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The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
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it was amazing
bookshelves: e-galley
Read 2 times. Last read January 4, 2023 to January 5, 2023.

ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ:
⚛︎ ʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴏᴍs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴘᴛʜ
⚛︎ sᴡᴏᴏɴʏ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇs ❥
⚛︎ ʙᴏᴏᴋs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇʟʟʏ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ
⚛︎ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ ᴛʀᴏᴘᴇ
⚛︎ ʜᴏʟʟʏᴡᴏᴏᴅ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ

sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs: ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ ʜᴀɴɴᴀʜ ʙʀᴏᴏᴋs ʜᴀs ʜᴇʀ ʟɪғᴇ ᴀʟʟ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴡᴇʟʟ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛ. ᴀ ᴊᴏʙ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅsᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴏʏғʀɪᴇɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ/ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ, ᴄʀʏ, ᴏʀ ʙɪɴɢᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ. ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴏɴᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪғᴇ sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ɪs sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ.

ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴡᴏʟ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀɪᴛʏ ᴊᴀᴄᴋ sᴛᴀᴘʟᴇᴛᴏɴ, sᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀʙʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʀɢɪᴇ-ʙʀᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʟᴋᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴀssɪɢɴᴇᴅ ʜᴀɴɴᴀʜ ᴀs ʜɪs ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀʏ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ. ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴜᴘsᴇᴛ ʜɪs sɪᴄᴋ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴʏ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴊᴀᴄᴋ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀɴɴᴀʜ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇ ᴀs ʜɪs ɢɪʀʟғʀɪᴇɴᴅ. sᴘᴀʀᴋs ғʟʏ, ʜɪᴊɪɴᴋs ᴇɴsᴜᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs ʜᴀɴɴᴀʜ ʜᴇᴀᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʀᴀɴᴄʜ, ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴡʙᴏʏ ʙᴏᴏᴛs ɪɴ ʜᴀɴᴅ.

ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs: ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪs ᴀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴄᴀɴᴅɪᴅᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ 2022. ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴋᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴɴᴄᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs. ɪɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ, ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴀᴍ sᴛɪʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅsᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ʀᴀɢɪɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴀɴɢᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴇʀᴇᴀᴅ...ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ!

ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs. ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀɴɢ ᴏɴ, ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴏʀsᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴘᴜʟʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇɴɢʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ʏᴇᴛ. ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs sᴏ ᴇᴀsʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ sᴏ ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇʟʏ ʜᴇʀs.

"ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏɢᴜᴀʀᴅ" ɪs ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘʀᴇᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs sᴡᴏᴏɴʏ, ʜʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴄᴀʟ, ʏᴇᴛ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴏᴍ ᴀsᴀᴘ! ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʙᴛ ᴋᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ. ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ.

ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ɴᴇᴛɢᴀʟʟᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛ. ᴍᴀʀᴛɪɴs ᴘʀᴇss ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪɴ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ.
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Reading Progress

November 17, 2021 – Shelved as: to-read
November 17, 2021 – Shelved
April 21, 2022 – Started Reading
April 21, 2022 –
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April 23, 2022 –
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April 24, 2022 – Finished Reading
June 28, 2022 – Shelved as: e-galley
January 4, 2023 – Started Reading
January 4, 2023 –
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January 5, 2023 –
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January 5, 2023 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Rachel (new) - rated it 4 stars
Apr 24, 2022 05:22AM

Rachel B. I have this e-arc…might have to bump it to the front of the queue!


message 2: by Anne OK (new) - rated it 4 stars
Apr 24, 2022 09:21AM

Anne OK I love this author's books -- and can't wait for this one. Will watch for your full review.


message 3: by Jayme (new) - rated it 4 stars
Apr 27, 2022 02:55PM

Jayme She is one of the best!! I enjoyed this one too! Fantastic review! 💕


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Apr 27, 2022 03:22PM

tonya_with_an_o Wonderful review, Maren! I can't believe I have never read this author before. Sounds like a backlist trip is in order! Thanks for the glowing recommendation!


message 5: by Maren’s Reads (new) - rated it 5 stars
Apr 27, 2022 04:42PM

Maren’s Reads Rachel wrote: "I have this e-arc…might have to bump it to the front of the queue!" Yeeesss! Do it! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!


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Apr 27, 2022 04:43PM

Maren’s Reads Anne OK wrote: "I love this author's books -- and can't wait for this one. Will watch for your full review." She is amazing! Full review now up. 💕


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Apr 27, 2022 04:43PM

Maren’s Reads Jayme wrote: "She is one of the best!! I enjoyed this one too! Fantastic review! 💕" Thank you Jayme! Her writing is so unique.


message 8: by Maren’s Reads (new) - rated it 5 stars
Apr 27, 2022 04:47PM

Maren’s Reads tonya_with_an_o wrote: "Wonderful review, Maren! I can't believe I have never read this author before. Sounds like a backlist trip is in order! Thanks for the glowing recommendation!" Thank you so much. Oh my goodness definitely check out her backlist. My two favs after this upcoming release are Things You Save in a Fire and Happiness for Beginners. What You Wish For is so good too but that one is a sequel of sorts to Happiness. Hope you love her stuff as much as I do! 💖


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Apr 27, 2022 04:48PM

Well, a five star rating ought to do it. Thanks, Maren.


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May 04, 2022 04:13PM

Maren’s Reads Patcee wrote: "Well, a five star rating ought to do it. Thanks, Maren." Thanks Patcee 💖


message 11: by Taina (new) - rated it 4 stars
Jun 27, 2022 06:53AM

Taina Garcia A wonderful review, Maren. I love the way you construct your reviews. I’m really looking forward to listening to this. So many GR friends have loved it. 👍🏼🧡


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Aug 27, 2022 09:14AM

Kristine Great to read you enjoyed this so much. Sounds like a fantastic book 📚


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