Defensive (Guarded #1)

The follow-up novel to the novella Guarded.


Once you find the love of your life, it’s all sunshine and roses, right?


Not for most relationships and definitely not for Vanessa Smith and Jackson Berrios.


Vanessa Smith is finally divorced from her ex-husband and is in a committed relationship with basketball star, Jackson Berrios. Someone from Vanessa's past comes back into her life just when she needs a friend but could complicate the relationship between her and Jackson. Will the couple be able to get through their pasts coming back to the surface? Can two different circumstances tear them apart or sear them together? Will they iron out their problems and have a happily ever after…?