Princess Raquel Santiago escaped a royal engagement and traded palace rules for a quiet life in a sleepy French village—where she photographs babies, bakes too many croissants, and avoids her past at all costs. She’s determined to live life on her own terms.

Until Cole Martinez shows up.

The head of Valldoria’s Royal Guard isn’t just sexy, stoic, and maddeningly protective—he’s now stationed in her tiny cottage with strict orders to keep her safe. Never mind that he’s built like a warrior or that he holds newborns like precious treasures.

Raquel doesn’t need a keeper. Especially not one who makes her heart flutter and her resistance crumble. But danger is closing in—and the closer Cole stays, the harder it is to remember why she ever wanted to stay away.