Hers To Protect by Catherine Lanigan

Item: Hers to Protect
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted May 23, 2019 by karenbaron in Blog Tour, Review, Romance, Series / 0 Comments

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from Prism Book Tours. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Hers to Protect

by Catherine Lanigan

Series: Shores of Indian Lake #11
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Published by Harlequin Heartwarming Large Print on May 7, 2019
Genres: Sweet Romance
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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Also in this series: Home for Christmas

She’s sworn to protect…
But does that include a speeding celebrity?

Violet Hawks is a by-the-books police officer—so when she catches a man speeding, she arrests him. Only, the man is famous race car driver Josh Stevens. To make amends, Josh launches a charm campaign, and it works on the small town…and on Violet. But when Josh is connected to an investigation, Violet begins to wonder—can she trust her instincts when her heart is involved?

A small-town cop and a celebrity racecar driver who…fall in love?

Hers to Protect by Catherine Lanigan is a mesmerizing and captivating novel. I devoured it as it was that good. Josh Stevens and Violet Hawks are a cute couple, and it was lovely watching them fall in love with not knowing it.

Violet Hawks

Violet Hawks is the youngest of five siblings, and she is trying to make a name for herself in the police force. Mostly because she wants to be a detective and knows that she can be if they let her prove her worth. She likes to think of herself as the cop that sees things as black and white until she meets Josh Stevens, who turns her life 180 degrees around. Violet is very trusting of her instincts, which prove to be difficult after arresting Josh.

Likes

Protecting the citizens of Indian Lake from people that could go wrong.
That she loves Josh a lot even if she doesn’t know it until she’s too far in.
Wanting to be a detective.
She can be a girly-girl even when people don’t think that she can be.
A closet romantic
Wants to be a good person and cop even though she’s a rookie and can be fired if she does something wrong.

Dislikes

Having to watch after Josh and not tell him
Wanting to be a detective even if it hurts Josh
Not telling Josh somethings
Arresting Josh when she could have tried a better tactic

Josh Stevens

Josh Stevens is a great character who has many layers to him that we get to see slowly peel away. We have the guy looking for a way to see his parents again, the celebrity that he lets everyone see when he’s in public, the guy that he lets Austin and Katia see, and finally the guy he is when he’s around Violet. All these different personas take a toll on someone and especially for a racecar driver like Josh, who works nonstop. He is a great person that has finally been given a chance to see that he can have a life away from racing a car.

Likes

Wanting to help any kids that are without parents or just in the foster system
His car knowledge is pretty impressive
Devotion to Violet and that they are each other first loves
Having a great time in Indian Lake since he has to stay around
Wanting to help get the guy that the police are after

Dislikes

That he didn’t trust Violet even when she warned him about what might happen at her job

Five Stars

Hers to Protect by Catherine Lanigan was a great book that I didn’t want to put down for any reason at all. Violet and Josh are two fascinating characters that were a blast to read. Violet is trying to be good at her job so that she can become a detective and get out of Indian Lake. Josh, with his thing of wanting to be close to his parents but also wanting to be kept busy. I love a happy ending.

I am giving Hers to Protect by Catherine Lanigan five stars and recommending it to all Harlequin Heartwarming contemporary romance lovers out there.

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About Catherine Lanigan

Catherine Lanigan is the international bestselling and award-winning author of over forty-five published titles in both fiction and non-fiction, including the novelizations of Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile. Ms. Lanigan’s novels have been translated into over twenty-four languages. Lanigan was tasked by the NotMYkid foundation to pen a collection of compelling and informative true stories of teen addicts. Ms. Lanigan’s SHORES OF INDIAN LAKE series for HARLEQUIN HEARTWARMING includes LOVE SHADOWS, HEART’S DESIRE, A FINE YEAR FOR LOVE, KATIA’S PROMISE, FEAR OF FALLING, SOPHIE’S PATH, PROTECTING THE SINGLE MOM, FAMILY OF HIS OWN, HIS BABY DILEMMA, RESCUED BY THE FIREFIGHTER and HER TO PROTECT (2019).

Ms. Lanigan is a frequent speaker at literary functions and book conventions as well as inspiring audiences with her real stories of angelic intervention from her Angel Tales series of books. She is an outspoken advocate for domestic violence and abuse and was honored by The National Domestic Violence Hotline in Washington, D.C. She has been a guest on numerous radio programs including “Coast to Coast” and on television interview and talk show programs as well as blogs, podcasts and online radio interview programs. She writes a monthly blog for Heartwarmingauthors.blogspot.com.

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