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Her sexy secrets have been exposed! Sierra is flying high on her company’s rising success. Her bonus? Another night with cowboy Reece – the best sex she’s ever had. But when blackmail photos of her after-hours activities show up, fiercely self-reliant Sierra finds herself needing a twenty-four-hour bodyguard. Reece is the right man for the job. He’s tall, dark and dangerous…and he makes every single nerve ending in her body sizzle.Soon Sierra begins to wonder if coming home to Reece each night could have its benefits. As long as he can keep her alive long enough to enjoy it, that is…