Cover of Bodyguard

Bodyguard

Suzanne Brockmann

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An FBI agent uses a mob widow as bait — then goes on the run with her when everything falls apart.

Content Warnings
violence/goredeath of loved onegrief

Description

Alessandra Lamont may have married into the mob, but she also thought she’d divorced the mob when her husband became her ex. But apparently he forgot to tell her about the million dollars he stole from his boss, Michael Trotta. And even though Alessandra manages to dig up the money, she’s still almost blown to bits in a mob hit. Loose-cannon FBI agent Harry O’Dell’s ex-wife and son were killed by Trotta’s men, and he’ll do whatever it takes to bring Trotta down—even use beautiful Alessandra as bait. But when the set-up goes bad and Alessandra is nearly killed, she and Harry go on the run—and sparks quickly fly…

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