Guarded by the Soldier by Laura Scott

Guarded by the Soldier by Laura Scott ISBN-13: 9781335402929 Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense Released: July 7th 2020

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from NetGalley:
After months of searching, security expert Ryker Tillman finally finds Olivia Habush and her young son—just as they are attacked by armed mercenaries. Now safeguarding Olivia, her unborn child and little Aaron is the former special ops soldier’s new mission. But to save the family that he's come to care for, Ryker must figure out why someone wants them dead…


My Review:
Guarded by the Soldier is a Christian romantic suspense novel. Ryker's girlfriend and her daughter were killed while he was away at war, so now he's determined to save Olivia and her son. Olivia's husband and brother had become criminals who were killed by Ryker and friends in the last book (though this book works as a standalone). She's hiding from the mercenary group that they worked for, and Ryker finds her right before the mercenaries do. Olivia no longer cared for her husband as he treated her badly. She falls in love with the compassionate, considerate, and handsome Ryker. He stunned by her beauty (even though she's in late pregnancy), which further endears him to her.

There was suspense from the mercenaries repeatedly tracking them down because they wanted something from Olivia. The problem for me was that we never learned how they kept tracking Olivia down. The good guys went to extreme lengths to prevent themselves from being tracked, and they never figured out how the bad guys kept finding them. But they also didn't spent much time trying to figure that out. The ending sequence also didn't work for me. One guy wanted what she had (though circumstances should've clued him in that she wouldn't have it on her), but what he did was attack her like he was trying to kill her. Shortly afterwards, the good guys simply believed a bad guy's claim that the main bad guy was dead and also assumed all of the mercenaries had gotten word to stop attacking her. So they left her unguarded. It just seemed like the good guys suddenly had to make stupid decisions so the bad guys could have one more chance at her.

Olivia was a new Christian and prayed to God. Ryker didn't like that God had let his girlfriend and her daughter die. There was no sex or bad language.


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