Going Deep

A pop celebrity is assigned a hot cop for a bodyguard when danger threatens during her stay in her hometown in this sexy romantic suspense. After weeks on a sold-out tour, singer Cady Ward is coming home for the holidays. But after one too many episodes of fan-craziness, Cady's manager decides that she needs protection—in the form of muscled cop Conn McCormick. Longing for peace and quiet to prepare before her next album drops, Cady doesn't need a bodyguard just to deal with some vague email threats . . . though she can't deny that close proximity to Conn's body is a very nice place to be. Conn is in the midst of a career scandal when his boss assigns him to pop-star guard duty. It's a poor use of his skills, even though Cady's feisty nature proves the perfect distraction for Conn while Internal Affairs investigates his case. What begins as a sizzling attraction becomes something deeper than either Conn or Cady could have expected. But when Conn uncovers the sinister plan behind the threats to Cady, he's faced with a professional dilemma: To save her life, will he risk having a future with the only woman who's ever touched his soul? Praise for Under the Surface, book one of Alpha Ops by Anne Calhoun: "Entirely satisfying." — Publishers Weekly "Readers can always count on Calhoun to create a fully immersive world. This opening of her Alpha Ops series is rich in detail and taut with tension, featuring characters whose multi-layered complexity makes for increasingly engaging reading." — RT Book Reviews "A terrifically satisfying ending." — Booklist