He was sent to guard her body . . . he didn't expect her to steal his heart. Her sister's wedding was hardly the place to find a hook up, but after one look at friend-of-the-groom and special operative Josiah Grant, small-town Texas beauty Magnolia West immediately fell in lust. After a stunningly sensual night together, Maggie is prepared for the two of them to go their separate ways. After all, she's not a happily-ever-after kind of girl. But Josiah-and danger-change her plans. Josiah isn't looking for love . . . but Maggie rouses his body and stirs his heart like no other woman. She's got a rocky romantic past, and a smart man would steer clear. But when the murder quotient in Kendall County rises and all signs point to a mysterious group nearby who have been harassing Maggie's family, he can't leave her unprotected-especially when he realizes he's fallen hard for her. As tension mounts and the menace closes in, Josiah will do anything to prove to Maggie that their love is real . . . but can they stay alive long enough to share it? Contains mature themes.