Tina Bond has found her dream job. But before she starts her new career, she has one last security protect a federal witness in an upcoming trial. She never imagined the 'witness' would be the very man who'd intrigued and repulsed her the first time they'd met. Nor did she imagine the kind of stakes she'd be facing - stakes that would bring her past full circle and shake the very fiber of her soul. Matt Lawson has one goal left - finish his latest book then set sail to where no one will demand more of him than he wants to give. The only thing standing in his way is a sexy bodyguard assigned to protect him from those who want him silenced - forever. Now he finds himself trying to protect her, while also attempting to shield his heart from a woman whose past could turn his world upside down.