Blake Security Series by Celina McKane

I’ve worked as the Branson’s nanny since before the baby, Celia, was born. I know more of their secrets than I’d like to and lately holding onto them is becoming more difficult by the day. Especially since Ryder Grant was assigned as our bodyguard. He’s gorgeous and funny and sweet…everything any woman could ever want... moreI’ve worked as the Branson’s nanny since before the baby, Celia, was born. I know more of their secrets than I’d like to and lately holding onto them is becoming more difficult by the day. Especially since Ryder Grant was assigned as our bodyguard. He’s gorgeous and funny and sweet…everything any woman could ever want. He’s also more perceptive than anyone I’d ever met and although he makes me feel safe in a physical sense my emotions feel threatened as do the secrets that I’m sworn to protect. Secrets always have a way of coming out and when mine begin to rear their ugly heads, I’ll be forced to choose between trusting a man I might be falling in love with or running away...again. less

Tyler She’s even more beautiful than I remember – but if I touch her, I know I’ll destroy her. When my mother died, all I wanted was to see Ariana’s beautiful face. Her sparkling green eyes and sweet nature could brighten even my darkest day, but I was in no shape to see her. So instead I ended up knocking back a few too many beers with my best friend, her brother Brandon. That was the night everything went to hell... moreTyler She’s even more beautiful than I remember – but if I touch her, I know I’ll destroy her. When my mother died, all I wanted was to see Ariana’s beautiful face. Her sparkling green eyes and sweet nature could brighten even my darkest day, but I was in no shape to see her. So instead I ended up knocking back a few too many beers with my best friend, her brother Brandon. That was the night everything went to hell. Seventeen years later, I still remember the way her beautiful eyes flashed with rage on the day I left town. All I could say was, “I’m sorry,” and I feel like I’ve been saying it ever since. Now, after all these years, I’m being called back home. Back to that place of pain and guilt and shame…and back to her, the most gorgeous woman in the world. The only girl I ever loved. But fifteen years of Army Special Ops have broken me, turned me into even more of a monster than I already was. This visit has to be a simple get in, get out mission…because if I take one look at Ariana, I know I’ll be lost. And she’ll be doomed. Ariana He’s tough but sensitive, scarred but sexy, so familiar…but not the man I knew. I honestly thought I’d never see him again. Actually, we all thought he’d died years ago…but here he is, large as life. Larger, even – he’s gained a lot of muscle in the past seventeen years. And a lot of scars. Tyler was my first love, my first taste of passion, my first everything. We were perfect. And then, on the worst day possible, he abandoned me. Oh, I got over it…sort of. There are some things you never get over. And the news I’ve been waiting seventeen years to tell him? Definitely one of those things. less

Leif It all started with a misdirected letter. I shouldn’t have done it, but from the time I read that first letter from Karli, I was obsessed. The letter had my name on it…but it was meant for another soldier…another man named Leif Thompson…the same name as mine. Before I could stop myself, I wrote her back, pretending to be the other Leif. And she sent me another letter and included a picture of her and her young son, the mystery Leif’s son, the by-product of a one-night stand... moreLeif It all started with a misdirected letter. I shouldn’t have done it, but from the time I read that first letter from Karli, I was obsessed. The letter had my name on it…but it was meant for another soldier…another man named Leif Thompson…the same name as mine. Before I could stop myself, I wrote her back, pretending to be the other Leif. And she sent me another letter and included a picture of her and her young son, the mystery Leif’s son, the by-product of a one-night stand. Karli was the most gorgeous woman I had ever seen, and I knew—right then and there—that I had to meet her. We exchanged letter upon letter…until it was finally time for me to take a few weeks away from the army and go on leave, and of course, I went to find Karli. A lot of time has passed since that first encounter—and surprisingly fate keeps bringing Karli and I together…over and over again. Like now—after not seeing her for years—I’m finding myself standing in her family’s house, hired to protect her stepfather, her mother, her son, and her from a vengeful gang member. If only she’d look at me. If only she’d talk to me. If only she’d give me a chance. Karli The one thing I can’t stand is a liar. When I met Leif, I thought it was by chance. He was a soldier on leave…and the man I loved, the father of my child, was a soldier as well. I offered to show him around town, and it was actually…fun. And then I found out that he’d lied to me. He had been writing me letters, getting me to bare my soul to him—all while pretending to be someone he wasn’t. When he came clean, I knew that I could never forgive him for that. I just can’t seem to get him out of my head. And to make matters worse, every so often, I run into him. Everywhere. In New Orleans. At a funeral in Texas. In my parents’ house. Everywhere. I think he’s incredibly handsome. And he’s so kind to my son. But I just can’t get past the fact that he lied to me about who he was. If only he hadn’t lied… less