He was hired to protect her from a stalker -- no one warned him about the bird... or the way she'd steal his heart.

Orion Locke lives by rules: assess the threat, secure the asset, get out clean. So when he's assigned to protect Briar Green -- a quirky, brilliant bird handler with a stalker in the shadows -- he expects a straightforward job.

He's wrong.

Briar is all sharp wit and stubborn independence, determined to keep living on her own terms. And then there's Jeb, her mouthy, mischievous pet bird who seems personally committed to wrecking Orion's composure (and occasionally dive-bombing his head).

As the threats escalate, Orion tightens security and moves closer than either of them planned. Late-night stakeouts turn into laughter. Professional boundaries blur under the pressure of real danger. And the more Orion learns the woman behind the chaos, the more he realizes protecting her heart might be harder than protecting her life.

With a stalker closing in and chemistry he can't ignore, Orion must decide: keep this assignment strictly business... or risk everything for the one woman who finally makes him feel alive.

Tropes:

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Protector/bodyguard romance

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Romantic suspense (stalker threat)

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Grumpy/sunshine-lite

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Forced proximity

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Close-quarters protection detail

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Competent, steady hero

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Quirky, independent heroine

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Animal sidekick / chaos pet

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Flirty banter

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"Touch her and die" energy

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Slow burn into high-stakes feelings

• Found-family-adjacent security-team vibes

Vibes:

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Light romcom sparkle with danger creeping at the edges

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Cozy chaos meets protective intensity

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Feathers, flirtation, and fate

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Sweet, funny, and swoony with a suspense backbone

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The kind of book where you laugh... then clutch your chest

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Soft moments earned through real stakes

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A hero trying to be professional while his heart locally combusts

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A heroine who refuses to be fragile

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Jeb as the scene-stealing bird we all deserve

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• RomanceRomantic SuspenseSuspense
• FranceSuspense

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