The Bodyguard's Fall

Title: The Bodyguard's Fall 

Series: Falling for Autumn #1

Author: Cindy Steel

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

This is the first book of an interconnected series set in Vermont. The books seem to be written at the same time, just told from different characters' perspectives.

I liked this book, but it is not my favorite from this author. It is mostly told from Liv's perspective and would have been better if Tate's perspective had been told as well. 

Olivia (Liv's) brother Will is a cop, so when a stalker targets his sister, he makes a plan to catch the stalker. He takes her from her house in the middle of the night and deposits her with his best friend, Tate, also a cop. Liv needs to work on her screenplay and is behind. What annoys me is that with this plan in place, she has to do what Tate needs done; no one is catering to her and the things she needs to get done. That is obnoxious. 

The main plot of this story is the romance, the stalker issue is definitely secondary. 

I am also not a fan of cursing, and this one had multiple mild curse words.

Overall, I am glad I read it and will read more from this author. 

★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads):  

Her stalker is getting closer. So is her bodyguard.

I know how to write murder mysteries.
Dead bodies? Great. Blood and gore? Even better.

Romance? Absolutely not.

Unfortunately for me, my production company disagrees. After years of writing cozy crime dramas, I’m suddenly being forced to write a flannel and cider romantic screenplay filled with pumpkin patches, maple festivals, and happily-ever-afters I don’t actually believe in.

Especially not after months of terrifying messages from a stalker who seems to know way too much about me.

Which is how I end up back in my hometown of Autumn Ridge, under the protection of Tate Walker—my older brother’s best friend, a cop, and the same overprotective pain in my neck who spent most of my teenage years telling me what I could and couldn’t do.

Tate is temporarily off-duty and back home recovering from a dangerous undercover operation that left him injured and drowning in guilt. And somehow protecting me has become his newest assignment.

Now I’m living on his family’s hay farm while police attempt to catch my stalker. Between boxing lessons, tractor rides, and cozy autumn outings that feel suspiciously like dates, I start finding inspiration for my romantic screenplay in the one place I never expected:

My bodyguard.

But as the threats escalate and my stalker gets closer, so do Tate and I. And falling for the man assigned to protect me might be the most dangerous plot twist of all.