After a difficult childhood and difficult military service, Declan Burke has finally calmed down. Now a professional bodyguard at McKay-Taggart, he takes both service and pleasure seriously and never mixes business with pleasure. But when the mysterious, gorgeous Suzanne D'Angelo needs protection from a stalker, Declan's desire for her sweeps away all control he has, tempting her to break all the rules... even if it means she ends up in a seedy, dangerous world he didn't know existed. Suzanne - earth angel Memitim, and her first mission is to protect Declan from a supernatural threat at all costs. To keep Declan close, she hires him as a bodyguard. But she quickly realizes that she is helpless and defenseless in front of this incredibly sexy man, whose forbidden touch she craves. Together, they will have to use every skill, every ounce of collective training to confront each other as the enemy draws ever closer... and it soon becomes apparent that nothing could have prepared Suzanne and Declan for either the threat of lives... or the threat of hearts being destroyed.