How To Tempt A Bodyguard (Coming Jan 1, '26)

Lady Florence Archer needs a bodyguard to protect her while she flees to Scotland with evidence against the realm’s most dangerous lord. What she gets is Matthew Collins; six feet of muscled principle who won’t lay a finger on her despite her increasingly creative attempts at seduction. She’s taught her courtesans to topple lords and ruin lesser men. How hard can one principled prize fighter be?

Matthew Collins—loyal to a fault anda weapon of muscle and grit from the gutter and prize-rings of London. He thought he was guarding a spoiled earl’s sister whose greatest threat was muddy hems. He was spectacularly wrong. Lady Florence doesn’t need protection from assassins nearly as much as he needs protection from her. Every inn, every shared room, every “accidental” clothing malfunction tests his legendary control. When he discovers she’s actually the notorious Madam Tansley—saviour of exploited women and runner of London’s most exclusive brothel—his resistance shifts from professional to personal. Now he respects her too much to touch her.
And those ten trunks of evidence? They’re not what they seem. Her flight to Scotland? It’s not exactly a retreat.

She’s the bait. He’s trying not to bite. And somewhere in Scotland, a villain is about to learn why you should never underestimate a woman who runs London’s most exclusive brothel.

Bodyguard Romance
Forced proximity
Class difference
She falls first
Secrets
Virgin/Rake reversal
Strong female
Alpha male