Hot Bodyguard Summer

Sunbreak Harbor is all sun-kissed sand, yacht parties, and salty breezes—until the Hawthorne brothers arrive with one mission: follow the trail that might finally lead to their missing father.

Jace Hawthorne is supposed to blend in.
Easy. He’s got the charm, the smile, and the kind of confidence that makes trouble look like an invitation.
Then she becomes his assignment.
She’s smart, stubborn, and way too visible in a town where everyone’s watching… including the person who wants her gone. Suddenly Jace is playing bodyguard and fake boyfriend in board shorts, keeping her close through crowded beaches, moonlit marinas, and the kind of heat that has nothing to do with summer.
The closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous Sunbreak Harbor becomes.
And the more Jace realizes the biggest risk isn’t the threat stalking her—
It’s how fast she’s turning his “temporary” into forever.

One fake relationship. One relentless protector. One scorching-hot summer…
and a man who will burn the whole coastline down before he lets her be taken.

Tropes: fake dating • forced proximity • protector hero • summer romance • flirty banter • “stay behind me” • found family brothers • high-stakes suspense • swoony HEA