Protected Dream: Dreamwalker Series/Romantic Suspense/Magical Realism

She escaped her father’s world. He infiltrated it. Now the only way they’ll survive is together.

Darius Rogers is an undercover agent on a mission to bring down notorious crime boss Nicholas Blackwood. Posing as Bo Thatcher—Blackwood’s trusted bodyguard and hired muscle—he’s spent months earning the criminal’s confidence.

When Darius returns from an emergency trip to British Columbia, Blackwood sends him to New York to bring back his estranged daughter. Darius expects another assignment. Instead, he finds a woman who escaped her father’s criminal empire a decade ago and has no intention of ever returning.

Kate Blackwood left California—and her crime boss father—behind years ago and never looked back. Then two of her father’s men suddenly appear, claiming her life is in danger. At first, she doesn’t believe them… until the threat becomes all too real, forcing her to trust the mysterious Bo Thatcher with her life.

Plagued by dreams of the man she’s trying so hard to ignore, Kate soon uncovers Bo’s secrets—along with shocking truths about her own past that leave her questioning everything she thought she knew.

For Darius, keeping his cover intact becomes impossible as his feelings for Kate grow. He’ll stop at nothing to protect Blackwood’s daughter, even if it means losing his heart in the process. But with enemies closing in and betrayal lurking around every corner, Kate’s life isn’t the only thing at risk. Protecting her heart may prove even more dangerous than saving her life.