Concierge - Paperback

by Stella Barcelona (Author)

In the French Quarter, a hidden predator hunts the vulnerable, until a bodyguard and the woman he cannot stop wanting hunt back. Beneath wrought-iron balconies and flickering gaslight, Concierge delivers gritty, emotionally charged romantic suspense set in a city where beauty masks corruption and danger moves through the shadows unseen.

The Concierge delivers anything... for a price.
The Concierge caters to the darkest desires of the wealthy elite in the underworld of sex trafficking. When an obsession with artist Andi Hutchenson turns personal, a deadly game begins and the predator hides behind a mask no one expects.

It's a bodyguard story...
Gabe Hernandez, a Black Raven agent, is assigned to be Andi's bodyguard. He is light personified; his smile and steadfast optimism are proof that goodness endures. Gabe is her protector and her opposite. As their attraction to one another grows, Gabe does not try to erase her fear; he helps her harness it.

Wen the Concierge's network closes in, it ensnares Andi and other characters about whom you will care deeply. The explosive ending comes with a surprise that you will not see coming.

Perfect for fans of Alexandra Ivy, Cynthia Eden, and Karen Rose, this gripping and emotional story will leave you wanting more from Barcelona's Black Raven Private Security series.

Tropes: Protector hero / bodyguard romance; Scarred heroine; Slow burn heat; Emotional intimacy; New Orleans French Quarter setting; Dark romantic suspense; Psychological thriller; Survivor's journey; Villain hidden identity reveal.

Other novels in the series: Deceived, Shadows, Jigsaw, Imagine, Desperate Whispers, and Silent Screams.

Author Biography

Stella Barcelona has always had an active imagination, a tendency to daydream, and a passion for reading romance, mysteries, and thrillers. From her early days of reading, when she first escaped reality through the pages of a well-written novel, she knew that her daydreams needed an outlet, and she knew that her outlet would be writing. In her day-to-day life, Stella is a lawyer and works for a court in New Orleans, Louisiana. She previously was an Assistant United States Attorney and, before then, a litigator in private practice. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she was a history teacher. Both of these careers have found their way into her writing. As an attorney, she has a healthy respect for the law and a deep-rooted awareness of how quickly things can go wrong. In her imagination, things always go wrong, and the consequences are disastrous. Her characters are often lawyers, ensnared in a world where they are forced to rely upon unconventional ingenuity to meet their goals. The problems they confront, and how they solve them, are influenced by her legal knowledge. Currently, Stella lives minutes from the French Quarter, with her husband of eighteen years and two adorable papillons who believe that they are princesses. Being a New Orleanian, she finds she does more than her fair share of eating, so she's become, by necessity, an avid exerciser. She tries to "run" at least one half marathon a year. While she doesn't have a lot of free time with her writing and legal careers battling for her every minute, she does enjoy any chance she gets to go boating with her husband. In the last several years, Stella and her husband have docked in Pickwick Lake, Tennessee, Orange Beach, Alabama, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the Bahamas. In addition, she attends writer's conferences, workshops, and retreats. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America and the Southern Louisiana Chapter of the Romance Writers of America.