Un bonheur défendu

Résumé

Ce passé que l'on croit mort...

Cord avait toujours cru à l’ironie du destin, mais aujourd’hui il en mesurait l'effrayante puissance. Comment aurait-il pu imaginer, en effet, qu’il abandonnerait un jour les forces de police new-yorkaises pour venir s’enterrer à Canfield, cette ville qu’il haïssait depuis l’enfance et qu’il avait fuie sans regret dix-huit ans plus tôt ? Et qu’à peine arrivé, surtout, il y serait requis d’assurer la protection de Stacey Webb, la propre fille de Gifford Webb, l’homme à qui il devait son exil et dont il était le pire ennemi ?

Bien sûr, Cord aurait pu refuser de travailler peur les Webb, mais la menace qui pesait sur Stacey était réelle. Et ne tenait-il pas là l’occasion de payer enfin le tribut qu’il devait à cette famille ? Il avait donc accepté. Et endurait depuis un véritable calvaire. Car non seulement il devait vivre sous le même toit que Gifford, dans une maison qu’il ne connaissait que trop bien, mais il sentait grandir son attirance pour Stacey. Une attirance réciproque, de toute évidence, et à laquelle, hélas, il n’avait pas le droit de céder. Comment le faire admettre à Stacey sans lui révéler son terrible secret ? Un aveu terrifiant qui, en conduisant leur amour à sa perte, risquait de les rendre tragiquement vulnérables à l’heure du danger !

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Description en VO :

Cord McKay has quit the New York police force and come home to raise his little girl in the small town where he was born. He needs a job, but the last thing he wants to do is act as bodyguard to Stacey Webb. Stacey's father is the reason Cord fled town as a teenager.

The problem is that Stacey's in real danger. And even though she doesn't remember what happened eighteen years ago, Cord does - and he owes her big time.

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Cord has quit the New York police force & come home to raise his little girl in the small town where he was born, he needs a job but the last thing he wants to do is act as bodyguard to Stacey Webb.

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Welcome to Sexy Men…Sassy Women

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In THE BODYGUARD, when Cord McKay saves Stacey Webb from an attack, she has no idea he’s played a devastating role in her past. After a second incident, she insists he become her bodyguard. Both Cord, who is guilt-ridden, and her father, who hates Cord with a righteous passion, balk at the idea but Stacey wins out. Though he tries to remain distant and remote, a vehicle accident and a kidnapping attempt bring Stacey and Cord together and nothing can stop the irrepressible attraction and ensuing love between these two very appealing characters.

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Author’s note: Originally published under the name A SUITABLE BODYGUARD in 1996, this book was the winner of the 1996 Reviews Choice Best Superromance

When Cord McKay saves Stacey Webb from an attack, she has no idea he’s played a devastating role in her past. After a second incident, she insists he become her bodyguard. Both Cord, who is guilt-ridden, and her father, who hates Cord with a righteous passion, balk at the idea but Stacey wins out. Though he tries to remain distant and remote, a vehicle accident and a kidnapping attempt bring Stacey and Cord together and nothing can stop the irrepressible attraction and ensuing love between these two very appealing characters.

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When Cord McKay reluctantly becomes Stacey Webb’s bodyguard, he tries to remain distant and remote. Unbeknownst to her, he played a devastating role in her past. But accidents, attacks and kidnapping attempts bring the two together and nothing can stop their irrepressible attraction and ensuing love.