she’s distractingly Gorgeous. in my line of work, I can’t afford to be Unfocused, but she is just as Alluring as she is forbidden. I should stay away, and yet I don’t.// he is Ridiculously sexy. never have I ever been Drawn to a man so ardently. his touch is Everything, consuming me completely. what exists between us Deserves a chance, but he won’t let me in.raw. passionate. desperate. real. I … completely. what exists between us Deserves a chance, but he won’t let me in.
raw. passionate. desperate. real. I take her there—every time.// he feels it, too—I know he does. we could have it all, if only he wasn’t so guarded.
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2nd read: 2021
1st read : 2017
I received an ARC of this book and this is my voluntarily, honest review of it.
‘Guarded’ isn’t the first book that I read from R.C. Martin (I have read a few books of the ‘Made for love’ series and I liked them very much.) but ‘Guarded’ is totally different than the previous books that I read from this writer! This story was very, very hot and I liked it very much.
Leo was definitely an alpha man and he liked to be one in the bedroom too. The story had some serious hot sex scenes in it. Leo certainly knew how to treat a bad girl in the bedroom but sometimes even a good girl likes some spanking too.
When I started this book I didn’t know what to expect but I trusted his writer to give me a good story and she certainly did. ‘Guarded’ is the story about Leo and Jill. Leo is the bodyguard of the famous singer Ashley and Jill is the best friend of Corie, Ashley’s girlfriend/fiancé.
Leo and Jill meet each other when Jill spends a weekend with Corie and Ashley for Corie’s birthday. There’s an instant chemistry between Leo and Jill and it doesn’t take long for them to act on their longing for each other but they both also think that it’s better to just see it as a fling for that weekend. Because of Leo’s job and the fact that Jill lives so far away.
But both find it difficult to let each other go after that weekend so they stay in contact through messages and phone calls. The long distance makes it hard on them but if both are willing, love can overcome it all. Can’t it? But that’s a tough one for Leo because he isn’t used to love or having someone at his back. He’s quiet, closed off and has a lot of anger in him. He doesn’t let anyone into his heart but if he wants a chance with Jill he will have to find a way to let the anger go and to open his heart to her. Can he do it in time? Or will he be too late and hurt her too deeply to ever forgive him?
One of the things that I loved about this story is how Jill fought for Leo and their relationship. No matter how hard Leo fought her and his feelings for her, she kept believing in him, in them. In most stories the man fight for the woman, here it’s the other way around and I found it very refreshing.
Leo was very intense, very quiet and but also very loyal. Deep down he was a lonely man who lived for his job (protecting someone he respected and who he considered a friend). I was very happy for him that he found Jill to love him and take care of him. Jill is a sweet woman with a good heart. I can understand why Leo felt for her.
The story was told in both POV’s. The story is very different than the ‘Made for love’ series, it’s more steamier and sexy. So be prepared!
Wow! Guarded is so much different than Backwoods Belle, but amazing none the less. Jill is a sweet and humble girl while Leo is a dark, brooding, and possessive man. Guarded is filled with passion and angst as Leo and Jill try to cope with their limited time together and the distance between them. Leo is the definition of a caveman. His main concern is protecting those he cares about and Jill is the one he cares about most of all.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow this book was Amazing!!!! Leo is my new favorite book boyfriend ever.
Here we meet Jill, a beautiful girl with a pretty personality who goes out to see her cousin and best friend for a weekend. Once there she meets Leo, gorgeous looking, a man of a few words and extremely passionate when he stops fighting his feelings.
The author takes on the journey of the making of a long distance relationship, we grow with the characters, we fall in love with them. They are a hot couple, once Leo leaves his restrictions aside and gives himself to Jill is just beautiful. The sex scenes are very descriptive but in a great way. This is an amazing story.
I can not wait for the second book in this series. I need more Leo
Got this book on Kylies Fiction Addiction Reader Group in exchange of a voluntary review.
I received am ARC for an honest review.
I loved Jill & Leo in Backwoods Belle so I was very excited to hear they were getting their own book! They are a perfect match! Leo is just as the title says ‘Guarded’ but with good reason (you’ll have to read it to find out why!). Jill slowly makes her way into his heart but not without leaving us worried about what will happen!
A very different story to Backwoods Belle but I absolutely loved it!!! I can’t wait for the next one … yes there is another book to follow but don’t worry it’s not a cliff hanger ending 🙂
5 stars for sure!!!
Reviewed on behalf of Reading Through Her Eyes blog
Another amazing read by R.C Martin. In this book we meet Leo (ok we may have met him before in either Background Noise or Backwood Belle because he is the body guard of none other than Ashley Hicks). We also get to know Jill (Corie’s cousin).
Leo is knocked off kilter the moment Jill steps off the plane to visit her cousin Corie for her birthday. Jill is attracted to him from the moment she sees him. They fight there attraction only to give in for what is supposed to be a weekend of mutual pleasure. But what they don’t expect is to get their hearts involved. You need to read this in order to find out what sort of ups and downs they experience.
Overall comments: Wonderfully written. RC Martin has a way to draw you in and keep you reading. Has all the right ingredients such as steamy moments, sexual tension between characters, chemistry, and self discovery all packed into each story. Recommended to read Background Noise (Tennessee Grace Book 1) and Backwoods Belle (Tennessee Grace Book 2) if you want to know more about Jill’s cousin Corie and Ashley, but it is not required to read this.