He lives in the shadows.
She's the one he never forgot.

Life as a CIA operative is full of danger but it's also painfully lonely. Living under the radar doesn't leave room for relationships, let alone the white-picket-fence future she wanted.
There was someone once.
I walked away.
And I never stopped regretting it.
Now my years of service are catching up with me, and I'm finally ready for something different. I just never expected that change to be Shannon -- or that she'd be in serious trouble.
One kiss. One mistake. One feeling I can't shake.
The man in me still wants her.
The soldier in me will protect her at all costs.
She doesn't want my help. She doesn't trust the life I live. But I'm done walking away -- especially when someone is watching her, closing in, and pushing us toward a confrontation neither of us is prepared for.
Even if saving her means losing her... again.

This romantic suspense features second-chance love, a protective alpha hero, high-stakes danger, and a woman who may be the key to his redemption -- or his undoing.

Author's Note: Ace falls into the Royal Protectors series as book 1.5 and was formerly published under the title "Cocky Protector" as part of the Cocky Heroes Club series.

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• Publication Date: February 23, 2026
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• Print Length: 205 Pages
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