By: Jennifer Ryan
Releasing
June 20, 2017
Avon Impulse
Avon Impulse
It was more than another blind date . . .
It was DEA Agent Caden Cooke’s third chance to impress beautiful chef Mia Martin. He’d already stood her up twice, and was shocked she was even giving him another chance. For Caden, taking down the bad guys is important, but Mia’s made it clear there’s no excuse for his bad behavior. So he’s vowed to make it worth her while with an apology he’s cooked up just for her.
From the moment they meet, it’s clear this isn’t just another fix up. The sparks flying between them are undeniable; the tension is electric. Then, suddenly, the best moments of their lives turn treacherous when a drug dealer set on revenge puts their lives in danger. And Mia and Caden quickly realize they will do anything to protect the other—and live for the love neither of them expected.
*ARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest and unbiased review*
Caden Cooke was a successful DEA agent, managed to get his brother out alive from a horrific undercover situation, but despite all of this, he managed to upset his aunt Taffy, by getting caught up in a case and forgetting about the blind dates with his aunts best friends niece!
Mia Martin was not keen on going on a date with her aunts girlfriends nephew! Especially when he has stood her up TWICE! But somehow the aunts talked her into meeting up with Caden for a third time! But they both got more than they bargined for, when their date turns into a fight for their lives!
I LOVE this boom so much!! Heck! Who am I even kidding! I love every single one of Jennifer Ryan's books! She has that talent for making your pulse race, for screaming at your iPad, and forgetting SO caught up in things, you nearly burn dinner! And I felt and did everyone of those things while reading Protected by Love! Now I have been dying for this book since Stone Cold Cowboy, as I really wanted to know the Cooke Brothers story, and boy, I wasn't disappointed. Everything was perfect! Character's, story, writing, are just..... superb. And even though this book is a novella, it certainly didn't feel like it.
I give Protected by Love 5 stars!
He really wanted to kiss her.
“You’re worried about work.”
He scanned the quiet street and the
light traffic this time of night. He didn’t think Marco stupid enough to stay
in the city. Too many cops out looking for him. He wondered if someone was
watching his place, waiting for him to come home.
“Work is always on my mind, but
right now, there’s only one thing I’m thinking about.” He closed the distance
between them and slipped his free hand around her back, the ends of her hair
brushing his hand, and pulled her close. He stared down into her surprised eyes
and smiled. “You promised me a good-night kiss.”
Her hand came up and rested on his
chest. “Yes, I did. I’m a woman of my word.”
“I’m counting on that.”
He
leaned down. She rose up to meet him in the middle. Their lips touched, and
fire shot through him with a swift need that burned and consumed every thought
in his head but one: Hold on to her. He pulled her closer, changed the angle of
the kiss, and took it deeper, sweeping his tongue across her soft lips and
diving deep when she sighed and let him in.
Jennifer
Ryan is the
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of The
Hunted series and the McBride series. She writes romantic suspense and
contemporary small-town romances, featuring strong men and equally resilient
women. Her stories are filled with love, friendship, and the happily-ever-after
we all hope to find. Jennifer lives in the San Fransisco Bay Area with her
husband, three children.
When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is
often revealed in the state of her home and in how late dinner is to the table.
When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden,
playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head,
until she puts them on paper.
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