His to Protect

A Steamy Forced Proximity Romance

Julia Bennett is happiest in her quiet little bookstore.
Tucked between dusty shelves and well-loved paperbacks, the shy woman in the soft sweater spends her days recommending stories, brewing tea, and enjoying the peaceful life she’s built in her small town.

No one ever notices her.

Until him.

Butch Walker is the kind of man people notice immediately.
A massive, silent security installer with shoulders that block the light and eyes that miss nothing, he’s hired to upgrade the bookstore’s outdated alarm system.

But the moment he sees the sweet owner balancing on a ladder between the shelves…

Something inside him shifts.

When a violent storm rolls through town and traps them inside the bookstore overnight, the doors lock, the lights dim, and the quiet building becomes their entire world.

And the man hired to secure the building suddenly has a new priority.

Her.

Because the moment Butch saw the shy bookstore owner looking down at him with wide, trusting eyes, something ancient and possessive snapped into place inside his chest.

She’s his.

Now the silent giant who came to install locks has made a different decision.

She’ll stay under his protection.
In his arms.
In his life.

Forever.

And heaven help the man who thinks he can take her away.

Because Butch didn’t spend his life standing guard just to lose the one woman who finally makes him feel something.

One look was all it took…

and now he’s never letting her go.

Can the shy bookstore owner trust the overwhelming devotion of the powerful man who decided in a single heartbeat that she’s his forever?

This instalove romance features forced proximity in a locked bookstore, a massive possessive alpha hero, a shy innocent heroine, primal obsession, and fiercely protective “she’s mine” devotion. Clear your night because this one is super steamy!