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Dang! I'm Snowed in with my boss’ supermodel daughter!

He trusts me not to touch her...
He told me she's forbidden...
Oh, and he's an armed Sheriff!


Babysitting a spoiled, entitled supermodel and media influencer is not my idea of fun.

I’m all about law and order and I never break the rules.

But Lily is different. She’s smart, daring, and kicks my ass at poker.

I do my damnedest to follow the rules…and fail.

I fail at not touching. I fail even worse at not falling for her.

I’m busting my butt to keep her father from knowing all the forbidden things I’ve done with her so he doesn’t lock me up and throw away the key.

Now, she’s telling me I’m the father of her baby...double dang!

And, I’m left wondering if a family is in the cards for me or if I should have folded a long time ago?


FORBIDDEN PROTECTOR IS A HOT 60K STANDALONE, SMALL TOWN, FORBIDDEN, SECRET BABY, PROTECTOR ROMANCE WITH A GUARANTEED HAPPILY EVER AFTER. NO CLIFF-HANGERS, NO CHEATING, JUST FLAMES.

222 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 11, 2020

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866 reviews10 followers
July 23, 2020
The Many Visions of Family

When a child grows up in a non-traditional family structure, it is sometimes challenging to understand and to appreciate fully the dynamics of a traditional structure of two parents residing in the same space, parenting their children together. For Lily Maddox, non-traditional would certainly describe her family structure. Her parents loved their children, and even loved each other, but they didn’t love each other or the idea of family enough to sacrifice careers and personal dreams to even reside in the same country let alone to live together and to parent together. So, Lily’s growing up was probably seen by many as exciting, glamorous, privileged and even eclectic— spending time with her dad a California sheriff, and with her mom, the famous model Madeline Lang, the children’s lives had been spent traveling. And so, jetting on private planes from one location to another was normal for Lily and her twin brother Paxton. And while Lily’s family was not two parents in the same house normal, both children knew the love of two parents, but not two parents living together as family—her parents were a long distant team, but not a day-in, day-out team, as each parent pursued professional goals and shared parenting decisions via phone, but rarely in person, together.

So when, Lily’s own glamorous model’s world, patterned after the pathway of her mom, suddenly collapsed around her when paparazzi published a compromising photograph capturing the moment after married actor Trask Halloway had made his move on an unsuspecting Lily, but before the unwilling Lily had physically rejected and repulsed the attentions of the married actor, she needed her parents, who while continents apart, teamed to rescue their daughter. Those missing seconds had allowed the truth to be lost and twisted, and the lost time allowed her career to crash in the aftermath of the false narrative of her seducing and luring the “loyal” husband away from his loving wife.

Wyatt Dalton, deputy sheriff in Eden Lake, California, his hometown, was living the dream in his own backyard. Eden Lake was a magical setting of mountains and water, far enough from the hustle of California’s hot spots—both in temperature and style—to avoid the crazy of a California lifestyle—and to retain its small-town vibe. But, the beauty of the geography and the diversity of outdoor activities provided year-round entertainment making it a growing draw for the well-heeled Californians seeking excitement close to home. What made Eden Lake ideal for Wyatt was the fact that while the activities of Eden Lake were great—he and his brother Josh loved to hike and ski and boat in their own backyard, it was the fact that it was their backyard that made the town special. It was the generational setting where their family had settled and still resided. It was where the brothers wanted to live out their lives and to build their homes and to grow their families among family. But when Wyatt’s boss, Sheriff Maddox calls him aside to ask, no rather assign, him to protect or as Wyatt saw it, to “babysit” the sheriff’s glamorous daughter Lily whose ill-judged actions had her garnered her the attention of paparazzi, brought her embarrassment and possibly cost her the glamorous globe-trotting lifestyle she obviously lived and loved, he was not eager, but he was dutiful. And so, he accepted the assignment, even if he was not enthusiastic.

This novel is a part of the Forbidden Small Town Bad Boys series. It is a delightful individual read, but it is so pleasing to know that there are other bad boy’s living in Eden Lake with stories that need to be read and love that needs to be found that the reader’s curiosity is compelled to keep reading about the friends and family of Eden Lake.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review, but I enjoyed the reading experience so much that I bought a copy for my "read-again" titles.
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245 reviews2 followers
July 13, 2020
4.5 Stars

Lily is a famous model, but she doesn't want to be it deep in her heart. She just followed in her mother's footsteps. Lily wants to leave this life behind and rather create effective sportswear. A misinterpreted photo and the resulting scandal give her the opportunity.

Her father, the sheriff of a small town, places one of his deputies as a "bodyguard" to protect her from the paparazzos and their lies that followed her everywhere.

Wyatt’s having trouble keeping Lily hidden. She always slips away from him, is of course recognized and already cameras appear everywhere again. Lily and Wyatt escape their pursuers with trouble and distress, then are snowed in in a cabin that belonged to his grandparents

Back in real life, Wyatt's insecurity, jealousy and another problem actually stand in the way of their great chemistry and the hot and sizzling love.

Whether these two so different personalities make it to the HEA (her parents had a similar constellation and couldn't), you have to find out for yourself by reading this really, really great book.

The characters are all adorable, Wyatt in particular (swoon), the story is told in a great way. You don't put the book out of your hand until you've finished reading it. Can't wait to read the next book in this absolutely great series.

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124 reviews4 followers
July 20, 2020
Pictures are sometimes not worth a thousand words, especially when you're a celebrity.

Lily, a famous supermodel must move to the mountains of California near her dad, the sheriff, after a photo surfaces of her in an uncompromising situation. Wyatt is the deputy her father hires to protect her from the paparazzi. Their attraction to each other wasn't insta-love but it was definitely close. At first, Wyatt believes what he's read in the tabloids and seen on TV. but as he gets to know Lily his view of her changes. After running from the paparazzi to a remote cabin belonging to Wyatt's family, Lily and Wyatt find that their attraction to each other can't be denied any longer. They spend several days together alone before they have to go back to reality. There's a misunderstanding when they return to the rental home Lily is staying in and Wyatt becomes different again. Lily begins to not feel well and later finds out she's pregnant. Wyatt doesn't believe the baby is his, due to some previous medical issues, and denies Lily. Let's just say, even with the denial, they get their HEA.

The writing in this series is amazing. The plot and characters are very well written and the men definitely make you want to swoon. I definitely recommend this book and the series if you like steamy, romantic love stories.

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291 reviews
July 26, 2020
Absolutely brilliant book loved it.
Lily was a supermodel and had a brilliant life and career until the paparazzi destroyed her career and called her a home wrecker.
She had to leave with the help of her supermodel mum and her father the sheriff of Eden Lake where she went to stay and hide out for awhile and her father rented a cabin at pine rest.

Wyatt Dalton was the sheriff deputy and he asked him to bodyguard to his daughter.While at the cabin they become close and they talked and Wyatt found out that lily wanted to do fashion leisure wear they also played poker which lily won all the time.
They play another game but Wyatt has nothing to offer so he strips and then lily starts to lose her hands on purpose and also strips and things get very heated after that.Wyatt knows he is not supposed to touch lily but he can’t help himself being snowed in together.
There is a lots of chemistry between the two of them steamy scenes and some distrust along the way with some big surprises along the way.
I love how the other characters are connected in the book and we read about Wyatt’s ,Lily’s life and her parents.

This is a very enjoyable, entertaining read and I loved reading very page.I really do recommend it.

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1,184 reviews56 followers
July 29, 2020
A journey to find love,family and happiness.

Forbidden Protector (Forbidden Small Town Bad Boys Book 4)
By Holly Jaymes

Lily Maddox a super model and social media influencer life was turned upside down when a compromising photo was taken of her and Trask Holloway a famous married actor. She was blamed but he walked away scott free the only problem she was the innocent one. To escape the paparazzi her father the sheriff of Eden Lake offers to help her hide out until she can figure out her next move. To help protect her he assigns Wyatt Dalton one of his deputies to be her "bodyguard." He chose Wyatt because he knew he would respect her and not cross the over boundaries. Neither one of them are thrilled to be stuck with each other in what they fill like a "babysitting" job. Yet as time passes their connection and chemistry grows stronger Wyatt tries his best to resist but when they get snowed in he loses his resolve. They spend a few wonderful days together only to have to come back to reality when the storm ends. Misunderstandings, miscommunications and unexpected pregnancy leads to accusations, denials and heartbreak. Can they overcome everything before it's too late or will the damage be too much to repair?
You don't want to miss out on Lily and Wyatt's journey to find love,family and happiness.
Five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
715 reviews5 followers
July 11, 2020
Lily is a supermodel who had a scandalous picture taken and she escapes the paparazzi by going to stay in a remote cabin near her dad. Her father is the local police chief and he assigns his trusted deputy, Wyatt, to stay with her and protect her from the press. Lily is tired of her life as a model and is trying to decide what to do next and Wyatt has given up on the idea of having a family because he believes he is infertile. After they are stranded in a cabin after a big snowstorm they give in to their mutual attraction after a game of strip poker. Wyatt misinterprets a message on Lily’s phone and he feels stupid and hurt and thinks she was just interested in an affair. Will Wyatt believe it when Lily tells him she is pregnant with his child even though his test had said he was infertile? Will Lily’s dad be able to accept Wyatt when he had expected him to protect her?

I absolutely loved this book. It was fun to read about the characters and learn so much about them through the author’s words. It was fun to see some of the characters from previous stories again. I got so involved in the story that I could hardly put the book down once I started reading. I highly recommend this book.

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2,773 reviews32 followers
July 11, 2020
Lily Maddox is a well known model and YouTube influencer, she was escaping Hollywood and the gossiping media because of a photo of her in a compromising position with a movie star who was married. She ran to her father to help her until the hype disappeared from the mistaken appearance shown in the photo. Her father is the sheriff of a small tourist town, he has assigned Deputy Wyatt Dalton was the man who would be guarding Lily from the paparazzi.

Wyatt was warned to keep his distance from Lily and that the sheriff’s trust was in him to keep Lily safe. But Lily and Wyatt couldn’t hold back from their desire for each other. Lily became pregnant and he insisted that it wasn’t his because of an accident he had in high school. Lily is devastated when he insists that the baby isn’t his. Will Wyatt acknowledge the baby and his love for Lily before it’s too late? Read the book and enjoy how these two have their happily ever after.

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1,031 reviews25 followers
July 13, 2020
Lily has found herself in the midst of an unfounded scandal. Painted to be a home wrecker, her successful modelling career is over whilst the guilty party is painted the hero. Needing a place to lie low, her father, the sheriff of Eden Lake arranges everything to keep her safe and away from the paparazzis radar. He assigns Wyatt, Josh’s older brother, the task of playing bodyguard although Wyatt sees it as a babysitting job. He reluctantly agrees, and is blown away by Lily’s natural beauty. Wyatt is a good looking deputy but at first it seems he’s as prejudice as everyone else. It’s only when the two of them find themselves snowed in together, in his families rustic family cabin that their walls begin to come down. But trust is a fickle thing and can work for or against you as Lily finds out. This is a brilliant book with a fantastic story, interesting characters-some new and some old favourites. It’s great to catch up with everyone and see new situations take off. Absolutely loved it ;-)

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7,458 reviews75 followers
July 12, 2020
This series has blown me away, each book keeps getting better and better. Holly Jaymes has such an amazing way to weave her words to create a story that you will get lost in.

Wyatt is a strong, honorable and caring man who loves his family, but he does not feel that he is worth. Lilly is the Sheriff's daughter, who is on the wrong side of tabloids, so she comes to town to hide. The Sheriff assigns Wyatt to protect his daughter, knowing he could trust Wyatt not to do anything and will take his job seriously

I love the passion, chemistry and love in this story. Wyatt and Lilly's family and friends are there for them each step of the way not afraid to push or call them out when need. This story have great moment that will make you laugh and other moment that will make you what to cry out "WHY". Wyatt and Lilly's journey kept me with each turn of the page.

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5,468 reviews23 followers
July 13, 2020
Forbidden Protector by Holly Jaymes is a secret baby romance story of Wyatt and Lily..Wyatt is a deputy sherrif of small town of Eden Lake..Lily is sweet,supermodel and media influencer,a daughter of a well known model and a town sherrif; when Lily needs to live the spotlight because of the scandal she went to her father for help and Wyatt becomes her bodygaurd and he convinced what the tabloid was saying regarding Lily to be a homewrecker.But Lily is different. She’s smart, daring, and kicks his ass at poker..he do his damnedest to follow the rules…and fail..He fail at not touching, He fail even worse at not falling for her.Now, she’s telling him that hes the father of her baby..an intriguing,interesting,emotional and steamy romance story that you will enjoy reading! great addition to the series,well done!

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2,661 reviews19 followers
July 12, 2020
Hot dam I loved this book and just got better and better the further I went. Wyatt is a deputy sheriff with a past holding him down. Lily a supermodel and after she was caught in a compromising situation with a married man that’s all fake she flees to her fathers home town Eden Lake in the mountains so it can all die down. Deputy Wyatt Dalton is tasked with babysitting Lily and both of them are not happy about it and he was told she was off limits to him and he agreed so he will protect her as her father wanted that’s all. After spending so much time together feeling start to rise between them and so does the hot passion that sparks and crackles around them. How does it all turn out now with a little surprise on the way, get this amazing book to find out.

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4,310 reviews11 followers
July 11, 2020
Every one of these keeps getting better in this series. Wyatt is a Boy Scout, but he has an unfortunate circumstance he does not want to reveal, so he feels he will never have love from a family of his own. Lily, was caught in a compromising situation that leaves her hiding out in the mountains, which only drives these two people closer together. Like how familiar they feel with one another, that they mostly let their guard down. But will they let reality break them apart, or will they believe the impossible and fight for what they could have together.

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436 reviews6 followers
July 15, 2020
This story was just as a complicated and dramatic as the first one of this series! It was also so different. Life in the spotlight can definitely be unfair especially when the media twists the story to strike up controversy, not really thinking about the person whom they are destroying. It was pretty cool though that she was immediately protected by her dad, and him assigning a 'body guard' for her. The chemistry burned hot just about right from the beginning. A lot of the circumstances tackled here are downright heartbreaking but wow! That absolutely amazing declaration of love? It was something else!

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281 reviews1 follower
July 11, 2020
Wyatt is a small town sheriff deputy charged with watching the sheriff's daughter who is a super model in the middle of a wrongfully accused scandal with a married man. Instant attraction, and a snow in later and they can't keep their hand off each other. Hurts surface and no communication attempts are made because of past hurts but they pull it together in the end! It was a beautiful story and a charming addition to the Eden Lake family. A definite must read!

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Author 12 books31 followers
July 11, 2020
Lily is a famous model, Wyatt a small town police man tasked with protecting her from the press. Neither expect to fall in love and neither expect the problems doing so causes. Forbidden Protector brings this couple together in a steamy relationship that will have you rooting for them to overcome the obstacles they face. Well-written, this will hold your attention to the HEA ending.

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6,577 reviews35 followers
July 27, 2020
An absolutely fantastic, well written, and emotionally deep romance! The storyline is flawless, funny, witty, and very interesting with ups and downs, drama, intrigue, twists, and a mix of emotion on every page. The characters are real; the chemistry between them is off the charts! This book met all of my expectations and then some! Definitely recommended.

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964 reviews
July 11, 2020
A picture is better than 1000 words!
But this pcture said the wrong words.
And all go down from it.
Becouse of this picture, hearing half conversations and a lots of assumptions.
And a stuborn man! For a short while I hated Wyatt for his stubornness and wrong assumptions! And for not trusting Lily!

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760 reviews1 follower
July 11, 2020
These Eden Lake men just make want to move to this fictional place or is it not fictional.

Definitely best place for Lily to reinvent herself and reconnect with someone very important.

Glad to read all about Wyatt, but boy was he carrying a humongous burden with him.

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4,568 reviews19 followers
July 12, 2020
Amazing story involving Wyatt and Lilly. She is a supermodel who needs protection from the press, so her father assigns Wyatt to protect her. The problem is that Wyatt was also warned that Lilly is off limits. Another win from this author 5 stars.

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205 reviews
July 12, 2020
Fabulous book by Holly Jaymes. Forbidden Protector kept me reading and enjoying this tale of forbidden desires from the deputy and the Sheriff’s daughter and all that it entailed. From the surprise pregnancy to the stolen police car and the mad dash to the airport. Highly recommended. Love it!

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July 13, 2020
I loved this book!!! Love can overcome anything.They are perfect for each other. They compliment each other very well. He can calm her down or enrage her. He knows how to encourage her to go for her dreams.

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3,770 reviews12 followers
July 16, 2020
Such a great read with interesting characters, and chemistry! Lily is looking to change her life, less paparazzi, less stress. She goes to her dad who leave Wyatt to protect her. But being snowed
In makes them closer. Wyatt has personal health issues and can he believe Lily when she tells him the news.

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2,208 reviews7 followers
July 18, 2020
I received a copy of this book through BookSprout and I voluntarily chose to review it. This was well written and I loved the characters. This is not the first time I have read one of this authors books I look forward to reading more of her work. I would encourage everyone to give this one a chance, I really think you will enjoy it. I don't do spoilers so get the book and see how great it is.
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557 reviews1 follower
July 11, 2020
Another lovely romance in the Eden Lake series.
This time we feel with Deputy Wyatt and supermodel Lily. There’s instant hot chemistry when they meet. However, there are enough twists and curveballs to sort out until their happy ending to give you a nice rollercoaster ride.
59 reviews
July 11, 2020
Another winner for Holly Jaymes with this series. Forbidden Protector is a hot forbidden romance between a deputy and the sheriff’s daughter. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down until I finished it.
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2,200 reviews6 followers
August 26, 2020
Lily & Wyatt!

Lily has run away from L.A. after a scandal was written in the press, she lost her life & her job so she run to her father, who put Wyatt in place to look after her!
253 reviews2 followers
November 3, 2020
You will fall in love with these characters as well as Holly Jaymes! Great read!!!
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