NEW YORK TIMES bestselling
author Lori Foster returns with the second installment in her explosive
new series featuring sexy bodyguards who’ll do anything to protect the ones
they love.
About HARD JUSTICE:
Playing it safe has
never felt so dangerous…
Justice Wallington knows
how to harness his strength and intimidating size—skills he put to good use
first in the MMA cage, and now as a bodyguard at the Body Armor agency. But no
opponent has ever left him feeling as off balance as his new client, heiress Fallon
Wade. Far from a spoiled princess, she’s sweet and intriguingly innocent. It’s
a risk-free assignment, until he’s required to fake a relationship with her in
order to blend in.
Sheltered from the
world after a family tragedy, Fallon longs to experience life—going to bars,
dancing, talking to strangers. Not easy with a huge, lethal-looking bodyguard
shadowing her every move. Justice seems like her polar opposite, but pretending
to be a couple stirs undeniable heat. And when danger strikes again, it’s not
just her safety in jeopardy, but a passion that’s real, raw and absolutely
against the rules…
Grab your copy of HARD JUSTICE here!
Title: Hard Justice
Author: Lori Foster
Author: Lori Foster
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Sports - MMA
Series or Standalone: Standalone Series (Body Armor #2)
Rating: ★★★★1/2 Stars (Rounded to 5 for Amazon & Goodreads)
Reviewer: Melyssa
I’ve
gotta admit, when Justice made his presence known (and felt) in the previous
book to this series, he jumped straight off the page at me, as a character I
just knew I was going to love, even more than the main character Leese, who he
was working side by side with at the time. And when I picked up Hard Justice
and dived straight into the story about this former MMA fighter turned
bodyguard, well I only enjoyed him more.
I’ll
be honest and say that based on the way he was regarding women in the previous
book, I didn’t think it was going to be such a flawless move, having him fall
in love. That’s to say I thought it would have been harder. But as it turns
out, it wasn’t. All you’re really seeing in the prior book is one side of the
man and in this, you see the other sides.
The
fiercely protective side. The honest to a fault side, even when he sounds
awkward as hell saying some of what he says. The caring side. The fighter. The
determined one. The lover. The friend and dare I say it since none of the men
featured here are related, but the brother side too. It’s all here and it makes
for one hell of a well rounded character. A hero.
Add
in Fallon, who has spent a good portion of her life, especially after a tragic
accident befalls her and her family, living under a microscope and becoming the
epitome of sheltered by her parents, and it makes for one heck of a story.
What
I enjoyed about this one was the lingering question of just who the real bad
guy was here. On one hand, it could be someone that has fought against and been
around Justice for a long time. It could be someone close to Fallon, or it
could be someone completely set apart from both. The set up here, the way
things were made to look at certain stages, well it kept me flipping pages
dying to know just who it was going after both Justice and Fallon.
I wish
there had been more background on these players, who they were and why these
people were chosen by them but at the end of the day it didn’t hamper on my
ability to enjoy the novel all that much because the greater story was the
romantic one taking place between Fallon and Justice anyway.
I
enjoyed that their relationship was built upon instead of moving at warped
speed. I connected to them more that way. Every instance that takes place
between them is given just the right amount of buildup and time and the author
took great care with them, making their first kiss, their first touch even,
more emotional. I was hooked. Add in the humorous moments, both with Justice
and Fallon’s parents and the rest of the fighters from her previous series and
it was a fantastic journey.
I’m
looking forward to reading more from this gang in the future. Bring on the next
one!
My
thanks to the author and all others involved in letting me read a copy of this
before official release. Justice and Fallon’s journey to love may have been hard,
but it was definitely filled with just the right amount of soft moments as
well.
And don’t miss the first book in the Body Armor Series!
Exclusive Excerpt
It took Fallon a few
seconds more to get her feet moving, then she darted to the closet with new
excitement. Shoot, even having a bodyguard would be an adventure when the
bodyguard looked like him.
She stepped into her
flat-heeled shoes, found a cardigan to pull on over her top and chose a scarf
to drape around her neck. She didn’t particularly like the outfit, but no way
would she make him wait while she went through her wardrobe.
After one last fluff
of her brown hair and a quick swipe of gloss over her lips, Fallon squared her
shoulders, filled her lungs with a fortifying breath for courage and ventured
forth.
The second she
stepped out, she heard his deep voice and paused to listen.
“No need to worry.
I’ll cover her.”
Her father choked,
turned it into a cough, and said with authority, “She is not to be alone. Not
for a single second.”
“Promise I’ll stick
real close.”
Alarmed, her father
corrected, “But not too close.”
“Just close enough,
then.”
“No one is to get too
cozy with her either.”
“No cozy shenanigans,”
he said. “Got it.”
“She’s naive and
doesn’t understand that thugs—” here her father paused for effect, his narrowed
gaze on the man “—might try to use her to get to her wealth.”
“Yeah? That’s
happened before?”
“Well…no.” Her father
harrumphed in that familiar way that showed his annoyance. “But it’s a very
real concern.”
About the Author
LORI
FOSTER is a New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling
author of more than 55 titles, beloved for her contemporary romance novels
revolving around alpha males and the women they fall for. Lori has been a
recipient of the prestigious RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award
for Series Romantic Fantasy, and for Contemporary Romance. For more about Lori,
visit her website at LoriFoster.com, or check out these online locations where
she interacts with readers: Facebook.com/LoriFoster, Twitter.com/LoriLFoster,
Goodreads and Pinterest.com/lorilfoster. You can also sign up for her monthly
newsletter at LoriFoster.com/Newsletter
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