Deadly Fall

Elle James

Summary

A female bodyguard hired to protect a child falls for the girl’s tycoon father in this romantic suspense from a New York Times–bestselling author. 
 
In a Gothic mansion on a windy coast, former soldier Dixie Reeves and her client, billionaire Andrew Stratford, are in grave danger. The single dad has hired her to help him protect his daughter from a mysterious threat. As their enemy closes in, even tough-as-nails Dixie has to hold her nerve—and keep her guard up to stop herself from falling for Andrew and his adorable little girl. The long nights pass, and Dixie and her handsome boss can’t deny they’re barreling toward the kind of love that changes lives. That is, if they can somehow keep their instant family safe from the danger at the door. . . .

Available since: 01/01/2017.

Print length: 288 pages.

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