Protector for Hire

Tawna Fenske

Jun 2015 · Front and Center Book 4 · Sold by Entangled: Lovestruck

About this ebook

Haunted by his time in Iraq, former soldier Schwartz Patton goes off the grid, retreating deep into Montana's untamed wilderness. Now, ten years into his self-imposed solitude, his brother tracks him down and asks for a favor. A woman is in danger, and she needs help...and Schwartz is the only one who can protect her.

Designer-loving city girls like Janelle Keebler don't belong in the wilderness. Unless, of course, they're witnesses to a murder by their psycho drug-trafficking ex-husbands. Still, Janelle can't help the immediate physical response she has to her sexy-as-sin protector that leaves her wanting more than she could have ever imagined. Even if he does make terrible coffee...

Every word, every touch, every kiss ignites a need Schwartz thought he'd lost forever. He can't stop the desperate attraction simmering between him and Janelle, even if he wanted to. Even if it means it could get them both killed.

Each book in the Front and Center series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order.
Series Order:
Book #1 Marine for Hire
Book #2 Fiancee for Hire
Book #3 Best Man for Hire
Book #4 Protector for Hire

Ratings and reviews

Schwartz Patton lives off the grid which comes in handy when his family needs him to protect Janelle Keebler but nobody warned him that he would have to guard his heart as well in this riveting contemporary romance. Janelle is a city girl through and through but the wilderness is looking mighty fine at the moment and the reader can’t help but enjoy this romance as the strong compelling characters discover each other. The attraction burns with some pretty intense chemistry but both characters have some emotional hang-ups and Schwartz really captures the heart with the sexy, protective but grumpy attitude that stems from his past in the army. A fast paced and smooth flowing plot keeps expectation building throughout with suspense and romance while Schwartz fights his attraction to Janelle and Janelle slowly wins his heart with some quirky and fun distractions. Excitement and tension builds throughout the story mostly from the tension between Schwartz and Janelle but also the danger to Janelle from her ex-husband The scenes are well written and capture the imagination while the suspense draws readers in and ensures that the readers want to know what happens and some steamy and sexy scenes during Schwartz and Janelle’s courtship adds lots of spice. I haven’t read the previous books in this series (yet) and I had no problem catching on to the fact that the Patton family makes for some enjoyable and lighthearted with a side of quirky reading and since I enjoyed getting to know Schwartz and Janelle, I am looking forward to getting to know the rest of family.

Fun witty banter between the main characters make this an incredibly enjoyable read. This entire series has been fun to read! In this book Janelle Kebbler needs protection from her murdering ex husband. Where better to hide a city girl than in the woods with a grumpy recluse?? For eight years Schwartz Patton has hidden himself away from everyone after devastating losses in Iraq scarred his heart. Now his brother has tracked him down and asked for his help. Protecting this feisty, beautiful woman may be harder than he expected though!! This is a good one and I definitely recommend it.

Awesome chemistry between Janelle and Schwartz. Some parts not very believable, but a great read.

About the author

Tawna Fenske traveled a career path that took her from newspaper reporter to English teacher in Venezuela to medical marketing geek to PR manager for her city's tourism bureau. An avid globetrotter and social media fiend, Tawna is the author of the popular blog Don't Pet Me, I'm Writing, and a member of Romance Writers of America. She spends her days in Bend, Oregon, where she'll invent any excuse to hike, bike, snowshoe, float the river, or sip beer along the Bend Ale Trail. She lives with her gentleman friend, his offspring, and more pets than they care to admit.

Her debut romantic comedy with Sourcebooks, Making Waves, was nominated for Best Contemporary Romance in the 2011 RT Book Reviewers' Choice Awards, and the Chicago Tribune noted, "Fenske's wildly inventive plot and wonderfully quirky characters provide the perfect literary antidote to any romance reader's summer reading doldrums." In addition to her critically-acclaimed sophomore romantic comedy, Believe it or Not, Tawna has also written a series of interactive romantic capers for Coliloquy titled Getting Dumped. The novella Eat, Play, Lust is her first project with Entangled.