Series:
Royal Bodyguards (Book 3)
AN AGENT, AN HEIRESS AND A DEADLY RESCUE MISSION...
Media heiress Josie Jessup and her son have spent the past several years
in witness protection, yet they are anything but safe. When her father
is attacked, Josie decides it's time to return home...and walks right
into a deadly trap.
Despite their tumultuous history, FBI agent Brendan O'Hannigan-Josie's
former lover and the last man she wants to see-comes to her rescue. As
the main reason Josie had to go into hiding in the first place, Brendan
knows he has a lot to prove in order to earn her trust. But to reveal
his real motive for taking on this case will destroy everything he's
worked for. Josie has no idea just how important this mission is...or
just how far Brendan will go to ensure their reunion remains permanent.
Very good book, action packed from start to finish. When Josie hears about her father's injury and heart attack she feels that she must go see him. She hasn't seen him in more than three years and he has no idea she is still alive. When she gets to the hospital she and her son are attacked, then Brendan comes to their rescue. Josie was involved with him years ago when she was investigating him as the son of a mobster. Now she has no idea whether to trust him.
I liked both Brendan and Josie. Josie had been a very intense investigative reporter who showed a real talent for getting deep into a story. Several years ago she had purposely gotten close to Brendan in order to snoop around into his life and try to prove the rumors about him. She didn't expect to fall for him. When she started receiving threats the Marshals Service faked her death and put her in Witness Protection, sure that he was trying to kill her because of things she may have found out. Now she is desperate to see her father and make sure he is all right. When she is attacked as soon as she tries to see him she is stunned to see Brendan coming to her rescue. She is grateful for his help but she still doesn't know if she can trust him. She does start to feel guilty about keeping his son's existence from him, especially when she sees the instant love between the two. As they have to work together to escape whoever is after them, Josie begins to see that she may have misjudged Brendan, but he still has secrets that eat away at her trust. I liked her love of her son and how hard she worked to protect him. I also liked the fact that she didn't try to keep Brendan away from him once they were together. I also liked the way that she kept her cool at the end and helped make things come out right. I also liked the way that becoming a mother also caused a maturing of the way she looked at things like the way she went after her stories.
Brendan was great. I really liked the way that he was so determined to make his mission successful. When he got involved with Josie he didn't realize at first what her job was. Even when he did he couldn't bring himself to break things off with her and blamed himself when he thought he had caused her death. He was stunned to see that she was alive and more so when he saw her son. He knew that he needed to protect them and to do that he needed to be able to regain her trust. I loved the way that his love for his son was so immediate. Just seeing him take care of CJ and do things with him showed Josie that maybe there was more to Brendan than she had thought. I felt so bad for Brendan because he knew he could gain Josie's trust if he could just tell her the truth but he was still worried about whether he could trust her with the information. I loved his actions at the end and how he realized that she was all he could ever want.
The constant action in this book kept me turning the pages to see what was going to happen next. I had my suspicions about part of the conclusion but another part was a complete surprise to me.
Series:
Royal Bodyguards (Book 2)
PASSION, PERIL AND A PRINCESS IN HIDING
Forced into hiding after a threat to her life, Princess Gabriella St.
Pierre must protect both herself and her unborn child. Working at an
orphanage, the princess tries to suppress memories of a passionate night
long ago with Whit Howell-her father's royal bodyguard and a man she
never thought she'd see again.
When an attempted abduction occurs as Princess Gabriella is leaving the
orphanage, Whit rescues her and vows to keep her safe. But how can he
shepherd the princess back to her country without knowing who is
orchestrating these attacks...and why? It is the most important mission
of his life-and he'd risk everything to save the one woman he can't live
without.
Very good book. The action started immediately and never really stopped. When it's time for Gabby to leave the orphanage where she's been hiding she is nearly abducted. Whit arrived just in time to rescue her from that attempt, but they are later captured and must escape. Gabby has to decide if she can trust Whit and he must decide if he can go after what he wants.
I really liked both Whit and Gabby. Gabby is a lot smarter than people give her credit for. When her father promises her in marriage to one man, then switches fiances on her without notice she is furious. In her attempt to get to her father to argue with him, she is stopped by Whit and they end up having a one passion filled night together. Then she goes into hiding and he doesn't know if she's alive or dead. I loved seeing her in her work at the orphanage and how happy she has been there. She has loved being able to live as an ordinary person away from her father's manipulations. The one big issue she has had was finding out the truth about her heritage and the fact that Charlotte isn't just her bodyguard but her sister also. She feels betrayed by everyone she has cared about and feels that she can't trust anyone. She doesn't want to return to St. Pierre and have her father force into a marriage, especially since she is pregnant with Whit's baby. I loved her determination to stand up for herself and how she tries to get away at first. When she realizes that she needs Whits help she becomes an active part of the process. The time she spends with him is intense with the danger they are in but she also realizes that she still loves him and wants him in her life. She also wants to be wanted for herself, not because she's a princess or because of the baby. She has never felt truly loved and understands why after she finds out the truth, but she wants more for her own life and that of her baby. The ending was pretty intense and still shows her innate goodness.
Whit was assigned as the king's bodyguard when he had that night with Gabby. He had always been drawn to her but was very conscious of their differences. Besides the obvious, he had also had a pretty miserable childhood and didn't feel that he had any chance of being a good father. He had mourned her loss when she disappeared fearing that she was dead. When he found out she was alive he went to get her to escort her home and was stunned to find her pregnant. He was determined to keep her safe, especially as they were attacked and captured. He didn't know who they could trust and who was behind the attacks. I loved his care of Gabby and how much he obviously loved her. His constant lack of self worth regarding his feelings for her were rather frustrating. He was so confident and proactive in everything else I just wanted to shake him. I enjoyed his surprise at seeing the true Gabby under the princess exterior that he was accustomed to seeing. He really had his eyes opened about how capable she really was. Their actions at the end were great and I loved seeing Whit finally go after what he truly wanted.
Series:
Royal Bodyguards (Book 1)
A DOUBLE RESCUE MISSION
A princess and her doppelganger are missing, and a grief-stricken king
turns to Aaron Timmer for answers. As a bodyguard to the king, Aaron's
mission is clear when one of the women is found: keep her out of danger
and find the abductor. But how can he do that when the mystery woman
doesn't remember the events leading up to her disappearance?
Terror strikes a young woman when she wakes up in a private hospital
with no idea who she is, how she came to be hospitalized...and whose
baby she's carrying. But there is something about the man sent to
protect her that makes her feel safe. As they seek the truth
together-and the secrets of her past finally begin to resurface-they
must prepare for the dangers that await them...and a desire that may be
all too familiar.
Very good book. I really liked both Charlotte and Aaron. When Charlotte wakes up in a hospital she doesn't remember who she is or whose baby she is pregnant with. When Aaron shows up to rescue her she instinctively trusts him. She also has flashes of him in her memories. I really liked the way that even though she couldn't remember the details of her life she was determined to save herself. Because she and Aaron had a history together there were several places where each of them had to decide whether they could trust the other one. When her memories returned there were still secrets she was keeping from him that added to the trust issues. She also thought that even though she loved him that he loved someone else.
Aaron didn't know at first whether he was rescuing Charlotte or Gabriella but it didn't matter. His feelings told him it was Charlotte, but with her amnesia she couldn't remember any details of what had happened. He was stunned to find out she was pregnant and thrilled when he found out it was his baby. He also had many questions about what had happened when she and the princess disappeared. As much as he loved her there were secrets that came out that also made him wonder if he could trust her. There was also information that changed Aaron's relationship with his fellow bodyguard.
There was a lot of action in this book that kept me turning the pages. It seemed that every time something happened new information came out that changed someone's outlook. One part of the mystery got solved but there was also something else going on that still needs to be resolved.
