After she is almost hit by a car, probably driven by the stalker, Kate agrees to have a bodyguard, but only if she can do a story on him at the same time. Her bodyguard, Teague Ramos, runs a top security firm that also does security for the capitol building where Kate spends most of her days.

Reluctantly, reclusive Teague agrees to the story and also the job of guarding Kate. Only he's not sure who he's guarding her from -- a stalker or Sen. George Oberlin, who shows an uncomfortable amount of interest in the new reporter. Maybe they're one and the same?

As Kate settles into her new job, fending off resentful colleagues and Oberlin, all the while worrying about a stalker, she's also consumed with getting more information on her birth family. Adopted as a baby, Kate is shocked when Oberlin's wife tells her she looks like a Mrs. Blackthorn. As Kate starts looking for information on her family, the two things start to collide -- her stalker and her birth story.

In the midst of all this is a fiery hot attraction between Kate and Teague, who is determined to leave his client alone. Easier said than done when confronted with a determined reporter and a woman who sets your body on fire.

Ms. Dodd weaves her usual intriguing, steamy story in CLOSE TO YOU, which tells the tale of another one of the lost Prescott children. Kate was the baby who was put up for adoption. I highly recommend this book -- Teague is a fantastic character and he's well-matched by the assertive Kate.

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