Nanny for the Bodyguard by Emma Blake

Being a single dad wasn’t in the plan.

Hiring my ex as our nanny in this nosy little town…definitely not on my bingo card.

I came for ice cream with my little girl…

I left with Hazel Dowd back in my life.

Curvy, sun-kissed, and soaked in chocolate, thanks to a ten-year-old collision.

She’s the one I never got over.

The one I left behind when duty called.

Now she’s living in my house, wearing my shirts, tucking my daughter in like she belongs.

We agree to fake a relationship to keep her safe.

From the threats she swears are gone.

From the past she still won’t talk about.

But I see the fear behind her smile.

And every protective instinct I earned in the military is telling me one thing:

She’s mine to protect.

And this time, I won’t walk away.