Review: Fresh voice, good lines, worth reading - even though heroine stupidity at the end.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2013
PROTECTING WHAT'S HIS by Tessa Bailey.The first third was fabulous.  I was smiling.  So many clever lines and unique thoughts.  This is a fresh voice.  Then the story became more regular - like many other contemporary romances.  It was still above average.Then for the major climax, we have heroine stupidity.  She does something dangerous.  Derek calls her cell phone repeatedly to warn her, but she won't answer her phone or listen to her messages.  She and Derek are not having a fight or anything like that.  Apparently she decides that while on this many hour driving trip she won't talk to her lover or sister - for no good reason.  The author needed to think of a better way to put the heroine in danger.The sex scenes did not excite me - not sure why.  You could almost skip them.  I'm not complaining.  They were ok.  The story, dialogue, and relationships are the good parts.This is the author's debut book - so far her only book.  I want to read her next one.DATA:Narrative mode: 3rd person.  Kindle count length 3,418 (393 KB) 160 pages estimated.  Swearing language: strong including religious swear words.  Sexual language: strong.  Number of sex scenes: 7.  Setting: current day mostly Chicago, Illinois, with a little Nashville, Tennessee.  Copyright: 2013.  Genre: contemporary romance.