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The Protector
Buckle up for break-neck, interracial romantic suspense from Amazon best-selling author, Ann Malley. The third installment of The Philanthropist Collection of short reads to set your spine on fire.
Trained like a SEAL, cloistered like a nun, Nina Benoit needs out from under her daddy’s thumb . She loves him , not the crew-cut, intelligence trained babysitters. She needs to shake them. Permanently.
Enter Daire Warren, a well-connected billionaire Nina meets at the firing range. Too cute. He’s a philanthropist who does good when his image needs polishing. The New Orleans darling is a notorious playboy. He's ten whole years older than Nina. A huge age gap for an inexperience girl.
Daire is a father’s worst nightmare, so Nina entertains his advances with her own agenda.
A single date will give her daddy the shock of his life. Daire is more than willing to help a girl out. Naturally. The Commander should know what type of man his daughter could bring home...if she wants . And Daire is a snake in the grass, a CIA undercover operative who could recruit Nina for the CIA She's leverage for now, to turn her spy father into a willing double agent.
Daire's plan is on schedule, but not the melting of his heart. Nina is no child. Mature, witty, well informed, she takes him to the limit. Nina feels the same. Daire isn't what he's advertised to be. He's charming, adorable, sure, but the playboy has a heart. A real one. So, when one of his humanitarian efforts blows up--on their date--she's all in. Staying alive is top priority.
But this girl's got skills.
Nobody's putting Nina in a corner!
Car chases, gun fights, Columbian drug lords, bawdy Bourbon St, a missing girl, and one eerie brush with the supernatural come next. Only part of this clean, interracial, undercover romance! Buckle up and take the ride!
Trained like a SEAL, cloistered like a nun, Nina Benoit needs out from under her daddy’s thumb . She loves him , not the crew-cut, intelligence trained babysitters. She needs to shake them. Permanently.
Enter Daire Warren, a well-connected billionaire Nina meets at the firing range. Too cute. He’s a philanthropist who does good when his image needs polishing. The New Orleans darling is a notorious playboy. He's ten whole years older than Nina. A huge age gap for an inexperience girl.
Daire is a father’s worst nightmare, so Nina entertains his advances with her own agenda.
A single date will give her daddy the shock of his life. Daire is more than willing to help a girl out. Naturally. The Commander should know what type of man his daughter could bring home...if she wants . And Daire is a snake in the grass, a CIA undercover operative who could recruit Nina for the CIA She's leverage for now, to turn her spy father into a willing double agent.
Daire's plan is on schedule, but not the melting of his heart. Nina is no child. Mature, witty, well informed, she takes him to the limit. Nina feels the same. Daire isn't what he's advertised to be. He's charming, adorable, sure, but the playboy has a heart. A real one. So, when one of his humanitarian efforts blows up--on their date--she's all in. Staying alive is top priority.
But this girl's got skills.
Nobody's putting Nina in a corner!
Car chases, gun fights, Columbian drug lords, bawdy Bourbon St, a missing girl, and one eerie brush with the supernatural come next. Only part of this clean, interracial, undercover romance! Buckle up and take the ride!
68 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 19, 2022
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About the author
Ann Malley
59 books47 followersHonestly? I'm an empty-nesting mom looking for fun and plenty of distraction. Don't let the Snap Chat filters fool you.
I love my husband. Good thing since we passed our 30 year anniversary years ago. I adore our inside kitty, Boo, and her opposite twin, Sweet Peanut, the feral beastie my husband and I are trying to tame. She has us SO wrapped and Boo knows it. She resents it, but that's another story. Poor prima kitty.
Meanwhile, I crave someone or something to control, most often when my thoughts are running like a psychotic command and control station with zero control. (Can you feel me? If not, please, have mercy. My condition is very real.) Sadly, my Special Teams Navy vet counterpart doesn't take orders anymore. Like he ever did. Neither do my home schooled kiddos who have all flown states away. Lucky them... and, no, I don't wonder why.
So, what's a girl to do?
Write. Reach out. And create ongoing fantasies of what could be, should be, and will be for endless characters who--if they're fussy--can be written out. Bwahahah. I prefer tagging these willful ones with a happily-ever-after. Post torture, naturally, and could use your help! With far more than writing... but I'll leave that up to you.
Be gentle.
I love my husband. Good thing since we passed our 30 year anniversary years ago. I adore our inside kitty, Boo, and her opposite twin, Sweet Peanut, the feral beastie my husband and I are trying to tame. She has us SO wrapped and Boo knows it. She resents it, but that's another story. Poor prima kitty.
Meanwhile, I crave someone or something to control, most often when my thoughts are running like a psychotic command and control station with zero control. (Can you feel me? If not, please, have mercy. My condition is very real.) Sadly, my Special Teams Navy vet counterpart doesn't take orders anymore. Like he ever did. Neither do my home schooled kiddos who have all flown states away. Lucky them... and, no, I don't wonder why.
So, what's a girl to do?
Write. Reach out. And create ongoing fantasies of what could be, should be, and will be for endless characters who--if they're fussy--can be written out. Bwahahah. I prefer tagging these willful ones with a happily-ever-after. Post torture, naturally, and could use your help! With far more than writing... but I'll leave that up to you.
Be gentle.
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November 23, 2022
Zero to 200mph in less than 3 paragraphs
This book drops you smack dab in the middle of the excitement on Page One and there is no slowing down until the last paragraph. If nonstop suspense is your thing, this is rhe book for you.
I was challenged to keep the alternating points of view, between Nina and Daire, straight at times. Events and situations came at me so fast and from unexpected angles, that I reread some scenes several times to be certain I had events in the correct order in my mind.
I cannot say that this is a relaxing read. But sometimes only an adrenaline rush will do.
I received an ARC copy of this story from Booksprout and voluntarily chose to share my review.
This book drops you smack dab in the middle of the excitement on Page One and there is no slowing down until the last paragraph. If nonstop suspense is your thing, this is rhe book for you.
I was challenged to keep the alternating points of view, between Nina and Daire, straight at times. Events and situations came at me so fast and from unexpected angles, that I reread some scenes several times to be certain I had events in the correct order in my mind.
I cannot say that this is a relaxing read. But sometimes only an adrenaline rush will do.
I received an ARC copy of this story from Booksprout and voluntarily chose to share my review.
December 17, 2022
Nina and Daire
Nina and Daires story is a good one. There's a lot of actin from the beginning. I was hooked instantly while reading it and I couldn't put it down. I definitely recommend this one!
Nina and Daires story is a good one. There's a lot of actin from the beginning. I was hooked instantly while reading it and I couldn't put it down. I definitely recommend this one!
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