Guarded by the Marshal (In Clear Sight1) by Kennedy L Mitchell-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 19, 2022

I will stop at nothing to protect her.

The moment she takes the stand I’m lost, drowning in the details of her story escaping an infamous cult’s compound. Every part of me screams to keep her safe from the men eager to kill her for testifying.
When I’m the next US marshal assigned to her protection detail, I know it’s a mistake to make it personal. But taking her to my hometown is my best bet of keeping her safe until the trial is over.
Forced together day and night, her innocence begs me to show her just how good the right touch can be.
Every stolen kiss is forbidden, putting my heart in danger for when she has to leave.
Each glance and unspoken word between us is a risk we shouldn’t take.
Fantasies of us together become my only thoughts.
She’s becoming my biggest weakness.

I knew better than to let my guard down.
Because the men she escaped from won’t stop until they have her back.

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REVIEW: GUARDED BY THE MARSHAL is the first instalment in Kennedy L Mitchell’s contemporary, adult IN CLEAR SIGHT romantic suspense series focusing on the WITSEC program. This is former US Ranger/ US Marshal Max Williams, and Rachel Smith aka Kenzie’s story line.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Max and Rachel) GUARDED BY THE MARSHAL follows in the wake of the take down of a local cult. Rachel Smith is a victim of a man who had her kidnapped and groomed to be one of his wives but the take down of the ‘church’ and the ensuing law enforcement involvement found Rachel as one of the witnesses against ‘The Church’ and its’ leaders, a position that was about to force our heroine into the witness protection program. Enter US Marshal Max Williams, and the man with whom Rachel will fall in love. As Max struggles to keep one step ahead of the leaders of ‘The Church’ Rachel finds herself falling for a man who knows their time together is coming to a close.

Rachel Smith never knew betrayal like the betrayal of a friend who drugged and abducted our story line heroine but forced to enter into a relationship with a man she didn’t love all but broke our heroine’s mind. Willing to risk her life to send the leaders to prison, Rachel agrees to testify never realizing the extent to which ‘The Church’ was willing to get her back. Max Williams lost everything the day he discovered his wife with someone else. Struggling with his day to day life, Max never expected to find love with a woman whose own life was spiralling out of control.

The relationship between Max and Rachel begins under a professional arrangement but when the WITSEC program isn’t ready for our story line heroine, Max agrees to become guardian and protector, a position that places Max in the direct line of fire. The Church refuses to let go of our story line heroine, and Max refuses to leave Rachel to work on her own. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

We are introduced to Max’s fellow Marshal’s Shade and Trapper, as well as several members of law enforcement. The requisite evil has many faces.

GUARDED BY THE MARSHAL is a story of power and control, obsession and madness, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing, captivating and engaging; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are energetic, charismatic, struggling but moving forward.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kennedy lives in Dallas with her husband, son, and 80lb Goldendoodle who still believes he’s a lap dog. A bookworm at heart, Kennedy loves to snuggle up in bed or by the campfire with an unputdownable book. She began writing two years ago with Falling for the Chance and has no plans of stopping. Her novels are witty, action-packed, and offer enough steam for a great facial. If you like strong heroines and sexy, tattooed men who can’t keep their hands off them, then this author is the one for you.