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Summary: Her Private Bodyguard by Gayle Wilson
Review: Her Private Bodyguard, by Gayle Wilson, is just the kind of book I love. Packed with angst! You can never get too much angst. Then there's the action, the ranch setting, and the wonderfully heartwarming love story. Gayle Wilson comes back to her Men of Mystery with another tough as nails hero who proves his true worth to the woman who wins his heart.
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Summary: Another keeper
Review: I can always count on a Gayle Wilson book to give me wonderful characters, an engaging love story and a suspense I can't put down. This one is no different. I stayed up WAY too late last night in order to finish it. If you want a great blend of romance and suspense, you NEED this book.
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Summary: Dull
Review: I concede that the author has the ability to reveal many layers of her characters many romance authors would never dream of finding. That does not amount to much if you cannot stand the characters. Fine characterization does not compensate for a story that moves slower than syrup and delivers obvious twists in the ending, particularly when the characters are as unpleasant as these. I cannot abide characters who wallow in anger and self pity. They deserved each other, I will grant them that. I nearly gave up halfway through the book. The mystery/suspense element was not being advanced and I did not want to spend one more minute watching the characters either sulking by themselves or being cold to one another. The sexual tension was high but I could not understand the appeal either character had for the other. The author does give readers an uncommon opportunity to be acquainted with every aspect of her main characters. I unfortunately found they were not they type of people I wanted to know, in real life or in fiction.
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Summary: A little disappointed
Review: I was looking forward to a new story about the Phoenix Brotherhood. The new Men of mystery book really wasn't one. It was a good story. I just really liked how the first books had so much about secret agents and government intrigue. I was sad to find this one didn't. The parts with Hawk and the others felt tacked on make it feel like part of the same series. I love secret agent books. I hope we see more of those stories soon.
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Summary: Absolutely riveting!
Review: I'm so glad someone else said it! I need characters I like and identify with for a story to work. I didn't like these people. They didn't like themselves. I don't know why they liked each other. I never knew meeting someone who is down on themselves all the time was attractive.Don't get me wrong. I like characters who feel pain and emotion. I might not have been in the mood to indulge these two. Right before this I read a new Superromance where the hero was in a wheelchair and the heroine was an Olympic runner who might never run again. They had REAL problems and fears and did about ten times less moping than these two. I rolled my eyes when Gray's past was revealed. I thought he must have killed a million people for all his bellyaching. And Valerie? A man done you wrong ten years ago and not even that bad? Move on already! Maybe it caught me in the wrong mood. I will think twice before buying this writer's work again.
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Summary: Depressing is right!
Review: I'm so glad someone else said it! I need characters I like and identify with for a story to work. I didn't like these people. They didn't like themselves. I don't know why they liked each other. I never knew meeting someone who is down on themselves all the time was attractive. Don't get me wrong. I like characters who feel pain and emotion. I might not have been in the mood to indulge these two. Right before this I read a new Superromance where the hero was in a wheelchair and the heroine was an Olympic runner who might never run again. They had REAL problems and fears and did about ten times less moping than these two. I rolled my eyes when Gray's past was revealed. I thought he must have killed a million people for all his bellyaching. And Valerie? A man done you wrong ten years ago and not even that bad? Move on already! Maybe it caught me in the wrong mood. I will think twice before buying this writer's work again.
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Summary: A compelling read
Review: I've read several of Gayle Wilson's books over the past couple of years, both her Intrigues and her Harlequin Historicals, and I've yet to be disappointed. Her writing style is nearly flawless; her attention to detail unsurpassed; and while she writes some of the steamiest love scenes in the genre, the physical aspects of her characters' attraction to each other never take a back seat to the compelling emotional tension that makes for a far more satisfying read, as far as this reader is concerned. HER PRIVATE BODYGUARD does have a far simpler plotline than many other of her Intrigues, the suspense element carrying less weight than the romance. Since I'm not a huge romantic suspense fan, anyway -- in fact, Ms. Wilson is one of the few RS authors I read -- that didn't bother me. I was far more "intrigued" by the slowly unfolding relationship between the reluctant heiress, Valerie Beaufort, and her even more reluctant bodyguard, Grey Sellers. Neither of these were "people" people, which made their learning to trust all the more interesting to watch. A different kind of book for Ms. Wilson, I think, but no less enjoyable than her more plot-heavy stories.
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Summary: A compelling read
Review: I've read several of Gayle Wilson's books over the past couple of years, both her Intrigues and her Harlequin Historicals, and I've yet to be disappointed. Her writing style is nearly flawless; her attention to detail unsurpassed; and while she writes some of the steamiest love scenes in the genre, the physical aspects of her characters' attraction to each other never take a back seat to the compelling emotional tension that makes for a far more satisfying read, as far as this reader is concerned. HER PRIVATE BODYGUARD does have a far simpler plotline than many other of her Intrigues, the suspense element carrying less weight than the romance. Since I'm not a huge romantic suspense fan, anyway -- in fact, Ms. Wilson is one of the few RS authors I read -- that didn't bother me. I was far more "intrigued" by the slowly unfolding relationship between the reluctant heiress, Valerie Beaufort, and her even more reluctant bodyguard, Grey Sellers. Neither of these were "people" people, which made their learning to trust all the more interesting to watch. A different kind of book for Ms. Wilson, I think, but no less enjoyable than her more plot-heavy stories.
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Summary: Another Winner
Review: Ms. Wilson delivers another winner in her Men of Mystery series. HER PRIVATE BODYGUARD is a wonderful read with a hero guaranteed to heat up the night. The last thing Grey and Valerie want is to fall in love, but even though we know from the beginning they will, the trip is an exciting and enjoyable one.
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Summary: A Reader from L.A. = lower Alabama
Review: Ordinarily I am not a fan of Intrigues, but Gayle Wilson has converted me. She has written a novel packed with sexual tension. Ms. Wilson writes with maturity and insight and brings poignancy to the story by featuring a heroine who is handicapped. More power to her! Hooray for Ms. Wilson! I highly recommend this book. It's a keeper!
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