When Diedre’s nemesis becomes her boss, fighting it out isn’t an option.
Hastings Security’s top female bodyguard, Deidre Ross is as dangerous as she is beautiful. When a blind date pairs Deidre with Liam Dermot, a chauvinistic bodyguard from a competing firm, she lets him know she’ll topple his false assumptions.
Dermot Security has a problem. With their only female bodyguard injured, Liam … female bodyguard injured, Liam contracts with Hastings to hire their best female guard for a sensitive job. The client’s safety only reason Liam and Diedre agree to work together.
Forced to spend long hours together, Liam and Diedre’s friendly competition becomes a little too cozy. A friendly competition turns to more after Deidre proves she can beat Liam in a sparring match. United to protect their client, they forget to guard their hearts. Will a few stolen kisses undermine everything?
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Can two bodyguards from different companies work together to protect one of the Hastings own? Diedre and Liam don’t have a choice. It won’t be easy, as they’ll have to put their differences aside to work together.
I love it when the main characters have a not-so-good first meet, because they have to work through that to get to their happy ending. Diedre and Liam have a terrible first meet because Liam stuck his foot in his mouth talking about female bodyguards. Their second meet wasn’t any better. So when they find themselves working together Liam has to spend a lot of time removing his foot from his mouth, and then he had to eat quite a bit of crow. I hope he was hungry. Thankfully for Liam crow is carb and sugar free. Lol
Diedre and Liam had quite a bit to work through, together and alone. They had a job to do and couldn’t let how they felt about each other distract them, or get in the way of them doing their best at protecting their client(s). I enjoyed watching them go from adversaries, to frenemies, to liking each other, and then falling in love.
I loved Diedre’s personality, and how skilled she was at fighting. She was one of the best in a profession which is dominated by men, so that’s impressive. I loved that she loved muffins–that’s a woman I could be friends with. Liam came off as a jerk to me at the beginning, but later redeemed himself. It took awhile because the man doesn’t usually eat pancakes!! This is the first of the Hastings Security books I’ve read and I look forward to reading the others in the series.
Liam and Deirdre get off on the wrong foot, from the get go! Not only was it fun to be inside the private world of bodyguards but also to see if it is possible for these two to undo their false start. They start out as fierce competitors – including actual sparring. It is an interesting story with many layers. Lorin Grace has a wonderful ability to build characters and take us into a different world.
Great plot, great characters, amazing author.
I am loving this series.
I am really liking this series. I enjoyed the twists and turns in getting to the resolution of this latest installment of Lorin Grace’s bodyguard series. There was more than meets the eye with the story, and I appreciated the unexpected layer.
I really enjoyed this bodyguard story. Diedre is a strong woman that has worked hard to make her mark in a “man’s profession.” She an independent woman that has been burned by men in her life. Liam has been a lone wolf for a long time and he has not had much faith in women in the security business. He learns to admire Diedre as she proves herself to Liam many times during their job. Liam also finds himself attracted to Diedre as he learns more about her and her past. Both have to decide if their attraction was a true matter of the heart or if the attraction was part of being so close during their job. I enjoyed reading this story and seeing how they work through their hurts and hangups. I recommend this to those that enjoy clean romance with a strong woman character.
A good clean terrible first meet to blind date to employment relationship, Diedre has always dealt with chauvinistic attitudes about her job as a bodyguard so it shouldn’t surprise her to overhearing and interrupting a conversation her boss has with another person who is slamming his female bodyguards. Later she’s asked to fill in for a blind date only to see it’s the same jerk disrespecting her job! The next day she’s called in the office to meet a new client to find out she’s working with an ally competitor, guess who and who is in charge?
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more in the series. I would highly recommend it.
I loved this unusual bodyguard romance with both main characters having that job. They had a disastrous, almost non-meeting and got off to a very bad start. Both characters, Deidre and Liam, are likable and very well developed. I’m going to condense one of my many favorite interactions between them. “We could spar.”
“Really? She hopped up, way too eager. “Rules?” asked Deidre.
“None?” At her smile, Liam regretted his answer.
There are bumps along the way to the HEA, but it was definitely worth the trip. I enjoy Lorin Grace’s writing voice and plan to read more of her books. I highly recommend Not the Bodyguard’s Boss to clean/wholesome romance readers and to Christian romance readers.
I received a complimentary copy. I chose to write a review and share my opinion of this exciting romance.
From the beginning I liked bodyguard Deirdre Ross as she stood up against Liam Dermot’s chauvinism about female bodyguards and then he ends up being her blind date and later her boss as they work together to protect expectant mother Abbie Harmon. I laughed over the antics between Deirdre and Liam when they sparred, played board games, in the swim spa, and as she argued that he was missing out by not eating muffins and carbs. She shows him how good a female bodyguard can be and he brings out her softer more emotional side that’s she’s been hiding after a trauma a few years ago. This was a clean romance with plenty of funny, sweet, and some sad moments.
Easy reading, this is a lighthearted romance that leaves one smiling. Overhearing a discussion about female bodyguards, Deidre’s hackles are up but when she discovers that the speaker turns out to be her blind date for the evening, the atmosphere chills considerably. However, it then steams up considerably the next day when Deidre discovers that she has been seconded to the Dermot’s team and that said jerk is her new boss. The story is well written and entertaining, and although Deidre has to put her training into good use, all ends well. The attraction between Liam and Deidre is evident from the beginning, but it takes the intervention of some caring friends to help them find each other. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
At first I was really disappointed this book wasn’t about one of the Hastings brothers. I really want to read Alan’s story. However, I quickly fell in love with Deidre’s character and changed my mind. This was a fun story. I loved the dynamic and chemistry between Deidre and Liam. There was a lot of push and pull, but I love the way their story played out.
Clean romance. I’ve enjoyed the bodyguard romances. In this one they begin on the wrong note but quickly get past that so they can work together. Sparks fly. And of course they lead to a happily ever after. I liked the main characters especially having a strong female lead.
Enjoyable read.
Potential triggers: loss of baby, premature birth
Sex: some kisses
Language: no
Violence: martial arts
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.