TO PROTECT HER

*FORMERLY PUBLISHED AS LEAD ME NOT


A clean & wholesome small-town romantic-suspense (light) with best-friend’s-sister and protective bodyguard vibes, a pregnant heroine, and a security-specialist hero. Expect slow-burn, closed-door (only-kisses) chemistry, forced proximity, found-family support, and a protective hero × determined heroine dynamic—plus a missing-person mystery, danger stakes, and a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love guarding the heroine, brother’s-best-friend, and low-spice, high-heart stories.


Buddies know the unwritten rule: 

hands off your friends’ sisters. 


Duncan MacGregor is reluctant to team up with his best friend’s 

little sister to search for her missing brother, but Bethany Redd’s 

determination to go it alone doesn’t leave him much choice. A 

Security Specialist, Duncan’s worked with plenty of beautiful 

women, so hands off should be easy. Especially under the 

circumstances... 


Bethany literally carries the result of her last relationship, and she

blames pregnancy hormones for the absurd feelings she experiences 

for her brother’s gorgeous friend, adding yet another complication to her insanely complicated life. It’s her fault her brother disappeared, she has 

yet to tell her parents they’re about to be grandparents, and she has 

to prepare for the birth. Fall for Duncan? Now? Yeah, right. 


As Bethany and Duncan battle their emotions and growing awareness of each other, Bethany becomes the latest target for danger, leaving Duncan desperate to protect her and her unborn child while searching for answers. Maybe Duncan came into her life at the right time to keep her safe but in the end--will his failure to find her brother tear them apart?