Real dad…fake wifeDedicated U.S. Marine Eric Lopez hasn’t been the same since losing his wife in childbirth. Drowning himself in work—and working out— was the only way to cope with his grief and the pressures of being a single parent. But now that he’s become a member of the elite Force Recon, Eric needs help with his five-year-old son, Elias. The answer to his prayers is a gorgeous nanny who … nanny who needs protection.
Brilliant biologist, Delilah Lancaster has been living a lie. On the run from her abusive ex-husband, she’s hidden her identity and taken refuge as a live-in nanny. With the job coming to an end, Delilah scrambles to figure out her next move, until her sweet elderly neighbor sets her up with a hunky Marine who just so happens to be a single father. He needs a nanny, she needs protection, so it’s a match made in Heaven.
A marriage of convenience wasn’t on either of their radars, but it’s the only way—as long as they can keep their feelings in check. He makes her feel safe, she makes him feel things he hasn’t felt in a long time, and the chemistry between them is anything but fake. Will Eric be able to protect his pretend family or will Delilah’s past come between them?
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I just love a book/series that is full of romance, suspense and alpha characters and Protecting Delilah, #2 in the Special Forces: Operation Alpha series, has all that in spades. This author was new to me when I read book 1 of this series (Protecting Bobbi) at which time I fell in love with her writing style. Protecting Delilah is a fast paced novella full of suspense, romance and comradery. The storyline flowed and kept me engrossed to the very end. Plus it was amazing to catch up with the lives of the guys that make up Eric’s brotherhood and their women.
Eric Lopez is a marine in the special forces who is also a single dad. Eric has the help of his parents and grandparents keeping his son, Elias, while he is on missions but he’s being restationed to San Diego. His job requires him to be able to leave at a moments notice so he either must leave his son behind with his parents and rarely see him, or find a live in nanny. That is where his hilarious, but-insky grandmother along with his mother and sister step up. They have found him the perfect woman for the job; Delilah. The current family she is working for, the Lopez’s who live next door, is no longer going to need her services so she has to find a new job quickly. Being on the run from an abusive ex she must find work that will pay under the table and keep her safe. So Eric’s family comes up with a plan for her to be Elias’s nanny, especially since she already adores him. They all just need to get Eric on board with the plan. The trouble for Eric is for her to live on the base with him, they would have to engage in a marriage of convenience, which would be no easy feat with the gorgeous beauty. Plus can Eric trust Delilah with his son knowing a deranged man is hunting her and his job requires him to be away often?
This is a very exciting suspenseful military romance that I highly recommend grabbing up quick. You won’t regret it. 2 Thumbs Up and 5 Stars.
Having read a couple in this world by others this one caught my attention. This is the first time in reading this author though with after this one would do so again. Having military and single parent in this captures you right away but this also has him in this special force group. Must be my thing lately too catching the ones that are running from ex’s like this one has. Eric and Delilah take you on this thrill along with the chemistry that fuels it. The unconventional answer has us on our toes at times with us staying right by their side on the look out. Do not be fooled this one will be strong on the emotional strings causing a leak or two. You keep with this one from beginning to end.
Who is Eric Lopez? Who are Elias, Rosa, Lila, Josephina, Antonia, and company? How does Eric know or meet them? Where do we find him going at the beginning of the book? Whooooo boy! I see trouble coming for Eric from a mile away as I start getting into this book. Why is Delilah in hiding? What happens when Eric runs into Delilah? Who is Derek? Who are Mozart and Wolf? It was great getting to meet Gene briefly! Who is he and why is he there? Enjoy this fun and slightly suspenseful romance!
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