Review: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

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 comes 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, like a jerk, 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.

 

My Review: 

A wonderfully entertaining story.

This book was so much fun.  I loved the chemistry between Hannah and Jack.  Some parts of this book really made me laugh.  There were also many serious moments too.  These combined made this a memorable story; one that I had a hard time putting down.  Hannah and Jack felt like real people to me too.  They had issues like everyone else even though Jack was a famous movie star and Hannah was hired to protect him.  I kept rooting for them to get together and when they finally did, it couldn’t have been better.   The only problem I had with this book is it wasn’t longer.  I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to these characters just yet. 

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.