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Today I’m excited to share the Release Blitz & my Review of ‘Protecting You’ by Lena Hendrix. ‘Protecting You’ is an all-new angst-filled, single-parent romance and is available now!
A little while ago I read ‘Keeping You’ by Lena Hendrix. I loved that book, so when I got the opportunity to sign up for ‘Protecting You’, I couldn’t resist and I was super excited when I received an ARC. Although ‘Protecting You’ is the third book in the Chikalu Falls series, it can easily be read as a standalone.
In ‘Protecting You’ we read the story of Maggie and Cole. Maggie and Cole where best friends growing up. But in their teens they started to develop more feelings for each other. Unfortunately they both where to afraid to acknowledge those feelings, and they ended up making choices they both regretted. For more than fifteen years Maggie and Cole have been in the same little town, but they never got close again. They seem to despise one another. At least that is what they believe themselves. Everyone in town can see the attraction between these two, but a lot has happened over the years and a lot has been said.
Since reading a little bit about Maggie and Cole in ‘Keeping You’, nothing major so you can easily read this one without reading the other, I was really curious about their story. So when I finally was able to start reading, I didn’t want to stop until I learned everything about these characters. Maggie and Cole definitely have a lot of chemistry, but they act as like they don’t like each other at all. Slowly we learn that there is a lot more to their story then first expected, and I enjoyed getting to know these characters.
‘Protecting You’ is written through both Maggie and Cole’s point of view. And I definitely loved reading their story through their eyes. Maggie was this tough, hardworking, single mom, who always put her daughter first. Cole was a sheriff who worked hard to keep his city save. And above all he made sure Maggie was taken care off. To the outside world he disliked Maggie, but we soon learn that he has always loved Maggie and wanted to take care of her more than anything.
Although both characters are definitely fun, I loved Cole the most. I loved how intensely he cared for Maggie. And even though things would have been much easier if he just talked about these feelings and admitted them, I sort of adored why he hid everything for everyone. (Though not nearly as good as he liked to think.)
This book definitely had a few steamy moments, but mostly this book was just very intense. In the end I wished I could have read more about their romance, and a little less about their past, but I really enjoyed this story. And above all it made me determined to read the first book as well.
Available at (*affiliate):
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Check out my review of the first book in the series:
This Release Blitz was organized by Social Butterfly PR.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
It looks lik an interesting book! I think I could like it as well.
It was definitely a fun one. Thanks for stopping by, and helping me out 😉
Single parent + second chance romance + dual POV?? That’s checking all my boxes! I’m not familiar with Hendrix but I’ll have to check this one out!
It was definitely a great read!! I hope you’ll be able to check it out 😉