Violet Miller never wanted to be a star, but fate conspired against her when she won the lead role in Hidden Intent, the latest experiment from acclaimed director David Jackson. Part movie and part reality show, the production takes over Violet's life. She's soon battling against a jealous co-star, a horrific script, and an A-lister who thinks the world revolves around him. Then the anonymous gifts start arriving... As the torment continues, the studio grudgingly hires bargain-basement bodyguard Dawson Masters, a man with his own secrets. Which will catch up with them first-Violet's stalker or Dawson's murky past? Hard Lines is a standalone romantic suspense novel in the Blackstone House series.