With a deputy sheriff with him, who is convinced you're an intruder.Even worse?He had every right to do it. Even though the house is yours--oh, and he's your neighbor and catches you in every other embarrassing moment until you're convinced the Universe is against you and this new life you have to start.And did I mention that he's drop-dead gorgeous?And exactly what you do. Not. Need.But the heart makes its own rules and a girl has a choice.If he's worth the risk.CALEBTalk about a cluster.She invades a house she claims is hers, while I'm responsible, so, of course, I have to rush in.And she's standing.Naked.With that towel.Doesn't stop there. Just when I'm pulled in other directions, trying to keep my uncle from driving the company into another version of cluster, this girl disrupts. Everything.It's not enough that she's beautiful.That she belongs here more than any woman I've ever known.She has to disrupt the privacy in my cove.The routine of my life.When I need to focus and stop thinking about what she looks like.Naked...

    What if the perfect man has been under her nose the whole time?Nickel is a standalone romantic suspense novel in the Blackwood Elements series - no cliffhanger!

    A star driver gives this curvy girl a crash course on love.DizzyRacing runs in my family.But after my dad has a terrible accident, I don’t want anything to do with it.That is, until I meet a handsome stranger on Curve Connection.Billy Sullivan is sexy, charming, and knows how to shift my gears.He’s also one of the top drivers in the entire circuit.Can I overcome my fears to take a risk on love?

    

    My attitude isn’t helping things much either. I’m not putting up with an ounce of this man’s overinflated ego. He was in the right place at the wrong time, having caught a few thieves in the act. Now they’re in jail. And he should be looking over his shoulder. That’s where I come in. This hot pain in my butt thinks he’s God’s gift to the world, but Mr. Big Bad is in for a world of hurt. I’m not interested in gifts. I’m here to do a job, and that’s to keep his assets free from harm. Lucky for me, this isn’t my first rodeo with a sexy rich boy who doesn’t believe in female bodyguards. The bill is paid and I’m stuck to his side.Huff and puff all you like, handsome. This girl is guarding the one thing your family needs to carry on its line. Your smoking hot body.