The Bodyguard

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Summary: Third book in Captive Hearts series
Review: The Bodyguard is the third book in my Captive Hearts series which began with Captive and After the Kiss. It's my first book set in Scotland, and my first book in which a character has amnesia. Lots of fun to write! Joan

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Summary: Um, not quite
Review: The idea of the story is unique and enjoyable. But the writing (dialog especially) felt rushed and not complete enough.

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Summary: Waste of a premise
Review: This book, while interesting in its premise -- the female hero in an unlikely time finding her archrival as a bodyguard and then a lover, has none the qualities that carried it through. The plot was average at best, with a sloppy and unfulfilling resolution. The characters are monotonously good or bad, and all the while entirely single-willed and uninteresting intellectually. The dialogue is somewhat unconvincing, sometimes seemingly contrived. All in all, the book missed it's chance to be something more than a shabby romance -- it could have had a dynamic heroine, or an intricate and twisted story-line, or perhaps even a resolution that lived up to its potential. However, it did not. Instead, it leaves the reader to drudge through a series of "then this happened, then that happened.. " and finally coming to an end of "oh, now would you believe that this happened." This book is not recommended unless the reader is willing to believe whatever fantastical thing any author throws at him (or more likely her in this case).

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Summary: Could not put it down, read it in a day!
Review: This was my first Joan Johnson book, and it will not be my last. I have found a new author. She makes the characters come alive. I can't wait to see what happens to the twins!!

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Summary: Third in the Captive Heart Series
Review: When the tall, rugged stranger stepped out of the shadows and rescued her from a fate worse than death, Katherine MacKinnon knew she had found her bodyguard. With his steely arms and reckless courage, he would shield her from her clansmen, who refused to accept her as laird, and from the hated Duke of Blackthorne, who controlled her family's lands. As her desire grew for the mysterious man who was constantly by her side, she had no idea that she was falling in love with the enemy himself. Was not as good as the previous one in the series but a good read none the less. I can't wait to see what will happen to Blackthorne's daughters in the next one.