Valentin Vachon, a former Navy SEAL and commitment-phobic mercenary, is trained in extraction ops and thrives in high-stakes situations. After leaving the Navy, he joins Brotherhood Protectors in the Louisiana bayou, determined to avoid anything that remotely resembles a “family.” But his plans go awry when he's assigned to protect schoolteacher Ouida Mae "Miz Mo" Maudet.
Miz Mo is facing protests and threats over her science curriculum, but when Valentin, undercover as a P.E. teacher, steps in to help, he’s quickly challenged by her feisty personality, the growing danger and non-athletic eighth graders. As threats escalate, Valentin is forced to spend more time with the fiery teacher, battling both the attackers and his own attraction to her—pushing him closer to the one thing he’s always avoided: commitment.
In the bayou’s chaos, their chemistry could be the one thing that saves them...
ELLE JAMES is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of books including military heroes, cowboys, and intrigues that keep her readers on the edges of their seats. When she’s not at her computer, she’s gardening, traveling, playing with her dogs, Bandit & Charli, and dreaming up new stories. Learn more about Elle James at www.ellejames.com