment in the Bachelor Bodyguards series. I love writing this series because every book is like a family reunion with the Payne family. I hope the Paynes and the bodyguards who work for their agency are beginning to feel like your family, too.

Happy reading!

Lisa Childs