Defender (Her Long, Tall Texan) by Diana Palmer

Defender (Her Long, Tall Texan) by Diana Palmer

Kindle Edition, 384 pages

Expected publication: July 1st 2016 by HQN Books

ARC by Netgalley for an honest review.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1625047512

Blurb:

The man who shattered her trust is back to protect her… New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers a breathtaking story of second-chance love. 

When Paul Fiore disappeared from Isabel Grayling's life, he told himself it was for all the right reasons. She was young and innocent, and he was her millionaire father's lowly employee. Three years on, Paul is the FBI agent assigned to Isabel's case. Too late, he realizes what life in her Texas mansion was really like back then—and how much damage he did when he left. 

Once love-struck and sheltered, Isabel has become an assistant district attorney committed to serving the law, no matter how risky it gets. But right now, the man she can't forgive is the one thing standing between her and a deadly stalker. She knows Paul won't hesitate to protect her life with his own. But if she can't trust herself to resist him, how can she trust him not to break her heart all over again?

Review in Portuguese and English:

Heroína virgem vivendo em uma lar abusivo mas de família rica. 

Herói é atormentado pelo passado e sofrendo de  complexo de inferioridade.

Paul está fugindo do passado e tentando esquecer. Trabalha como guarda costas para o pai da heroína que é muito controlador e meio paranoico. Ele acaba se envolvendo com a heroína mas devido aos traumas do passado ele resolve ir embora. As desculpas que Paul dá para se demitir acabam causando muitos problemas para ela e a irmã dela.

Nossa heroína acaba fazendo de tudo para se libertar do domínio do pai dela e proteger a irmã dela.

Os anos passam e Paul acaba voltando e fica chocado com a sucessão de eventos que ele ocasionou com a partida dele.

A história é mais de suspense do que romance e senti falta dos elementos que são comuns à todas histórias da autora. Senti falta da confusão nas festas, mulher interessada no herói e homem interessado na heroína que causasse ciúme nos heróis. 

As cenas entre os heróis foram insuficientes, faltaram cenas quentes entre os dois. E o herói foi até quase o final do livro sem se decidir o que ele realmente queria.

Foi legal a participação dos heróis dos livros anteriores e termos uma visão da vida deles e de suas amadas. Todos estão lá para proteger e combater os bandidos.

Afinal os habitantes de Jacobsville nunca desamparam seus moradores e todos protegem a Isabel e a irmã dela.

No geral foi uma boa leitura.

Recomendo para as fãs da escritora.

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Heroin Virgin living in an abusive home but from a rich family.

Hero is tormented by the past and suffering from inferiority complex.

Paul is running away from the past and trying to forget. Works as a bodyguard for the father of the heroine who is very controlling and a little paranoid. He ends up getting involved with heroin but due to past trauma, he resolves to leave. The excuses that Paul gives to resign end up causing a lot of problems for her and her sister.

Our heroine ends up doing everything to free himself from her father's domain and protect her sister.

The years pass and Paul ends up coming back and is shocked with the succession of events that he caused with his departure.

The story is more suspense than romance and I missed elements that are common to all stories by the author. I miss the mess at parties, women interested in the hero and man interested in heroin that caused jealousy in heroes.

The scenes between the heroes were insufficient, lacked hot scenes between the two. And the hero was until almost the end of the book without deciding what he really wanted.

It was nice to the participation of the heroes of the previous books and have a vision of their lives and their loved ones. All are there to protect and fight the bad guys.

After all the inhabitants of Jacobsville never desamparam its residents and all protect Isabel and her sister.

Overall it was a good read.

Recommend to the fans of the writer.

Midnight Fire (Men of Midnight #4) by Lisa Marie Rice

Midnight Fire (Men of Midnight #4) by Lisa Marie Rice

Kindle Edition

Expected publication: September 21st 2015 by Carina Press

ARC provided in exchange to an honest review. / ARC recebido em troca de resenha honesta

Resenha em português e inglês / Review in Portuguese and English.

Personagens:

Jack Delvaux: Sobrevivente do Massacre, ex agente CIA, investiga os acontecimentos disfarçado de mendigo, irmão de Isabel a heroína do livro Midnight Secrets.

Summer Redding: jornalista política criadora do blog Área 8, ex amante de Jack

Good Guys: James Hadson, Nick Mancino, Hugh Lownie, Midnight guys

Bad Guys: Hector Blake, Marcus Springer, General Chen Yi

Jack Delvaux vive!

Hector Blake está morto, mas a conspiração continua!

Primeiro tenho que alertar que para entender melhor os acontecimentos é aconselhável ler Midnight Secrets primeiro, senão você vai ficar perdido em meio a tantos acontecimentos.

O livro inicia com o enterro de Hector Blake, nosso vilão que queria ser o Vice Rei das Américas.

Summer, como boa repórter investigativa, está intrigada com o mistério que envolve a morte de Hector e suspeita que ele seja a chave do mistério sobre o Massacre de Washington. Então ela comparece ao enterro para tentar colher informações.

Jack, disfarçado de mendigo, também vai ao enterro para o mesmo fim, confiante de que ninguém vá reconhecê-lo. Afinal ele está usando este disfarce por 6 meses e ninguém o reconheceu.

Só que Summer o reconhece pelos olhos azuis e pela ligação que tiveram no passado.

Jack e Summer compartilham uma história antiga, pois se conheceram quando ela tinha 12 anos e ele 15 anos de idade. Summer se encanta pela família Delvaux e pelo jovem Jack. Mais tarde se reencontram na Faculdade e se tornam amantes. Jack tira a virgindade dela e em seguida a troca pela colega de quarto e várias outras garotas. Summer fica de coração partido e Jack desaparece da vida dela.

Summer é uma jornalista especializada em política com o blog Área 8 bem conhecido pelo conteúdo e respeitado pela veracidade dos fatos apresentados. Jack, que é considerado morto por todos, fica com receio que Summer vá estragar seu disfarce e divulgar no seu blog.

Jack a convence a ajudá-lo na investigação com a promessa de que a história será dela para publicar no blog Área 8. E com isso ela se torna um alvo dos conspiradores que agora querem eliminá-la.

A autora cria uma trama de suspense realmente muito plausível e que nos faz pensar. Um país recebendo uma série de ataques orquestrados de tal maneira que não só a estabilidade política, mas também a economia seja afetada e isso ocasionando o abalo de toda estrutura governamental.

Primeiro o Massacre de Washington dizimando centenas de pessoas junto com toda a família do futuro candidato a presidência. Segundo o assassinato de Hugh Lownie, diretor do NCS da CIA e mentor de Jack. Terceiro fato a drenagem de 3 trilhões de dólares da economia americana da noite para o dia, causando o colapso de indústrias e iniciando uma grande recessão.

Tudo isso orquestrado por americanos não só parte do governo, mas do alto escalão das agências de inteligência junto com a China. Todos movidos pela ganância de dinheiro e poder!

Este livro me surpreendeu, pois a história de amor dos heróis ficou em segundo plano para dar ênfase à busca dos culpados pela conspiração e também na sobrevivência dos heróis.

Confesso que não é meu livro preferido, pois senti falta daquele macho alfa tão característico da autora, mas a história prende a atenção do leitor e cumpre o prometido.

Recomendo e estou ansiosa pelo próximo!

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Characters:

Jack Delvaux: Survivor of the Massacre, former CIA agent, investigates the events disguised as a homeless, brother of Isabel, the heroine of the book Midnight Secrets.

Summer Redding: political journalist, editor of the blog Area 8, former lover of Jack

Good Guys: James Hadson, Nick Mancino, Hugh Lownie, Midnight guys

Bad Guys: Hector Blake, Marcus Springer, General Chen Yi

  

Jack Delvaux lives!

Hector Blake is dead, but the conspiracy continues.

First I must warn you to better understand the events it is necessary to read Midnight Secrets first, otherwise you will be lost in the midst of so many events.

The book begins with the funeral of Hector Blake, our villain who wanted to be the Vice King of the Americas.

Summer, as good investigative reporter, is intrigued by the mystery surrounding the death of Hector and suspects that he is the key to unlocking the mystery of the Massacre of Washington. So she attends the funeral for trying to gather information.

Jack, disguised as a homeless, also goes to the funeral for the same purpose, confident that no one will recognize him. After all he is using this cover for 6 months and no one recognized him.

Only Summer recognizes Jack by his blue eyes and the connection they had in the past.

Jack and Summer share an ancient story, since they met when she was 12 years old and he's 15 years old. Summer was delighted by the Delvaux family and the young Jack. Later the two reconnect in college and become lovers. Jack takes her virginity and then going on to other women without giving explanation. Summer is heartbroken and Jack disappears from her life.

Summer is a journalist specializing in politics with the blog named Area 8 well known for its contents and respected by the veracity of the facts presented. Jack, who is considered dead by all, is afraid that Summer go blow his cover and publicize the fact on her blog.

Jack convinces her to help him in research with the promise that history will be hers to publish in the blog Area 8. And with that she becomes a target of the conspirators who now want to eliminate her.

The author creates a suspenseful plot really plausible and that makes us think. A country receiving a series of attacks orchestrated in such a way that not only political stability, but also the economy is affected and it causing the collapse of the whole governmental structure.

First the Washington Massacre decimating hundreds of people along with the whole family of the future presidential candidate. Then it's the murder of Hugh Lownie, Director of one of the agencies on CIA and Jack's mentor. Third fact that occurs is the drainage of 3 trillion dollars of the American economy overnight, causing the collapse of industries and starting a major recession.

All this orchestrated by Americans not only of the Government but also of the top intelligence agencies along with China. All driven by greed for money and power.

This book surprised me, because the love story of the heroes stayed in the background to give emphasis to the pursuit of the guilty for conspiracy and also the survival of heroes.

I confess it is not my favorite book because I missed that alpha male so characteristic of the author, but the story holds the reader's attention and fulfill promised.

Recommend and I'm looking forward to the next!