Sentry Security: A Purple Sage Bodyguard Romance

by Chula Stone

If you need help with a dangerous job, call Sentry Security, where anything goes as long as it serves to advance the mission. Whatever it takes to keep their clients safe, these guys will do it, and the same goes double for the ladies they love. Follow the antics of the strong and the strange, the brave and the batty, the lovable and the loony staff of the most unorthodox security firm ever to hunt down a villain almost as dauntlessly as they pursue love and happy endings. These men know that it takes a firm hand to protect and cherish, so if a spanking is what’s needed…

423 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 9, 2021

Reviews

[Kathy Heare Watts · Rating 4 out of 5]

GUARDING JENNY--CALLED TO ACCOUNT--TOBIN

Guarding Jenny, Called to Account and Tobin. The story is a collection of three stories in the series. Each of these stories involves couples who believe in waiting for marriage and having marriages that include domestic discipline.

GUARDING JENNY

The first story will be about Jennifer ‘Jenny' Nearfin and Jake 'Jeep' Eep and how they meet and get involved. Jenny had worked temp one day at Sentry Security for Mr. Tobin—and along with several other people, have now become targets. It will be Jeep who will be keeping a watch over her for safety. When she goes on a date with another name, Vincent, he will decide to take her in hand for not having her door locked, but Jeep steps in; he gives Jenny the choice of who will punish her—and she picks him. Never would have thought a spanking could be explosive—but it was.

"Logic had left the building, but bluster was a faithful friend."

The story has the good, the bad, and the ugly. This action romance will involve mystery, suspense, danger, along with secrets and solving puzzles. Jenny is a good fit for Sentry because she sees things differently than the men, which is valuable. The story has plenty of action adventures, life and death threats, including a budding romance. Jeep has decided that Jenny is his, and he pursues her, takes care of her when she is in danger, and makes her his. She may want an old-fashioned marriage with discipline, and he decides that he is on board.

CALLED TO ACCOUNT

The second story will revolve around two couples—Lacey and Guy and Pepper and Tay. Guy works accounting, and many of the people at Sentry call him Frenchy, and Pepper is one of the agents. Lacey is a college friend of Jenny's who is trying to find a job in accounting. Tay is a nurse at the local hospital.

"Will there ever be real honesty between us?"

The story has the good, the bad, and the ugly. This action romance will involve mystery, suspense, danger, along with secrets and solving puzzles. The story has plenty of action adventures, life and death threats, secret agendas, and surprises. Lacey is a good fit with mystery around her at Sentry, which causes issues within this story. Guy comes across as a womanizer, but there is something about him and Lacey together—maybe it is she isn't afraid to butt heads with him. Tay and Pepper start dating but will have their ups and downs—especially over domestic discipline. But, by the end of this tale, there will be weddings for two couples.

"So you have an account to settle. Everyone does, every once in a while. That's the beauty of this thing. You have your reckoning, and then it's over. Nice system."

TOBIN

The third story will revolve around Sean Tobin and Sabrina Rodgers. They will meet late one night when she has vehicle problems, and he comes to her rescue. For the first time in many years, he meets a woman he wants to know and protect because she needs a protector.

The story is a continuation in the series, and as in the two previous stories, there are still issues with troublemakers wanting to destroy Sentry Security and Sean Tobin. The story has the good, the bad, and the ugly of people. Sean is turned upside down once he meets and gets to know Sabrina. She isn't like any other woman who has come into his life—she is simple, down to earth, and wholesome. It will have Sean doing things with her, like learning how to square dance, attending her church, making donations, and helping others.

"I'm beginning to think that there was a reason why I never met the right woman before. It was because I wasn't the right man."

This action romance will involve mystery, suspense, danger, along with secrets and solving puzzles. The story has plenty of action adventures, life and death threats, secret agendas, and surprises. There are threats of a hostile takeover that has the entire team concerned. Then, when things go back between Sabrina and Sean, he loses his way, could care less, and even leaves the country. What will it take for these two to find their way back to each other? When they do, Sean and Sabrina finally talk, share what is happening, and handle issues. The other thing will be that Sean will take a page out of his employee's handbook—how to have an old-fashioned marriage, including being the head of the household and domestic discipline.

"I’m going to have to write you a ticket for driving under the influence of pure stubbornness and exceeding the foolishness limit.”

[JigsawGirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was not terrible, but it was a real struggle in some parts. I felt like I was in some kind of time warp. I definitely didn't feel like the era the book was focused on was the 21st century. That feeling had nothing to do with the spankings and the domestic discipline that was going on.

The story took so many different directions and didn't flow smoothly from one thing to another. Were Salk and Pepper supposed to be the humor factor in the book? How was it that Jeep, Pepper, Guy, and Tobin seemed to have no experience in Dd or spanking, but they pretty immediately became experienced? What was up with all of these women wearing slips? Do most women even wear slips anymore?

There was so much of the book that was strange. Trying to keep up with who kept blowing up the building and why? What was going on with Chalk and Reams? What was the real story behind Sniper? Why did I feel like Tobin was a more mature man at the beginning of the book and by the time he had his own story, he seemed much younger? What was the deal with Guy? He started out as a lech and ended up with all of these redeeming qualities. And that whole Lacey story was strange as well.

I wasn't completely disappointed, and for me, the book was less than ok. A bumpy road from beginning to end. An end I was beginning to think I would never see anytime soon. Maybe the issue for me was that I felt like the writer was on one path, didn't like it, and did an abrupt change. Possibly thinking it would work better. I would say that you should read this book and judge for yourself, but I think I will go with 2.5 stars.

I voluntarily read and reviewed the Advanced Reader Copy of this book received via Booksprout.

[Donna Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT A FAN
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2021
I struggled with this storyline at times. I felt it had too many characters
and situations which made it hard to keep up with the plot. There were
spankings galore. For someone who had no practice with domestic
discipline, Jeep was a quick learner and poor Jenny spent a lot of time
over his knees.

In general, this book was about the men and women who were connected
to Sentry Security and their efforts to keep safe and one step ahead of
danger. I admired the effort the men went through to protect their women.
This book would have been smoother and easier to keep up with if it didn't
jump from one situation to another. It was just too hard to of absorb. I also
feel that the characters could have had more depth. This book would still
appeal to some readers.

[Andrea Barth-Leidinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

From my point of view this trilogy starts rather slowly and a bit confusing and takes like forever to get running smoothly. But ones it started, it’s a rather nice read. But I had to be patient in the beginning. I believe if not for the arc promise I would have stopped at least after the first book. But honestly it gets better with the second and the third is really good. The thing is this has to be read in order to be able to understand the different involvements, happenings and people. There’s a lot of that and one goes in the other without backtrack explanation…
If read in order it feels like one big book. That’s what saved the stars…
Enjoy your read

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[Douglas Williamson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a collection of three romantic suspense stories with a bit of spanking thrown in. I love romantic suspense stories for the combination of romance and action. Adding in a bit of domestic discipline is just icing on the cake. Each of these stories focuses on a different couple in a different situation giving you a nice bit of variety. All of them are well written and easy to follow and the characters to be solid and well developed. The plots moved at a good pace and included plenty of steam as well. Overall, a great collection for those that enjoy the theme.

Highly recommended.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes.

[Judy Gittleson Hendrickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three stories of the people who work for Sentry Security and the ones that stir their hearts. In one story, Jenny works just one day, but catches the eye of someone that is threatening the office, so she is put under protective watch by Jeep. That was a battle of wills and very entertaining. The other stories flow from the first one as a friend and other coworkers get involved with drama, danger, surprises and romance. The characters go from serious to quite funny and the situations are a roller coaster ride, never knowing where it will turn next. Enjoyed the stories.

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[Niki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This a collection of the first three books in this series, I loved the fact that I could continue reading without having to wait for the next one to come out. These have to be read in order to understand all the happenings and characters. It provides a happy ending and mystery solved however I would love to read about some of the others.

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[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection is made up of three action-adventure romance books by Chula Stone.
These stories are “Guarding Jenny”, “Called to Account”, and “Tobin”. Each book is a stand alone but they are more enjoyable by reading them as a box set. Each book is filled with drama, humor, mystery, twists and turns, deceit, and suspense. Chula Stone is a new author to me and I will be reading more of her books.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining

I really enjoyed this book. The stories were fun to read and extremely well written. The characters were so sweet and lovely and the humor was great. I can't wait to read more about these people.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great set of suspense stories that kept me turning pages I found them all to be well worth reading. Chula Stone is a new Author to me, I will be looking to see what else she has out. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Heather Gibbard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book as an arc copy for a voluntary review. This is a collection of three books which were all well written and enjoyable. These books can be read individually but I read them as one. These books are full of suspense and humour. I totally enjoyed this collection.

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars***
This book is a series of three stories about Sentry Security and the men that find their wives that are
old fashioned and enjoy domestic discipline.
The first story is about Jenny and Jeep (Jake Eep). It was cute, and Jenny is a handful, but she seemed a bit dense at times. I am glad she found Jeep to watch out for her.
The second story was about Lacey and Guy and Tay and Pepper. The Lacey story was good. She came to Sentry Security under false pretenses because she was a friend of Jenny. She is found out. I am happy that her and Guy finally get together and work things out. Tay is a nurse, also a friend of Jenny. She finally determines that Pepper is the man for her. She went through a lot of the men in Sentry before she realized she really wanted Pepper.
The Last story was about Sean Tobin and Sabrina. Overall, the stories are sweet. There are no sexual relations, only hugging and spanking. The spanking is mostly because the women are careless with their safety or make bad decisions. I would like to have a bit more. I understand the woman wanted a relationship that had domestic discipline, but they seemed very shallow. The Lacy story was good, but again short and over before it began.