The Guarded Heart
Dahlia Sinclair, a meticulously organized white woman in her early fifties, had spent three decades haunted by a buried corporate scandal that destroyed her first marriage and left her unlucky....
Dahlia Sinclair, a meticulously organized white woman in her early fifties, had spent three decades haunted by a buried corporate scandal that destroyed her first marriage and left her unlucky in love. As the personal assistant to a wealthy, demanding CEO, she meticulously guarded her life and her reputation, believing control was the only true security. Her peace is shattered when her boss hires Julian Hayes, a handsome, authoritative Black man in his late fifties who owns the high-end security firm Vanguard Security. Julian, also unlucky in love and bound by his own rigorous protocols, immediately clashes with Dahlia over jurisdiction and methods. Their mutual dislike is intense, but their professional necessity, dictated by the need to secure the boss's volatile son, forces them into forced proximity.