The Protector of Her Heart — Patricia Williams

No one's life is perfect.This rule applies to everyone including Cara who's led a sheltered life all her years.With her life crumbling to nothing, Cara meets the smoking-hot stranger that changes her life and nothing else matters at first but the plot to get him to notice her.A lie draws them together, and Cara is hoping not to screw things up this time, but fate has other plans for this brewing romance.When Ryan discovers there's danger lurking precariously close, his first instinct is to protect Cara like he always does. But it's different time ... This time it's personal, this time there are sparks, and he would give anything to make sure he keeps the woman he's fallen in love with safe.