The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Genre : Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Publication Date : July 19th, 2022
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Publication Date : July 19th, 2022
She’s got his back.
Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindgerten teacher than somebody who could
kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner
napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka
"bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack
Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker.
He’s got her heart.
Jack Stapleton’s a household name—captured by paparazzi on beaches the
world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all
manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But a few
years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public
eye and went off the grid.
They’ve got a secret.
When Jack’s mom gets sick, he comes home to the family’s Texas ranch to
help out. Only one catch: He doesn’t want his family to know about his
stalker. Or the bodyguard thing. And so Hannah—against her will and her
better judgment—finds herself pretending to be Jack’s girlfriend as a
cover. Even though her ex, like a jerk, says no one will believe it.
What could possibly go wrong???
Hannah hardly believes it, herself. But the more time she spends with
Jack, the more real it all starts to seem. And there lies the heartbreak.
Because it’s easy for Hannah to protect Jack. But protecting her own,
long-neglected heart? That’s the hardest thing she’s ever done.
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I was in a crappy mood recently, but this one had me smiling 😄 I do think this was a little different from the author's previous books! My favorites before were Happiness For Beginners and Things You Save In A Fire, but I think this one has surpassed them now!❣️
The Bodyguard felt a bit rom-com-ish but I wouldn't completely categorize it as a romance either. It reminded me of some of those Sandra Bullock movies(which I absolutely love)
Hannah Brooks is an Executive Protection Agent, who has just lost her mom and though she wants to distract herself from her grief by working, her boss won't allow it. To add insult to injury, her boyfriend Robby (who's a real tool tbh) dumps her the day after her mom's funeral. She then gets assigned to protect Jack Stapleton, a famous movie star who took a break from acting a few years back. He's back in his hometown to accompany his family as his mom gets a surgery done, but he's got a weird stalker fan that he doesn't want them to worry about. So he asks Hannah to pretend to be his girlfriend as she 'accompanies' him on protection duty. And as they spend more time together he has her wondering is it real or is Jack just too good at acting?
I've got to say fake dating is one of my top favorite tropes! Their first meeting was hilarious 🤣 and Hannah is very good at her job lol. Jack was also pretty cute and earnest. Almost all the interactions between them were so amusing because of the banter and the way they were just so comfortable with each other! There were some heavy topics, but that was balanced well with the humor and romance!
If you're looking to read something this month that makes you feel good, I'll definitely recommend this one! It comes out on July 19th!❣️
You can also find my review on my bookstagram here
*I was provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
You can also find my reviews of the author's other books here
Katherine Center is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk
Away and Things You Save in a Fire, as well as five others, including
Happiness for Beginners. Her fourth novel, The Lost Husband, is soon to be a
movie starring Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel. Katherine has been compared to
both Nora Ephron and Jane Austen, and the Dallas Morning Newscalls her
stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way.” Katherine recently
gave a TEDx talk on how stories teach us empathy, and her work has appeared
in O Magazine, USA Today, InStyle, Redbook, People, The Atlantic, Real
Simple, and others. Katherine lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with
her husband and two sweet kids.
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