Review: He can guard my body any time, any where!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2013
I'll admit I'm a big fan of Lexxie Couper.  I love her writing style, I love the images her words make in my mind, I love her hunky, sexy, heroes, and I love that she's not afraid to write strong kick ass women.  In Muscle for Hire she gives it all to us and in addition we get to hear conversations between Nick Blackthorn (be still my heart) and his bodyguard Aslin Rhodes.  Just imagining Nick with his sexy accent talking to Aslin with his sexy accent is enough to put all kinds of kinky thoughts into this gal's head......sorry, back to the review.Alsin Rhodes is on "loan" to Chris Huntley an up and coming movie star.  He's there as a military consultant to the film and to show Chris how to look like he's really fighting in this big budget film.  Aslin is feeling a little out of sorts, after years as an SAS commando, he's spent the last almost 16 being a body guard to rock superstar Nick Blackthorn who has pretty much retired and doesn't need him around as much.  He soon finds working on a movie set is quite a bit different than working for a rock star.  Never does he imagine getting his ass kicked by a woman the first day on the job, but it happens and he's immediately intrigued.Rowan Hemsworth (Chris' sister) is bound and determined to keep her brother grounded and away from bad influences.  After they both witnessed their parent's brutal murder, she decided to never be a victim again.  So she's trained with the best and she's a martial arts expert with multiple titles under her belt.  She's made caring for Chris her life and pretty much ignored her own until she brings Aslin down and realizes she's affected by him like no other man ever.Man I love this story!  First off Rowan is such a strong and positive female character.  I like that she doesn't expect a man to take care of her that she knows she can take care of herself.  I truly believe she has Chris' best interests at heart even though he grumbles about them from time to time.  It's interesting to watch her reactions to Aslin and how difficult it is for her to admit what she's feeling and what she wants from this man.  Aslin....wow...I'm really surprised the guy doesn't have any super powers.  I mean that's the effect he has on everyone around him.  He just exudes confidence and calmness no matter what the hell is going on around him.  Well he did, until Rowan was hurt in an explosion.  I think that's when it became really evident that under that tough guy exterior, their lays a man who wants more out of life and he knows who he wants it with.The sexual chemistry between these two makes me think of hot lava running out of a volcano.  I mean, it just doesn't stop.  Hot, hot, hot!  The scene on the back of his bike, wow!  Their other intimate scenes are even better.  However, it becomes quite evident early on that this is way more than sex between then.  They share a lot fairly easily with each other.  When Aslin suspects that the crazy "accidents" happening around them are targeting Rowan and not Chris, he immediately hires a body guard for Chris and starts guarding Rowan all on his own.  As you can imagine she has issues with needing someone to help her but let's just say that Aslin has a unique way of convincing her to accept his help.Once again Lexxie Couper has written an engaging story filled with colorful and entertaining characters, an interesting plot line, witty and intelligent dialog, and enough raw and steamy sex to keep you highly entertained and of course wanting more.  I love how Lexxie always manages to intertwine characters from her other books into her current one.  It unifies her writing and makes it all that more special to those who have read her before without making someone feel like they must read all her previous works to enjoy this one.  I didn't think Lexxie would be able to top Love's Rhythm and Nick Blackthorn and while Nick still edges out Aslin just a smidge, I think this is one of her best solo pieces of work.  Well done!!