She was off-limits.Eric Wilde has always known that Piper Lane isn’t for him. She is his younger brother’s best friend…and probably more. But that hasn’t stopped Eric from wanting her, from longing for the one woman that he can’t have. Sure, he’s rich, successful—he’s built a security empire, and he’s got the world at his feet. Only he doesn’t have her. He is the one man she needs the most.… man she needs the most.
Free-spirited Piper Lane has always considered Eric to be the enemy. He’s seemed to resent her, and the guy just flat-out makes her nervous. Every time she’s around him, she winds up doing something horribly embarrassing. But, this time…everything has changed. This time, he’s the one man she needs the most.
Something is stalking Piper.
A stranger has broken into Piper’s home twice, and she feels like someone is following her. Watching her every move. She needs a professional to help her—so enter Eric Wilde. He promises her protection, he promises to put his best investigators on her case, and he even moves her into his house. Suddenly, the guy who has always been the villain in her life…he’s now playing the role of hero.
Everything will change as the danger mounts.
And maybe Eric isn’t so bad, after all. The more time that Piper spends with him, the more she realizes that her feelings for Eric are far more complicated that she ever imagined. Desire explodes between them even as the danger deepens around her. Someone in the dark is targeting Piper, and he is determined that if he can’t possess her…then he will destroy her.
PROTECTING PIPER…a sizzling new romance from New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden.
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Loved it.
I loved it! As always.
I enjoyed reading this book.
wonderful read
Well written and enjoyed the intrigue.
Knocked down to 2.5 stars. It was all a little over the top. “Everyone loves Piper” we’re told, but it’s more like everyone obsesses over Piper. The writing isn’t the best either – eg. how many times are we told how he ‘cages’ her with his hands. Don’t think I’ll read more by Eden.
Loved this book and the characters, onto book 2 in the series. Sucks you in!
Good characters; they didn’t always have the right thing to say but found each other in the end. Imperfect and completely satisfying.
04/01/2021 “Protecting Piper” (nook) had so very many twists and turns that I practically held my breath until the end. Each suspect seemed to be the perp and the evidence was against each one. Along with the mystery was the beautiful love story for Eric and Piper. I plan on reading more of Ms. Eden’s books.
Wow, couldn’t put this book down! Loved this romance and the suspense!!
Piper and Ben, have been friends since, their pre-K days. In turn, she knows Ben’s older brother, Eric, also. He is two-years-older than they are, it never appeared to bother, Eric until, high school. At fifteen, is when, Piper’s feelings for, Eric become fully developed. So, when, Eric, who is seventeen, kisses her one rainy day after school she is so excited and can’t wait to see him the next day.
Only to be crushed, when he arrived with another girl, on his arm. She was crushed, hurt, and humiliated. She swore off relationships, that day. They only break your heart, just like her alcohol mom always said, before she killed herself, driving drunk. Yet, when you fast forward, you find out, why Eric from that day on, acts like a jerk to her.
But, when it needs to count, he has always been there. It’s just when you have a little brother rivalry, going on for the same girl’s affection, it makes men crazy. One wants to keep her as a best friend, not wanting to share her time with especially his brother so, fills her with embellished truths to keep her, from wanting him outwardly. On this day, Ben needed him professionally, because he knew, that he is the best, in the business.
When he arrives, what he thinks he is going there to be told doesn’t ring true, it is the furthest from the truth. Changing his mindset, and his determination to not be sitting back, and allow what he has always wanted, to slip away. And when he walks into her apartment, he is beyond angry, and fearful for Piper’s life. But, finding out it’s not the first time, truly burns from, the inside out. Not wanting to feel obligated, to a man who has shown her nothing, but contempt toward she tries to divert him, away from being there and needing his help.
Eric is used to being in charge since, owns one of the largest, and best security agencies in Atlanta. He called his VP, Simon, and he was on the case before, she could even think of a reason not, to stay with him. Of course, Ben hated that idea. When Eric explained, he had the highest of technology and safety record, did he have to mention his gate security system? Ben, does back down and talks Piper into it.
This story had me going almost until the end as to who was Piper’s stalker. Extremely good book. It a free read on Amazon today. Very cool
Four and a half stars
Piper Lane’s apartment has been broken into. Again. Her BFF, Ben Wilde’s, older brother Eric owns a security firm and comes to the rescue. And stays, the way he’s wanted to for at least a decade.
Cynthia Eden’s story is fast-paced, sexy, and fabulous!
This is the first book in the Wilde Ways series, and we meet the owner of the company Eric Wilde. Eric has been in love with his brother’s best friend Piper since they were teenagers, but misconceptions about their relationship caused him to not take any action on those feelings. Piper has loved Eric for just as long, but has a healthy fear of abandonment and commitment because of her terrible parents. Eric dealt with his feelings by pushing Piper away and being a dick towards her. However, when Piper truly looks back at her life, Eric has been there though everything. He has always been by her side. This book shows that dedication and love when Piper’s life is disrupted by a violent stalker that has trashed her home and her business. There is some push and pull between the two of them because Eric continues to fight his feelings, while Piper is unsure where Eric’s motivation is coming from. There are some twists and turns that you aren’t expecting, and I didn’t guess the bad guy at all. These two were electric together, and once they got their truths out you see just how strong their bond has always been ever when they didn’t realize it.
A book I not only loved the first time but I continue to re-read! I love the chemistry between the two main characters and the action and suspense kept me on the edge of my seat.
Intense and emotional – a great read!
I loved Protecting Piper. Such a fun, steamy and suspenseful read. And I loved Eric and Piper together. They definitely had chemistry.
Witty dialog, laugh-out-loud scenes, and a thoroughly satisfying happily ever after.
Definitely recommend!
The plot line was fairly interesting, except it was interrupted by constant sex scenes between the hero and heroine. And, no, I didn’t buy the premise that he had always been in love with her since he kissed her at age 17. I’m not reading anything else by the author.
Fast paced
Quick read and a page turner
Very good read. Lots of suspense and romance.