The Bodyguard Series by A. Blossom

Above all protect each other's heart, and love will live. Love. Samara London has lived her entire life seeking it. Being the daughter of a cartel king who often had little time for her, she has learned how to be self-sufficient in anything she does, including her love life. Not that she has one, anyway. An arrangement she made six years ago out of loyalty to her brother Royale has derailed her plans for love. She wants to be in control to protect her heart, but you can't control who you love... moreAbove all protect each other's heart, and love will live. Love. Samara London has lived her entire life seeking it. Being the daughter of a cartel king who often had little time for her, she has learned how to be self-sufficient in anything she does, including her love life. Not that she has one, anyway. An arrangement she made six years ago out of loyalty to her brother Royale has derailed her plans for love. She wants to be in control to protect her heart, but you can't control who you love. Loyalty. Demetrius “Meechie” Augustine lives by it. He rewards loyalty with loyalty. When the most loyal thing he could do happens to also be the most disloyal, he finds himself stuck in love with his best friend's little sister and questioning his loyalty to the very cartel he runs in the name of love. Samara wants to love but has built up so many defenses it's hard to let herself fall. Will she find that you can't guard your heart against love because the only way to truly keep it safe is to open it? less

To be yours, to love, and protect forever. Trust—Contessa Iris has spent her entire life trusting the wrong people. A widowed single mother of a beloved mafia leader, she has spent the last five years trying to piece together the fragments of her identity. When her deceased husband’s secrets come out to play, she realizes her and her son’s safety is at risk. Desperate for protection, she turns to the person she least expected could protect them. Purpose—Polaris “Polo” Augustine craves it... moreTo be yours, to love, and protect forever. Trust—Contessa Iris has spent her entire life trusting the wrong people. A widowed single mother of a beloved mafia leader, she has spent the last five years trying to piece together the fragments of her identity. When her deceased husband’s secrets come out to play, she realizes her and her son’s safety is at risk. Desperate for protection, she turns to the person she least expected could protect them. Purpose—Polaris “Polo” Augustine craves it. As a former cartel trafficker, Polo has had a hard time figuring out what’s next in his life. When the opportunity to become a bodyguard for the older woman he’s had a crush on for years presents itself, he jumps on the chance, and the sparks between them fly. For Contessa, the man she never knew she needed to protect her could very well turn out to be her forever bodyguard. less