The Reluctant Guardian - Alexis Morgan

An abandoned child...he'll guard at all costs.

When screams next door wake Deputy Conner Dunne and his retired police dog Mutt, he suspects domestic abuse. What he finds is Jody Kruse comforting her new foster child -- a traumatised little girl who won't speak. Conner is determined to remain professional with his pretty neighbor. But when a break-in points to an attempted kidnapping, protecting this family may cost him his heart -- and his life.

Safeguarding the Witness - Laurie Winter

A treasure worth killing for...unless the bodyguard can protect them.

Kayla Swartz's return to Snowberry, Montana, has been a living nightmare. She found her estranged father murdered, and unless she retrieves some missing jewels, Kayla and her three-year-old sister could be next. With nowhere else to turn, Kayla entrusts their lives to bodyguard Nicholas Galanis. But was hiding at a remote cabin in the mountains their best chance to survive...or the perfect opportunity for an ambush?