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Book Blurb

Retired Army Staff Sergeant Lee Winters is trying hard to adjust to civilian life. She was released from duty after a bomb in Ramadi injured her and killed her troops, the only people she ever considered her family. Living day-to-day with the knowledge that she was the only one left alive, she hits rock bottom, and an old army buddy persuades her into taking a bodyguard job.

Jolene West is injured in an attack meant to get her famous sister’s attention. She resents her sister Tory’s life and plans to move away once she’s healed. In the meantime, Tory has hired a bodyguard to protect Jolene from further attacks, which is just one more thing she resents. What she hadn’t planned on was an undeniable attraction to the woman protecting her body.

Both women will try to fight their growing attraction for each other until one of them gives in or dies.

 

Book Review

How does a nearly internally defeated ex-soldier on the brink of self-annihilation take on a demanding job guarding a prickly twin? Personal feelings with a highly volatile sexual component creep in and make it damn hard to function when functioning is needed since it underscores her job definition. Additionally, the prickly twin is bowled over with rapidly escalating passionate feelings after wishing her bodyguard would simply evaporate. Ain’t life grand!

Lee Winters is a US Army staff sergeant whose injuries forced her retirement and kept her from being the first female elite ranger. She is a phantom of her former self and potentially on the edge of losing the battle to live. Life intervenes and with it comes an unexpected wrinkle in the form of a heated and growing passion for the person Lee is supposed to protect as a bodyguard. Lee is torn in multiple directions, but she will protect Jo with her life, especially from her dark side. 

Jolene West is the identical twin of the lead singer for the internationally famous group called ‘Total Femme’. There is a really ugly pesky stalker whose actions are escalating super rapidly over his total preoccupation with Jolene’s twin sister, lead singer Tory. The dynamics linking twins is very tricky where their near-psychic connection can turn the tide of their affections completely topsy-turvy. Jo is not pleased with having a personal bodyguard assigned to her because of the pesky stalker situation, but she does shift from prickly to sexually titillated to even more intense emotions. I loved riding the ups and downs of this relationship that was forced to develop within a pressure cooker.   

This story and the internal relationship between Lee and Jo was quite fascinating and enjoyable as it bounced back and forth, up and down, and in and out of danger. The stalker person was one scary dude with hidden secrets that surprised the adorable sergeant and me. I have a soft spot for military folks active or retired. Unless these women and men give you the willies, this story is a worthwhile read. 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 240 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-June-2013
Price	$9.99 ebook, $16.95 paperback
Buy Link	http://bit.ly/17iqrXf