All he wants is a vacation, but Fate has other plans… Bodyguard and military mastermind Gabriel Archer thought he was taking a much-needed vacation from the secret protection agency he works for, but Fate throws him into the middle of a big software heist instead. With no choice but to shield a sassy and headstrong investigative reporter dead set on getting her story, Archer does what he does best—throws his heart and soul into work. Too bad the woman he's protecting is mighty distracting for all the right reasons. Romilly Smith never believed she’d be trying to solve a crime that her own brother’s wanted for—or that someone would want to silence her on the matter. As she digs to uncover the truth, she finds herself far too interested in the tall, hot and intense man guarding her life. Not only does his Southern twang have her on edge but his kisses might knock her senseless—if she let them. With time running out to locate the real criminals, each twist and turn has Archer more knotted up than the last. After every sizzling kiss they share, the stakes seem to rise. And that means neither of them are focused enough on staying alive. In the end, they must choose to stand together or apart in order to save themselves…but that just might mean they part ways before they share what’s in their hearts.