More Than Protect You A More Than Words Novella By Shayla Black More Than Protect You: A More Than Words Novella Copyright 2020 Shelley Bradley LLC ISBN: 978-1-970077-70-4 Foreword: Copyright 2014 M. J. Rose Cover photo credit © Annie Ray/ Passion Pages Published by 1001 Dark Nights Press, an imprint of Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination and are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or establishments is solely coincidental. Book Description More Than Protect You A More Than Words Novella By Shayla Black From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shayla Black comes a new story in her More Than Words series… Can I keep the gorgeous, gun-shy single mother safe—and prove I’m the man for her? I’m Tanner Kirk—Certified firearms instructor and mixed martial arts enthusiast. When I filed for divorce at the end of an empty marriage, all I wanted was a vacation in paradise, not another woman in my life. But how can I possibly say no to Amanda Lund, a young single mom desperate to learn self-defense? Or refuse the banked desire on the guarded beauty’s face? I can’t. So I seduce Mandy until we’re burning up the sheets…and soon find my heart entangled with her bruised and battered one. But when a nemesis from her past tries to destroy our future by unearthing my secret, will she understand and forgive me—or give up on us forever? **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.** About Shayla Black Shayla Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of roughly eighty novels. For twenty years, she’s written contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances via traditional, independent, foreign, and audio publishers. Her books have sold millions of copies and been published in a dozen languages. Raised an only child, Shayla occupied herself with lots of daydreaming, much to the chagrin of her teachers. In college, she found her love for reading and realized that she could have a career publishing the stories spinning in her imagination. Though she graduated with a degree in Marketing/Advertising and embarked on a stint in corporate America to pay the bills, she abandoned all that to be with her characters full-time. Shayla currently lives in North Texas with her wonderfully supportive husband and daughter, as well as two spoiled tabbies. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, reading, and listening to an eclectic blend of music. Connect with me via the links below! Text Alerts To receive sale and new release alerts to your phone, text SHAYLA to 24587. Websitehttp://shaylablack.com Reading order, Book Boyfriend sorter, FAQs, excerpts, audio clips, and more! VIP Reader Newsletterhttp://shayla.link/nwsltr Exclusive content, new release alerts, cover reveals, free books! Facebook Book Beauties Chat Grouphttp://shayla.link/FBChat Interact with me! Wine Wednesday LIVE video weekly. Fun, community, and chatter. Facebook Author Pagehttp://shayla.link/FBPage News, teasers, announcements, weekly romance release lists… BookBubhttp://shayla.link/BookBub Learn about my sales and new releases! Instagramhttps://instagram.com/ShaylaBlack/ See what I’m up to in pictures! 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Also From Shayla Black Click to purchase CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE MORE THAN WORDS More Than Want You More Than Need You More Than Love You More Than Crave You More Than Tempt You More Than Pleasure You (novella) More Than Dare You More Than Protect You (novella) Coming Soon: More Than Hate You (Summer 2021) WICKED & DEVOTED Wicked as Sin Wicked Ever After Coming Soon: Wicked as Lies (February 9, 2021) Wicked and True (March 16, 2021) THE WICKED LOVERS (COMPLETE SERIES) Wicked Ties Decadent Delicious Surrender To Me Belong To Me “Wicked to Love” (novella) Mine To Hold “Wicked All The Way” (novella) Ours To Love Wicked All Night – Wicked and Dangerous Anthology “Forever Wicked” (novella) Theirs To Cherish His to Take Pure Wicked (novella) Wicked for You Falling in Deeper “Dirty Wicked” (novella) A Very Wicked Christmas (short story) Holding on Tighter THE DEVOTED LOVERS Devoted to Pleasure Devoted to Wicked (novella) Devoted to Love THE PERFECT GENTLEMEN (by Shayla Black and Lexi Blake) (COMPLETE SERIES) Scandal Never Sleeps Seduction in Session Big Easy Temptation Smoke and Sin At the Pleasure of the President MASTERS OF MÉNAGE(by Shayla Black and Lexi Blake) Their Virgin Captive Their Virgin’s Secret Their Virgin Concubine Their Virgin Princess Their Virgin Hostage Their Virgin Secretary Their Virgin Mistress DOMS OF HER LIFE(by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, and Isabella LaPearl) Raine Falling Collection (Complete Saga) One Dom To Love The Young And The Submissive The Bold and The Dominant The Edge of Dominance Heavenly Rising Collection The Choice The Chase Coming Soon: The Commitment (2021) FORBIDDEN CONFESSIONS (SEXY SHORTS) Seducing the Innocent Seducing the Bride Seducing the Stranger Seducing the Enemy Coming Soon: Seduced by the Bodyguard (October 22, 2020) SEXY STANDALONES Naughty Little Secret Watch Me Dirty and Dangerous “Her Fantasy Men” – Four Play Anthology A Perfect Match THE HOPE SISTERS Misadventures of a Backup Bride Misadventures with My Ex SEXY CAPERS Bound And Determined Strip Search “Arresting Desire” – Hot In Handcuffs Anthology HISTORICAL ROMANCE (as Shelley Bradley) The Lady And The Dragon One Wicked Night Strictly Seduction Strictly Forbidden BROTHERS IN ARMS (Complete medieval trilogy) His Lady Bride (Book 1) His Stolen Bride (Book 2) His Rebel Bride (Book 3) Foreword from the Author There are infinite ways to tell someone you love them. Some of the most powerful don’t require words at all. This was the truth rolling through my head when I first conceived of this series, writing about a love so complete that mere letters strung together to make sentences weren’t an adequate communicator of those feelings. Music is one of my go-to choices. I love music. I’m always immersed in it and spend hours a day with my earbuds plugged in. I write to music. I think to music. I even sleep to music. I was thrilled to incorporate songs into the story I felt were meaningful to the journey. I think of it this way: a movie has a soundtrack. Why shouldn’t a book? So I created one. Some of the
