Lizzy Delaney isn't easily rattled. Fiercely independent and quick-witted, she knows how to handle powerful men. Taking a job as the personal secretary to Nate Archer-the enigmatic, emotionally detached CEO of a high-end private security firm-should be just another challenge... until it's not. Because buried in the fine print is an unexpected clause: a no-strings arrangement that should have stayed strictly business.
Nate built his empire on control, precision, and a ruthless disregard for emotion. Lizzy, with her sharp tongue and relentless curiosity, is a complication he never saw coming. She doesn't follow orders. She doesn't back down. And she sure as hell doesn't play by his rules. Worst of all, she makes him feel-something he swore he never would.
As the boundaries between duty and desire crumble, Lizzy begins to uncover the man beneath the armor. But just as she starts to trust him, shadows from Nate's past creep into their present, bringing danger far closer than she ever imagined.
Now, she must decide: is the man she's falling for her greatest protector... or the most dangerous mistake she'll ever make?