McKinnon's Royal Mission/King's Ransom

Book excerpt: McKinnon’s Royal Mission The secret princess’s bodyguard... As head of a visiting royal’s protection detail, Trace McKinnon’s focus should be strictly on the external threats against a woman’s life. But what happens when he finds Dr Mara Marianescu — a princess incognito as a college professor — much more intriguing? And that’s only the start of his troubles. When actual danger arrives against this beautiful royal, Trace isn’t sure if it’s from a genuine threat from her country — or because of the darkness in his own past. Trace knows he should let Mara go — and does his best. But the cool, intelligent princess might just risk the one thing she has that is all her own — her heart... King’s Ransom Reunion with the king turns forbidden...and dangerous! Internationally renowned actress Juliana Richardson should be concentrating on the role of a lifetime, not on the man who broke her heart years earlier. Yet King Andre Alexei IV is no longer a young prince-in-training — he’s an undeniably sexy monarch with seduction on his mind. Juliana’s heart is at risk, but after a series of deadly coincidences, it becomes clear her life is on the line, too. Andre vows to protect the stubborn star even as she pushes him away. But as the threat to Juliana’s life grows more intense, Andre must choose between saving the vulnerable beauty or letting her go forever...