Protective Measure - Maggie K. Black

After an attack at a military charity gala, navy commander Leo Darius learns someone wants to kill him — and kidnap his two daughters. And there’s nothing the recently widowed single father won’t do to protect his girls...even if it means asking a beautiful bodyguard to pose as his girlfriend. Though security expert Zoe Dean agrees to handle the threats and near-fatal assaults, she refuses to get attached to the handsome commander and his lovely daughters. But with the would-be kidnappers closing in, saving Leo and the little girls, while protecting her heart, may be one mission Zoe can’t master.

Search And Rescue - Valerie Hansen

Newly sworn in as chief of police, Ryder Hayes is ready to defend the citizens of Desert Valley — especially his five-year-old daughter, Lily — from his wife’s murderer. So when Ryder starts to grow close to K-9 trainer Sophie Williams, he pushes her away to protect her. He can’t let Sophie become the next target of the deranged serial killer who’s obsessed with him. But Sophie has secrets of her own, and Ryder’s caution isn’t enough to shield her — from deadly peril or her own feelings. To save everyone he loves, Ryder will have to let Sophie in...and count on his new K-9 partner to help sniff out the killer.