Review: Very enjoyable read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2013
Ginger moves to Chicago with her sister to start a new life. That she did so with the money she stole from her mother, well that's a little piece of information that she'd rather keep to herself.A young woman who has had a hard life because of her mother's bad decisions, Ginger is determined to give her sister a different life with more options than what she herself had at that age. So with her truck packed and the money she stole properly stored (LOL! it surprised even me) she moves into a new apartment where her neighbor is none other than Lieutenant Derek Taylor.Derek is a loner type of guy. He's not much for relationships, but is all in for a great lay. Once he laid eyes on Ginger, he determines that he must have her. Although she gets on his last nerve, he can't help but want her. Especially after she fights him every step of the way.This was such a fun story!I loved Ginger and felt for her from the very start. She was funny, sensitive yet strong and a force to be reckoned with. She gave as good as she got, but underneath all that armor was a lost little girl who only wanted to feel safe and keep her sister away from all the things she went through as a child. I admired the hell out of her, even if how she went about it wasn't the right way to do it. But desperate times call for desperate measures and she saw no other way out.Tessa Bailey did a great job of including the right set of elements to keep me interested in the story. I had the humorous moments, the sensual moments and the emotional ones too. There was Ginger's past, the stolen money and Ginger's sister, Willa. Then there was Derek. OMG, he was such an alpha-male type of guy, it was ridiculous, but I loved it because behind it all was a caring man who felt deeply for Ginger. He supported her and was honest with her. He messed up, he made it up, he screamed and he spanked. But he was also tender and sensitive to her situation. What more could I ask for in a hero?Protecting What's His is the first book in the Line of Duty series. I admit I came to this series when I read the second book, His Risk to Take , then followed that with the third book, Officer Off Limits . I know, I know. It went against my series OCD, but I didn't know they were a part of a series when I requested them in NetGalley. However, they made such a great impression that I went and bought this title because I wanted to read more. Keep in mind, that although they are all part of the series, they can be read as stand alones too.All in all, Protecting What's His is a fun, little sexy read with emotions and sizzling chemistry added in to make it a very enjoyable read.