Guarded: A Prequel Novella

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

Houston has one rule: never get emotionally involved with the people he protects.

As a seasoned bodyguard, he’s trained to anticipate threats, control every variable, and keep his clients at arm’s length. Ashlyn should be an easy assignment—she’s the daughter of a high-ranking diplomat finishing a simple research trip to complete her degree. In and out. No complications.

Except Ashlyn isn’t what Houston expects.

Smart, determined, and quietly fearless, she refuses to be treated like fragile cargo. And when her “routine” trip starts attracting the wrong kind of attention, Houston realizes the danger isn’t theoretical—it’s closing in fast.

What begins as a straightforward protection detail turns into a race against unseen enemies, buried secrets, and a growing attraction Houston knows could compromise everything. Because the closer he gets to Ashlynn, the harder it becomes to tell where duty ends…and his heart begins.

Keeping her alive is his job.

Walking away once the danger is over may be the hardest mission of his life.