Open Your Heart

Cheris Hodges

Jul 2021 · Richardson Sisters Book 3 · Dafina

About this ebook

Their family’s historic bed-and-breakfast in Charleston, South Carolina,is a legacy the four very different Richardson sisters are determined to protect at all costs. But sudden passion is a seductive—and dangerous—complication . . .
 
For fashion boutique owner Yolanda Richardson, coming home is a matter of life and death. Witness to a brutal crime, she's terrified to put her family's B&B in the crosshairs after she starts receiving death threats. Her only refuge is the protection of her reserved hired bodyguard, Charles Morris. But Charles is anything but safe. His icy cool-under-fire—and hidden intensity—is too explosive for Yolanda to resist . . .
 
Love always equals loss—Charles knows that hard equation all too well. Controlling his emotions keeps his clients from harm—and his heart safe. Yolanda’s beauty and headstrong spirit have him wanting her in all kinds of ways. But for her own protection, he has to do his best to keep her at arm’s length. Until unexpected danger and lethal misunderstandings put their survival—and any chance at a future together—on the knife-edge . . .
 
Praise for Owner of a Broken Heart
 
“A sexy romp with an undercurrent of emotion and familial devotion.”
—Entertainment Weekly
 
“Sizzling love scenes and a strong sense of family will have readers returning for the next in the series.”     
—Publishers Weekly
 

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed reading this story. I really like Charles, although his profession can be dangerous he very cautious and takes it serious. I think his alpha persona makes room for his gentlemanly charms. Yolanda is just way too high strung for me especially considering her predicament. It was hard for me to warm up to her because she couldn't seem to make up her mind who she was. As a whole I think the story is a 3 1/2* I haven't read any of the other books in the zestful Richardson Sisters series. I think this story would have been better reading for me if I had since all the sisters are so heavily involved in this story. Those insights were perplexing without already knowing the complicated and very astonishing history that is alluded to. It's heavy on the drama side which is always entertaining. I received an advance free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

About the author

CHERIS HODGES was bitten by the writing bug at an early age and always knew she wanted to be a writer. She wrote her first romance novel, Revelations, after having a vivid dream about the characters. She hopped out of bed at 2 A.M. and started writing. A graduate of Johnson C. Smith University and a winner of the NC Press Association’s community journalism award, Cheris lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she is a freelance journalist. She loves hearing from her readers. Follow Cheris on Twitter @cherishodges, friend her on Facebook at Cheris Hodges, or email her at [e-mail].