Katie Fox

Julia's summer is not going to go as she planned, not only is she not going to Europe, but she's now single, spending the summer at her family home, and she has to have security detail whenever she leaves the premises. There is a very real threat out there against her family, but she doesn't have time to dwell on it with thoughts of her late mother on her mind, catching up with her old friend Lacey, and the smoking hot security detail that is Roman. Julia and Roman try to stay away from one another, for more reasons that either know, but they're good for each other. They're changing each other for the better, but is getting to know one another actually helping or hurting them?

Julia is an emotional character, she hasn't completely dealt with her mom's death 13 years ago, she caught her boyfriend and friend messing around, and she's completely enamored by her new security detail. All of this makes for a really engaging story as is, but knowing there is a mystery surrounding it all made it even better. While Julia sometimes cried too much for me, I really felt for her, especially with the push and pull of her attraction to Roman, who just won't let her in. Roman is portrayed perfectly, getting to know him in short bursts helped me picture him and Katie Fox did a great job of writing this character. I was 100% blown away by the end of this novel, the mystery surrounding why there is security is so unexpected and revealed very well.

I think the romance was fairly predictable, but that's pretty much a given with most novels of this type. While it was done well, it moved quickly and I think some readers will think the sex scenes were rushed into by the main characters. I would have liked to see more character development for the minor characters, but overall really enjoyed the Julia and Roman story. I am really looking forward to Roman's POV and finding out more about him before he took this security detail.… (mehr)

Heat: 1
Rating: 4

What I liked: Likable characters, loved the closeness between Julia and her dad; Roman was a good character whose life kept you wondering what he was hiding; good plot twist (I only figured out part of it in advance). Love the slow burn of the relationship

What I didn't like: story drug at times; would have liked more suspense to keep it moving but it tends to linger on the will they/won't they of Julia and Roman; would have liked to know a bit more about some of the side characters (lily, shane, theo, etc)… (mehr)