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 toEmily 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!
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781398717411
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 180 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 24 mm
My perfect 10 of a book. As funny and sweet as all the very best nineties rom-coms, but with Center's signature heart-tugging depth. I wish I could erase it from my mind just to read it again for the first time. A shot of pure joy. - EMILY HENRY
Great rollicking fun! Prepare to laugh and swoon and grin your pants off ... A perfect feel-good romcom. - HELEN HOANG
Absolutely, unequivocally delightful! - JODI PICOULT
A badass female bodyguard main character, a swoony actor love interest, and the most perfect small-town setting. I fell in love with this book, and I have a feeling you will too. - BUZZFEED
Petite and unsuspecting-but totally deadly-Hannah Brooks is hired as a bodyguard to protect actor-heartthrob Jack Stapleton. Throw in a fake-dating trope, and you've got yourself the makings of a classic feel-good rom-com. But it's the witty banter and Hannah's truly impressive set of skills that make this one stand out from the rest. If you're a fan of swoony romance à la Colleen Hoover, pick up this title. - READER'S DIGEST EDITOR'S PICK
The novel follows a woman hired to protect an A-list actor from a stalker ... swoony and hilarious ... The Bodyguard caused belly laughs. (Funniest Romance Novels of the Year) - WASHINGTON POST
Center's laugh-out-loud rom-com is a perfect summer read. The characters are vivid, the plot is compelling, and she balances grief, heartache, hope, and romance in a tender, believable way. - Farrah Penn, BUZZFEED
Thanks to St. Martin’s Press & NetGalley for an Advance Readers Copy. All comments and opinions are my own.
All I needed to know was that this was written by Katherine Center, and I had to get my hands on a copy....
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The Bodyguard by Katherine Center was one of my most anticipated books of 2022 and it did not disappoint. The book is fun and fast-paced, and I couldn’t put this one down until I finished it.
Hannah Brooks has been...
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This was a cool protagonist! I went in blind and didn't expect her to be a bodyguard so it was a great surprise :)
I really like all of Katherine Center's novels (have read almost all of them) and I think...
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