{"id":45125,"date":"2022-08-26T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=45125"},"modified":"2022-08-19T12:33:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T17:33:52","slug":"the-bodyguard-by-katherine-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/the-bodyguard-by-katherine-center\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bodyguard by Katherine Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hannah Brooks is not having a good day. She’s just buried her mother, her boyfriend dumps her and she finds out he’s been cheating on her – with her best friend. Crushed by grief and heartbreak, she asks her boss for an assignment that will take her far away but instead her boss assigns her a job she really doesn’t want – working with world-famous (and very handsome) movie star Jack Stapleton in The Bodyguard<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Katherine Center.<\/p>\n

Hannah is not pleased and Jack isn’t exactly on board either. You see, Hannah is a bodyguard and despite the fact that people usually mistake her for a kindergarten teacher, she is very good at her job. In fact, the first time she meets Jack he mistakes her for the cleaning lady. Plus, he doesn’t think he needs a bodyguard – a slightly overenthusiastic fan appears to be stalking him, but he doesn’t think she poses a threat. His movie studio thinks otherwise and Hannah is assigned as his principal.<\/p>\n

OK, so no big deal, right? Hannah is a professional and she can quietly blend into the background. Things get complicated though when, through a convoluted series of events, Hannah must pretend to be Jack’s girlfriend. To his family.<\/p>\n

This is at a glance, a common rom-com trope – fake dating. What raises it a few notches up from the basic is the writing – sharp and fast moving, the humor – lots of bantering between Jack and Hannah as well as Hannah’s inner thoughts, and tackling real issues – grief, loss, guilt and broken relationships. It is heartbreaking and funny, a quick and satisfying read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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