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Forbidden Hero: A brother's best friend & bodyguard romance (Redleg Security (Original Covers)) Paperback – July 30, 2022

by Jackie Walker (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
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Things that awaken my inner rage monster (in no particular order):

  • The F-nugget who thought it would be fun to try to kidnap me. Throwing me in a trunk? Rude!
  • My oldest brother - For insisting I need constant babysitters since I’m in danger. Oops! Did I say babysitters? I meant bodyguards.
  • Same brother again - For having a ridiculously hot best friend, then assigning him as my primary bodyguard and telepathically forbidding him from dating me, even though I’m starting to suspect that he’s seriously crushing on me. (The best friend is crushing, not my brother. Don't be weird.)
  • My brother’s best friend (i.e.: my new bodyguard) - For having a jaw so chiseled it could probably slice through a huge block of aged cheddar, and yet, not letting me lick it. (His jaw, not the cheddar. Now you’re waking up my rage monster.)
  • My bodyguard’s stupid rules - For forbidding me from flirting with him, touching him more than necessary, and kissing him again. Even though he started it!
  • Wine - For having calories.
  • My ex-husband - For breathing.
  • The law - For prohibiting st*bbing.
  • My heart and bodyguard - Both for making me fall in love again… the audacity!

Author’s Note: Forbidden Hero is Book 2 in the Redleg Security Series of steamy romantic suspense novels with romcom vibes. Content warnings are available on the author's website and at the front of the ebook. Each book in this series features a different couple complete with their happily ever after and no cheating and is a "complete story" with no cliffhangers. The books are best read in order to avoid suspense-related plot spoilers since each book starts right where the prior book ends. However, there are no cliffhangers and each book can be read on its own if you don't wish to read them all.

This novel is written in alternating first person point of view and contains steamy open-door scenes, profanity, a strong heroine with mild anger issues due to her bumpy past, a hero who will make you laugh one minute and swoon the next (especially when he helps her reclaim her body). There's page-turning action and all the feels, along with a healthy dose of humor. There is an HEA, no cheating, and no "other woman" drama.

Tropes are: Brother's Best Friend, Secret Relationship/Forbidden Love, and Friends to Lovers with a dash of forced proximity.

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I shouldn't feel this way about my best friend's sister when I'm supposed to be protecting her
She doesn't know it... but she saved my life once.
Now it's my turn to save her.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B7QT4X7B
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 379 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8841674481
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.95 x 9 inches
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One day during the COVID quarantine (a.k.a. the dark time), Jackie was reading yet another laugh a minute rom-com by Lucy Score or Pippa Grant, and she thought to herself - hey, I can do that. And so, she did and it turned out even better than even she thought possible.

Jackie is a fresh face on the romance author scene destined to shake things up with her signature blend of light-hearted comedy, over the top characters and romantic heartwarming moments. A voracious romance reader herself, Jackie writes stories featuring the four S's: Snark, Swoons, Steam and Sarcasm. Her heroines are bad-ass and her heroes are easy on the eyes and heavy on the charm.

When she is not writing funny stories about swoony heroes and the women who get to play with them, she is reading all types of romance novels or taking care of her army of cats and her teenage son (who also speaks fluent sarcasm).

Follow Jackie so you don't miss out on her new releases, which are destined to be topping the best seller lists.

You can also view her website at: www.authorjackiewalker.com and find her on FB and Instagram as: @AuthorJackieWalker

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  • Jennifer swaim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2022
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    O.M.G I couldn't put the book down!!! It never missed anything, the story was AMAZING. I can't say much more than that.. other than I was sad it ended. I read it in one day!
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  • Bette
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Story & Narration🎧Captivating & Steamy!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
    Forbidden Hero
    Redleg Security, Book 2
    By: Jackie Walker
    Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Robert Hachett

    Jackie Walker turns up the heat for her second novel set in her “Redleg Security” series, an exciting and entertaining romantic comedy meets romantic suspense that has the perfect balance of drama, humor, mystery, action, thrilling suspense, heartfelt emotions and steamy romance. This book is Sawyer and Sammy’s story, and it is a brother’s best friend, off limits romance. Sawyer is Leo’s best friend, and they served together before working at Redleg Security. Leo saved his life while on a mission and his talking about his younger sister, Sammy, and thoughts of her also kept Sawyer alive. Sammy was stuck in an abusive relationship that was so bad that her husband faked her death and took her away from her family. It was a relief to them when they found out she was alive and Sawyer helped her get away. Two years later, she continues to deal with PTSD, but is getting help to rid the demons from her past and her mind. But then someone is after her again, is it her past coming back to haunt her, someone connected to her abusive ex or is it something else? Her brother and Sawyer are on top of it, as well as the rest of the Redleg team. Sawyer always had feelings for Sammy, but out of respect for her brother and his best friend, he would never step over the line, despite those feelings. Sammy was not ready for another romantic relationship since her ex, but she feels the chemistry between her and Sawyer and she feels she is ready to move forward with those feelings. Except Sawyer was hesitant, but they could only deny that chemistry for so long, especially when they were spending time together as he guarded her. These two were great together and for each other, the witty dialogue and their back-and-forth banter were hysterical and a great way to lighten things up to balance out the more serious and intense storylines. This book captivated my attention from start to end, the writing, plot and world building are fantastic, as are the character growth and development. Jackie Walker, thank you for another amazing story, the laughs and the emotional rollercoaster ride.

    🎧📚🎧 CJ Bloom and Robert Hachett were the perfect cast to bring these characters to life and did so with a complete understanding of who they were portraying, giving each their own voice and personality, making it easy to follow along and tell who was who. I loved how they took each role and made it their own, sounding believable and just as I imagined the characters would sound. You could feel how much heart they put into their work as they captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feel every single one. They set the perfect tone for the story, handled the witty dialogue effortlessly, landing the humor naturally and with ease. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to and their performance elevates this already amazing story to another level. Thank you for another fabulous listen.
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  • Erin L
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and steamy with lots of suspense and humor
    Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2022
    Forbidden Hero is the next entry in Walker's Redleg Security series, and it does not disappoint. It features our heroine, Sammy, who is a tough as nails survivor (along with her little monsters), and our hero, Sawyer, a sexy, charming, and hilarious alpha, and former Army Ranger, who isn't afraid to be vulnerable for our heroine. The small snag, because there's always one, comes from the fact that Sawyer is the best friend of Sammy's older brother, and now her bodyguard.

    This is a standalone novel, and while you don't have to read the first book in the series to enjoy it, I will say it definitely makes it even better if you have. The first book provides some additional backstory for the main characters in this book and there's an absolutely hilarious callback, that fans of the author will love.

    This slow-burn of a novel starts a couple years after the previous Redleg book with Sammy being kidnapped shortly after a super steamy surprise kiss with Sawyer. Fortunately she's no damsel waiting to be saved and works to escape the attempt and get to safety. This prompts her brother and his Redleg Security family to put her under bodyguard protection with her brother, Leo, and his best friend and Sammy's not-so-secret crush, Sawyer, splitting guard duty. Throughout the first part of the book Sammy slowly comes to realize that her interest in Sawyer may not be quite as one-sided as she thought, and decides she's going to do something about it.

    A bit of late night flirting, followed by Sawyer making rules to stop Sammy from flirting with him, and a whole lot of Sammy torturing Sawyer by breaking his silly rules, and we have more than a slow burn, we have a raging inferno of desire between the two. They engage in a secret relationship since Sawyer won't risk being pulled off duty as her body guard, and he's terrified of what his best friend will do to him if he finds out. Some of the steamiest scenes I've ever read from this author occur in this book, all while they're trying to find out who wanted to abduct Sammy and why.

    The suspense in this one had me anxious to get through the story, and I may have stayed up into the wee hours of the early morning finishing it. I had some theories going in, that changed and shifted as I read, but ultimately the author kept me guessing until the end exactly what was going on. Despite the suspense keeping me on edge, I really appreciated the well timed and much needed comic relief, often delivered courtesy of our hero, througout the book. I just hope the one sort of loose end from the story is tied up nice, tight, and happy, which knowing this author, it will be. One thing I particularly want to note, I really appreciated the author's treatment of difficult topics with both a content/trigger warning at the beginning as well as just the general sensitivity in the way they were handled in the story.

    I loved seeing such a tough relatable heroine finally get her HEA with what I think might be my new favorite hero out of all of Walker's books. I can't wait to read what comes next for the Redleg guards!

    Tropes include: Brother's Best Friend, Secret Relationship
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  • Amy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Sawyer
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
    Audiobook for Forbidden Hero by Jackie Walker

    This story is about Sawyer and Sammy. Sawyer is best friends with Sammy’s brother Leo and has always been in love with Sammy. Sammy was in an abusive relationship, but now she is safe and she is single. After someone attempts to kidnap Sammy, Sawyer gets assigned to be Sammy’s bodyguard. What will happen when they are forced to spend lots of time together?

    This book has forced proximity, brother’s best friend/best friend’s sister and all the spice 🌶️🔥

    I loved this couple’s story. Sawyer is just so sweet and in love with Sammy! Sammy is so sassy and I love that she is finding out who she really is, apart from her ex-husband.

    The narrators both did an amazing job! Their voices were easy to listen to and fit the characters so well.

    Overall 4/5 ⭐️
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