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After waiting months to read more about Christy Tillery French's irresistible protagonist, the feisty, courageous, sexy and lovely Bodyguard, Natasha Chamberlain, I couldn't wait to read the latest in the series...
French has a winner on her hands with this series, not only because the main characters are so exciting and unforgettable, but also because Natasha guards such an offbeat variety of characters. And that doesn't account for her secondary characters; through her unpredictable mother and liberated author grandmother, readers can see where Natasha gets her quirky nature.
Her poor, dedraggled fiance Jonce Striker--himself the chief bodyguard of all bodyguards and drop-dead gorgeous, to boot--doesn't have a chance with such self-destructive genes running in Natasha's family.or does he?
"The Bodyguard and he Snitch" opens with its usual humor when Natasha meets her cocky client Tommy James, a pugnacious little attorney who is a Danny DeVito look-alike. When she learns why he needs protection, she take his case, agreeing to guard him 24/7 with the help of her bodyguard cohorts Pit and Bigun.
She threatens to quit the case when she learns the sleazeball has lied to her about who is after him, making the case more life-threatening than any she's handled before. Striker knows the identity of her latest client's adversary, so they have the most serious clash ever in their ongoing battle over her choice of profession. Even though Striker is top dog in the profession, he has never approved of "Nattie" doing it for a living. He has the utmost faith in her abilities, but since she's reckless at times and puts herself in the line of danger over and over again, he just can't bend and accept. He fears for her life. As usual, he pushes her to marry him and quit her job, but Natasha loves what she does and won't cave to what Striker wants most.
Throughout this series, this has been the only problem in their relationship, but this time it threatens to break them up. These two love each other so much that it's heart-breaking when they can't resolve their dilemma. They are hot lovers and Christy Tillery French knows just how to write it into her plots with class and elegance. Her fans root for Natasha and Striker to make it because, except for this one difference, they are ideally suited.
But with the sleazy attorney lying to Natasha and Striker knowing this could be her most dangerous case, he feels justified in insisting...
And just why does the attorney need protection? Even Natasha is flummoxed when she learns who is out to get him. Fearful of the man who is "after" her client, Natasha tries to quit but he threatens to tie her up in court, so she stays on...but insists on a more lucrative deal. Tommy's enemy has killed before, but Natasha thinks she can handle him. What happens when she sets out, unarmed, to prove it?
Natasha can get herself into the most astonishing, unbelievable predicaments ...and Striker knows her knack for doing so. But she has ways of getting in and OUT that are wondrous, humorous and exciting...and she knows it!
As if excitement, hot romance and mystery aren't enough, this author adds the further allure of humor and manages it all brilliantly. Wait till you read about the capers of the kooky, outrageous clients that run in and out of Tommy's law office; each story a little vignette of slapdash comedy in its own right.
What more could a reader want!!
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Posted October 22, 2009
Her excellent writing ability in the mystery-romance genre shines through as author Christy French gives her readers another delightfully entertaining read in the Bodyguard series, titled The Bodyguard and the Snitch .Christy French quickly and skillfully puts the reader in the scene immediately. Her attention to scrupulous details, and her choice of appropriately descriptive words continues throughout the book as the plot develops, and readers begins to know all the characters, becoming acquainted with each, whose individuality and personal character traits make them all quite different from one another. In this fast-paced, ever changing, entertaining and suspenseful account, matched with careful attention to character development, Natasha and Striker soon become the readers' friends. We care about them and their future hoping they will share it together.
Although unaccustomed to mystery romances, I thoroughly enjoyed The Bodyguard and the Snitch and read it in three sittings. I was able to follow the plot all the way to its surprise ending, and I am looking forward to the next saga. I recommend the book to those unfamiliar with this genre and all those who relish and devour entertaining, fast-paced, witty, suspenseful, and humorous reading. The Bodyguard and the Snitch has it all--and more!
Evelyn Horan - Author
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