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Guarded Hearts
In the Hughes family, every move has consequences. Privacy is protection. And love requires sacrifice.
Avaia Fairchild has spent her life surviving under high expectations, constant control, and the pressure of perfectionism. But everything shifts when she meets Sunshine Hughes, whose vibrant personality pulls her into a world far more complex than she expected.
Adrian “Dri” Hughes keeps that world steady. He handles threats before they even surface, protecting his family by any means necessary. He never saw love as a threat—until it became one—and the connection he feels with Avaia is immediate and impossible to ignore.
As enemies in law enforcement, corporate rivals, and the streets all close in, the stakes rise quickly and violence erupts. Lines blur. Trust is tested. Dri soon realizes that love doesn’t just protect, it exposes.
Now, with his family at risk and pressure mounting from every direction, Dri must decide how far he’s willing to go and what he’s willing to lose in the process.
Love and loyalty collide with power and control as the Hughes family quietly positions itself and Avaia is pulled deeper. With the Hughes family, strategy is currency. And Avaia discovers the board demands evolution to survive. Leaving isn’t an option, but staying just might cost her everything.
Avaia Fairchild has spent her life surviving under high expectations, constant control, and the pressure of perfectionism. But everything shifts when she meets Sunshine Hughes, whose vibrant personality pulls her into a world far more complex than she expected.
Adrian “Dri” Hughes keeps that world steady. He handles threats before they even surface, protecting his family by any means necessary. He never saw love as a threat—until it became one—and the connection he feels with Avaia is immediate and impossible to ignore.
As enemies in law enforcement, corporate rivals, and the streets all close in, the stakes rise quickly and violence erupts. Lines blur. Trust is tested. Dri soon realizes that love doesn’t just protect, it exposes.
Now, with his family at risk and pressure mounting from every direction, Dri must decide how far he’s willing to go and what he’s willing to lose in the process.
Love and loyalty collide with power and control as the Hughes family quietly positions itself and Avaia is pulled deeper. With the Hughes family, strategy is currency. And Avaia discovers the board demands evolution to survive. Leaving isn’t an option, but staying just might cost her everything.
354 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 18, 2026
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May 23, 2026
The Hughes Are The Truth
Absolutely love this family! A couple of shocking moments. You think you’re in a wholesome family love story and then wham! Favorite character is Sunny and Dri is my type! Great read if you like humor, culture, sex, violence, and business moves.
Absolutely love this family! A couple of shocking moments. You think you’re in a wholesome family love story and then wham! Favorite character is Sunny and Dri is my type! Great read if you like humor, culture, sex, violence, and business moves.
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