The Bodyguard

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Overall: sweet, pop corn book, a little different from the previous works of the author: still entertaining, enjoyable. So when a controversial article lands Nina in hot water, she finds herself under his protection and under his roof. In the 2012 video game Dishonored, the player takes the role of Corvo Attano, a bodyguard of Empress Jessamine Kaldwin, and gets framed for her murder. If you just want to dip your toes into the bodyguard romance book waters, then check out this novella about a radical, leftist heroine and her over-protective hero. You don’t have to read the previous books in the Royally series as this is a standalone, but I recommend it because they are just as wonderful.

So I applied my formula when I read a little unreliable story and I imagined it as a movie script and started to make my own cast list. It’s honestly a toss-up whether I fall for bodyguard romance books each and every time because of the strong hero or the forbidden nature of their longing. Most important public figures, such as heads of state, heads of government, and governors are protected by several bodyguards or by a team of bodyguards from a government agency, security forces, or police forces (e. Hannah loves her job, but when she is assigned to work on the detail of movie star Jack Stapelton, she is less than enthused.

And as she navigates the intricacies—and treacheries—of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can’t have. In the 2009 videogame Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, the main character Luis Fernando Lopez works as a bodyguard for the nightclub owner Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince.

Military experience in foot patrol and convoy escort through urban areas in conflict or war as in Afghanistan, Iraq, West Bank, Northern Ireland, Beirut and Basque country is considered to provide the expertise that may be difficult to replicate in training.Bodyguards need to be observant, and retain their focus on their job, despite distractions such as fatigue. If the client is moving about in a fairly controlled environment such as a private golf course, which has limited entrances and exits, the security detail may drop down to one or two bodyguards, with the other bodyguards monitoring the entrances to the facility, the cars, and remaining in contact with the bodyguards escorting the client. In some cases, international travel is required, which means that a bodyguard must have appropriate travel documentation. Bodyguards learn how to examine premises or venue before their clients arrive, to determine where the exits and entrances are, find potential security weaknesses, and meet the staff (so that a would-be attacker cannot pose as a staff member).

If there’s Only One Bed, it’s understandable for a reader to expect the characters to have to share that bed (spoiler: they do not!

Hannah is going through turmoil and recent losses in her personal life which has left her unmoored and unsure of what to do next. If the convoy is left unattended, an attacker could attach an IED or sabotage one or more of the cars. Hannah has no room for romance: she stays busy so that she doesn't have time to dwell on how empty - how devoid - her life is of that four letter word: LOVE (along with companionship and true friends. For his award-winning Young Samurai series, he trained in samurai swordmanship, karate, ninjutsu and earned his black belt in Zen Kyu Shin Taijutsu.

President Pervez Musharraf, as civilian head of state, was due to have this withdrawn after retiring as Chief of Army Staff, but the Pakistan Army has retained his close protection unit. Bodyguards often have training in firearms tactics, unarmed combat, tactical driving, and first aid. My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this wonderful novel in exchange for an honest review. Piper Evans lives a quiet life in the tight-knit island community that still sees her, five years in, as an outsider. In the motion picture My Bodyguard (1980), high school student Clifford Peache ( Chris Makepeace) is bullied by Melvin Moody ( Matt Dillon).Recruited into the ranks of a top-secret young bodyguard squad known as Guardian, Connor trains in surveillance, anti-ambush exercises, hostage survival and unarmed combat.