Book 4 in Charlie Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists · Romantic suspense · Reads as a standalone · Guaranteed HEA
About the book
A detective hunting four missing girls. The barista who survived what he's chasing. One witness he shouldn't touch.
Their first touch was an offer of comfort. Their first kiss was a moment of weakness. Their first night together shattered every defense he had left.
Jenna Marlowe pours coffee, smiles at strangers, and says nothing about the years she barely survived. Then a detective walks into her shop carrying a case file on four vanished teenage girls — and realizes the woman across the counter is the witness who could crack it open.
He tells himself it's professional. Her insights. His trafficking ring. Nothing more.
He's lying, and he knows it. Her courage in the face of unspeakable horrors wakes every protective instinct he has, and he falls long before she does.
But the deeper they dig, the wider the case splits open — trafficking, arms dealing, an international criminal network with reach no police department can touch. Jenna's past and his investigation aren't two threads. They're the same rope.
She stopped being a witness somewhere along the way. Now she's the reason he gets up in the morning, and there is no line left he won't cross.
He came to solve a case. He stayed to save the woman who made him want a future.
Two hearts forged in steel. One fight neither of them can afford to lose.
Tropes, heat and content notes
- Tropes: detective turned Guardian, he falls first, detective and key witness, trafficking survivor heroine, international crime ring, protector hero
- Heat: steamy
- Point of view: dual first person, present tense, Carter and Jenna
- Ending: a happily ever after, with no cliffhanger
- Content notes: human trafficking, missing teenage girls, a survivor's past trauma, gun violence. Adults 18+.
Where it fits in the series
Jenna's Protector is book 4 of 8 in Charlie Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists, the third team in Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists.
- Before it: Rescuing Mia (book 3).
- After it: Rescuing Sophia (book 5).
Questions readers ask
Can I read Jenna's Protector as a standalone?
Yes. Carter and Jenna's story is complete in this book. Characters from the earlier Charlie Team books show up, so reading in order helps.
How spicy is Jenna's Protector?
Steamy.
Does Jenna's Protector end on a cliffhanger?
No. Carter and Jenna get their happily ever after.
Is Jenna's Protector in Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. Every Charlie Team book is in Kindle Unlimited.