Book | Handle With Care Thorns Included, Cliffside Connections Book 2 by Emma Hartlight

June 11, 2026

Book | Handle With Care Thorns Included, Cliffside Connections Book 2 by Emma Hartlight

Handle With Care Thorns Included by Emma Hartlight

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Handle With Care Thorns Included: A Romantic Suspense Novel

(Cliffside Connections Book 2)

Her world is sunshine and petals. Mine is encrypted data and threat assessments. Now, our worlds have collided, and I’m the only thing standing between her and a professional thief.

My days are spent in sterile boardrooms and secure servers, a world of black-and-white certainties. Then I meet Millie. She’s a whirlwind of color and chaos, a florist who sees the good in everyone. I tell myself my repeated visits to her shop are for professional reasons—assessing her laughably inadequate security—but it’s a lie. The truth is her light is a magnetic force I can’t resist.

But when danger bypasses her security and steals her most valuable creation, my world of threats crashes into her peaceful life. This isn't a simple robbery; it's a targeted acquisition that puts her directly in the crosshairs. My protective instincts take over, and suddenly I’m mobilizing security teams and running background checks, determined to fortify her world against the darkness I know so well.

I’m drawn deeper into her life, into her community, and into the warmth I’ve denied myself for years. Can a man who lives in the shadows build a future in the sun? Find out in the next installment of the Cliffside Connections series.

Sweet Romantic Suspense. Grumpy/Sunshine. Forced Proximity. Protector Hero. Big City Small Town Vibes. Found Family. HEA

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