Along Came Trouble: A Loveswept Contemporary Romance

Ruthie Knox’s Camelot series continues in this sizzling eBook original novel, featuring two headstrong souls who bump heads—and bodies—as temptation and lust bring nothing but delicious trouble.  An accomplished lawyer and driven single mother, Ellen Callahan isn’t looking for any help. She’s doing just fine on her own. So Ellen’s more than a little peeved when her brother, an international pop star, hires a security guard to protect her from a prying press that will stop at nothing to dig up dirt on him. But when the tanned and toned Caleb Clark shows up at her door, Ellen might just have to plead the fifth.Back home after a deployment in Iraq and looking for work as a civilian, Caleb signs on as Ellen’s bodyguard. After combat in the hot desert sun, this job should be a breeze. But guarding the willful beauty is harder than he imagined—and Caleb can’t resist the temptation to mix business with pleasure. With their desires growing more undeniable by the day, Ellen and Caleb give in to an evening of steamy passion. But will they ever be able to share more than just a one-night stand? Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: How to Misbehave, Flirting with Disaster, and About Last Night.Review"A great new voice in contemporary romance -- hilarious, heartfelt and hot." ---Kristan Higgins, New York Times best-selling author"I'll read anything by Ruthie Knox - her books are always sexy, funny and beautifully poignant and honest." ---Molly O'Keefe, best-selling author of Crazy Thing Called Love"[Along Came Trouble is a] delightful example of the kind of contemporary that Knox has made her own. Highly recommended." ---Marlene Harris for Library Journal XPress, starred review"Knox writes incredible romance, and this one is no exception. Readers will be mesmerized by the complex relationships woven into her tale. A fascinating hero who defines the word sexy, a heroine who is extremely likable and pitch-perfect dialogue all make this entry in the Camelot series an absolute must-read." ---Morgan Doremus for RT Book Reviews, 4.5-star review"A hilarious, erotic, and touching love story that I couldn't put down from the first page. Ruthie Knox is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors." ---Cheryl Beal for Fresh Fiction"A different kind of contemporary romance. . . . Knox gives her characters realism with flaws and the normal ebb and flow of life while still burning the pages with steamy sex. Readers will . . . feel as if these are people they already know. I can't wait to get my hands on more from this author." ---Annetta Sweetko for Fresh Fiction From the AuthorAUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION TO THE CAMELOT SERIESFrom How To MisbehaveHow To Misbehave* is the first in a series of novels and novellas about the Clark siblings--Amber, Caleb, and Katie--and their adventures finding love in sleepy little Camelot, Ohio.I didn't set out to write this series. It just sort of happened. One day, I was musing about how cute Justin Timberlake is and how much I would like it if he mowed my lawn shirtless. As one does. The next thing I knew, I found myself plotting a novel about a pop star who visits his twin sister in the small college town where she lives and ends up having an affair with the woman who lives next door.Now, don't get too excited. I didn't actually write that book. I thought I would, and I started working out the subplot for it. The Timberlake-ish hero has a sister, see, and the sister falls in love with the security guard who gets assigned to her when her idiot brother's affair lands the town of Camelot on the front pages. I loved this idea! I got so excited about it, I sat down and wrote a few scenes for the subplot, and the next thing I knew, Ellen and Caleb had hijacked the entire book. The result is Along Came Trouble--Caleb Clark's story, due out in March 2013.While I was writing Caleb's book, I gave him two sisters, one of whom shared his house and turned out to be a lot more interesting than I had anticipated. One thing led to another, and suddenly Katie had a love interest, a big secret, and a book of her own on the horizon. Katie's story, Flirting with Disaster, comes out in June.Amber and Tony actually came last. Because--world's-most-obvious spoiler alert!--they are already married when the action of Along Came Trouble takes place, I decided I wanted to go back in time and tell their "how Amber met Tony" story. Thus, How To Misbehave.I hope you get as big a kick out of reading these Camelot stories as I did writing them!