Duty of Desire

After her father—the President—is assassinated, Nova Sterling becomes the nation’s most precious and vulnerable target. Her new bodyguard is Grant Steele, her father’s legendary best friend and a former special forces ghost. Nova sees him as just another controlling hypocrite, until she uncovers his hidden life of intense BDSM desires. Determined to expose him, she initiates a dangerous game of seduction, aiming to break his perfect facade. But as their power plays deepen under the constant threat of conspirators, manipulation ignites into a raw, consuming passion. Now, with enemies closing in, they must fight not just for her survival, but for a forbidden love forged in fire, lies, and a shared, perilous duty.