Book Review: His to Protect by Jenny Foster and Jolie Day

Never fall in love with a bad boy. When I saw him, I broke my own rule.

One look into Jacob Sawyer’s eyes, and it was over for me. Richmond’s toughest detective. Intimidating. Tall. A knockout alpha. In his presence, I felt self-confident and loved. What I’d been looking for all these years, I’d found in him.

Everything was picture-perfect… until the night I told him we’d be better off as friends. The genuine heartbreak on his face. The slam of the door as he left. Furious. Forever.

Almost 3 years later, a letter arrives. A threat. And they’re serious—deadly serious.

Ironically, there’s only one person who can help me. Jacob Sawyer. The problem is, he hates me. I’m the last woman he wants back in his life. But I’m desperate enough to call him. Jacob. Please answer. Please. I need you.

A case that was never solved. A woman who wants to free herself from the ghosts of her past. A man who has what it takes to bring light into her darkness. Nobody can resist the explosive appeal of Jacob and Clara—a top-of-the-line story, a sparkling romance, and an ending that will surprise everybody.

His to Protect is a second chance romance novel with suspense. No cliffhanger. Contains mature themes and language.

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My Review:

This book made for compelling reading. Gripping romantic suspense that tackles a decades old murder mystery – that no one thought was a mystery – and brings a second chance at a happy ending to old flames Clara and Jacob. I loved how detailed and complex the characters were. Clara with her anxieties and coping strategies, and Jacob with his detective’s sensibilities and conflicted emotions. While I’m grateful to learn that some of my suspicions about the culprit proved correct, the story still kept guessing all the way to the end. I adored this read. This was another book I couldn’t read fast enough. Every tantalizing clue and twisted red herring left me anxious to learn more. I’m almost sorry the book’s over already, I would have happily kept reading for hundreds and hundreds of more words. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.