They call me America’s Widow.They expect me to mourn forever.But, I’ve taken a lover. Someone fierce.Someone irresistible.Someone dangerous.The closer I get to Cruz, the more I’m convinced he’s keeping secrets.And secrets, I’ve learned, can be deadly.
Broken Protocol
By edenbutler
3.75 stars–BROKEN PROTOCOL is the second instalment in Eden Butler’s contemporary, adult PROTOCOL erotic, romantic suspense serial. BROKEN PROTOCOL is the continuing story of former First Lady Ophelia ‘Lia’ Harris, and Secret Service agent Cruz Solano. BROKEN PROTOCOL can not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of AGAINST PROTOCOL.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Lia and Cruz) using present day and memories from the past BROKEN PROTOCOL follows Lia and Cruz as they battle their attraction to one another. Former college sweethearts, Lia and Cruz will rekindle their sexual relationship that places our couple in the direct line of fire. Unable to protect Lia from the potential fall-out, Cruz takes Lia to the safety of a cabin the woods. HIdden secrets, about to be exposed, Lia must come to terms with what was, what happened, and what may never be.
Eden Butler continues to build the suspense towards another potential heart break for out story line heroine. A very quick read, BROKEN PROTOCOL adds another intriguing instalment in the PROTOCOL serial.
‘Reviewing’ a serialized novel is difficult; made more challenging when consecutive instalments are brief requiring cohesion between instalments for a completed summary. World building and character development transpires over several instalments making it problematic for individual reviews but necessary for a cumulative final judgement
4 Stars
Review by: Alysia
Late Night Reviewer
Up All Night w/ Books Blog
The Protocol series by Eden Butler has a total of three books, all short in length, about the previous first lady and her security. Cruz and Lia have a past. They were lovers in college before Cruz left to follow his career in the military sector of the government. Lia waited for him for two years before she moved on with her current husband, who became the US president and then was assassinated. Cruz must now protect her from the men responsible.
I enjoyed reading about Cruz and Lia and all the ups and downs they went through to stay safe and be together. Their love was forbidden, and i loved how they tried to deny their feelings and do whats right, but were unable to physically do so. I won’t spoil the ending but just know, you won’t be disappointed!
Favorite Quote:
Conspiracies were for pasty forty-year-old dudes living in their mom’s basements sporting aluminum hats, studying the stack of hardback books with titles like “We’re Not Alone” and “The Real Twilight Zone” sitting on their TV trays.
My Review:
The intrigue and sensuality are heating up but I have more questions than answers after reading this installment. The plot thickens!
Lia and Cruz together away from The White House, the plot thickens. Another short I did enjoy, I just really for the life of me can’t figure out why the Author would split this story into three shorts when it could have been released as on whole book instead of the starts and stops. The intrigue is here, the writing is enticing.
I really wanted to love this book. I was looking forward to chaos and action, a high suspense and intrigue kind of read that kept you on the edge of your seat with the added benefit of a second chance romance. Unfortunately that’s not quite what this book is. There’s plenty of action and chemistry between Cruz and Lia, there is no denying that. Unfortunately there are only mentions and implications of danger besides the early mention of the agent Cruz doesn’t trust. Now we find out there’s evidence that someone she trusted beyond a doubt could be the very person out to cause her harm. The read is even shorter than the first one which has also left me feeling a certain kind of way as well.
Eden Butler definitely has a lot of intrigue and angst in this series, and I am loving the flow and the story. Seeing how these characters are working together and what’s evolving to hold me on the edge of my seat, the only thing that’s killing me is the wait for the conclusion (not long now!!!). Definitely get your hands on this one!
This continuation of the Protocol series is angst-filled while the heat between Cruz and Lia is turned up high! Picking up right where we left off in Against Protocol, our former first lady and her bodyguard truly can’t keep away from each other. But even their small window of bliss is just the beginning with what I fear will be one heck of an explosive finish.
I like that the Author has portrayed Lia and Cruz as two very professional people where it counts but who still have that need, that desire for each other that just won’t go away. Their lives will be forever intertwined and it’s truly now a race against time to stop those hellbent on finishing the job they started by assassinating the President.
The way Cruz and Lia are throwing caution to the wind, with long-held feelings laid bare for the first time, I have to wonder just how it will all turn out for them. With a jaw-dropping revelation right at the end of this book, my heart hurts for both of them, tangled up in a conspiracy that may well finally be their downfall.
Continuing to love the Author’s writing style, giving us just enough to whet our appetites for more, please bring on book 3!
4 solid stars!
Lia and Cruz story continues and things get hot and crazy. This story is short and hot. Can’t wait for the next installment.
The story continues after Cruz and Lia leaves her home and he takes her to an out of place “safe house”. Cruz won’t tell Lia what is going on other than she is in danger from the same person/people. They end up in a cabin up in the mountains with no electricity and just have the very basics. While hiding out in the cabin, the 2 of them talk about their past and how each of them hurt the other. They are still in love with each other after all this time and admit it to each other. When Lia find texts on Cruz’s phone, she doesn’t know who she can trust and who is really after her.
I can’t wait for the next installment because I need to know what will happen next for Lia and Cruz. And find out what is really going on that is putting Lia’s life in danger….hopefully!
Not many authors can make a cliffhanger this epic. Twists and turns will leave you breathless and begging for answers. This series really makes you try to figure out who is to blame and why. I can honestly say I can see the ending going so many ways and I am questioning everything. Lia and Cruz together are smoking hot. I hope they are both strong enough to push through and end up together. This is an amazing series I suggest you read it from start to finish.
OMG! Lia and Cruz’s story heats up as things get more complicated, especially for Cruz. The second book is short, but it is packed with so much passion, danger, suspense and back stories that give you better insight into the characters. I can’t wait for #3 to see what Lia does after reading the messages on Cruz’s phone!!!!
Broken Protocol is part two of the Protocol serial. It was a super fast read but was still good! Cruz and Lia are hot and intense. The ending was crazy! Can’t wait for part three!
This second part to the Protocol series may be short but it draws you in further and leaves you hanging by a thread. Broken Protocol shows us not only the power and force behind the connection between Cruz and Lia but also gives us glimpses into their past. You will be left with more questions than answers, your anxiety level will be at an all time high but you will be intrigued and held captive to one hell of a story.
If love Lia and Cruz, even more I love them together. Going from memories in the past wishing the present was different so they could be together without shame and breaking protocol. The truth is slowly coming out about the assassination of her husband, but what will Lia do with this new found information.
This is the second book in the Protocol Series and each book pulls me in further and intrigues me, I just can’t put it down. Each page, chapter reveals secrets, twists and turns that will leave you mind-blown! This a series you NEED to read!!!