An expectant widow hiding from her husband’s killer. A bodyguard willing to save her at all costs.
A malfunctioning security alarm sends bodyguard Alex Hastings to Indiana to investigate on behalf of Hastings Security. Instead of an empty house, he finds a beautiful intruder bold enough to demand he leave.
Kimberly Thompson has one goal in mind, stay alive. When the local midwife proposes a … the local midwife proposes a marriage of convenience between Kimberly and Alex, Kimberly wants to refuse, but she’ll do anything to save her baby. After all, it will only be for a few months before they can get a quiet annulment.
As danger mounts and their feelings grow, Alex hopes to catch a killer and save the woman he now loves.
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I loved this story!! This is not my first story from Lorin Grace and it definitely won’t be my last!
I love the Hastings Brothers! And I love seeing characters from previous books show up in this one.
Kimberly Thompson is on the run with ehr unborn baby, and she seeks refuge in a place she thinks no one will ever find out. But she triggers an emergency alarm she wasn’t aware, and Hastings Security Systems is notified.
Alex Hastings travels to Indiana to investigate the “malfunctioning” security alarm, where he unexpectedly finds a beautiful woman inside the house. Not only that, but the intruder orders him to leave and threatens him with a gun. After things get cleared, and Alex is aware of her dangerous situation, he becomes her bodyguard. But when her pregnancy gets risky, the local midwife proposes them a marriage of convenience so Kimberly can get medical attention without being traced. Kimberly is not so sure, but she sees no other way and her baby comes first. The proposal is to be married only a few months for her to have her baby and they can get a quiet annulment after.
But sparks are flying with the newly weds, even if they are trying to restrain from each other. Alex finds that he’s not worried about the fake marriage, as much as his new beautiful wife who is quickly growing on him and he can’t help be attracted to her more and more. When things turn more dangerous, he’s sure that this woman is worth risking his life for…
I loved the story! It was intriguing and had me at the edge of my seat with Kimberly’s enemy on her tail. But I especially loved the characters. They were perfect for each other! I loved how protective Alex became of Kimberly and how they quickly fell for each other. The romance was sweet and clean, yet very romantic! It’s a book you won’t be able to put it down once you start it!
I definitely recommend it!
If you like sweet romance with a healthy dose of mystery and danger, this book is for you! Lorin is great at drawing the reader into the tension between business and personal – in this case a bodyguard and his client. This is my first Lorin Grace novel. I’m glad to see she has many more books I can read.
This was a fantastic story. The book pulled me in from the beginning and I had a hard time putting the book down. Kimberly is on the run and is trying her best to keep herself and her unborn child safe. Alex is doing a routine check-in and got more than he bargained for: a pregnant woman that crawled into a window. Both Kimberly and Alex have a connection from their meeting. Kimberly must learn to trust Alex, but she has had bad experiences with bodyguards in the past. I recommend this book to those that love sweet, clean romance and a bit of suspense and mystery.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I recommend it to anyone who loves romance!
This is a clean romance with a bit of intrigue. I liked that Kimberly was not a helpless female even though she had a body guard to protect her. And I liked that Alex wasn’t overbearing. He was very sweet actually. And I liked the next door neighbor. She wasn’t what I expected.
It isn’t that often that I read a marriage of convenience romance in contemporary time periods so that was kinda fun. Despite there being serious moments of potential life threatening peril the romance itself is pretty fluffy. No surprises there. There were some surprises in the intrigue part though. Her first husband surprised me in the end.
No sex or language
Some violence
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
Kimberly was brave faking a miscarriage to escape from her father-in-law’s guards, switching planes multiple times to lose them, and climbing through the skylight of her friend Candace’s house while pregnant. Alex Hastings agrees to a temporary name-only marriage so Kimberly can get medical care and he and his family can protect her. This was a suspenseful romance as they work together to uncover the truth behind why Kimberly’s husband was killed while protecting her from the overzealous FBI and killers. Alex was protective with a big heart and I loved how much he cared for Kimberly and her baby. Candace’s Art House with all the painting and drawing done by her friends who had stayed there all over the walls sounds like an amazing place to visit.
I have liked Alex since the first Artists and Billionaires book. I am so glad he and his brothers get their own series. It’s been fun getting to know the Hastings better. Alex and Kimberly have quite the first meeting and the chemistry is there from the beginning. I really enjoyed their story and the mystery/suspense surrounding them. I had a hard time putting it down.
I really like this series and this book. This is a romantic suspense that will keep you turning the pages until you have reached the epilogue. The characters of Kimberly and Alex, the suspense, the evil father-in-law and what he will go through to get rid of Kimberly all made for a story I could not put down. I liked that characters from previous books had small parts in this story and I am already predicting who and what the next book will be about. The Hastings Security series and its cute, sexy bodyguards and the clients they fall for make each book a lot of fun for the reader. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
Not the Bodyguard’s Widow is a well-written, exciting romance that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. The main characters are very likable and believable. I loved the scene where Alex and Kimberly meet. The dialogue flows well throughout the book. The plot has twists and turns and moves along at a good pace. I didn’t have all of the bad guys spotted. There’s a great HEA and a wonderful epilogue. I hope that there are more books to come in this series. I definitely plan to read more from this author. I recommend this to readers of clean/wholesome romance, Christian fiction readers, and to romantic suspense readers. I received a complimentary copy. I chose to write a review and share my opinion of this fantastic romance.
Running for her life and that of her unborn child, Kimberly takes refuge in the house that had been a haven, not realising that she had triggered an alarm on what was once her emergency entrance into the house. Discovered by bodyguard Alex Hastings, Kimberly makes her second mistake and pulls a practice gun on him. However, once her identity has been established and the reasons for her taking refuge in the Art House are verified, Alex becomes Kimberly’s designated bodyguard. When her pregnancy shows signs of being in danger, the local midwife suggests a marriage of convenience to enable Kimberly to get the necessary medical attention she needs without being identified, and although reluctant, she knows that she has run out of options. Alex is surprised to realise that he isn’t nearly as concerned about the fake marriage as he thought he would be, but as time goes by and the threats against Kimberly mount, his feelings for her escalate as well. This novel is well written with a sweet romance and a suspenseful plot, that keeps the reader enthralled to the end. Although part of a series and characters from previous books appear in this one too, it is nevertheless a standalone and comes to very successful ending. I received a copy of this book through Story Origin and this is my honest and voluntary review.
This engrossing story was hard to put down! The marriage of convenience and unequal balance of love, mixed in with a healthy dose of pregnancy hormones and protective instincts, hit all the feels! The danger was on the tame side and the romance was sweet. I am new to this series, and could tell I was missing a lot of connections for not having read the others first, but felt like I mostly caught on to various connections and stories and enjoyed the story despite being a little behind.
I received a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.