Noble Prince

Luke Rosen is chief of police, and the night he first meets Scarlett Marks is the one night he wishes he had taken a different job. It ends in blood and death. Scarlett is left with knowledge of a motorcycle gang, and Luke, bound by his oath to serve and protect, takes her into his own house.

Their lives do not fit together. Luke keeps his days orderly and by the book. Scarlett ignores orders, shows little respect for his routines, and seems unbothered that what she knows could get her killed. He finds her stubborn and infuriating. He also cannot walk away from her courage and stubbornness, or from her.

The choice Luke faces is a hard one. As a cop, he could follow the values he has built his career on, even though Scarlett is unlikely to survive that way. Or he could break the rules and shield the woman who has taken over his home and his heart.

This is a romance with a suspense thread, built on forced proximity: a lawman and a witness under one roof, with a dangerous gang in the background. The tension comes from both the threat outside and the pull between the two leads.