Review ‘Deceiving Bella’ by Cate Beauman

I read the
first book in The Bodyguards of L.A. County series in the Summer of 2016 and I
was immediately hooked to this series. And I was lucky enough to be allowed to
read and review the rest of this series. So when I was nearing the end of my
pregnancy and was looking for something new to read (as if I didn’t have enough
books waiting on me) I saw that I hadn’t read the last book in the series
‘Deceiving Bella’ yet. So obviously I had to get myself a copy and started
reading as fast as I could.

In
‘Deceiving Bella’ we meet Isabella Colby. All Bella ever wanted was to have a
normal life with a good career and nice friends. Now she lives in LA, she
finally seems to have that life. Bella works hard and feels happy for the first
time. But Bella can’t forget the one thing she has wanted for years, finding
her father who disappeared on her when she was just a little girl. What Bella
didn’t expect was to get distracted by her handsome new neighbor Reed McKinley.
At first all they are is friends, but soon they can’t deny the attraction
between them. But Reed has been keeping a secret for Bella, and Bella doesn’t
seem to be as honest as well.

Since this
is already the eleventh book in the series, you would have thought that the
whole bodyguard thing would be getting old. But thankfully it just didn’t. I
really enjoyed ‘Deceiving Bella’. Bella is a very fun character that I could
relate to on some fields. Which made this book even more fun to read. And Reed
was definitely a really enjoyable mysterious guy next door and I really loved
reading about him.

There was
only one thing about this book that I didn’t like as much. Half way through
this book I found myself getting a little more distracted and less able to
concentrate on what I was reading. And I honestly think that was because the
story got a little ‘slow’ half way in. There just didn’t seem to be happening a
lot at that point. Things could have moved a little faster for my taste. But
thankfully the story soon picked up again and I just couldn’t stop reading.

What I
love most about this series is the way there is a lot of romance, but also a
lot of suspense. This book is definitely a perfect example of that. Especially
near the end this book kept me sitting on the edge of my seat. And I definitely
teared up a little. (But maybe that were the pregnancy hormones.)

If you
haven’t read The Bodyguard of LA series yet, you definitely should. You can
read these books as standalones, but reading them in order is the most fun.

International
bestselling author Cate Beauman is known for her full-length, action-packed
romantic suspense series, The Bodyguards of L.A. County. Her novels have been
nominated for the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award, National Indie
Excellence Award, Golden Quill Award, Writers Touch Award, Aspen Gold Award,
Heart of Excellence Award, and have been named Readers Favorite Five Star
books. In 2017 ‘Finding Lyla’was chosen as the Booksellers Best Award Winner,
won the Maggie Award for Excellence and also received the Holt Medallion Award.
‘Reagan’s Redemption’ and ‘Answers For Julie’ were selected as rare co-winners
of the Aspen Gold Award in 2016. ‘Justice For Abby’ received the 2015 Readers’
Favorite International Book Award Gold Medal, while ‘Saving Sophie’ took the
Silver Medal. ‘Saving Sophie’ was also selected as the 2015 Readers Crown Award
winner for Romantic Suspense and ‘Falling For Sarah’ received the silver medal
for the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Awards.

Cate makes her home in North Carolina with her husband, two boys, and their St.
Bernards, Bear and Jack. Currently Cate is touring her twelfth full length
novel titled ‘Secrets Hidden in the Glass’.

For more
information about Cate please visit her website. Or visit her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.