{Release Day Review & Giveaway} The Protector by Jodi Ellen Malpas (@JodiEllenMalpas @ForeverRomance)

9/6/2016

THE PROTECTOR
by Jodi Ellen Malpas
(September 6, 2016; Forever Trade Paperback and Forever eBook; stand alone novel)

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THIS MAN TRILOGY AND ONE NIGHT TRILOGY!

People think they have Camille Logan nailed: daddy's girl; beautiful, spoiled young woman with her father's bank balance to fund her lifestyle. But Camille is determined to have a life free from his strings. Out on her own, she's made mistakes, including one that found her clawing her way back after a stint in rehab and plenty of bad press. Now, after fighting so hard to be independent and happy, she finds her life threatened as a result of her father's ruthless business dealings. Caught between resentment and fear, Camille prepares herself for the measures her father will take to protect her. But nothing could prepare her for the ex-SAS sniper who crashes into her life.

Jake Sharp resides in his own personal hell. He was distracted from duty once before, and the consequences were devastating--both personally and professionally. He vowed never to let that happen again. Accepting the job of bodyguard to Camille Logan isn't the kind of distraction from his demons he should take. Women and Jake don't mix well, yet protecting the heiress seems the lesser of two evils. But Jake soon discovers that she isn't the woman she's perceived to be. She's warm, compassionate, her presence settling, and his duty to protect her soon goes deeper than a well-paid job, no matter how hard he fights it. He needs absolution. He comes to need Camille. But he knows he can't have both.

Camille Logan isn’t just another poor little rich girl. She has a good head on her shoulders and she’s not going to let her drug-addicted ex-boyfriend drag her down with him.

As the daughter of billionaire businessman Trevor Logan, she knows that she has to be cautious about who she lets into her life. And now that threats are being received from an unknown source, her father insists on hiring the best protection that money can buy to guard his little girl – and the best is Jake Sharp.

“Jake.” I push his name past my thick tongue and watch as he releases Seb and lets him crumple to the ground as he searches me out, as if he’s just realized I’m here. When he lays his eyes on me, he straightens to his full height, seeming taller than ever before, and gives me a stare full of resolve.

Then he stalks forward, bending when he reaches me, and lifts me into his arms silently. He pulls me into his chest and looks down at me, his dark eyes glazed and haunted.

The lump that’s settled in my throat expands and bursts, because through my shell shock, I manage to conclude that what’s just happened wasn’t only Jake doing his job.

His nostrils flare before he centers his attention forward and stalks out of the club with me cradled in his arms. The music is still loud, but I can see people whispering to each other as I’m carried through the crowd, Jake’s grip becoming firmer with every stride he takes. My eyes are heavy, and my heart is full of hope.

Hope that I never encounter Sebastian Peters again. And hope that Jake Sharp stays with me forever to ensure it. To protect me from him. From everything.

Jake Sharp is a former SAS sniper that has seen more than his fair share of battlegrounds. Now he’s hired out for obscene amounts of money to protect celebrities and politicians alike. So protecting one spoiled socialite should be as easy as pulling the trigger on his gun.

But he never expects the feelings that Camille brings out in him. All of his secrets and all of his pain seem to all disappear with the touch of her slender hand. She’s brought him back to life without even knowing it and after he’s taken care of the threat on her life – he’s never going to let her go.

“I thought you were my bodyguard, not my personal caregiver.”

My elbows meet the table and I lean in. “That changed the moment you let me inside you.” I take the best of pleasure from her creamy cheeks heating under my fiery stare. “Anything more to say?”

You know that when you read a book written by Jodi Ellen Malpas that it’s literally going to take over your life and The Protector delivers that same kind of sweet oblivion!

Her characters are as wildly complex and unpredictable as the story and it may just contain one of the hottest shower scenes in the history of forever (Really!!).

So clear your schedule and turn off your phone because this book will completely own you until the very end…

About The Author -

Jodi was born and raised in the Midlands town of Northampton, England, where she lives with her two boys and a beagle. She is a self-professed daydreamer, a Converse & mojito addict, and has a terrible weak spot for Alpha Males.

Writing powerful love stories and creating addictive characters has become her passion – a passion she now shares with her devoted readers.

She’s now a proud #1 New York Times bestselling author – all six of her published novels having hit the New York Times bestsellers list – as well as a Sunday Times bestseller and international bestseller. Her work is published in over 20 languages across the world.