Halo — Imari Jade

Martial art instructor and neighborhood crime activist Eva Crawford witnesses the murder of the mayor of New Orleans. The murderer, Antonio Hornet, the son of a mafia boss gets a good look at Eva as he leaves the scene of the crime and puts a contract on her head to keep her from talking. When her adopted father and sensei Bisco Otori is killed during a hit on the dojo where they work, Eva has no other choice but to go into the witness protection program ran by Michael Angelicus, a gorgeous blond-haired/blue-eyed detective who bears a striking resemblance to her. Michael assigns bodyguard Christian Ace to get Eva out of the country safely using any means necessary. Eva doesn't want a bodyguard, but she takes one look at the tall, muscular African-American and quickly changes her mind.

Christian Ace, the leader of a team of highly-trained operatives has dedicated his life to protecting the world from evil. He's taken on assassins before, been decorated for bravery in her majesty's British army, and there's no car or airplane he can't handle. When asked by his boss to protect a key witness in a murder trial, Christian figures he can do this with his eyes closed. But less than an hour after meeting the sarcastic, trouble-making, beautiful blonde, Christian realizes he's never come up against anyone quite like her.

Will Christian be able to get Eva safely out of the country before Antonio gets his hands on her? Or will the troublesome tempting little blonde be the death of both of them.