When He Loves

Cynthia Eden

Mar 2026 · Protector And Defender Romance Book 6 · Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.

About this ebook

He’s been in love with her since the day they met. 

Love at first sight? Sure, you can call it that. Love, obsession, whatever. All Nash Quinn knows is that from the instant he met Delaney Daniels, he fell for her. Hard. Completely. And now…she’s marrying someone else. A man who most people believe to be a prince charming, but Nash knows the guy is a real nightmare, and there is no way–no way–that he can let his Delaney go through with the marriage. Because as soon as she’s married, she’ll be dead.

So he has to kidnap the bride.

It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Nash rides in on his motorcycle, and when the priest asks if anyone objects, Nash steals the bride. Only…Delaney comes far too willingly. She jumps on the back of his motorcycle, and they ride off into the night…even as the groom gives chase.

She’s in trouble, and the man who once shattered her heart is the only one who can help her.

Right before her wedding, Delaney found out just how dangerous and evil her groom-to-be truly was. Desperate and afraid, she’d sent a frantic text to her former best friend, Agnes, hoping for some miracle. She never expected her miracle to come in the form of Agnes’s brother Nash–gorgeous, big, powerful Nash. He storms the wedding and carries her out into the night. Yes, she’s heard the whispers about him. She even has secretly suspected that he might work for the government, but when she learns that big, bad Nash is actually a spy…A spy who just saved her from certain death…everything changes. 

The CIA wants to use her. Nash just wants to protect her. 

He has to hide Delaney. Has to whisk her away and stay close to her every moment. But emotions and needs that Nash has held in check for far too long are pushing past his control. This is finally his chance–his chance to have Delaney, and Nash is not going to let her slip through his fingers again.

He’ll be the one to put a ring on her finger. And to set a trap for her ex.

Another wedding? Sure, why not? When the CIA wants to nab her ex, Delaney is all-in on the plan. Even if that plan means traveling to Vegas, fake marrying the hot and brooding Nash, and risking everything to bring down a killer. She can do this…but, she may just lose her heart to Nash along the way. Her heart, and potentially, her life.

Author’s Note: He’s stealing a bride, and he will not give her back. Nash has been in love with Delaney for years, and he is not going to let anyone hurt her. He’ll step from the shadows, he’ll protect her, and he’ll finally claim the woman who owns his soul. If anyone tries to get in his way, he’ll show them just how dangerous a real protector can truly be… 

Ratings and reviews

4.25stars-WHEN HE LOVES is the sixth instalment in Cynthia Eden’s contemporary adult PROTECTOR AND DEFENDER romantic suspense series. This is CIA agent Nash Quinn, and Delaney Daniels’s story line. WHEN HE LOVES is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, greed and obsession, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. the character driven premise is intriguing and dramatic; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are desperate and dynamic.

Don’t open this book until you have a few hours to indulge in one of the best books you’ve ever read. From the very beginning until the explosive ending you’re gonna be hooked!! She’d called a friend and begged for help. That help had just arrived. Though I didn’t necessarily count on the help arriving in the form of my ex. Nash Quinn has never stoped being obsessed with Delaney Daniels. This time he’s not letting her go he just has to mend her broken heart. “I chose to walk away from you. I

Oh my heart! Delaney and Nash absolutely WRECKED me! Their story was not at all what I was expecting. While it had all the goodness that Cynthia Eden’s characters always have, the mix of emotions with the edge of danger that followed throughout this story had me on edge from beginning to end with a nonstop, pulse-pounding intensity that refused to let me catch my breath.

About the author

Cynthia Eden is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader bestselling author of romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She’s a prolific author who lives along the Alabama Gulf Coast. In her free time, you’ll find her reading romances, watching horror movies, or hunting for adventures.