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Protect Me
An all-star female bodyguard. A reluctant billionaire. An accidental doomsday weapon.
When Hope Lasser meets her new client Rick Stone, she immediately dismisses him as another playboy used to good times and daddy’s money. The secret lab in the basement - well, that's just some sort of weird rich quirk.
But from the moment that Hope walks onto his yacht, Rick seems fascinated with her. And the more time she spends around Rick, the more Hope starts to be fascinated back. Hope's spent the last few years of her life chasing adventure all the way to Africa, while Rick struggles daily not to suffocate under the weight of corporate responsibility. They're incredibly different, but Hope feels more stable around Rick, and he laughs with her.
In spite of warnings from everyone around her - and the fact that she'll ruin her reputation if she falls in love with a client - Hope starts to wonder if she really wants to keep a professional distance.
There may not be much time to decide. Neither Rick nor Hope is the safest person, and enemies from her past barrel back into her life, intent on stealing a weapon Rick didn't mean to create. Hope is determined to protect her client - but can she protect her heart?
When Hope Lasser meets her new client Rick Stone, she immediately dismisses him as another playboy used to good times and daddy’s money. The secret lab in the basement - well, that's just some sort of weird rich quirk.
But from the moment that Hope walks onto his yacht, Rick seems fascinated with her. And the more time she spends around Rick, the more Hope starts to be fascinated back. Hope's spent the last few years of her life chasing adventure all the way to Africa, while Rick struggles daily not to suffocate under the weight of corporate responsibility. They're incredibly different, but Hope feels more stable around Rick, and he laughs with her.
In spite of warnings from everyone around her - and the fact that she'll ruin her reputation if she falls in love with a client - Hope starts to wonder if she really wants to keep a professional distance.
There may not be much time to decide. Neither Rick nor Hope is the safest person, and enemies from her past barrel back into her life, intent on stealing a weapon Rick didn't mean to create. Hope is determined to protect her client - but can she protect her heart?
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 18, 2013
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Selma Wolfe
3 books13 followersA romance author who loves nothing more than seeing bright, determined heroines and complex heroes getting the happy ending they deserve.
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September 3, 2013
When I first read the blurb for this book, I was excited to see a flip on the traditional bodyguard romance, as in this book a woman is the bodyguard. Stephen King has encouraged writers to use just such a tactic to create interesting stories (flipping one significant detail like gender, or whether someone is alive or dead, etc.). However the reality didn't live up to the expectations that my excitement created.
My first problem with this book is the way it's written. I understand that the author (through the heroine) is using a sparse, terse, voice. The problem is that it leads to confusion. For example, in one section it reads, "She barked out a laugh and stared at him incredulously... it was hard to pull in enough breath to back up the words." One is supposed to assume that the bark of laughter continued until she was out of breath, but since the author doesn't show us that (instead, shows us a single laugh that certainly shouldn't make a trained professional out of breath), I find myself unsure why she can't breathe. This is just one example of many from the story.
The second problem with this book is that in the end (potential spoiler alert), the heroine Hope isn't standing on her own two feet. she's left the company she worked for, moved in with the billionaire, became engaged to him, but hasn't found any other kind of work. It would have only taken a few sentences to say that she was training people, or working for a charity, or even being her fiancé's personal bodyguard, but none of that happens. Hope just says she doesn't want to be apart from Rick. That's not good enough for the feminist in me.
My final problem with the book is this (definite spoiler alert): Hope spends the whole book protecting Rick and his precious invention, only to have him COMPLETELY TRASH IT at the end of the book. He very nonchalantly says, "Yeah, it wasn't ready, so I'm not the inventor I thought I was. Oh well." That is paraphrased, but it reads just like that. This attitude was out of place and frankly irritated me. Why go to all the trouble of protecting Rick and his secret invention, only to have him throw it away? It doesn't make sense.
The book isn't all bad. There are some enjoyable secondary characters, the dialogue between the protagonists rarely seems cliché or over the top, and one can relate to Hope's feeling of outsider-ness. One of the gems in this book is seeing Hope as Rick does, in a refreshingly honest way. It was proofread very well and is mostly clear of typos. The action is fast paced and the I-can't-have-him angst is kept to a proper level. If you're looking for a free kindle book to read while at the doctor's office or on the beach, this book wouldn't be a bad bet. If you're looking for a book to rock your world, you might have to keep looking.
My first problem with this book is the way it's written. I understand that the author (through the heroine) is using a sparse, terse, voice. The problem is that it leads to confusion. For example, in one section it reads, "She barked out a laugh and stared at him incredulously... it was hard to pull in enough breath to back up the words." One is supposed to assume that the bark of laughter continued until she was out of breath, but since the author doesn't show us that (instead, shows us a single laugh that certainly shouldn't make a trained professional out of breath), I find myself unsure why she can't breathe. This is just one example of many from the story.
The second problem with this book is that in the end (potential spoiler alert), the heroine Hope isn't standing on her own two feet. she's left the company she worked for, moved in with the billionaire, became engaged to him, but hasn't found any other kind of work. It would have only taken a few sentences to say that she was training people, or working for a charity, or even being her fiancé's personal bodyguard, but none of that happens. Hope just says she doesn't want to be apart from Rick. That's not good enough for the feminist in me.
My final problem with the book is this (definite spoiler alert): Hope spends the whole book protecting Rick and his precious invention, only to have him COMPLETELY TRASH IT at the end of the book. He very nonchalantly says, "Yeah, it wasn't ready, so I'm not the inventor I thought I was. Oh well." That is paraphrased, but it reads just like that. This attitude was out of place and frankly irritated me. Why go to all the trouble of protecting Rick and his secret invention, only to have him throw it away? It doesn't make sense.
The book isn't all bad. There are some enjoyable secondary characters, the dialogue between the protagonists rarely seems cliché or over the top, and one can relate to Hope's feeling of outsider-ness. One of the gems in this book is seeing Hope as Rick does, in a refreshingly honest way. It was proofread very well and is mostly clear of typos. The action is fast paced and the I-can't-have-him angst is kept to a proper level. If you're looking for a free kindle book to read while at the doctor's office or on the beach, this book wouldn't be a bad bet. If you're looking for a book to rock your world, you might have to keep looking.
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