Only the Lucky

I've protected senators, CEOs, and people who don't realize how dangerous their ambitions make them. I know how to read a room, spot a threat, and stay detached.

Alicia Morgan was never supposed to be a problem.

She's brilliant. Controlled. A crisis-management powerhouse who refuses to believe she needs protection—until a man turns up dead and the evidence points directly at her. When KOAN assigns me to her detail, the rules are simple: keep her safe, keep her daughter safe, and don't cross lines that can't be uncrossed.

Living in her house makes that last rule harder by the day.

She's guarded, careful, and not inclined to share the whole truth—even with the man hired to protect her life. The more I watch her navigate a murder investigation, a custody battle, and a life held together by sheer force of will, the clearer it becomes: the real risk isn't external. It's the secrets people protect because they think they're harmless.

And sometimes, the most dangerous thing isn't the enemy in the shadows. It's what you're willing to risk when you finally stop pretending you don't care.

ONLY THE LUCKY is the fourth standalone novel in the Sinful State series, where protection turns personal, secrets cut deeper than any weapon, and jealousy proves just as deadly as a bullet. Step back into the world of KOAN Security in a romantic suspense thriller that proves the most dangerous threats are the ones closest to home.