The Bodyguard
‘A shot of pure joy’ EMILY HENRY
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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- 3,99 €
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Publisher Description
'My perfect ten of a book.' EMILY HENRY
*The instant New York Times bestseller!*
She's got his back. He's got her heart. They've got a secret. What could possibly go wrong?
Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with her bare hands. But the truth is, she's an elite bodyguard and she's just been hired to protect a superstar actor from his stalker.
Jack Stapleton's a Hollywood heartthrob - captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, rising out of the waves in clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity.
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.
Protecting Jack should be easy. But protecting her own heart? That's the hardest thing she's ever done...
READERS LOVE THE BODYGUARD
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Like a virtual hug, totally feel-good and charming'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I just love the cinnamon roll heroes. Jack was the sweetest and I love him so much.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'You can compare her to Emily Henry and Colleen Hoover! YES!! This book was that good!!!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG!!! I loved this book...I laughed out loud so often'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Engaging, heartbreaking, romantic and genuinely funny'
*An instant New York Times bestseller!
*A USA Today bestseller!
*An Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Books of the Year 2022 - Romance Category!
*Named one of the funniest romance novels of the year in the Washington Post!
*Nominated for Goodreads' Best Books of the Year 2022!
*Nominated for 2022 Book of the Year at Book of the Month Club!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Center's fluffy latest (after What You Wish For) follows a workaholic bodyguard as she protects and slowly falls for her client, handsome movie star Jack Stapleton, who's visiting his sick mom in Texas. Hannah Brooks is at the top of her field, having been snatched from FBI recruitment by her boss, Glenn Schultz, for his security agency. After she's dumped by a smarmy coworker, Glenn assigns Hannah to protect the charming Jack (who's dealing with a stalker) as he drops in on his estranged brother and their mom, who's been diagnosed with breast cancer. Not wanting to alarm them, Hannah pretends to be Jack's girlfriend. When Hannah begins to suspect that Jack might be attracted to her (which, if so, would make the feeling mutual), she considers confessing to Glenn that she might not be up to the task. Hannah's dilemma feels much more like a rom-com trope than a real-world situation, but it works amid the lighthearted atmosphere. The story perks up whenever Hannah shows off her bodyguard prowess, but these scenes are few and far between. Though other books deal more creatively with the well-worn tropes at play, Center's confection satisfies on its own terms.
Customer Reviews
The story is missing a lot
It was still going in circles about some topics and emotions and when - finally - it was the time for them, the book was over. And I did not like her character at the beginning of the book. I started to like her, when she was with him. She was different then.