Scarlet takes us into witness protection and fall in love with a drug addict in Protect Me.
From the blurb:
He was supposed to be a man from a tough world of crime and danger. But he’d never fitted that image he was supposed to portray. He’d always felt lost and out of his depth, like he was forever treading water.
Kayden Cole – ex-junkie, one-time gangster’s toy and…birdwatcher
Mason Pearce – the Miami narcotics detective assigned to protect Kayden while he turns state’s evidence
Never had he wanted to protect and cherish someone the way he did Kayden.
Mason likes his men big, brawny and brainless. Kayden’s ten years younger, short and slight. He’s also cerebral, introverted, and haunted by his past. Mason can’t understand his instant attraction but it’s like being struck by a thunderbolt. Closeted alone in a hotel room with Kayden for twelve hours every night, Mason is driven beyond the edge of his control, but he’ll lose his job and compromise Kayden’s safety if he tangles with him.
He was back to the lowest place he had ever been—alone with nothing and nobody—and if someone wanted to put him out of his misery, that was just fine .
Kayden’s damaged and scarred and in fear of his life. He lost the only man who ever meant anything to him and he’s suspicious of the cop’s motives. But Mason burrows beneath his skin, opens Kayden up and even though he’s scared, he wants to hope that finally, life will give him a break.
Possible Spoilers:
Themes: hurt/comfort, age gap, forced proximity, crime
Genre: Dark, gritty contemporary romance
Warnings: Violence and strong language. Sexual scenes. Drug abuse. See front of book or author’s social media for more.
Tatted_book_freak's Review:
Protect Me is a complete 180 from Scarlett’s norm and the first book of this series, but delivered just as well, if not better! In true Scarlett fashion, though, the uncertainty, along with the character's history, kept me on edge, unsure of either fate.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฝ๐ฏ๐พ๐ต, ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ท๐ผ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป๐ช๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐น๐ป๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ท.
The growth and development of both characters were mesmerizing, without including their instantaneous connection and mind-altering chemistry. The constant back and forth between them was needed to build their loyalty while allowing trust and confidence to grow.
There were many emotional moments, from Kayden’s history and Mason’s employment to witnessing their personalities glow and encountering their peculiarities while we swooned over their story. I cannot wait to see where Scarlett takes us next; it's always an adventure
Rating: 5 Stars
Sheena's Review:
This is the second in a series but is only loosely connected to the first, and can easily be read as a standalone. Kayden is a witness in a federal prosecution case, and Mason is one of the cops assigned to protect him. They have this irresistible pull to each other, which Mason tries to deny at first.
I wasn't sure I liked Mason for most of the book, if I'm honest. I love the way Scarlet writes bad guys, but Mason wasn't that. He had his moments of being horrible, but nowhere near the level of some of her other bad guys. He wasn't a good cop either, thinking nothing of leaving his witness, and then breaking several laws (and moral codes) to find Kayden later. I did like Kayden though, he's been through so much in his relatively short life, yet he had this fire and desire to do the right thing, even though it was an almost impossible task.
The story focuses on the relationship between the two, and the court case Kayden is witness is a minor side plot, but the details of Kayden's life are horrific enough anyway. There's a ton of heat here between the two, while still developing the relationship between them to make it almost believable enough that Mason would throw away his career to be with Kayden in the end. I'm happy Kayden got his new life and happy ending, however.
Rating: 4 Stars
Protect Me is available to buy as an ebook, paperback, or to read with Kindle Unlimited subscription.
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