The Hazard and the Hitman (The Protectors #1)
Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
4.69
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 8 ratings · 392 pages · Published: 13 Mar 2026
But what do I get?
Accused of being a prostitute. Talk about a waste of phone minutes.
With plan A a no-go, I move on to plan B. Escape. Except, on my way to freedom, I’m nearly pummeled by a man wearing all black and with the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen.
When he pretends to be my boyfriend, I’m shook. And even more shook when I discover this is the rude guy from the app.
Turns out he’s not only rude but bossy, irritable, and he keeps calling me a walking hazard. I go along with the lie anyway, thinking I can ditch him as soon as I’m free.
Except that doesn’t happen.
I end up back at his place, eating soup and trying hard not to catch feelings.
Then my apartment is broken into, and I’m running for my life, confused, injured, and with nowhere else to go. Kieran vows to keep me safe, something he seems more than capable of… Which is kinda odd for a real estate agent, right?
As the threat to my life intensifies, I start to wonder if I’ll make it to my next birthday and, more importantly, if trusting Kieran is the deadliest hazard of all.
Tropes:
Broody, possessive MMC
Clumsy, anxious MMC
Touch him and die
Hitman falls first (and harder)
Size difference
Dude in distress
Suspense
Hidden identity
Hospital meet cute (or not)
Mafia
Micro-Tropes:
Heterochromia
“Baby doll”
Plant daddy
Fish daddy
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Tagged as:
- contemporary 2
- gay romance 2
- queer romance 1
- mafia 1
- funny 1
- possessive hero 1
- bodyguard/protector hero 1
- grumpy & sunshine 1
- height difference 1
- breeding 1
- insta-love 1
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- content warnings
- graphic violence 1
- Format
- dual pov 1
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The 'The Protectors' series
4.69 · 8 ratings
first-in-series · dual-pov · standalone-first · contemporary · grumpy sunshine · insta-love · length-medium · graphic-violence · bodyguard-hero · humor · explicit-plentiful · queer · height-difference · possessive hero · m-m · breeding · mafia
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