Guarded Desires

<p><strong>He was supposed to protect her. Not claim her.</strong></p><p>Being the President's daughter means living a life scripted by others-every step every choice every heartbeat under scrutiny. College career even love... all decided for me. I thought I had no say in my future.</p><p>Until Milan. Until him.</p><p>I was promised the trip of a lifetime-Fashion Week in Italy-but instead I got a shadow. A bodyguard. Not just any man but an Italian-born U.S. Army major with a body carved from discipline eyes that command obedience and a temper as dangerous as the secrets he carries.</p><p>Thirty-eight. A war hero. My father's most trusted protector.<br>And the one man I'm forbidden to want.</p><p>Every stolen glance every brush of his hand ignites something reckless inside me. The closer we get the more I crave the danger he represents. But crossing the line with him could destroy us both-and in my world desire has consequences.</p>