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Intrepid Bodyguard #2

Guard of Silver

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Music star Silver Lawson has it all—except her freedom.

Thrust into the spotlight six years ago at the tender age of sixteen, pop sensation Silver is the envy of teenage girls all over the globe. But beneath the public persona lies a woman whose demons run deep.

Royal Marine veteran Cruise “Crew” Garrett only has to survive three months guarding the diva who pushes buttons he didn’t know he possessed. But as he peels back the layers to the real woman beneath her superstar image, he uncovers a well of dark secrets amid a sickening past.

Crew has never run from trouble in his life, but saving Silver might cost him more than he’s willing to pay.

The question is, how far will he go for the woman who has stolen his heart?

Author Note: Content includes subjects that may be triggers for some. If this could be you, please read the Note to the Reader at the beginning before continuing.

342 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2021

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Tracie Delaney

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Tracie Delaney writes billionaire romance where the men fall hard and the women make them work for it. Even though she has more than 35 novels published across many different series, Tracie still considers herself a reader first and foremost and loves fangirling over her favorite authors.

At night she likes to curl up on the sofa with her two furbabies, Murphy & Cooper, and binge-watch shows on Netflix. There may be wine involved.

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Profile Image for Kathi Defranc.
1,182 reviews498 followers
November 13, 2021
What a sensational story in this fabulous new series by Tracie Delaney!! Spine-tingling romance mixed with mystery, action, adventure, bodyguards who are eye candy and women needing their help! Silver is a Pop singer, all glitter and style on the stage but hidden deep inside from everyone is pain, fear and past abuse. A past delicately dealt with by the author, who even offers a warning to any who may be triggered by the content. One of her bodyguards moves on, so her Dad calls Loris at Intrepid Security who sends along ex-Royal Marine 'Crew' Garrett, promising he only needs to last three months this mission. Boy can she push his buttons, driving him crazy, but he can see a little deeper than any have tried before, wondering about some of her relationships and actions. Why does she let her Dad take over for her?
I could Not put this book down for a minute, thoroughly enjoying the war of words between Crew and Silver, and enjoying the easy to follow story. A big 5 STAR from me and I can NOT wait for the next look into the Intrepid Team!!!
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906 reviews9 followers
November 27, 2021
Tracey Delaney is certainly exploring her darker, angsty, suspenseful side and I am loving it and her hot, protective Intrepid Bodyguards!

Silver is a successful pop star with the world at her feet, but appearances can be deceiving and she's hiding a dark secret that could destroy her if it gets out.  Can new bodyguard Cruise "Crew" Garrett see past the diva defensive attitude to see the real but broken woman hiding inside?

This was a gripping second book in the series, packed full of emotion, suspense, tension and a slow burn fiery passion. It certainly tugged on my heartstrings, I loved it!  I loved how Crew slowly got under Silvers defences and earnt her trust, not an easy thing but he was strong, confident, protective, hot (*swoon*) and amazing with her. She grew and bloomed as a character throughout.

The story deals with some difficult issues that might be triggers for some but was written realistically and sensitively with depth and detail, so I really felt their emotions all the way through.

I'm loving this series and with the glimpses we got of boss Loris, I'm really looking forward to what comes next !
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434 reviews16 followers
December 18, 2021
What does one do when she is presented with a series of super hot bodyguards? She devours them in one sitting!

Kinda…

Well, I can dream, anyway!

After reading Guard of Honor, I was really excited to read this second instalment. Crew had been mentioned in the above book and his story was one of intrigue. One that I was looking forward to getting my grubby little mitts on. And boy did I do that.

Crew is the kind of guy you see from afar, know that you crush on him, but think he’s way too out of your league. Plus, the gruff exterior isn’t off putting either, so that helps; a lot!

Silver’s character really called to me. I’ve been through something slightly similar emotionally and so I felt her sadness, her complete lack of control, her want for something different, a change that she feels is out of reach.

Enter Crew. A guy who knows exactly how to break through Silver’s barriers. To let her see that she’s not alone and that there are people willing to do whatever it takes to make sure she’s safe, wanted and loved!

I absolutely ADORED their story. It was everything I didn’t know I needed but certainly know that had I not read it, I’d have been left wanting!

Absolutely well deserved 5 stars! 😍
Profile Image for Dawn Higgins.
907 reviews16 followers
November 22, 2021
WOW! Totally devoured this second book in the Intrepid Bodyguard Series, this one is my favourite by far i couldn't put this down and stayed up well into the early hours to finished this book.

What a gripping, suspense and emotional ride this author took us on in this story following Silver, a mega popstar that seems to have all the fame and fortune going for her, she is just starting out on her european tour with her new bodyguard Cruse Garrett.

These two clash to start with as Silver is keeping him at arms length as she doesn't want him finding out anything about her at all as she is hiding a huge secret and is terrified that if it gets out she won't be around anymore. Crew breaks her walls down little by little until she has no choice but to reveal her dark secret. This was a slow burn but turns into a heart wrenching romance which will put a smile on your face.
417 reviews1 follower
December 30, 2024
❤️Spoilerfreie Rezension für eine super Serie – absolutes Lesehighlight ❤️

Gerade habe ich das Buch „Silvers Bodyguard“ beendet.

Ich gebe generell keine Zusammenfassung des Buches ab, weil ich der Meinung bin, dass diese auch durch den Klappentext beim Buch schon aussagefähig ist. Insofern schildere ich hier lediglich meine Eindrücke, da dadurch sichergestellt wird, dass definitiv nicht gespoilert wird 😊

Autor:
Von Tracie Delaney hatte ich bis zu diesem Buch bereits andere Bücher gelesen. Bisher hat mich noch keines enttäuscht. Im Gegenteil: sie stellten sich alle als Pageturner heraus. Wie hat es mir gefallen? Lest selbst! 🥰 – Nur eine klitzekleine Anmerkung: sie hat es schon wieder getan 😮

Titel:
Der Titel passt wirklich 100%ig zu dem Buch. Wobei mir ehrlicherweise der Originaltitel einen Ticken besser gefällt 😉❤️😁!

Schreibstil:
Wieder blieb Tracie sich treu. Auch dieses Buch ist keine Ausnahme. Ich war von Beginn sofort im Buch, das Ganze entwickelt eine absolute Sogwirkung und man will unbedingt weiterlesen um zu erfahren, wie es weitergeht! So weit so gut. Und definitiv Tracey Delaney! Der Schreibstil macht süchtig. Mir bereiten ihre Bücher total viel Spaß bereitet. Warum? Nun ja, auch wenn das Setting nichts wirklich Neues bietet (offensichtlich), so war die Umsetzung wirklich grandios.

Es war extrem mitreißend – dazu auch erschütternd - und auch die Wendungen waren nicht klar ersichtlich! Dazu waren die Charaktere lebensecht beschrieben …( siehe weiter unten 😉) – was will man mehr?

Protagonisten:👍🤗
Wieder einmal kamen diese glaubhaft und authentisch rüber. Die Vorgehensweise und die Dynamik waren äußerst interessant. Dass die Charaktere ihre wirklich schweren (!) Päckchen zu tragen hatten, hat dem Buch und der Geschichte gut getan. Aber zugegebenermaßen war die Thematik zuweilen schwer verdaulich. War es langweilig? Niemals! Gab es liebenswerte Charaktere? Definitiv sehr interessant und mit Ecken und Kanten! Gegenspieler? Gab’s auch *frechgrins*! Also alles gut gelöst? Durchaus. Nur war das Buch in einem Rutsch durchgesuchtet. Das sagt viel aus, oder?

Stimmung/Atmosphäre:
Für mich war es einfach nur passend und stimmig. Das Buch zu lesen berührte, riss mit, begeisterte! Besser kann es nach einem furiosen Serienstart nicht weitergehen!

Setting:
Wie bereits gesagt: nichts Neues beim Setting, aber eine Umsetzung, die definitiv heraussticht. Unvorhersehbar – und deshalb auch so gut! 😍👍🤗

Explizite Szenen:
Heiß 🔥😜 – aber definitiv auch niveauvoll!

Gibt es auch Kritikpunkte?
Gar keine! Ich habe diese Geschichte geliebt! Und ich freue mich jetzt schon auf das nächste Buch dieser Reihe! Dauert es mir zu lange, bis es erscheint? Davon ist wirklich auszugehen *traurigguck* aber das ist – zugegebenermaßen – Jammern auf Höchstniveau!

Bewertung:
Absolut überzeugte 5 von 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sternen. Das Buch beeindruckt mich – und ich will definitiv mitbekommen, wie es mit den Furchtlosen Beschützern Bodyguards weitergeht!

Insofern eine klare, definitive Leseempfehlung! Holt euch dieses Buch! Ihr werdet es nicht bereuen! 😉🤗
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186 reviews2 followers
November 29, 2021
This one comes with a trigger warning, and I highly suggest you listen!

Silver has had a rough life, even though she hides it well behind her public persona. She's a pop starlet and is seemingly living the life. But life behind the cameras isn't all roses and candy.

Crew doesn't want to get too close to the Diva and her issues, but he sees so much more than she wants him to see. He knows something isn't right and refuses to let it go, working on Silver's walls until she finally lets him in.

When life throws her yet another curve ball and things really get rocky, can Crew save Silver from herself? Or will the darkness she's fought for so long finally win? Can someone who feels so utterly broken really find happiness and love when she is convinced she's beyond redemption?

So many feels, so many gripping moments. This book held me in thrall and cheering for SIlver and Crew from the outset. If you are good with a darker suspenseful read with your side of romance, give this one a chance. Just remember, you've been warned there is a trigger warning for a reason!
1,238 reviews14 followers
May 14, 2022
Found this book really frustrating. Parts were really good.

So firstly this author is British so I was shocked by all the Americanisms. I’m not saying it ruined it, it was annoying though.

Crew an ex Royal Marine works for a security company as a bodyguard. When his latest job is to protect Silver a pop star, he’s really not happy. Even less so when Silver treats him like a skivvy at first as she’s terrified he’ll find out things about her. As they grow closer, Crew realises that something is really wrong between Silver and her dad. The more he digs, the more Silver panics and holds him at bay.

The negatives for me: It got to near the end of the book, before Silver opens up to Crew. I spent the whole book wishing she would tell him, and let him help her.
It got a bit silly at the end. The storyline was a bit unrealistic.

I did enjoy it. Just felt it wasn’t as good as it could be.
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882 reviews29 followers
October 22, 2024
TITLE: Guard of Silver
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
AUTHOR: Tracie Delaney
TROPE: Bodyguard Romance
TYPE: Series (The Intrepid Bodyguard Series Book 2)
POV: Third Person
MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

⚠️ Check trigger warnings; this dark content is for +18 readers

Guard of Silver had more of the angst I was looking for than the first book in the series. Cruise “Crew” Garrett has been assigned to protect pop star Silver Lawson. At first, Crew finds Silver to be an annoying, defensive and spoiled diva, but soon, his gut tells him there is more going on with Silver and that she has a strange relationship with her controlling manager/father.

The storyline flowed at a good pace and held my interest. Both Silver and Crew were likable, which helped me root for them to have their happy ending. I am giving a rating of 4 / 5 stars.
114 reviews4 followers
November 19, 2021
Guard of Silver is the 2nd book in this gripping new series from one of my fave authors Tracie Delaney. Guard of Silver follows the story of Silver, mega popstar who seems to have it all - the fame, the fortune, the adoring fans - Cruise 'Crew' Garrett one of the Intrepid bodyguards temporarily assigned to her security detail. But as Crew soon learns, Silver is masking a deep secret and she's terrified of letting her cover slip. Contrast that with Crew, who is as assured and self confident, happy in his own skin. And as they spend more and more time together, the banter between them brings them closer and closer. As Silver's Guard, his job is to protect Silver at all costs but Crew also needs to protect Silver from herself and from the one person she seems to never be far from. Why is her dad always hovering? Why does he have so much sway over Silver? Crew slowly works his way into Silver's confidence and trust, breaking down those barriers and showing her how to be her true self. Their romance is a slow burner, and I really enjoyed watching them blossom and bloom in this lovely heartwarming story.
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826 reviews1 follower
December 3, 2021
This is Crew and Silver’s story, the body guard and the pop princess and what a story it is. At first Silver seems like every diva pop star, she is controlled by her over baring father in every part of her life but then little cracks form in her facade and we start to see the real Silver emerge. Crew knows that there is something not right and along the way she starts to break down his defence and worms herself into his heart. Will Crew ever find out her deepest darkest secrets, will they stand up to her father, will they get the happy ending they deserve. I loved their story. It engaged me right from the start and the more I read the more I loved them. As we are reading we do get to see more of the team and I’m looking forward to reading about them also.
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162 reviews
December 26, 2024
Silvers Bodyguard ist Band zwei der Reihe der Furchtlosen Beschützer von der Autorin Tracy Delaney und übersetzt von den @literary.queens.

Silver ist ein gefeierter Popstar, der von ihrem Vater bis aufs Äußerste gepuscht wird. Als Crew als ihr Bodyguard eingestellt wird, versucht sie schon gleich auf Abstand zu gehen. Sie spürt, dass er hinter die Fassade blicken kann, die sie so mühevoll aufrecht erhält.
Denn ihre Geheimnisse sind sehr dunkel und ihr Vater dominant und kontrollsüchtig. Anfangs will Crew den Job lieber hinschmeißen, doch je länger er sich in Silvers Nähe aufhält, desto mehr will er auf sie aufpassen....

Ich mag den Schreibstil der Autorin, sowie die Spannung und die knisternde Lovestory zwischen Crew und Silver.
222 reviews7 followers
January 12, 2022
Another action packed book in this new series regarding bodyguards and their charges.
This is a story about a pop star and her bodyguard who she does her best to get rid of by being so rude and abrupt to him. But Crew takes it all in his stride. Silver has everything you could wish for , fame, fortune and fan adoration. But there’s a few things missing, family, happiness and love.
This is the second book in this great series and I just love the way this author writes and the way everything just flows.
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386 reviews4 followers
February 11, 2022
Silver is a famous singer who has carried a secret from an early age her father is her manager also is totally in control of her life ,till crew Garrett becomes her bodyguard they have a few disagreements when he first arrives. He finds it hard to accept the control her father has over her. Slowly they become friends and alittle more in time.this is a very sensitive subject and is felt with through the book. Their romance blossoms and so the story has few twist and turns and a great story to read.
550 reviews10 followers
November 4, 2021
In this book we meet former Royal Marine Crew, who's mission to is guard and protect the singer Silver.
The initial meeting doesn't get off to a good start, especially where Silver's father is concerned.
Silver's father loved her success and the money it brought with it. Crew didn't like how he treated her but he couldn't find out what he had over her.
A great easy to read story continuing the series of the elite armed forces being bodyguards.
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321 reviews9 followers
August 18, 2025
The pacing was decent, there were parts that dragged on for longer than I liked especially from the fmc’s pov.

Her feelings towards him were more in gratitude than true lovey dovey emotions. His feelings towards her was honestly confusing cause there wasn’t much of her personality that showed through due to what she went through. The romance aspect was very surface level & too insta-whatever for me personally.
302 reviews2 followers
March 28, 2022
So in love

Absolutely love this series. Was a little apprehensive at first about reading this with it been close to home and love how the author gives the warning at the start. But the way she covers the story she nailed it perfectly. Looking forward to reading rhe rest and moving onto other series by this author.
893 reviews1 follower
July 2, 2022
Saving a Star

The story is more about the star learning to live and want her freedom than really any real need for a bodyguard. I think I wanted a bit of actual stalker fans or something, the father being a creeper was interesting but it wasn't quite enough action adventure for my liking... It not a bad story, but its not too thrilling either.
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178 reviews2 followers
October 16, 2022
Loved it

This book was everything and more. I loved Silver and Crew’s story. Brilliant storyline, of the abuse and coercive control Silver suffered at the hands of her Father, someone who should have protected and loved her, but used her to his own gain. So glad Crew was there to help and support her.
100 reviews
November 14, 2025
Love

I felt so bad for Silver. Her father was a monster and she was his cash cow. Manipulated into believing that he would harm her if she spoke the truth. Enter Crew. Such a savior. Rugged, cute and a good guy. He broke through her walls. I loved seeing her strength grow.
Keep writing these great stories.
1,659 reviews11 followers
March 19, 2022
Emotional but hopeful romance

Crew is hired to bodyguard Silver, a pop princess working under the gruelling control of her father. As their attraction increases, so too do concerns over her safety. Emotionally hard at times but a good romance.
23 reviews
May 12, 2022
chef kiss to this awesome romance!

Very well done bodyguard romance capturing all the feels and emotions. Hard topics mixed with super sweet moments and some steam thrown in on the side. Absolutely love!
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877 reviews2 followers
January 27, 2022
Brilliant

I loved Silver and Crews story. A book of push and pull. Laughter and swooning! A brilliant bodyguard book full of everything you need page after page.
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2,341 reviews2 followers
May 15, 2022
Great book

Why amazon insist on 20 words for a review via kindle, I will never know. I just want to say I enjoyed this book.
131 reviews2 followers
April 4, 2023
Hooked me in from the very beginning but WHOAH, what a loaded subject you've tackled. Silver really stirred my heartstrings. Just wanted to wrap her up in a hug and tell her it will all be OK!
161 reviews3 followers
April 27, 2023
Crew and Silver

So…this book was a little hard for me to read, but I finished it! And I can’t wait to read Zander’s story!
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376 reviews2 followers
December 8, 2022
This was a great story with a great plot. The abuse was handled well, and it’s the first time I have encountered it in a book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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119 reviews3 followers
November 20, 2021
Woah Crew Garrett is hot! Former marine now working for Loris at Intrepid is sent to look after pop sensation Silver.
What begins as a bit of banter between the haughty pop star and her bodyguard turns into a heart wrenching romance that will have you cheering on Crew and Silver all the way through.
I couldn’t put it down and had to finish it in one sitting and by the time I had finished I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. This one will stay with me for a lifetime.
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1,025 reviews6 followers
January 1, 2022
A Guard you would want for yourself 😍

I got more than I expected from the book which made me an emotional wreak with all the emotions.
Silver and Crew draw you towards them sometimes with their banter and sometimes with their crazy attraction.
There are certain instances which could be trigger for some people.
Tracie has written such senstive topics impressively where you feel all the emotions understand the pain yet it doesn't get too much to handle.
Crew made me swoon throughout the read(definitely book boyfriend 😜).
It's a read filled with angst, sorrow, pain, hope, anticipation, love, faith and crazy attraction.
I fell for Loris a bit more and can't wait to read his book.
Sian is one of my favourite side characters.
It's an absolute must read that brings you joy and some tears which are worth the book😁.
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