Taught by the Bodyguard: First Times in Trout Creek, #10

By Hazel J. North

Lucie

After receiving death threats from a psycho stalker, I'm assigned a new bodyguard until the police catch the perp. The only problem? I have to stay with Storm twenty-four seven, in a remote cabin in the mountains of the small town I grew up in. 

I should be happy it's only for a few weeks, but having him as my protector stirs something in me that I haven't felt before—and never want to be without.

 

Storm

Lucie, a famous actress and my new client, tries to act all tough and uncaring. But I see her for who she truly is—sweet, fierce, ambitious… and lonely from living in the limelight since her teenage years with no one to trust fully. I will do everything in my power to break down her walls and protect her. If her stalker decides to show up, he'll have to deal with me. There's no way in hell I'm risking her getting hurt.

 

Taught by the Bodyguard is a short and steamy instalove romance full of heat and heart with NO cliffhanger, NO cheating, and a Guaranteed HEA. This book is part of First Times in Trout Creek, a steamy instalove romance series set in a small mountain town where every insanely hot guy finds a sweet & inexperienced curvy woman to love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hazel J. North
• Release date: Oct 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223373964

Book preview

Taught by the Bodyguard

Lucie

After receiving death threats from a psycho stalker, I’m assigned a new bodyguard until the police catch the perp. The only problem? I have to stay with Storm twenty-four seven, in a remote cabin in the mountains of the small town I grew up in. 

I should be happy it’s only for a few weeks, but having him as my protector stirs something in me that I haven’t felt before—and never want to be without.

Storm

Lucie, a famous actress and my new client, tries to act all tough and uncaring. But I see her for who she truly is—sweet, fierce, ambitious... and lonely from living in the limelight since her teenage years with no one to trust fully. I will do everything in my power to break down her walls and protect her. If her stalker decides to show up, he’ll have to deal with me. There’s no way in hell I’m risking her getting hurt.

Taught by the Bodyguard is a short and steamy instalove romance full of heat and heart with NO cliffhanger, NO cheating, and a Guaranteed HEA. This book is part of First Times in Trout Creek, a steamy instalove romance series set in a small mountain town where every insanely hot guy finds a sweet & inexperienced curvy woman to love.

Chapter One

Lucie

Is this really necessary? I ask Officer Charles.

Yes. Getting you out of here for a while is the only way to keep you safe. You’re not the first or only person he’s targeted, Lucie. We need to catch this guy before he kills someone.

I admit I’m scared shitless after receiving death threats from a stalker, but would the guy go as far as murder?

We’ve been in contact with several police stations around the state, looking for a safe place where you can lay low until this is over.

I shift in the police station’s plastic chair, causing it to creak. What if it takes months to catch him?

Officer Charles sighs. He’s clearly annoyed with me, but I’m equally annoyed at him. I don’t want to run. I want to stay home and enjoy my small break between projects. The next movie I’m cast in as the lead will start filming in one month.

We’re working around the clock to solve this case, Lucie. I promise you won’t have to spend a minute longer in Trout Creek than necessary.

Trout Creek? That’s where I grew up.

Good. You’ll blend in with relative ease. You’ll live with Storm in a mountain cabin for the next few weeks.

Excuse me, what? Who?

Storm, your new bodyguard, he says as if this is not brand-new information to me.

I arch an eyebrow. "You want me to leave my home and live in a