<p>Revenge is a risky business...but nothing is more dangerous than love.</p> <p>No one would suspect the hell Matthew Ballard has lived through, least of all the green-eyed Marine sent to protect him. Matt is playing a long con against a dangerous foe. He can't afford the distraction of a bodyguard with his own pile of issues...no matter how desperately he secretly craves the feel of his rough hands.</p> <p>When J. D. Reese lost the Marine Corps, he lost the only home he ever knew. Discharged and adrift, he can't afford to refuse a job protecting the spoiled heir of an embattled energy corporation. His young charge is cunning, arrogant, and infuriating...and Reese wants him more than his next breath.</p> <p>Can two hard-as-nails men surrender to each other when the fight is all they've ever known?</p> <p>Contains mature themes.</p>