Wednesday 14 October 2015

✪ Release Blitz & Review ✪ In Bed With The Bodyguard (Alpha Heroes #2) ✪ Lynne Silver ✪




Gallery owner Arianna Rose's life is picture-perfect-until her father is accused of running a massive Ponzi scheme and skips town. The media quickly casts Washington, DC's sweetheart as America's most hated heiress. After the police ignore a violent attack on her home, Ari has only one place left to turn . . .

Taking a bullet for the president made Secret Service agent Lance Brown a national hero. His sexy smile and action-star body made him a national sex symbol. And his devotion to protecting the innocent makes him the man in charge of guarding Arianna Rose. She denies her role in her father's crimes, but neither she nor Lance can deny the heat building between them. Together they play a dangerous game . . . only it's not criminal-it's carnal.
 




ARC received from publisher for an honest review


I really enjoyed the first book in the series (Hot Nights With The Fireman) so it was a no brainer when offered the chance to read In Bed With The Bodyguard.

This is the second book in the series, but can be read as a standalone.

Arianne Rose is dealing with the fallout of her father's actions, and has been doing a great job of building up a business in the aftermath.

When she starts receiving threats, Jason (from book 1) sends his friend Lance to watch out for her.

And watch he does indeed do. Watch.  Lust after.  Drool maybe?

I adore how both Lance and Ari fight their attraction.  Lance because he believes all the hype about her and her father, Ari because she no longer trusts.

The chemistry between the pair is off the charts! You just want them to make that leap, take a chance.  Fall in love.

There are some things going on behind the scenes that you just know are going to be trouble too - but can the relationship they are forging be enough to get them past these?

Nuh -uh - for that you are going to have to read for yourself.

The Alpha Heroes books are  fun, sweet and sexy reads.  Not angsty, not over the top.  They are  feel-good fodder for the heart.

Can't wait to read the 3rd book





 



EXCERPT

Ari rolled onto her side for the millionth time that night. She wondered if Lance was having any more luck sleeping on the couch. She didnt think so if the noises emanating from his side of the room were any indication.

Oh God, his thigh. She should have thought more about his injury. How in the world would a six foot two man sleep on her small sofa, especially with a bum leg, He probably needed to stretch it out.

This was ridiculous; she was not getting any sleep tonight. If Lance werent here, shed give up, flip on the lights and head to the potters wheel. A one second brain flash of her as Demi Moore and Lance as Patrick Swayze entered into her mind but she shook it off as the one AM crazies.

Lance, she whispered. Lance.

Hmmm? A male grumble rose from the couch.

Are you awake?

Sorta.

Switch places with me.

What? Why? He sat up.

I cant sleep knowing I put an injured man on the couch. An injured tall man. She struggled to see his face in the dark, but could only make out shadows of his form.

Im fine. Go back to sleep.

No. She hopped off the bed taking her pillow with her.

Arianna, I wont be able to sleep knowing I kicked a beautiful woman out of bed in her own apartment.

Hed called her beautiful. She shouldnt let his words shouldnt warm her insides, but still, his compliment brought a smile to her lips. Oh, I know. We can share the bed. She turned back and crawled under the covers, her stomach jumping at the thought of Lance in her bed. Not that anything was going to happen. Well, nothing much. She wouldnt be completely opposed to a little snuggle or if their feet brushed against each other.

Hell no. His refusal came way too quickly for her liking.

Why not? Will your girlfriend be jealous? Itll be purely platonic. Bring some of those blankets over here and roll them down the center of the bed. Problem solved.

I dont have a girlfriend, but I...

Tempted? I promise to keep my hands off you, she said, smiling that he didnt have a girlfriend and knowing shed have to sleep on her hands and have at least ten blankets dividing them to keep from rolling into his welcoming masculine heat. Shed already revised her opinion that he was a jerk. Lance was proving to be way more superhero than jerk. His willingness to stay and protect her went a long way toward softening her resistance to him.

Will it shut you up? He stood off the couch. Each of his footsteps coming closer mimicked the pounding of her heartbeat.

Yep. She scooted close to the edge of the bed and lay back down. When his weight sank one side of the mattress, she rolled then scooted back to the side. His warmth seeped through offering her a comfort she hadnt felt in ten months since her nightmare began. It would be so easy to inch closer, and let her hands wander over his body, but she reminded herself hed bolt if she got bold. Hed made it clear he was fighting the attraction between them. Silly man. Why not take what she was offering? Then she froze and wondered what exactly she was offering. She was off relationships and Lance wasnt a one-night stand kind of guy. Looked like shed be sharing a bed with a man and not having sex; a first.  

It seemed shed just shut her eyes when the sun blasted through her windows waking her up. She sat up with a jolt and heard a noise coming from the bathroom. Sounded like someone was in hershower? What kind of criminal broke in to shower in someones home? Then it all came flooding back. Her dad, the gallery vandal, the sexy man whod spent the night in her bed. She nearly laughed. Never had a man ever slept over and nothing happened, not even a good-night kiss. What a waste. Lance was hot, and he was in her shower. Naked. She should probably go see if he needed shampoo or his back scrubbed. It was the charitable thing to do. 

Before she could act on her impulse, the shower stopped and silence fell as Lance stepped out of the bathroom, white towel wrapped low on his hips. His tousled hair fell in all directions, dripping water down his muscular chest only lightly dusted with light brown hair. He had a full six pack of abs that spoke to his dedication to staying in shape for his job, and he had those total sexy hip lines going on.

Ari swallowed hard as he offered her a small uneven smile.

Morning. I was hoping to be dressed by the time you woke up. Ill grab my clothes and head back in there to change.

Dont bother on my account. Her lust amped up at his appearance, and made her voice take on a throaty, breathy quality.








Romance author, Lynne Silver, writes the popular Coded for Love series and other hot contemporary romance novels, such as Love, Technically.  Before writing romance, she wrote fiction of a different sort, drafting press releases for technology corporations. Washington DC is her home (non) state, where she resides with her husband and two sons.