Under the Wire (Bodyguards Series #5) » (First Edition)

CINDY GERARD is a bestselling author of nearly thirty contemporary romance novels including To the Brink, To the Edge, To the Limit, and Over the Line. Along with numerous industry award nominations, Cindy is the recipient of The National Reader's Choice Award and Romance Writers of America's coveted Rita Award. As one reviewer put it: 'Ms. Gerard is a master at weaving tales that shoot straight for the heart—and she does it with incomparable style.'

Cindy lives in the Midwest with her husband, Tom, two spoiled dogs and several fat and happy quarter horses. Visit her Web site at: www.cindygerard.com

Cindy Gerard returns with an all-new adventure of desire and danger featuring the men and women of E.D.E.N.—bodyguards riding the razor's edge between duty and temptation...

BECAUSE OF HER, HE LOST EVERYTHING.

Manny Ortega is a man without a country, and he has one woman to thank for it. She was his first and only true love, and when she left, she took more than his heart—she took his life as he knew it. Hardened and honed sharp as a knife by years as a special forces soldier and police detective, Manny is ready for a fresh start at his friend Ethan Garrett's security firm. But the past isn't ready to let him go...

TO KEEP HER SAFE...

Lily Campora never imagined what would happen to Manny after she walked away from him that night in the sultry Nicaraguan heat—or how he'd hated her for it every day since. Seventeen years later, Lily knows everything, and she must put her fear of Manny's rage aside to beg for his help. His forgiveness may be too much to hope for...

HE'LL DO ANYTHING.

Thrust into action on a mission that will transport them to a country rife with political turmoil and civil unrest, Manny and Lily must find a way to work together. And now, amidst the dangerous beauty of a landscape reminiscent of Manny's homeland, passion will ignite once more...

"Crackles with sexual tension, dark drama, and thrills."—R T BOOKclub Magazine on To the Limit

"Passion. Danger. Excitement...Cindy Gerard delivers top notch sizzle."

—Cherry Adair, bestselling author of On Thin Ice