“I wanted this man’s arms around me, cocooning me in safety. I wanted to feel like I didn’t have to be brave for a few hours. I wanted to let him be my courage. My protection. My shield.”Cameron Whitbury—billionaire aerospace mogul—can engineer her way out of any problem. Sure, she’s living with the threat of a potential sex scandal thanks to her lying ex. And that attempted mugging in her … attempted mugging in her parking garage might not have been a random attack.
But she’s totally got this. Sacrifice her privacy to an overprotective bodyguard? No thanks. She doesn’t need a six-foot-five, motorcycle-riding, square-jawed, hazel-eyed man-beast shadowing her every move.
Jude Ellis—one-man security operation and professional problem solver—is ready to retire from the cloak and dagger stuff to live a normal life. He doesn’t need another client. Not even one with coppery-red hair and mile-long legs who looks hot AF in a sexy pair of heels.
To appease her worried friends, Cameron hires Jude as her bodyguard. And despite their feisty banter and their rampant—and totally inappropriate—sex fantasies, they’re both determined to keep it professional.
But as the danger to Cameron escalates, the heat simmering between them just might combust.
Author’s note: Big wall-of-man hero with a fierce (and growly) protective streak. Confident and snarky heroine. All the banter. Sex in a closet. And a daring rescue with a big, heart squishing HEA.
The Bluewater Billionaires are four shared-world hot romantic comedies written by Lucy Score, Claire Kingsley, Kathryn Nolan, and Pippa Grant. They can all be read as stand-alone novels.
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I loved this story! The characters, the plot, the dialogue, the cameos!! All of it combined to make a scorching hot romantic mystery comedy, because it’s Claire Kingsley and this boss lady can do whatever she wants!
Jude is my very favorite type of Hero, alpha personality with rippling muscles AND he drives a motorcycle, yes please!! But he’s also highly intelligent, low key funny, ultra protective and just the right amount of dirty in the bedroom.
Cameron is the ultimate mix of class and down to earth. She knows how to carry herself in public as the face of a multi million dollar company but also how to let loose with her girlfriends while rocking leg warmers or kicka** stilettos! She was kind and giving but never a pushover which I adored.
I was never bored while reading this story and honestly didn’t want it to end! Jude and Cameron had excellent chemistry but you could also feel how deeply they truly cared for one another. I wish I could live in the Bluewater Community!!
Books like The Mogul and the Muscle are why I read romance. Claire Kingsley scored another perfect five stars from me as I loved every page! Although this is a standalone, I highly recommend you read the Price of Scandal, book one of the Bluewater Billionaires series, so that you can get introduced to the four vagillionaires that are BFF: Emily, Cameron, Daisy, and Luna. Each woman is smart, successful, and wealthy which is a nice change from all of the male-dominated billionaire books out there.
In book one, Emily, a chemist and business owner, and Derek Price, a public relations fixer, meet and fall in love and appear repeatedly, along with the other brilliant secondary characters, in this sequel. The women all give their time and talent to serve as youth mentors, especially in the area of STEM. Cameron oversees a Foundation in the name of her parents and is committed to helping developing countries get access to clean water, etc. And I loved that Everly Dalton, from Faking Ms. Right, also had an appearance because she is the director of the foundation. Girl power proud!
I loved how the four BFF support and uplift one another, and how they trust one another to share secrets. They are so down-to-earth and real while also embracing their enormous wealth with fun splurges like designer shoes. I love the Bluewater community and how they not only created it, but are actively involved in managing it, even though they could easily hire someone. They do it because they care. I loved the details of the landscape, their homes, the other residents, and their communal pets. Claire’s writing draws you in, so for a few hours at least, you feel as if you are there.
I loved when the four BFFs went to the Drag Queen brunch, and how they eavesdropped on the “four romance authors” at the next table. So FUN to read! Lucy had references to herself as a writer, too, in the Price of Scandal and I hope the trend continues in the next two books.
In The Mogul and the Muscle, we learn more about Cameron Whitbury, a beautiful, brilliant aerospace executive, and Jude Ellis, her hot AF motorcycle riding, multi-lingual, marine veteran, martial arts expert, licensed pilot, and former Central Intelligence Agent (CIA) bodyguard whom she hires for protection. Could he get any hotter? I think not. Jude is everything a book boyfriend should be, and I am writing this review basking in the glow of all the reasons I adored him. And it’s not only because of his resume, but his moral code, patience, protective nature, and kind heart.
Kudos to Claire because this book took major planning, brainstorming and researching on her part to get it right, and there wasn’t a question in my mind when I finished. There are so many elements to this suspenseful story and they did not go unnoticed. The book is incredibly engaging as we are introduced to more and more clues as to who is after our sweet heroine. But readers do not fear, because our hunky hero is one step ahead of the bad guys. He is not only at the top of his game, but very protective of the woman who is no longer just his employer. Jude is the action hero and military operative we all dream of, and he comes to life right on the pages! Plus, he takes his shirt off a time or two for many steamy scenes with our heroine who is so deserving of being cherished.
They not only had explosive physical chemistry, but a wonderful comfort level and understanding of each other’s needs. I loved how they were both older, and how he wasn’t a player, just a man looking for someone whom he could connect with and love. Cameron dedicated so much time to her business, her friends, her foundation, and community, that she didn’t think she had time for love. That is until Jude literally stormed into her life and she knew nothing would ever be the same.
One of my favorite parts, and I don’t want to give too much away, is when they finally decided to share personal stories with one another. So FUNNY! I knew right then and there that these two were going to be okay. I loved the epilogue into the future and can’t wait to read the BONUS epilogue. Thank you Claire for writing such and amazing, suspenseful romance!
I loved this. So, so much!!
Cameron and Jude are the perfect amounts of steam, sweet and snark. Cameron is a kickass CEO who reluctantly accepts that she needs a security detail. Jude is a retired spy/security specialist who reluctantly agrees to take one more job. What follows is a fun and steamy story with some surprising twists.
I could not put this story down and then I was so sad it was over! Cameron is a strong, intelligent heroine. I fell in love with Jude, a huge, protective ex-spy with a giant heart. Add in the other lady billionaires and the rest of the wacky Bluewater Springs residents and this is definitely a five star read!!
4*
Cameron is ceo of Spencer Aeronautics & was involved in an attempted mugging in the company parking lot.
Jude is trying to retire from a profession he fell into until Derek convinced him to take a bodyguard position for his girlfriend Emily’s best friend.
I loved how Cameron & Jude were drawn to each other the chemistry sparks so sizzling hot.
The girls Emily, Daisy & Luna are definitely the ones if choose as my best friends. I definitely need to read their stories asap.
Just brilliant.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.