A LOVE STORY WITH A BODY COUNTTrained by the best in the business, Emmet Streeter is nobody’s babysitter, until his mentor’s secret daughter needs a bodyguard. She’s everything he doesn’t want: mouthy, obstinate, temperamental, and untouchable. So why can’t he keep his hands off her?The unwanted daughter of a hitman, Bailey Monroe has kept a low profile until Emmet barges into her life. He’s a … life. He’s a killer sent to protect her from one of their own. A carbon copy of the father she hates, Bailey shouldn’t trust him, shouldn’t sleep with him, and definitely shouldn’t fall for his cold eyes, hard face, and deadly aim.
In order to save herself, Bailey must follow Emmet into the jaws of hell to save a father who never loved her from a madman determined on killing them all.
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This was a gripping story with plenty of action surrounding a steamy romance.
Emmet was raised by Hank and trained to follow into his footsteps as a hitman. He’s shocked to discover Hank has a daughter he has kept secret when Hank gives him the job of protecting her from people out of his team that have gone rouge. Emmet and Bailey end up hiding out in a house in Switzerland together. There’s plenty of steamy scenes when they give in to temptation and lots of drama when the bad guys catch up to them.
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She is an unwanted daughter of a hitman so she keeps her head down until.He arrives in her life. He is just like her father and he has been sent to protect her while trying to keep her father alive. How will they do it? Will.She fall for him? Follow them to.see
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Why 5 stars when I couldn’t finish it? Because the reason why for me was personal, nothing at all to do with this excellent book.
Based on the title & book description I thought the heroine Bailey was a plain jane regular woman who happened to be the daughter of a hitman. Come to find out she’s beautiful in a slender athlethic way & has been HIGHLY trained in martial arts & other methods of self protection & beyond capable in those methods: not a bad thing but NOT what I was expecting/hoping for in selecting this book to read.
I made it to 30% but I just wasn’t in the frame of mind for a kick butt heroine right now, so I stopped.
HOWEVER, that being said, I DO plan on finishing this excellent book WHEN ‘I AM in that frame of mind.
The writing (IMO) was excellent, I loved the author’s writing style & way with words, I felt the build up of the 3 main characters: Emmett, Bailey & her father & Emmett’s mentor: Hank, to be superb. I WANTED to know more about Hank, I was enthralled by Emmett & in a different frame of mind I really would have liked Bailey. I wanted to follow their story & find out about their past, present & futures (hopefully as a HEA together). The action was intense & brutal, the secondary characters as well as sites were perfect, enough to picture them without taking over or ‘padding’ the book. And the plot was wonderfully suspenseful, ramping up the reader’s (at least mine) tensions flawlessly.
So, even at 30% I do feel confident in recommending this book for those who like their characters HOT &/or ICY COLD, the action INTENSE & brutal & the plot & writing excellent, gripping & tense.
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I found myself surprised by how much I liked this book. But then the main characters (Jane, Emmett, and Hank) were complex people who were written with great depth. It also had plenty of action, emotions, and betrayals. Yes, there is some sexual heat and also the violence that is mentioned in the Book Information. Still, it’s the people and the “romance” that kept me reading. How was everything going to turn out?Jane has to be one of my favorite kind of main characters. She was sassy, smart, tough, but also loyal, caring, and somewhat unpredictable in her approach. Oh, and some funny times as well with that sassy mouth.
Emmett had quite the past, which I won’t reveal here. Let the reader discover it like I did. It was quite interesting as was the man himself.
Hank, now there was a hard to figure out man when you put aside his murderous career. But he added so much to the story, being unpredictable in his actions and reasoning too.
A dramatic series of actions towards the end following through on the intensity of the whole story. I liked how it ended.
There was also a quick look into two other books by this author. “Plain Jane & the Billionaire” and “Plain Jane & the Bad Boy”. Both of those looked interesting to me too.
I felt like this book took me longer than 4 days to read it. I was enjoying it and then I just put it down and didn’t really read it for a few days.
I honestly don’t understand why this book is titled Plain Jane or why this series is considered the Plain Jane series. Bailey was anything but a Plain Jane. Her father is a killer/hitman. They have a super complicated relationship and you find things out about her mother towards the end or the person you thought was her mother.
I enjoyed her character though and was glad to see that she was a badass woman who could handle herself if necessary.
Emmett was a pretty cool character also. He felt that Hank was more of a father figure than anyone so that made things a little awkward when Emmett and Bailey started sleeping together.
I really liked the chemistry between these two and how well they worked together. I am a bit annoyed though that this one kinda finished on a cliffhanger and you don’t get to see certain things for another book or two. Unfortunately these don’t seem like they can be read as a stand-alone so you have to read about Julius Morgan which is the 3rd book before you can get the finished story about Bailey and Emmett.
Emmet thought he knew everything about his mentor Hank until he was tasked with protecting his daughter. Bailey is on vacation when she learns someone wants to kill her to get to her absentee father but why would he protect her when she was sure he didn’t want her?
This was a great book. I love the series and can’t wait for the next book.
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I fell in love with Emmet in the first chapter. I absolutely love a man trained in the field that can kill with skill. Bailey is definitely no plain Jane, that girl is a badass and is everything I love in a female character.
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5 stars plus
Yes this writer, her books… I can’t start to explain how good they are!
You’re drawn into the story and you want to continue reading until the end and then you’re sad because the story is finished…
Every single time!
Whenever she releases a new story, buy it and read it, you won’t regret it!
This story about Emmet and Bailey is golden: the heat, their interactions, their conversations, the suspense … everything makes this story soooooooo GOOD!
I can not emphasize this enough!
Thank you Tmonique!
If I could, I would rate this book with many more stars than five! Emmet Streeter (Streets) a Hitman for a super secret agency is sent to protect his boss’s daughter, Bailey from a rogue agent and the fireworks begin. This is a book that has it all: spice, sass, intrigue, humor, excitement, and of course steam. Highly recommend!
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If you are looking for a book that will keep you entertained with the perfect combination of intrigue and romance then this is the book for you. The character work was fantastic and the story line will keep you reading from beginning to end.
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I think this might be my favorite Plain Jane book to date.
I love the characters and the world Tmonique has created for them to play in.
Yes, these are unusual romances because each of the men are major league bad guys.
Well, maybe not Julius, but he is a part of the brotherhood.
In this book the bd boys could actually be good guys it just depends on what side your on.
I like to think of them as good. The lucky lady is just as tough as the guys and makes for a very interesting story.
I can’t wait to read the rest in this series.
Happy reading 🙂
PS love the cover design for this series, Great Job!
Added note: I changed my rating to three stars because of the editing, or the lack of to 3 stars. The story is a 5, but the editing is only a 1, so I gave it 3 stars.
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A must read! This story was all about a big bad hitman alpha who is really good, falls in love and saves the girl. I loved this story and cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
4 1/2 Stars! Book one of the Plain Jane series. Full length can be read and enjoyed as stand-alone. I really liked this book! It was full of suspense and action from beginning to end. Just the right amount of steam and drama with a HEA. The epilogue does leave an opening for more, but the next book in this series is not about this couple.
I found this to be a superb storyline that grabs you right from the start keeping you engrossed and on edge throughout the whole book!
Great characters that will keep your interest extremely well.
The chemistry, sweetness, and twists in plot kept things interesting.
Add in drama and steamy passion and you have a good read.
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She may not like her father, but he taught her how to take care of herself. Paired with a bodyguard assassin, she is kicking butt and taking names.
This is a wonderful blend of hard rocking action and romance. There is an instant connection between our hero and heroine, so we know where that is going, but it doesn’t get in the way of the action to follow.
The story was very well written and included plenty of twists and turns to keep things interesting. The characters are also well developed and have a sense of realism to them that makes the story easy to read. I found this one to be a page turner and I am hoping to see more from this author in the future.
Highly recommended.
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A captivating adventure suspense action-filled romance story. Engaging hot characters. It is well-written, I liked reading. It was a pleasure to review.
Not so Plain Jane in my opinion, however the novel was good. Bailey gets taken off of her vacation by Emmett, a man who has turned up on the behest of an absent assassin father. A father she rarely sees and one who has told no one in his business that he has a kid, so surprise is both Emmett and Bailey when he comes knocking.
As far as Bailey goes, she was an interesting character, one who was strong, knew her mind and had a bit of daddy issues, but who wouldn’t. She gets with the program fairly quickly and scratches the itch with Emmet as she begins to know him. Emmett on the other hand was stunned by the fact his mentor had a child, even more stunned when he realizes she was very capable and a bit like her dad.
With shadowy organisations on the hunt to get Hank( the dad), by way of his daughter, we meet a series of characters that are interesting and very handy with weapons. A solid four stars from me.
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I loved this! It grabbed me from the first page, kept me til the last and enthralled me in between. Well worth your time to read it.
Not enough stars to rate this one!
Holy hand grenades, Batman! Tmonique Stephens scores all aces with Plain Jane and the Hitman. “Plain Jane” is anything but – she’s a cute little bit of a thing, a woman of independent means and an independent mind, brass ovaries, and mad skills in martial arts and munitions. Emmet the hitman doesn’t know this. His black ops boss/mentor and de facto dad since age 12 has beef with a professional competitor, and has assigned Emmet to safeguard his estranged daughter, “Plain Jane” herself. This ain’t your run-of -the-mill “sexy sweet girl melts the hard-hearted hitman” romance. No-no-no – “Plain Jane” ain’t melting nothing – she blows him outta the water! You will love the Bond-overtones, the Mission Impossible crash-and-burn, the hitman who takes one straight to the heart, and above all, you’ll love “Plain Jane,” the badass big-heart who saves the day, and her all her hit-men. This one rates a bazillion stars (minus one for some sloppy editing) and belongs on the bookshelf of every woman over the age of consent.
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This was a interesting read, it was fun and definitely had a body count. This had interesting characters that were morally grey, and I enjoyed that. The story itself was interesting and I enjoyed reading this.
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