Chain Reaction (Bodyguard)

by Tara Wyatt

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4.5 Stars
Tara Wyatt has become an auto-read author for me and this is the series that started my love affair with her writing. This is the third book in the Bodyguard Series and while it can be read alone there are some threads that have been woven through the previous books, mainly Alexa and the growing danger that her family represents. I’ve been waiting for what feels like forever for Zack and Alexa’s book and can honestly say that I was not disappointed one single bit.

I’m pretty particular when it comes to the bodyguard trope and I’ve read a fair amount of bodyguard romances. I can see how it could be a challenging trope to write because the main conflict will almost always be that protector and protectee fall in love even though it is ill advised and could compromise the safety of the protectee. With this series, I’ve never felt like it was a read one, read them all deal. I think that is because Wyatt develops the chemistry between the H/h so well, I’ve never felt like the attraction was forced or weak.

Due to Alexa being in danger thanks to her huge jerk of a father (and mother to an extent) she realizes that even though she maintains her distance from them, she is in danger, I’ll leave the why to you to find out on your own. Enter Zack and Virtus Security and there begins some forced proximity and Zack and Alexa pretend to be in a relationship. The kicker is that both have had feelings for each other for a while and this only forces them to face those feelings.

I loved every single bit of this book. Zack and Alexa had an easy chemistry and some freaking explosive passion for each other as well. We also get Zack and his MMA fighting and that was super exciting and enjoyable too!

I really, really, really hope that there is more coming in this series as there are other guys that clearly have stories that need to be told.

If you’re looking for a bodyguard romance, this series is my number one recommendation!