Book excerpt: The news that wild socialite Veronica St. Germaine has cleaned up her act and stepped into her father's shoes as ruler of a Mediterranean principality creates a tabloid frenzy But it's not just the paparazzi that are out for blood.... Duty demands that bodyguard Rajesh Vala must protect Veronica--whatever the cost.... But Veronica has always rebelled against commands, and she isn't making Raj's job easy He calls it safeguarding. She calls it being held captive at his beach house. Both realize that the attraction between them is inconvenient.... Veronica is forbidden, not for bedding