Jack Stapleton The Bodyguard Novels & Stories

When Nathan Rio, a guarded stripper with a haunting past, catches the eye of the city’s most powerful bachelor, his life plunges into a world of seduction, secrets, and betrayal. Donald Ervin is stinking rich, dangerously charming—and hiding more than just his criminal empire. One night of steamy passion between them ignites a fire neither can ignore. But when Nathan becomes his personal bodyguard, the line between love and hate blurs dangerously fast, and he finds himself pulled deeper into a world of crime. As the past claws its way back and enemies scheme to tear them apart, Nathan must choose: betray the man he has come to love in order to protect himself, or risk everything for a chance at redemption. In a world where love is lethal and secrets destroy, how far will he go to protect his heart?

When Charli Temper tries to double cross the Mafia, they kidnap his daughter to teach him a lesson. It’s supposed to be an easy job for Stefano Rusev, but Tiffany Temper makes every second difficult. She’s stubborn, picky, sassy, sarcastic and way too alluring for her own good. The desire that burns between captor and captive quickly turns their situation into a ticking time bomb. A bomb that is set off when Mark Pearson, her long time bodyguard finally locates his charge and the monster. The three of them are a recipe for disaster, but if they want to get out of this situation alive, they have to find a way to work together and look out for each other while resisting the magnetic attraction between them. But life and death situations have a way of bringing out hidden passions. Will these three unlikely characters ever find a way to be together with all the chaos their union could create?

This bottle girl, new to the club, always demanded I serve her. And only me. She was good for business, so I let it slide. Then, one weekend, two in the morning. I’m in bed in the penthouse. She calls, barking orders at me. “I’m in the ‘Paradise’ suite. Get up here with a bottle and get me right.” I almost laughed. The girl was an idiot. “It’s 2 AM. Are you ordering me around? I’m not your bodyguard or your dealer.” She sneered, her voice dripping with arrogance. “My cousin is the club manager. You should feel honored to serve me. By the way, your ‘protection fee’ is late this month. Get your ass over here now, or I’ll have my cousin dump you in the Chicago River.” Oh. She had no idea. The docks along the Chicago River… they’re mine. All of them.

Lian was the chosen one of the prophecy, but he didn’t know the truth behind it. Whoever shared intimacy with him would be blessed with immense strength, the more they were with Lian, the more powerful they became. Betrayed by his own people, Lian was thrown into hellish torture and eventually banished to the border of the enemy pack. He didn’t know that his fate would change from that moment onward. At the enemy pack, he met four brothers, Andrew, Jack, Nick, and Mick. Andrew was the alpha of the pack. To Lian’s shock, these four brothers turned out to be his fated mates. Just when Lian thought his suffering was finally over, his past came back to haunt him. His ex appeared, determined to claim Lian again after discovering that Lian was the true chosen one of the prophecy.

He shattered her heart. Now fate is giving him one more chance—if only she’ll let him in. *********** Zara never imagined she’d return to the world that stole her innocence. But survival leaves scars, and behind her mask is a woman reborn—stronger, guarded, and determined never to be broken again. Liam thought he buried his past in boardrooms and blood. Yet when his newest bodyguard stirs memories long buried, he’s torn between guilt, obsession, and hope. Her eyes. Her silence. Her fire—it all feels too familiar. As the truth inches closer and old wounds resurface, Zara and Liam find themselves caught in a dangerous dance of secrets, revenge, and unresolved love. But some hearts, no matter how shattered, remember who they beat for. In a world of fragile trust and dangerous truths, can love really survive the lies of the heart?

Riley, being known as The Manhattan Princess never got to leave her family’s hotels until she finally got her mother to agree to let her go on a business trip for the company and a possible merger. She wasn’t expecting to get one night without her bodyguard, and she definitely wasn’t expecting to meet someone as intriguing as him.Jackson wasn’t happy at all when his father made him go to his business meetings just because he didn’t want to deal with the paperwork. He was getting even more irritated as he was blown off for two weeks straight until he walked into his nightclub and saw her. Can Jackson convince her to give him a chance, even though they are so far apart? Can Riley convince her parents to break their promise? Can they make their relationship work and keep their past from destroying their future?

Artemis has been the top-notch assassin in Tigers, the organization she belongs to. She was sent to murder the Governor and with that, she had to take her son's heart. She didn't even know that she, herself, would be the reason for her plan to fail. She fell in love with the Governor's son and got pregnant. She became a traitor in the eyes of Tigers while a murderer in Zelo's perspective, the governor's son. Fate was really playing with her. 1 month until she gave birth, she was finally found by Tigers. She got separated from her twins. She needed to send her son to Zelo's mansion while her daughter went to her brother. 6 years after what happened, she just saw herself wanting to get back her child, so she applied to be the bodyguard. Bodyguard of the President. Her ex-lover, the father of her twins.

A one-night stand was supposed to be just that one night. But when billionaire CEO Alexander Blackwood hires a new bodyguard, the last person he expects to walk through the door is Ethan Pierce, the man whose touch he can’t forget. Bound by duty and desire, the two men find themselves trapped between loyalty and longing. Ethan is determined to stay professional, hiding the truth about who he really is, and the wealth and secrets he left behind. But when danger strikes and Alex becomes the target of a deadly scheme orchestrated by his own uncle, Ethan’s mission becomes more personal than ever. As passion blurs into obsession and betrayal hides behind every corner, Alex must decide if he can trust the man who’s sworn to protect him,or risk losing both his empire and his heart. In a world of money, lies, and danger, love might be the most dangerous secret of all.

Most women fall for rich businessmen, dashing doctors, or genius lawyers… but me? I fell hard for my bodyguard. *** Caroline thought it was just a one-night stand—a reckless escape from an arranged marriage to the cold and powerful Alexander. She’d rather give herself to a stranger than tie her life to that man. But what if that stranger… was Miguel—the quiet yet dangerously alluring bodyguard of her family? She thought it ended that night. But fate had other plans. As sparks turned into something deeper, Caroline finds herself falling for the one man she’s not supposed to love. In a world where name, wealth, and status define one’s worth, what happens when her heart chooses someone from a different world? Will she defy her family’s expectations and fight for a love that’s as dangerous as it is forbidden? Or will she walk away from the man who made her feel alive—just to keep everyone else happy?

Taylor hoped this would be the best summer of her life and Alex loved camping, ignoring all the signs he drove down to Rainier. Taylor and Alex have been best friends since kindergarten They embarked on a journey to have the best summer but unfortunately turned into a series of nightmares for them, They make new friends along the way, Jack, Conrad, and Sage. They all go camping in the woods hunted by a monster. They encounter strange events and eerie sounds in the woods, and they become vulnerable and against each other making the monster latch onto them due to the secrets they all have putting their friendship at stake. With all the betrayals, romance, jealousy, and secrets, they all had to come together to outsmart the monster for survival uniting them and making them bond and learn valuable lessons about trust, honesty, and Loyalty. Read to find out how these friends were taunted and haunted by the monster