FIRST IN A NEW SERIES! Best friends Kai, Sawyer, and Axl worked hard to make Caswallawn Security the booming success that it is. As for love, marriage, and commitment, those are way down on their priority list... Kai Manning is unhappy that Caswallawn is making Mercy, Virginia, its permanent headquarters—he doesn’t understand this quaint, crazy town, and he doesn’t want to settle down, period. A rough childhood made him fiercely independent, and he’s determined to rely on nothing and no one. So the moment he lays eyes on Flick, he knows he’s in trouble... Local baker Felicity “Flick” Sturgiss is not looking for a man. She’s done giving her all to relationships that give nothing back. But Kai is undeniably hot. He may look like bad news, but he’s not going to be in town for long, and she’s dealing with a lot right now—she deserves to have some fun. When a family emergency calls Sawyer away, Kai must remain in Mercy to hold down the fort. Now, Kai and Flick’s plan for a quick fling falls to the wayside (just like their torn-off clothing), leaving them wondering if they can keep their hands—and their hearts—to themselves...

Axl Rhodes has always been a person who fixes problems and saves the day, first during his years in the military and now in his current work as part owner of Caswallawn Security. Even his romantic history is filled with women desperately seeking a savior. So it’s no wonder that despite his intense attraction to Regan Mitchell, the irrepressible younger sister of his former SEAL teammate, he can never envision a future with her. Regan is anything but a damsel in distress. As Caswallawn’s only female protection officer, she can hold her own against the toughest clients—and her fellow guards. She’s had a thing for Axl since she was a teenager, but she refuses to let any man call the shots in her life—no matter how much or how long she’s wanted him. But when Regan and Axl are forced to work together to keep a high-profile client safe from a dangerous stalker, the sparks between them are too hot to ignore. And as they give in to the passion between them, they may find that losing control is much more fun that keeping it...