His job is to protect her...no matter the cost
Police detective Joy Ingram’s connection to elite security expert Stonewall Courson is instant. Undeniable. Electric. But her commitment to protect and serve has always come first. Everything else is secondary—especially when she uncovers an underground surrogate baby-making ring. Joy can’t risk a distraction during the most important case of her career, not even one as sexy as reformed ex-con Stonewall.
There are few things Stonewall values more than a strong woman. But when Joy’s investigation draws her into a deadly conspiracy that goes deeper than she ever imagined, he must convince her that he’s the best man to protect her. And while he puts his life on the line to save hers, the insatiable attraction between them becomes the one danger neither of them can escape.
Praise for New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson
“The only flaw of this first-rate, satisfying sexy tale is that it ends.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Forged in Desire
“Leave it to Jackson to take sizzle and honor, wrap it in romance and come up with a first-rate tale.”
—RT Book Reviews on Temptation
“Brenda Jackson is the queen of newly discovered love... If there’s one thing Jackson knows how to do, it’s how to pluck those heartstrings and stir up some seriously saucy drama.”
—BookPage on Inseparable
“[Jackson] proves once again that she rocks when it comes to crafting family drama with a healthy dose of humor and steamy, sweaty sex. Here’s another winner.”
—RT Book Reviews on A Brother’s Honor, 4½ stars, Top Pick
“This deliciously sensual romance ramps up the emotional stakes and the action.... [S]exy and sizzling.”
—Library Journal on Intimate Seduction
“Jackson does not disappoint...first-class page-turner.”
—RT Book Reviews on A Silken Thread, 4½ stars, Top Pick
“Jackson is a master at writing.”
—Publishers Weekly on Sensual Confessions
Locked in Temptation
Brenda Jackson
To the man who will always and forever be the love of my life: Gerald Jackson, Sr. Remembering you on our 45th Wedding Anniversary, July 8, 2017!
To everyone joining me in Barbados for the Brenda Jackson Readers Reunion 2017.
Special thanks to Detective Willie “Jay” Collins of the Carmel Police Department for sharing your expertise and answering my endless questions.
Special thanks to Dr. Angela Martin, OB/GYN, for taking the time to provide me with so much valuable information for this book.
To all my readers who are enjoying The Protectors series. This book is for you.
To authors Iris Bolling and Adrianne Byrd. Thanks for the brainstorming sessions.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
—Galatians 6:9
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