Jana LaPelle's Reviews > Protected

Hunter, Holy Hotness…

Naughton has a knack for creating a hot and sexy leading man with a number of endearing qualities. Hunter is no exception. Who doesn’t love a ruggedly handsome ex-military man that is totally ripped but is also compassionate and caring? I fell in love with Hunter fairly quickly as he stepped into his role of Protector. From the moment I started Protected, I was totally captivated. As with all the Deadly Secrets Novels, Protected picks back up with the McClane family, in particular, Kelsey McClane, up and coming fashion designer whose past is coming back to haunt her in more ways than one as she is trying really hard to put her abusive ex-husband behind her. In walks Hunter O’Donnell, a friend of the family and ex-Army Ranger with a thriving PI and security firm that has been hired by her family to protect Kelsey from her ex-husband while they are out of town. Both come together and immediately struggle to fight their growing attraction to one another as the plot thickens when the threats to Kelsey’s life become deadly and border on obsession. Protected is full of twist and turns and is action packed when the past comes boiling to the surface as the couple grasp at leads to determine where the lethal threat is coming from and from whom. All the while Hunter and Kelsey open up about their past, both have a lot to overcome if they are going to make a relationship work. Can their attraction survive what is coming their way? You’ll have to read that for yourself.

What did I like about Protected? The flow of the storyline, the chemistry between the male and female leads, the plot twist, need I go on? My dislikes? For me, there was absolutely nothing to dislike about this read.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this suspenseful tale, I was engaged from beginning to end. Last but not least, I received an ARC of Protected which in no way affected my review. I simply loved the book and could not get through it fast enough. Thank you, Elisabeth Naughton and Montlake Publishing for this wonderful opportunity.