Guarding Sapphire

Guarding Sapphire by Shirley Staggs

Sapphire Ceaser has always lived the perfect life-popular, wealthy, adored, and wrapped in the safety of her family name. As captain of the cheer squad and girlfriend of the star quarterback, she has everything a girl her age could want. or at least, that's what everyone believes. Behind closed doors, Sapphire's world isn't as flawless as it seems. Her boyfriend's temper is growing dangerous, her parents are never home, and the loneliness she hides behind a bright smile is becoming impossible to ignore. Then Dolce James moves in just a few houses down-mysterious, rough-edged, and carrying secrets he never planned to share. When he steps in to protect her from a violent attack, Sapphire's life takes a sharp turn. Drawn to his strength and haunted by the warmth behind his guarded eyes, she can't stop thinking about him... or the way he makes her feel seen for the first time. But Dolce didn't come to the neighborhood by chance. Sapphire from the criminal fallout of her father's hidden past, Dolce knows falling for her is dangerous-and inevitable. As threats circle closer and Sapphire discovers the truth about why he's always watching, the line between safety and heartbreak blurs. Through rumors, betrayal, rekindled desires, and a love she tries desperately to deny, Sapphire must decide whom she wants to be: the polished girl everyone expects... or the brave young woman who chooses the one boy she was never supposed to love.

Full of raw emotion, suspense, and irresistible chemistry, Guarding Sapphire is a gripping YA romance about danger, redemption, and the kind of love worth fighting for-even when the whole world is watching.