Being a woman in tech is hard. What's harder? Living next door to the hottest man I've ever met. Even harder still? The fact that he's my dad's best friend. Hardest of all? He's been hired as my personal bodyguard... There aren't many women working in tech. There are even fewer working in the gaming and app development industry. With a big gaming conference coming up, I've been getting threats left and right. I think they're petty. They seem harmless. I can let them roll off my back. But my dad is overprotective. He doesn't want his girl to be harmed in any way. So he hires his friend to be my bodyguard. His ex-military, big, tough, hot friend. And when the threats become all too real, he shifts into beast mode. He transforms from caring and a little distant into a possessive, protective beast of a man. But am I his to protect, to take care of? Or am I his in a whole different way, too? Because I know he would never put a hand on me... He's too old for me. He's too much my dad's friend. Even though I want him to. Need him to. Like no one has before... No...he wouldn't... Right? Protector Next Door is a short, high-heat, alpha male and younger woman romance. Each book in The Older Man Next Door series is a complete stand-alone and the books can be read in any order. No cheating and HEA guaranteed. Enjoy :) xx, Lauren