VANESSA’S GUARDIAN (Never Too Late For Love 1) by Josie Jade and Regan Black-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 3, 2023

Some people wait their entire life for their ship to come in, not realizing they’re standing at the airport.

At least that’s how Vanessa Hamilton feels when it comes to romance. In her late 40s and divorced, she’s decided the traditional happily-ever-after route just isn’t for her. And she’s perfectly fine with that.

When her doctor suggests a vacation to help her de-stress and get her blood pressure under control, she decides on the remote island of Heartbreak Key off the coast of Florida. Just her, the beach, and a bunch books…what could go wrong?

Stumbling onto drug runners? Check.
Tropical storm? Check.
Hoss, the gruff former Navy SEAL who definitely does not help her blood pressure settle? Triple check.

Trust hasn’t come easy for Vanessa since her divorce, but Hoss—despite his scars and tragic past—is showing her heroes do still exist. Maybe her ship was just a little late coming in.

But it’s never too late for love..

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REVIEW: VANESSA’S GUARDIAN is the first instalment and novella in the contemporary,adult VANESSA’S GUARDIAN erotic, romantic suspense series co-authored by Josie Jade and Regan Black. This is fifty year old, former US Navy SEAL turned fisherman Jonathan ‘Hoss’ McKinney, and realtor Vanessa Hamilton’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives ( Hoss and Vanessa) VANESSA’S GUARDIAN focuses on the protection of forty-something realtor Vanessa Hamilton. On the orders of her doctor, Vanessa Hamilton scheduled a much needed vacation, landing in Heartbreak Key in the Florida Keys but from the outset nothing went according to plan. Meeting Heartbreak Key resident and former Navy SEAL Hoss McKinney gave Vanessa a chance at a vacation fling but our heroine is witness to a major drug operation, something that places Vanessa on the dealer’s radar. With the approach of a tropical storm, Vanessa seeks shelter with our story line hero, the man who is willing to sacrifice his life to save the woman with whom he will fall in love. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Vanessa and Hoss, and the potential fall-out when our couple are targeted by the people in charge.

The relationship between Vanessa and Hoss is quick to develop as there are only a few other women living on the island. Jonathan ‘Hoss’ McKinney has never been married but finds himself falling for a woman with a target on her back. With the help of fellow US Navy SEAL Cameron Burton, Hoss makes plan to save our heroine, a plan that lands both of them in dangerous waters. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate .

The secondary and supporting characters are limited. We are introduced to Hoss’s best friend and marine mechanic Cameron Burton, and Sheriff Dupree.

VANESSA’S GUARDIAN is a quick read; a fast paced story of insta-lust to love; a story of betrayal and vengeance, love and acceptance but there was something missing-an almost bare bones feel and a rush to the finish. The premise is simple but engaging- the lack of details is discouraging; the romance is impassioned; the characters are energetic and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy