Review: Muscle For Hire
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2013
Aslin Rhodes has been a bodyguard for a rock star for 16 years. When his boss gets married and settles down to family life, Rhodes at loose ends. He ends up going to Australia as a favor and guarding a rising Hollywood actor.  While there he meets the actors sister and the sparks start to fly.  Rowan Hemsworth is a champion martial artist with multiple wins under her belt. She is visiting her brother when she meets Aslin and promptly falls into lust with him.The sexual tension between Aslin and Rowan runs high throughout the whole story.  At first both characters are fighting the attraction but eventually they both decide to give into it and them the steam starts to rise.  I really liked how there was a build up for the characters before the actual consummation.  There are scenes from both perspectives so we aren't  left with a lot of questions about the motives of the characters.I loved how these two meet.  I won't spoil it but it was pretty awesome.  Although there was quite a bit of sexual tension and some very steamy sex scenes there was also some mystery to the plot as well.  Aslin is trying to figure out if someone is out to hurt Rowan or her brother.  Rowan is a funny kick butt character that doesn't need a bodyguard to take care of her. Aslin has spent the bulk of his life protecting people so he wants to take care of Rowan but he knows it's not going to be welcome.There are also some great secondary characters as well.  Rowan's brother has a somewhat large role. He's pretty overprotective when Rowan and Aslin first get together but he soon comes around.  There was also another bodyguard/firefighter that was mentioned a little and he was just mysterious enough to catch my interest enough to make me want to know more about him.  I did discover, after I started reading this book, that it is the second in the series.  Aslin is introduced in the first book of the series about his boss, the rock star.  I do believe that I will have to go back and read the first book as well.  There are a few conversations between Aslin and his boss, the rock star, but I don't think I missed anything plot wise by not reading it first. I just like to read series in order.One of the main things I didn't like about this book was that it took place over a matter of days.  There is an epilogue but I get the impression (it isn't accurately stated) that it is less than a year in the future.  Now this on its own didn't bother me. However, when the main characters have only known each other for about three days and they are already declaring themselves to each other, that is just a little hard for me to believe.  I know that it can happen and this is fiction but I felt it was a little far fetched. Otherwise I really enjoyed the story and the characters.  This was my first read by Couper and but it will definitely not me my last.book provided by author for the purpose of an honest reviewreviewed by Megan