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A Guarded Love - Book One: A Sweet Contemporary Romance
by Adelia Burke
Series: Unassuming Billionaire Series #1
Series Rating:
on March 28, 2020
Genres: Sweet Romantic Suspense
Pages: 202
Format: Kindle
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An unsuspecting college student is inadvertently thrust into the paparazzi spotlight when a country music star mingles at a local karaoke club. After an unexpected photo surfaces online, the power of clickbait media sends two people from different worlds on a collision course with destiny.
A break from touring proves to be anything but relaxing, as Landon Ross navigates a whirlwind of tabloid manipulation, crazed fans, and heightened security protocol. Each detail of his life is carefully structured and scheduled. But the unexpected arrival of a talented local music major makes him re-evaluate everything.
A Guarded Love by Adelia Burke is a wonderfully put together romance with just enough suspense to keep it moving.
Will Kristin ever learn to trust again?
Kristin
Kristin doesn’t have the best luck at choosing men. She is being stalked by an abusive ex-boyfriend when a picture of her and a famous singer in a chance meeting ends up going viral. Kristin’s life is turned up-side-down. Even with Landon’s protection, the stalker gets close and hurts Kristin. Now Kristin has to learn how to move forward.
When we first meet Kristin, she is still isolating and blaming herself. She doesn’t even notice Landon when they first meet. It’s hard to tell from the outside that she is hurt. She actually comes across as stuck-up or unreachable. But as she heals with Landon’s help, you start to see her true beauty.
I will admit that in the first couple of chapters, I was wasn’t sure that I liked Kristin. But as I got farther into the book, I could see what she was hiding. It just takes a while to get there.
Landon
Landon is a famous country singer. This is his downtime, so Landon and his drummer go to a local karaoke bar where the locals know him. Here he meets Kristin and her roommate Lexi. They have a good time, but in the process, the pic of him and Kristin is taken. Landon being a gentleman, sends his private security to help the girls.
Landon is a great character. He is immediately attracted to Kristin, but she won’t give him the time of day until the photo surfaces. Landon steps up to take care of Kristin and Lexi too. You can see how caring he is by the way that he takes care of his grandparents. I love the way that he listens to all genres of music.
Four Stars
I like the story but almost felt like everything was too perfect. Yes, the characters have depth and uniqueness, but this was just something missing. I can’t put my finger on it. The setting is beautiful, and I love the happy ending. I would like to see more of Lexi and Steve in a future story. So, lots of positive things happening here, which work out to being four stars for me. However, I do recommend this book to all contemporary Christian romance readers out there.
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About Adelia Burke
Adelia Burke (Deb Earl) was born in Reno, Nevada. She is married and has three married daughters and two grandchildren. She has been an avid reader all of her life with a vivid imagination.
She has been involved in family history research for many years and decided to incorporate that into her writing in some of her books. It makes for some interesting stories. She absolutely loves to throw in twists in her books.
Her interests include running, gardening, and traveling. She is a home-schooling expert!
Wow! Thanks for such a thorough review! You always do such a great job on your blog.