{"product_id":"heated-bodyguard-summer-paperback","title":"Heated Bodyguard Summer (Paperback)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e(Preorder - books in printing and estimated shipment date is August 17, 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShe came to Sunbreak Harbor to feel safe again.\u003cbr\u003eShe didn’t expect danger to follow… or to fall for the man hired to protect her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelebrity chef Kara Stone is used to control. In the kitchen, on camera, and in the carefully polished life she’s built in Orlando, every detail matters. Then someone breaks into her home without forcing a lock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing is stolen at first glance ... until Kara realizes her favorite chef’s knife is missing. When a chilling photo of that same knife arrives with a message meant only for her, one thing becomes terrifyingly clear. The break-in wasn’t random.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith her house under repair and her nerves unraveling, Kara retreats to the sunny coastal town of Sunbreak Harbor. But the quiet beach cottage that was supposed to help her breathe soon feels less like an escape … and more like a place where someone can watch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormer Navy SEAL Cole Navarro knows how to read danger. As Kara’s temporary bodyguard, his job is simple: stay close, keep her alive, and ignore the heat burning hotter every time she looks at him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Kara’s stalker knows things a stranger shouldn’t know.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer habits.\u003cbr\u003eHer fears.\u003cbr\u003eHer past.\u003cbr\u003eThe people she trusts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd as the threats turn more personal, Cole realizes protecting Kara may mean uncovering a betrayal intimate enough to destroy her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomeone wants Kara scared. Isolated. Dependent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut they made one fatal mistake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey came for her while Cole Navarro was standing in the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHeated Bodyguard Summer is a steamy former Navy SEAL romantic suspense with forced proximity, a protective bodyguard hero, beach town danger, psychological twists, and a guaranteed happily ever after.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Sunbreak Harbor—sea breeze, boardwalk fries, and trouble with a tan. Sunbreak Security keeps the island safe between fireworks and rip currents. Until each protector meets the one person worth breaking protocol for.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e314 Pages - Paperback 6x9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIncludes Extended Bonus Epilogue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eChoose From Model Cover or Discreet Cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/0746\/4998\/files\/KFAqX5Hv3Nu7.jpg?v=1785242500\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\"\u003e    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/0746\/4998\/files\/Heated_Bodyguard_Alternative_Cover.png?v=1785271774\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"238\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Life Garden Publishing Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Discreet Special Edition Cover","offer_id":53530261618982,"sku":"PB-HeatedBodyguard-Discreet","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Male Model Cover","offer_id":53530261651750,"sku":"PB_HeatedBodyguard-ModelCover","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/0746\/4998\/files\/HeatedBodyguardSummerPB.png?v=1785202488","url":"https:\/\/opalnicks.com\/products\/heated-bodyguard-summer-paperback","provider":"Opal Nicks - Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}