ARC Review: When He Protects by Cynthia Eden
He knew she was trouble from the moment they met.
Esme Laurent is a con artist. An accomplished liar. A world-class thief. And probably the most beautiful and intriguing woman that Tyler Barrett has ever met. Sure, he has to arrest her at their first meeting, and she absolutely hates him, but…well, he has a job to do. And Tyler always gets the job done.
Turns out, she is the new job.
The people in charge want to use Esme to bring down a very dangerous criminal operation. And in order to do that, Esme has to stay in the land of the living. She needs protection, she needs a new identity, and she needs to disappear, immediately. Because Esme has more than a bit of power, she makes her own deal…her protection needs to come in the ever-so-gorgeous, ever-so-dangerous, and ever-so-law-abiding form of U.S. Marshal Tyler Barrett.
They’ll disappear into Small Town, USA. And they’ll pretend to be newlyweds who just can’t keep their hands off each other.
No, absolutely, this cannot be happening. But no matter how much Tyler protests, the new job is, in fact, happening. He’s being sent to Asylum, Alabama, with the delectable Esme. He’s supposed to be her husband—a role that will give him twenty-four, seven access in order to protect her. He needs that access in order to make sure that Esme doesn’t run from the authorities and that she stays alive. But what Tyler doesn’t count on is the consuming desire he feels for a woman who should be off-limits.
She’ll test every limit that he has…
Esme doesn’t expect her attraction to the rule-following Tyler. He’s big, he’s buttoned-down, and he’s absolutely…delicious. She also suspects that he may be carefully controlling a wild side—one that she would love to see erupt. Oh, if only.
When danger comes calling, Tyler is more than ready to handle any threat. Who knew that falling for the good guy could be so tempting? And so very…heart-breaking. Because there was no way a guy like Tyler would want to stay around once they stop pretending. Everyone knows the bad girl never gets to keep the good guy, especially when she’s still working a very long con.
Esme Laurent is a con artist. An accomplished liar. A world-class thief. And probably the most beautiful and intriguing woman that Tyler Barrett has ever met. Sure, he has to arrest her at their first meeting, and she absolutely hates him, but…well, he has a job to do. And Tyler always gets the job done.
Turns out, she is the new job.
The people in charge want to use Esme to bring down a very dangerous criminal operation. And in order to do that, Esme has to stay in the land of the living. She needs protection, she needs a new identity, and she needs to disappear, immediately. Because Esme has more than a bit of power, she makes her own deal…her protection needs to come in the ever-so-gorgeous, ever-so-dangerous, and ever-so-law-abiding form of U.S. Marshal Tyler Barrett.
They’ll disappear into Small Town, USA. And they’ll pretend to be newlyweds who just can’t keep their hands off each other.
No, absolutely, this cannot be happening. But no matter how much Tyler protests, the new job is, in fact, happening. He’s being sent to Asylum, Alabama, with the delectable Esme. He’s supposed to be her husband—a role that will give him twenty-four, seven access in order to protect her. He needs that access in order to make sure that Esme doesn’t run from the authorities and that she stays alive. But what Tyler doesn’t count on is the consuming desire he feels for a woman who should be off-limits.
She’ll test every limit that he has…
Esme doesn’t expect her attraction to the rule-following Tyler. He’s big, he’s buttoned-down, and he’s absolutely…delicious. She also suspects that he may be carefully controlling a wild side—one that she would love to see erupt. Oh, if only.
When danger comes calling, Tyler is more than ready to handle any threat. Who knew that falling for the good guy could be so tempting? And so very…heart-breaking. Because there was no way a guy like Tyler would want to stay around once they stop pretending. Everyone knows the bad girl never gets to keep the good guy, especially when she’s still working a very long con.
Cynthia Eden does one thing really good. Okay, she does more than one. She writes wonderful stories that you'll crave to read. But for me what she does is make the best alpha heroes. Now you hear alpha heroes, and you think of someone who takes over and tells you want to do. Yes, they do but not in the way you might think. They protect and love hard. They also let you be your own person. My heart is sighing just thinking about it.
I love when she starts new series and that's what she's done with When He Protects. This one has so much gone on and I would admit I wasn't sure if I liked Esme at all. Every time I started to, she did or said something that made me wonder why I liked her in the first place.
As the story moves you start to understand why. She's so much more than I thought she was, and it seems that only Tyler knew it. He stands for her when everyone else thinks she's a bad person. You love that about him. He really does forgive her so much.
As the story unfolds you start to wonder just who's good and who to trust. I worried about Esme and Tyler and what they were getting themselves into. This is a very fast paced story that happens in a very short time. So much happens that I'd love to share but I want you to experience it for yourself. It makes the story work so well, so I'd ruin it for you.
I will say that it's well worth the read and that if you are bugged but any of the main characters not to worry so much comes out that changes your feels. I really can't wait for the next story, and I wonder who it's going to be about. We have a few new men characters that would make great alpha heroes. Until then we have a new Christmas story coming up to read which we all know I love a good holiday story.
I love this author and have read several of her books. Looks like I need to read this one as well.
ReplyDeleteMe too! She's such an easy one to read.
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