I dare you to name a romance hero that's better than a big, bulky, grumpy bodyguard! In fact, you'd probably win the dare. LOL There are so many sexy romance heroes, and I don't think I've written them all myself, even if I've been writing romance for nine years.

But today is about bodyguards and the series I'm writing with Layla Fae and Cassie Alexander. Monster Security Agency has three books out already - Guarded by the Golem, Guarded by the Snake, and Guarded by the Spider.

I just wanted to check in with you and see if you've read them, and if you're ready for what's coming in July!

Guarded by the Kraken

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A kraken, a scientist, and a love under pressure….

As a kraken bodyguard, I rarely get human clients. When I do, the only way to protect them is to form a telepathic bond. I don’t like it, but after my wife’s death years ago I’ve learned to build an impenetrable shield around myself and my emotions, until I meet my newest client. She's a scientist investigating an ancient relic on the ocean floor. The abyssal plane is no place for humans, but the job is the job, so I shut off my soul, bury my secrets, and link our minds.

The flood of her emotions takes me by surprise. I thought I would be in charge, but our bond is stripping us both bare, layer after layer, until she can see my bleeding wounds, and I can taste her unspoken desires.

We cannot be together. We can’t even touch. She breathes air, and I live at high pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Our feelings bring us nothing but torment, and I know once she’s on dry land again, I’ll have to sever our bond.

But when she’s betrayed by the people she’s working for, and her life is in danger–I will not rest until she’s safe in all of my arms.

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Guarded by the Leshy

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I am a force of nature, misshapen and untameable, until I meet her.

My mission is to deliver the human bride to her husband-to-be. She's to be married into one of the most powerful families in the state. Her husband is a spiritual leader, and he has one condition - she must prove she's worthy. Through the deepest woods, she must walk alone to meet him at the luxurious, isolated resort where their fates will be bound. The bride's father is not heartless, though. He knows the woods are dangerous, so he hires me to escort and protect his daughter.

Because I can become one with the trees...

I am to guard her from the shadows. My voice - the rustle of leaves, my hands - the branches she clings to. She must never know I'm there, even as her sweet innocence coaxes my body into taking a shape that allows us to touch. I change what I am, just for her.

This love is forbidden. She belongs to someone else, and I belong to the forest.

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Guarded by the Vodnik

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She poured fire into my cold, emotionless heart. Now all I see and feel is her.

I’m a cold-blooded killer from the deep, always getting MSA’s most hazardous underwater tasks. Fear and emotion are foreign to me, which makes me efficient but too callous to work with clients.

Even though close protection is not my forte, I’m assigned a human principal–a woman running from a psychotic ex-fiancé. I take the job, not realizing my horrible mistake until it’s too late.

We end up trapped in an underwater cave, her survival hinging on being shockingly close to me. Her warm touch on my body is like a powerful current that tears my shields apart. Her trusting eyes locked with mine destroy my peace of mind. For the first time, I'm flooded with feelings.

And they're all about her. She has power over me like no one before. I’m addicted, obsessed, my heart and body throbbing with the onslaught of emotions. The only way to soothe the pain is to get more of her, more of her touches, her smiles, her affection. I crave her even though I know I’m a monster and a killer, and she deserves better.

I’m not selfless enough to let her go.

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You might say, oh, but July is so far... and I'd be like, I don't know what you're talking about. Yesterday was January, today is May. July is right around the corner. I blink, and I'm on a deadline again. LOL

If you need a good read right now, here's a new release from Miranda Martin.

Orc's Desire

I never anticipated that my mission would lead me straight into the heart of a forbidden love...

Our objective was clear—to infiltrate the Orc-like Urr'ki, gather intelligence, and facilitate peace talks with the other aliens, the dragon-like Zmaj. However, from the moment our "capture" unfolded, everything spiraled into chaos.

Separated from my fellow volunteers, I found solace in the care of Khira, an Urr'ki with a surprising gentleness. Yet, it's his brother, Dilacs, who holds my attention.

Dilacs is a storm wrapped in silence, his intense gaze ignites desires that defy the urgency of my mission. Every fiber of my being craves him. As we navigate a delicate dance between duty and desire, I find myself entangled in a web of emotions that threatens to shatter the fragile peace we're attempting to forge.

I know the fate of the world hangs in the balance but the matters of my also heart demand resolution. One way or another.

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See you!

Cara