JEM is the Queen of writing the tortured alpha-male
and Jake is no exception. He has a lot of demons, ex-military with ptsd and no
reason to move forward except for his job as a bodyguard. To be honest Jake is
a mess. If he isn’t drunk he is with whatever flavor of the week. His past has
ruined him and haunts him daily. He gets the call to be a bodyguard for this
one case involving a rich brat (or so he thinks) but one look at her face he is
battling whatever emotion she evokes in him.
Camille is fiery she is the complete opposite of what
Jake thinks. She has a dream and an ex who is a druggie and abusive. Wanting
nothing do with her father’s fortune or the mistakes of her past, Camille sets
out to make a way for herself and nowhere in those plans was to fall in love
with Jake.
So, this is one of those insta-love, insta-crazy type
of stories. I will say that Camille doesn’t just give into Jake’s charms. She
drives him crazy and I loved her little tests she put him through. At times
Camille could be a little petty just to make Jake mad. I found the “lingerie”
scene very funny. I did want more of an explanation to why these two were
together besides just the physical attraction.
Jake’s character is very complex especially with the
secrets he carried. And it kind of made me a little annoyed because he was
ready to lay down tooth and nail for Camille but for reasons he can’t explain but
not face his past? I didn’t really feel the connection between the two
characters they barely have a conversation and when they do it’s him being
broody and her with her Elvis sneer. The angle with her father and the case dragged
on and kind of fizzled. One thing that made this story for me was Abbie and
Charlotte. I will say that this book does have the element of suspense. A few
parts left me confused i.e. in one scene Jake is going to meet Abbie and it’s
all planned out but Camille asks where he is going. Then the next page she all
of a sudden knows where he is going and all the details? For such a young age
Charlotte has a good grasp on things and is very articulate. I did like the
ending of the book I thought it was really sweet. This book wasn’t my favorite
by JEM. There were parts that I enjoyed but overall it kind of dragged on. Please
judge this book for yourselves and not based on this one review.
