Running for Cover — Virginia Kelly

Reads as a stand-alone novelThe bodyguardDelta Force Operator Sam Mackenzie wants only to get back to his unit after a failed mission to save a reckless journalist. But he owes the Secretary of State for standing by him. So when she asks him to protect her daughter from a stalker, he can't refuse. Even though they're from different worlds, his attraction to the beautiful heiress is off the charts.The heiressEmily Montaigne ran from her privileged life after trusting a man who then kidnapped her. When her late father's overseas charity faces financial ruin, she's determined to save it. That means returning to the shallow high society world she rejected and accepting the bodyguard her mother hired for her—a man she finds difficult to resist—whose cover it is to act as her new lover.The killer hot on their heelsAs Sam and Emily fight the temptation of desire, the stalking escalates into life-threatening danger, and they race for safety through the backcountry of South America. With only one another to rely on, and with a deadly adversary after them, they must face their greatest fears—and risk their hearts and lives in order to survive.Each book in this series is a stand-alone novel featuring limited overlapping characters and its own conclusion. No cliffhangers! No need to read the series in order