THE BODYGUARDS
They will not only guard your body, they’ll steal your heart
and fulfill your deepest desires.
Meet the men and women of:
E.D.E.N. Securities, Inc.
ETHAN: Former Special Forces (Green Beret).
All work, no sense of humor, Ethan is rarely seen without his
trademark suit and tie. He’s very private about his personal
life and his marriage that ended five years ago, which is why
his siblings regard him as the brooder.
DALLAS: Former Force Recon.
He’s considered the negotiator. Dallas is open, friendly,
preppie and primed in his usual uniform of trendy tan chinos
and knit shirts. He likes his life neat and orderly, is open
to marriage but has yet to find the right woman with which
to build a nice, tidy life.
EVE: Former Secret Service.
She’s the
doer of the group. Eve is a pit bull packaged like a Twinkie.
With her soft curves and misty blond looks, people tended to
underestimate her – to their eternal regret.
NOLAN: Former Army Rangers. Nolan is the warrior,
the risk taker - Until his last tour of duty in Iraq. Now he’s
a borderline alcoholic, a bad bet on a good day and the only
thing he wants out of life is to be left alone.
JASE: Jase “Plowboy” Wilson
is not a brother by blood but he’s a brother in arms. This
former Army Ranger who served under Nolan in Iraq now takes
his first civilian assignment for E.D.E.N.: protecting
a rock diva on her sold-out tour and learns that wars are fought
on many levels.
MANNY: Manolo - Manny
- Ortega, former SF soldier who served along side Ethan Garrett
in South America, joins E.D.E.N. Inc. after a career crisis and
runs into a woman from his past who needs not only his help but
his protection as they slip under the wire to beat the clock
to save their very lives.
Together, they make up E.D.E.N., Securities, Inc., a collective
force to be reckoned with, parlaying their intelligence and special
skills acquired from their background in service to their country
to establish the most sought after securities agency in southern
Florida.
No assignment is too big, too difficult, or too dangerous for
them to handle.
When it comes to their own personal relationships, however,
the forces of E.D.E.N., Inc. soon find themselves in deep water
and sinking fast.
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Book 1:
TO THE EDGE
coming in May 2005
from Cindy Gerard
and St. Martin’s Paperbacks
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Nolan Garrett’s on a roll. For three months he’s managed to sustain a string of booze-soaked days and mercifully dreamless nights, searching for a comfort zone at the bottom of the barrel. Just when he thinks he’s getting close, life takes a turn for the worse and dumps him back into the thick of things.
He’s found a job. Or rather a job has found him.
Job title: Bodyguard.
Objective: Keep Jillian Kincaid, the only child of one of the richest men in Palm Beach, Florida, alive.
Prospects: Not good for this ex-army Ranger who’s more interested in working on his own not-quite-subconscious death wish.
Jillian Kincaid doesn’t have a death wish. She’s got a life wish – to carry on with the one she’s built on her own, disconnected from her father’s power and wealth. She’s used brains, savvy and in-your-face determination to carve out a career in the highly competitive television news industry. And she’ll be damned if she’ll let a couple of death threats take it all away from her when she’s on a fast track to a cable network anchor. Duck and run? Not in this lifetime.
Only this lifetime is growing shorter and shorter for Jillian as a sick, sinister predator stalks her with only one purpose in mind. To see her dead.
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Book 2:
TO THE LIMIT
coming in September 2005
from Cindy Gerard
and St. Martin’s Paperbacks
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It was supposed to be a cakewalk.
Eve Garrett’s mission: find Tiffany Clayborne, Palm Beach real estate icon, Jeremy Clayborne’s, party-girl daughter, and bring her back to heel.
The problem: The spoiled little rich girl turned eighteen six months ago and has developed a penchant for the Palm Beach club scene, a habit of falling in with not so-rising rock stars and taking them on pricey little side trips to L.A. or Paris and picking up the tab. Only this time, she’s been gone too long. And this time, she may be in
trouble,
The other problem: Some someone wants Eve dead too. She’d made enemies while she’d been a Secret Service Agent. That had been a lifetime ago. But that other life may be coming back to haunt her as she races the clock to save Tiffany’s life while her own hangs in the balance.
The pain in the ass: Tyler McClain. Ex-lover, ex-cop, and a poaching, rat-bastard P.I. is also in hot pursuit of Tiffany. And McClain is the last man Eve had ever wanted to run into again. Regardless, the added wrinkle of McClain showing up to muddy the waters isn’t going to stop her from getting her man – or in this case, her woman.
Mac has a problem too. Despite their history – which he remembers as being red hot – he genuinely likes Eve Garrett. Maybe even more than likes her. Something about her had gotten to him, dug in deep, and wouldn’t let go. Strength coupled with compassion. In-your-face-toughness paired with vulnerability. A funky sense of humor that had him grinning as often as growling.
He doesn’t want to think about what it means. He knows there’s no future for them. He’s not a good bet for the long haul. But when he realizes that Eve is the target of some crazed
killer, he does everything in his power to keep her alive while they race to
save Tiffany Clayborne.
Man, oh man, as distractions go, Eve Garrett is taking him to the limit. |
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Book 3:
TO THE BRINK
coming in January 2006
from Cindy Gerard
and St. Martin’s Paperbacks
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Five years after the divorce, Ethan Garrett finally has it all figured out.
Focus on the job, forget about the past and do what he has to do to get by.
The job – continue to build E.D.E.N. Inc., the West Palm Beach security firm he now runs with his brothers and sister.
The past – specifically the part involving his ex-wife, Darcy – was history.
And getting by – well, it’s a matter of taking it one day at a time. At least it is until Ethan receives a desperate call from his ex-wife’s friend in the State Department and the past collides with the present in an explosion of urgency and alarm.
Darcy is missing from her vice consulate post in the Philippines and Ethan confirms his worst fears: all indications are that an Abu Sayyaf terrorist cell has kidnapped her and is holding her in the jungle.
Whether on assignment in Peru, Israel, or Indonesia, Darcy had always been sticking her neck out, taking reckless chances to help U.S. Citizens abroad. It had played havoc with Ethan’s peace of mind during their marriage – it had also been one of their biggest problems. Darcy had refused to back down to Ethan’s demand to play it safer or play it without him – and he’d been too stubborn and too proud to withdraw the ultimatum. She’d walked away five years ago and never looked back. But now she’s in trouble and it looks like Ethan is the only one with the know-how, the cunning and the balls to get her out alive.
With grim determination, Ethan and his brothers, Dallas and Nolan – also former military special ops – prepare for a mission involving slipping quietly into Manila, calling up markers with some contacts there and setting the wheels in motion to lead them to Darcy.
Though Ethan hasn’t seen her since the divorce, he’s never gotten her out of his system. He’d killed for her once; he knows he’ll kill for her again. But first, he has to find her. |
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Book 4:
OVER THE LINE
coming in June 2006
from Cindy Gerard
and St. Martin’s Paperbacks
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WHEN EVERY FRIENDLY FACE COULD MASK A KILLER…
“Sweet Baby Jane” Perkins has carved out a mega-selling reputation as rock’s favorite bad girl. But her hard-living, tough-talking image can’t prevent the sharp dose of reality that hit home when her estranged mother is killed in a car accident. As bizarre coincidences escalate in her own life, Janey grows certain that someone is watching her every move, and it’s not one of her adoring fans…
THE ONLY PERSON SHE CAN TRUST…
Since leaving the Army Rangers six months ago, Jason Wilson has been adrift, a warrior without a war. Now he’s taken his first civilian assignment for his army buddy’s security firm: protecting a rock diva on her sold-out tour. Far from being a spoiled star, Janey is a revelation—sweet, modest, and incredibly sexy. Their friendship is turning to mutual, heated desire, but it’s a distraction that could cost them more than their hearts…
MAY BE A PERFECT STRANGER.
Drawn into the depths of a deadly secret, they’ll face off against a killer growing more ruthless every day, and Jase will discover just how far he’ll go to protect an explosive passion he never expected…
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Book 5:
UNDER THE WIRE
coming in December 2006
from Cindy Gerard
and St. Martin’s Paperbacks
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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... |
Book
6:
INTO THE DARK
coming in June 2007
from Cindy Gerard
and St. Martin’s Paperbacks
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HER SPIRIT WON’T BE BROKEN.
Amy Walker
endured unspeakable horrors while being held hostage in the
Philippines before she was rescued by Dallas Garrett and his
brothers from E.D.E.N., Inc. Amy is determined to leave the
past behind…but only after she gets some answers
to the questions that haunt her: Why was she abducted by the
terrorists? Why is her mother locked up in a mental institution
in upstate New York? Where is her grandfather and can he, alone,
reveal the truth?
HIS PASSION CAN’T BE CONTAINED.
Dallas wants Amy to know he’s a man she can trust. He’s
incapable of offering her his love but promises his sworn protection
while she embarks on her quest to discover the truth about
her family…and herself.
TOGETHER, THEY’LL FIGHT WITH ALL THEIR HEART…
Working on a lead, Amy and Dallas travel to Argentina where
they team up with an investigative journalist and an unlikely
accomplice whose motives are as murky as his past. Soon they
are drawn into the depths of a heinous secret organization
that practices invasive, non-consensual mind-control experimentation—one
that Amy’s grandfather appears to be involved in. With
a ruthless enemy closing in fast Amy and Dallas race against
time and risk their lives to expose these crimes against humanity…and
share a passion neither of them could have expected.
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