Pretend engaged. Total opposites. So wrong it hurts.Now let’s pretend he isn’t driving me insane…I’m on my last nerve.And I’m supposed to marry him to save my skin.Riker Woods might be God’s hottest contradiction.Perfectly damaged. Stubborn soul. Moth to flame gaze.Single dad. Fierce protector. Kind…when he thinks no one’s looking.Then along came little old me.The pesky … looking.
Then along came little old me.
The pesky fiancée he never wanted.
A hot mess in his neat, broody, oh-so-serious world.
Thanks, witness protection geniuses.
If only the men who want me dead were my biggest problem.
Nope, it’s falling for Jekyll and Hyde.
We’re too close. Too tense. Too inevitable.
We’re finding new reasons to fake kiss before you can say uh-oh.
He’s whispering reckless things that sound so right.
I’m helplessly addicted to playing house.
We’re crossing lines like electric fences when it hits me.
Maybe pretending to be Riker’s girl isn’t the worst.
It’s what happens next.
What if I dare to say that magic, fatal word – yours?
What if I want us to be real?
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow – a tale of hot tempered opposites thrown together. Fate has no chill when alpha bodyguard meets the sheltered sweetness who makes his world complete. Full length romance novel with all the Happily Ever After butterflies!
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OMG what can I say except Riker all the way.
This big bear of a man who is so tender and gentle underneath. (sigh) I would just love a big bear hug from him.
Love all the Enguards. Wonderful series.
Loved this super sexy, intense story.
Loved this super sexy read with excellent characters and an intense storyline. Everything about this book was freaking amazing and I definitely recommend it as a must read.
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The cover caught my eye on this book. Didn’t realize it was the third book in the series. I liked the story kept me on the edge of my seat. But I kind of felt like I should have known the characters. So I am reading 1 & 2 next.
Very descriptive writing which I really liked a lot. Great read- Hot and sexy.
This is so much more than a ‘mere’ romance by Nicole Snow. This is adventure, suspense, twists and turns, lust, passion, mystery, tension, fear and love in it’s many forms. Liv witnesses a murder when at her sister’s house and so their dad hires a private security firm to protect her as her life is in jeopardy. To do this as successfully as possible they pretend that she is Riker’s fiancée and he has a lovely daughter, 12 year old Em. Thus she is a part of his home and life and supposedly easier to protect. But no one took into account feelings. This is where the FUN begins! Brilliant storyline and characters that were so believable and it was so well written that it was almost as if I ‘knew’ them and was watching this play out before my very eyes. I think this is my favourite of Nicole’s stories and I’ve enjoyed all that I have read very much. But this is just that bit more that makes it extra special and a must have read. So easy to read and I didn’t want to put it down in case I missed anything. This is one book that I will undoubtedly be re-reading in the future as it is just so good. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Most Definitely Recommended – A Must Have Read!
Loved this pretend engagement trope.
Riker and Olivia is an enemies to lovers story. It’s extremely hot, witty and downright engaging. I have said it over and over, but I will say again. Nicole is an artist of the written word. This is a sexy book with emotional depth. It’s told in different Pov’s, no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a hea. I highly recommend this book. You won’t regret it.
Oh what a tangled web we weave. This story has so many twists and turns throughout the entire story. It will have you glued to the edge of your seat. The characters are extremely well developed and the chemistry they share is amazing. I loved Liv and Riker together. You couldn’t have picked a better lady live for Riker than Liv. This story line has gotten better and better throughout the books. I absolutely loved them all. There are times you will laugh, then gasp, and finally cheer. It is most definitely worth reading and doesn’t disappoint.
That is one hot bodyguard!
Liv finds herself in trouble not of her own doing but wrong place, wrong time. She is sent to live and play house with a bodyguard and his daughter.
From the moment they meet, Riker doesn’t want to like her, but yet something calls to him. He doesn’t want her in his world or more importantly near his daughter. But he can’t get past the fact she tries to make meals and tries to clean. She makes his daughter happy and he likes listening to her sing.
My heart went out to Liv while dealing with her sister. Dealing with someone who has an addiction is very hard and you have to have a big heart to do so.
I really enjoyed this book!!
I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.
In this book we meet Olivia “Liv” Holly and Riker Woods. After witnessing a shooting right in front of her sister’s house she knows she needs to hide. Now not only is someone after her it looks like they are after her entire family. Riker believes in family first so when his phone starts blowing up the last thing he does while dropping off his daughter is answer it. Once she’s gone though he isn’t sure if answering it is a good thing or a bad thing. Liv knows she need help but she wonders is this really the man to help her. Can these two really get out of this alive and with a HEA or will the mess Liv’s sister has gotten her into destroy more than just her family?
This is an amazing story another hit from this author. It does have its ups and downs I really want to tell you about. However I don’t want to ruin any of the surprises for any other readers. I will say this book will take you on a roller-coaster you won’t want to end. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
Riker!!! Im so glad he has his own book!!! He’s always been quite and keeps his feelings inside which makes him seem hard and ruthless, unless your his baby girl. Everything he does is for his daughter, and when her life is put at risk because of a client, he’s not too happy…..
While trying to keep himself closed off to his client, who he happens to be fake engaged to, and also living with, real feelings start to develop between them.
Although there is a big age difference between these two, they are PERFECT for each other!!
This book is filled with so much intensity, action, and heat. It will have you on the edge of your seat,, and just when you think you know, plot twist!!!
She is in trouble and she has to marry him as she is in witness protection. They hate each other so much and they are so different. Then they begin to notice small things about the other. Could it become real? Can hate turn to love? See how they will get on
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This is the third book in the Nicole Snow’s Enguard series and it was awesome from start to finish. It was full of action, family, love and hot loving!! It was great to finally figured out why Riker was the way he was in the previous books. I also love when you get to follow past characters while getting to know the new characters. I highly recommend this book!! I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
This series by Nicole Snow is great! I really enjoy reading her books, but the dark protector books are amazing.
To give you a little rundown of this book, it picks up right after Still Not Into You. This is Riker’s book and we have learned about him in the first two books, basically we know that he takes his job and his daughter extremely serious.
The story begins when Liv witnesses a murder right in front of her. Her rock star sister is familiar with Enguard Security, after Landon saves her life in book 1, and recommends the agency to protect her sister and that is how Liv and Riker end up “engaged”.
Liv reminds me a bit of Snow White, she is pure and innocent, but still strong in dealing with crazy scenarios. Riker is her exact opposite, he gives off major mercenary vibes, but is a great and reliable guy. The two of them should not be so right for each other, but the are and it is absolutely beautiful.
I absolutely loved this book, you should check out too!
If you like younger woman/older man romances, especially if they involve a broody alpha male who has a soft spot for his daughter, you have got to check this one out! I loved Liv and Riker together! They were perfect for each other. Their story was very well written. It pulled me in with its twist and turns and didn’t let go. I was taken on an emotional rollercoaster and didn’t want to put the story down. I definitely recommend reading this one!
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. This is my honest review.*
The action begins with page one and lasts through the end.
Olivia (Liv) Holly is a sheltered woman who has always had her life dictated by her father and never learned to stand on her own. When she witnesses a hit in front of her sister’s house, she’s taken into protective custody by Enguard Security.
Riker is a single dad and sexy as hell. He has a wall built around him and he’s very protective of his daughter, Em, and now in charge of protecting Liv. He never expects the young woman to capture his heart as well as his daughter’s.
Intense with lots of action and steamy sex. Riker and Liv pull you right in.
This book starts off with a bang, several of them in fact and all of them from guns being shot around Olivia Holly as she stands outside her sister Milah Holly’s home. Olivia runs for her life and thus this book begins. Olivia’s father Alec Holly hires Enguard to protect Olivia and she’s turned over to Ryker Woods to keep safe. Olivia and Ryker are supposed to pretend to be engaged so she can move into his home with him and his young daughter Emily. Ryker finds out it’s the Pilgrims gang who are after Olivia and her sister. As Ryker attempts to keep Olivia and Emily safe he has to deal with Alec and Milah’s screw ups which only add to the danger they’re all in. This story moves along quickly and holds your attention from the first to the very last page.
This fabulously awesome story features Olivia “Liv” and Riker. Their adventure is insane and feels like things will never be normal again, until it is. Their forbidden romance, because she’s a client and almost half his age, is sizzling HOT and so full of emotions. Everything they’ve been through, separately, in their lives has brought them together and you can just feel fate had a giant hand in it. Their romance is beautiful and real.
This is a fabulous story with cool characters. The story line is smooth and the growth of the characters is seamless. I adore this author for her amazing epilogue and even more for the unexpected “extended” epilogue. BRAVO! The stories just keep getting better!
Nicole Snow never fails to give us our money’s worth, and this latest addition to the stories of the men and women of Enguard Security is a perfect example of that. I love knowing that when I pick up a read by Ms. Snow I can be confident her characters will be deep with richly defined histories, so that their actions and decisions during the storyline won’t seem contrived or random simply to make a plot point happen. If a character makes a decision that seems unusual, it’s going to make sense for them to do so based on what I know about that person’s past, or how they view things. It makes such a difference to me as a reader and shows me that this author really has a grip on this story.
It is, BTW, a great story. It brings back several favorites from the previous two Enguard novels, Still Not Over You and Still Not Into You, and introduces us to Olivia Holly, the older (yet quieter) sister of rocker/party girl Milah Holly from book 1. Liv and Milah’s family has some big-time security problems at the moment and their ultra rich dad has ordered Enguard to protect them, especially Liv. Enguard’s beast-of-a-man, Riker, draws the short straw and is instructed to take Olivia into his home as his fake fiancé. Riker’s not the kind of guy to sit well with this kind of news. He’s a widower with a young daughter who he protects at all costs. He’s not interested in introducing a stranger to the mix. Especially one who may bring killers to his door. Understandable.
The resulting enemies to lovers story is full of fun, suspense, and bittersweet heart. Plus enough chemistry to light up LA. Sheesh. Liv and Riker are just one of those couples that have so much sexual tension between them it has its own gravitational field. Everyone around them feels and sees it. Olivia and Riker seem to be the only oblivious ones. Maybe they’d be better able to sort it out if they weren’t dealing with crazy killers and people who aren’t as trustworthy as they thought.
This suspenseful and heartfelt read can be shared with your best friend. It’s got some great heat between Liv and Riker. It’s also got adult language and situations, including kidnapping and physical threats (possible triggers for some readers). Even though there is violence and a gripping pace, the romance woven throughout this story takes center stage and keeps everything within perspective. There’s so much going on within this novel; it’s a reminder of the importance of who/what family really is. It’s also about trust, communication, and fighting for what you believe in.
Although this is the third book featuring the Enguard Security team, it can easily be read as a stand-alone novel.
This is an excellent book to read. I was hooked from the start. Olivia and Riker have great chemistry. I recommend this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The story is well-written, full of suspense, twists and real-life side about the challenges of fathers, widowers and women who “intrude” into the family.
The characters are well developed and so close to life. I like the shy side of Olivia that is so challenged that she can just go and do what is right for her to survive and have a chance of happiness.
Riker tried to hide his daughter and himself from the pain and hurt but that means he stopped living and Olivia was his chance to start living again.
I fell in love with their world no matter how dysfunctional part of it was.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.