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The Bodyguard
336 pages
A warm, witty, reverse-trope romance that wraps you in a cozy embrace while gently coaxing a guarded heart to open.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a sunlit Texas afternoon where the banter is sharp and the emotional stakes are deeply felt. It moves at a brisk, engaging clip, effortlessly balancing laugh-out-loud comedic moments with quiet, tender explorations of grief and vulnerability. The narrative voice is wry and conversational, pulling you into a cozy, swoony atmosphere that feels both escapist and grounded in real human emotion. It is a story about shedding the armor we wear to survive and learning to let someone else take care of us for a change. Fans of the fake-dating trope who prefer their romances with a healthy dose of emotional healing and fade-to-black intimacy will devour this charming, big-hearted read.
- Mood
- cozy
- sun-drenched
- swoony
- lighthearted
- Tone
- wry
- warm
- humorous
- earnest
- hopeful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- healing from grief · vulnerability and trust · finding self-worth · the burden of caretaking · unexpected love
- The writing
- Conversational and witty, the prose flows effortlessly while delivering sharp banter and tender emotional insights.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from a place of rigid emotional armor and self-neglect to a state of joyful vulnerability and open-hearted trust.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the swoon of a classic rom-com but prefer their love stories grounded in genuine emotional healing and fade-to-black intimacy.
Content notes
- grief
- loss of a parent
- illness of a parent
- stalking
About the book
She’s got his back. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker.
He’s got her heart. Jack Stapleton’s a household name—captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But a few years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public eye and went off the grid.
They’ve got a secret. When Jack’s mom gets sick, he goes home to the family’s Texas ranch to help out. Only one catch: He doesn’t want his family to know about his stalker. Or the bodyguard thing. And so Hannah—against her will and her better judgment—finds herself pretending to be Jack’s girlfriend as a cover. Even though her ex, says no one will believe it.
What could possibly go wrong? Hannah hardly believes it, herself. But the more time she spends with Jack, the more real it all starts to seem. And there lies the heartbreak. Because it’s easy for Hannah to protect Jack. But protecting her own, long-neglected heart? That’s the hardest thing she’s ever done.
Description from Open Library.
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