Trained by the best in the business, Emmet Streeter is nobody’s babysitter, until his mentor’s secret daughter needs a bodyguard. She’s everything he doesn’t want: mouthy, obstinate, temperamental, and untouchable. So why can’t he keep his hands off her?

About the Book

Plain Jane and the Hitman
by Tmonique Stephens
Series
The Plain Jane Series
Genre
Adult
Contemporary Romance
Romantic Suspense
Publisher
Independent
Publication Date
January 1, 2019
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No one fucked with him. Including most of the women. Oh, some brave souls sauntered up to him in their bikinis and clear heels. Their breasts high, their pelvises forward, strutting like they were on a runway. With a flick of his fingers, he sent them on their way. 

Now, he stared at her with the icy blue eyes. Did that color have a name? “I didn’t need your help.”
He cocked his head to the side and she noticed he had a touch of salt mixed in with his coal black hair at his temple. His brow lowered to two angry slashes over those eyes, he stated matter-of-factly, “You did. Accept it and move on.” His lips formed a grim slash that she suspected were full if he ever smiled. She couldn’t tell if his jaw was squared or sharp due to a full beard and mustache, but she wanted to know. 

Hand to the small of her back, he guided her through the throng. She had no idea where he led her and didn’t fight it. Out of the crowd was good enough for now. People cleared out of their way when they saw him coming. She didn’t like his familiarity, his hand on her body, heating her skin through the thin barrier of her shirt, or her body’s reaction to that heat. She certainly didn’t approve of the way he took over. For the moment, she kept that opinion to herself. 

He guided her out of the bazaar to a small compact car parked on a side road and opened the passenger door. “Get in,” he ordered, assuming she’d obey as he rounded the front of the car. Such a gentleman. Not that she cared. 

“I was taught to never take a ride from a stranger.” 

He leaned on the hood, arms splayed, knuckles pressed onto the metal, those cold eyes of his latched onto her. “Good lesson. Doesn’t apply today. Get in the car.” 

“Why?” 

An eyebrow shop up and his head cocked to the side. 

She got the sense no one questioned him. That this was a first for him. “You want to stay and deal with that guy when he wakes up, since you didn’t need my help?” 

“Don’t threaten me.” 

His brow arched. “You consider that a threat? Babe, when I threaten you, you’ll know it.” 

Babe? Hackles rose on the back of her neck. The last thing she needed was to be alone in a car with this man. The hotel shuttle coasted by them and stopped at the end of the street, a block away. 

“Thanks for the offer of the ride and getting my stuff back.” She slammed his car door closed and headed for the shuttle. Don’t know why, but she expected footsteps coming up behind her. There weren’t any. She made it to the open-air shuttle and parked her ass on the bench, along with the other hotel guests who visited the bazaar. 

Five minutes later, the shuttle pulled away and she bounced along with the rest of the people, aware of the car trailing them. 

Don’t turn around. Don’t turn around.

Tour Wide Giveaway

About Tmonique Stephens

Devin Hill goes on vacation with her roommate Anna to a exotic location for the Christmas holidays.  There, she keeps running into Alec Marquez - yes, even literally.  He is quite the handsome charmer, but even Devin knows 3 times in 1 day is no longer coincidence.

Alejandro "Alec" Marquez actually works for a secret covert company, ESO for short.  He is finding himself attracted to the intelligent Devin and when they see each other all the time... well... what is a man to do?  In this case, it is show up in her hotel room bleeding and needing assistance, since Devin stabbed him.

Devin came to this location to find herself and have a fling.  Now a man appears that she is absolutely hot for - so she starts thinking that at least she can get her some sexy time.  Anna finds someone she is interested in also.

Lots of secrets and lots of shadows with this amazingly suspenseful story.  I found the characters banter to be fun and sexy.  They have to band together to go against the evil bad guys.  Such a great book!  I cannot wait to find out if it has a sequel!  I give this story a 5/5 Kitty's Paws UP!

***This ARC copy was given free by Netgalley.com and its publishers for review purposes only.

Pandora has been under the care of The Sapient since she was a young child. This is the life that she knows. When an army of men from The Order break into the prison in which she is kept, she is forced to make the decision to stay or leave. What The Order does not know is that Pandora’s captivity is for the good of all men. Once her abilities have been unleashed, terror and death will rain down on everyone around her.

Convinced that she can control her abilities and live as normal as is possible within the care of The Order, Pandora leaves her captors. Pandora comes to be known as simply Dora to those she befriends. She forms a fast bond with those around her while hiding her capabilities for fear of dismissal. However, when the lives of those she loves are endangered by the very same men she had escaped she is forced to make one of the hardest choices of her life. All decisions are based on possibilities and chances. Whether the results are joyful or dire rests in the hands of a young woman who knows nothing save for the life lived as a captive with clutches for the control to reign herself and her abilities.

“Chance knows not of the divine, nor the strands of fate. It is but a ripple in our precarious existence, easily overseen, seldom noticed.”

Iris Tarango is a small-town girl from the wrong side of the tracks; she’s also a decorated former Marine who fought hard to become one of Red Stone Security’s most respected agents. But her perfectly ordered life is turned upside down when she’s assigned to guard the sexy, dominating tycoon she shares a secret history with. The instant Iris walks back into the billionaire’s diamond-studded orbit, the wild attraction flares between them…and her reputation, objectivity, and heart are in trouble.

After an attempt on his life, business magnate Wyatt Christiansen calls in major favors to hire Iris as his bodyguard. He knows she’s the best, though he has another motive too. He sees this as his final chance to win her heart. But when danger spins out of control, all Wyatt can think of is getting Iris out of harm’s way—even if it means losing her love in the end.

Unfortunately, the killer seems to know their every move. If Wyatt and Iris don’t figure out who put out the hit, they’ll lose more than their chance at happiness together.

Review

This is the second book I have read in this series. I am reading them all out of order and this is working out fine. Iris is a great fierce kick ass bodyguard heroine that can handle her own. She sucks at her emotional life though. This romance is basically about her working things out with her newly minted husband who has been her friend since childhood. They need to work out how two very assertive people can be together.

This story is heavy on the action adventure and move pretty fast. As per usual in action adventure romance books for me, I would like a better balance of couple time with plot twists and events but over all this is a good read in the subgenre and I look forward to picking up the rest of this series.