Amy Lea’s fourth novel enters the spotlight with a premise that feels deliciously meta: a secret romance author whose steamiest book sparks real-life scandal. In “The Bodyguard Affair,” Lea crafts a story where the boundaries between fiction and reality blur in the most compelling way, delivering a second-chance romance wrapped in political intrigue, fake dating, and the kind of emotional depth that lingers long after the final page. The story centers on Andi Zeigler, a woman living a carefully compartmentalized existence. By day, she serves as the unflappable personal assistant to the Canadian Prime Minister’s wife. By night, she transforms into a bestselling romance novelist writing under a pen name. When her book about a forbidden affair between a staff member and the Prime Minister becomes a cultural phenomenon, whispers begin circulating that art might be imitating life. Enter Nolan Crosby, the PM’s new close protection officer and the man who witnessed Andi at her most vulnerable during a spectacularly awkward encounter three years prior. Their solution to the scandal? A summer-long fake relationship that …