GUARDING GWEN is the follow-up to PROTECTING PIPER. This is a perfect story for romance fans who love a "second chance romance" storyline with a little danger thrown in. When movie star Gwen Solomon is threatened with extortion and more by a stalker, she turns to her ex for security. Simon Forrest wounded Gwen deeply when he left her to join the military. Now, as the Vice President of Wilde Securities, Simon has the perfect opportunity to atone for the past and win back the woman he has always loved. Although characters from the previous book show up in this story, GUARDING GWEN works as a standalone romance.
Cynthia Eden is a master of suspense and this particular story puts an unusual spin on the "stalker" trope. When the stalker demands money from Gwen in addition to wanting her, threatening to reveal her secret, something doesn't quite add up. Some of Simon's colleagues express doubts about Gwen and her story, but he trusts her implicitly since he's known and loved her since they were teenagers. It's nice that even though their feelings for each other are a teeny bit conflicted at times, Gwen and Simon never distrust each other. Gwen just has trouble getting past how Simon left her so suddenly, right before she got into one of the most terrifying situations of her life. Although snarky for about a minute when they first reunite, Simon proves himself and his love for Gwen as the story progresses. Trying to figure out what the stalker's motivation is and what he wants proves to be equally as elusive as figuring out his identity.
GUARDING GWEN is as sexy and entertaining as it is packed full of surprises. Cynthia Eden does a fantastic job of telling a story about two lovers reconnecting after a long separation and learning to trust each other again in a short span of time. I look forward to reading Cynthia Eden's next adrenaline-fueled romance.
Lights. Camera. Action.
Gwenevere Solomon is the current βItβ girl in Hollywood.
The star of a dozen films, she seemingly has the world at
her feet. Gwenβs problem? She also has one very dangerous
stalker at her door. His attacks are getting bolder, and
Gwen is becoming more and more afraid. Because this
stalkerβ¦he knows secrets that sheβs fought hard to keep
buried. The kind of secrets that can destroy a womanβs
life.
A ghost from her past can save her.
Gwen needs protection, and she needs that protection now.
So enter her new leading her manβ¦Simon Forrest. Tall,
dark, and ever-so deadly, Simon is the lover she left
behind. Or rather, the lover who left her behind. He went
off and became a SEAL, saving the world and riding one
adrenaline high after the other. But heβs back now, and
as part of Wilde Securities, heβs supposed to offer the
best, most discreet protection service in the business.
Heβll pretend to be her lover so the press wonβt realize
her life is going to hell, and Simon will stop her
stalker.
He can keep his hands off herβ¦and keep her shielded at
the same time.
Simon never got over Gwen, and the fact that sheβs been
filling the big screen with her gorgeous self? Yeah, itβs
just made her even more temptingβ¦and put her even further
out of his reach. Simon was never good enough for Gwen,
and he knew it. But this time, he can help her. He can
catch the stalker, unmask the jerk, and keep Gwen shining
in her spotlight. Easy as pie. Or, it should be.
Exceptβ¦Simon might not be able to stop himself from
falling for her all over again.
Because when the cameras stop watching, thatβs when the
real action beginsβ¦
GUARDING GWEN, a sexy romantic
suspense from New York Times best-selling author Cynthia
Eden.
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