“A swoonworthy bodyguard series with primal passion, unexpected twists, and surprising laughs “–Rebecca Zanetti, New York Times bestselling author SHE NEEDS A LOVER AND A FIGHTERBlonde. Beautiful. Talented. Alexa Fairfax is practically Hollywood royalty. But growing up in a family of legendary movie stars also puts her in the spotlight for danger. And after she discovers a plot more deadly … she discovers a plot more deadly than any movie script, Alexa desperately needs a bodyguard. A man like Zack De Luca. A true friend with a good heart, a protective nature-and the hard, chiseled muscles to back it up.
Zack has always been wildly attracted to Alexa. But since he’s training day and night to be an MMA fighter, he’s afraid his gorgeous friend will only distract him from his goal. Indescribably sweet and irresistibly sexy, Alexa needs Zack to pretend to be her boyfriend after her life is threatened. Now this fighter-in-training will have to fight his own intense feelings – to keep their little charade from turning into a major disaster . . .
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Oh the twists and turns when Alexis finds out her father is behind the murder of some powerful people in Hollywood and she is may be an unwilling pawn in his plans. She turns to her friend, Zach who is training for the MMA. He is a natural protector and he will protect her with his life if needed but feelings come into play when they pretend to be involved and things just get a little too real. This is a sexy romance that intertwines friendship and trust and lots of heat.
Zack DeLuca is stuck between a rock and a hard place, he wants to protect Alexa from the danger that is looming in her life, but being that close to her day in and out is a temptation he is certain he won’t be able to fight for long. He has harbored a bone deep crush for a while now, but his history with relationships has always kept him from making a move, full well knowing it wouldn’t end well for either of them. But with her life in danger, and her safety at risk, there is no way he can walk away now…
Alexa Fairchild has been surrounded by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood all her life, and while some would think that it was a wonderful life to live, she couldn’t disagree more. She has never really wanted to be a leading lady on the big screen, but from an early age it was made known that she didn’t have a choice in the matter, she was expected to follow in her parents footsteps come hell or high water. She has always known that her father is a man who gets what he wants, no matter the cost, but after overhearing some details of one of his shady business deals she finds herself in a little danger of her own. Now with a price tag hanging over her head, and danger lurking around every corner, she is forced to put her personal safety in her friend Zack’s hands… and oh my what fine hands they are!
The moment I started this one it grabbed a hold of my attention and had me dying to know more, with every page I swiped the more I craved to see how it would all end… and oh my what a satisfying ending it was! The instant Zack and Alexa lives started to intertwine, the sparks started to fly, and it became pretty evident these two were meant for one another, no matter how hard Zack tried to fight it! Their story was packed with edge of your seat intensity, finger searing love scenes that nearly melted my tablet screen, and brimming with heartfelt romance… which made for on hell of a literary escape! Definitely one the best reads that I have settled down so far this year, it was the perfect blend of suspense and romance and I loved every minute of it!! Highly recommend this one, Zack will totally steal your heart, and leave you wishing for a bodyguard of your very own!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.
Tara Wyatt has become an auto-read author for me and this is the series that started my love affair with her writing. This is the third book in the Bodyguard Series and while it can be read alone there are some threads that have been woven through the previous books, mainly Alexa and the growing danger that her family represents. I’ve been waiting for what feels like forever for Zack and Alexa’s book and can honestly say that I was not disappointed one single bit.
I’m pretty particular when it comes to the bodyguard trope and I’ve read a fair amount of bodyguard romances. I can see how it could be a challenging trope to write because the main conflict will almost always be that protector and protectee fall in love even though it is ill advised and could compromise the safety of the protectee. With this series, I’ve never felt like it was a read one, read them all deal. I think that is because Wyatt develops the chemistry between the H/h so well, I’ve never felt like the attraction was forced or weak.
Due to Alexa being in danger thanks to her huge jerk of a father (and mother to an extent) she realizes that even though she maintains her distance from them, she is in danger, I’ll leave the why to you to find out on your own. Enter Zack and Virtus Security and there begins some forced proximity and Zack and Alexa pretend to be in a relationship. The kicker is that both have had feelings for each other for a while and this only forces them to face those feelings.
I loved every single bit of this book. Zack and Alexa had an easy chemistry and some freaking explosive passion for each other as well. We also get Zack and his MMA fighting and that was super exciting and enjoyable too!
I really, really, really hope that there is more coming in this series as there are other guys that clearly have stories that need to be told.
If you’re looking for a bodyguard romance, this series is my number one recommendation!
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I was lucky enough to get to beta-read this book. Which was really awesome because I had devoured the first two books in the series and it felt like this 3rd one wasn’t going to come out for eons and I’m not known for my patience. And I really adored the first two in the Bodyguard series so to say that the bar was set extremely high for this 3rd one would be a massive understatement.
One of the first things you’ll notice when you pick up a couple of books by Wyatt is that she doesn’t forget characters. It’s nice to have an author that doesn’t forget about previous characters and actually actively includes them in the the current book. It’s cool to see how their stories continue to play out.
Flawed characters are the absolute best in my mind. Our main character, Alexa, is the perfect example of this. She’s so unsure of herself and you can see how her parents really did a number on her. Being able to watch the progression of personal growth is one of my favorite things to experience while reading. Sometimes they flounder and sometimes they succeed, you just never know what will happen but the ride you’re taken on while the characters go through these changes isn’t something that you’ll soon forget. Wyatt did such an amazing job with Alexa. I adored her right from the beginning until the very last sentence. She was such a beautiful disaster.
Now on to Zack. I had this love/hate relationship with Zack from the very first Bodyguard book. And I REALLY hated him at one point. But that definitely changed with this one. He’s this protective and super attentive pretend boyfriend for Alexa. The love and absolute adoration he showed Alexa was almost heart-breaking. You just root for this handsome man – hoping that somehow, things can work out with Alexa because he kind of seems absolutely perfect for her. Ugh. I could just go on and on about Zack. Dude. I can’t believe how quickly I changed my tune about him.
I think the thing that really struck me with this book is how the suspense was kicked up quite a few notches from Wyatt’s previous books. You can absolutely see and feel the growth that she’s had as an author and oh my gosh, the villain in this book!! Perfect. I wouldn’t have changed one thing about the villain.
In case you didn’t guess, I am a massive fan of the series and of Wyatt. She’s one of those authors that you just go out and buy their book without reading the blurb or anything because you know you’re in for an amazing ride. Make sure you read the series from the beginning because you’ll find a new favorite.
* I received this novel in exchange for an honest review *