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KEPT UNDER HIS CONTROL

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Marcus Chen has spent his life protecting people. He's never needed protection himself.

As head of security for the Thornhill Foundation, Marcus is lethal, controlled, and untouchable. Emotions are weaknesses. Attachments are liabilities. When Dr. Iris Kade refuses his protection after a series of disturbing threats, Marcus is assigned one keep her safe.

Even if she doesn't want him to.

Iris doesn't need a bodyguard. She needs space, freedom, and distance from overbearing men who think they know what's best for her. But Marcus Chen isn't just any man. He's infuriating, relentless—and impossible to ignore.

Forced proximity turns to combustible attraction. Professional boundaries blur into something darker, hotter, and far more dangerous than either of them expected.

Marcus has protected countless people. But who will protect him from the one woman who could destroy every wall he's ever built?

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KEPT UNDER HIS CONTROL is a standalone billionaire romance with high heat, a protective alpha hero, and a happily ever after. Perfect for readers who love bodyguard romances, enemies-to-lovers tension, and explosive chemistry.

Bodyguard Romance, Forced Proximity, Enemies-to-Lovers, Protective Hero

Book 2 in the Under His Control series. Each book is a complete standalone with HEA, but characters and storylines interconnect for maximum reading pleasure.

245 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 16, 2025

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SALLIA THORNE

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January 12, 2026
gripping reading

Another fantastic book, gripping from start to finish, it really shows when you have found the right one you will know it straight away. Love and protection all the way through.
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January 15, 2026
This was a really good book. It was a lovely story of Marcus and iris. A story about love and fate.
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