Texas Bodyguard: Chance (San Antonio Security 4) by Janie Crouch

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Sandy

Texas Bodyguard: Chance (San Antonio Security 4) by Janie Crouch-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 22, 2023

She has secrets she prefers to keep hidden.
Too bad he’s so good at getting to the truth.

When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she’s carrying his baby. Even though she ended their relationship, he’s determined to do whatever it takes to protect her and their child. But, as her stalker’s behavior escalates, Chance can’t shake the feeling that Maci is still hiding something from him…

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REVIEW:TEXAS BODYGUARD: CHANCE is the fourth and final instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult SAN ANTONIO SECURITY romantic, suspense series focusing on the Patterson brothers: Luke, Brax, Weston and Chance. This is security specialist Chance Patterson, and PA Maci Ford’s story line. TEXAS BODYGUARD: CHANCE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Chance and Maci) TEXAS BODYGUARD: CHANCE follows in the weeks after a one-night stand between our story line couple. For months Chance Patterson and Maci Ford, San Antonio Security’s receptionist and PA, have been dancing around one another but a one night stand ended when Maci ghosted our story line hero, without explanation or good bye. Fast forward to present day, the team has been hired to find the person stalking a social media influencer but all does not go according to plan when the stalker turns their attention to our story line heroine. With the discovery that Maci was now carrying Chance’s child, Chance becomes guardian and protector of the mother o this child, a woman who is about to come face to face with a serial killer. What ensues is the building relationship based in forced proximity and unexpected pregnancy, and the potential fall-out as Maci may be the killer’s next victim.

The world building continues to focus on the Patterson brothers-4 young boys who met and were adopted from the child welfare system, adopted by a loving couple with no children of their own. As each brother met and fell in love with their future bride, while on the job, Chance would discover his future was within arm’s reach all of the time.

The relationship between Chance and Maci begins as employee and boss. Maci and Chance have been dancing around one another for a very long time but Maci’s past refused to let, and if discovered, Maci believed Chance and the Patterson family would want nothing to do with our story line heroine. There are no $ex scenes or implications of such.

All of the previous story line couples including Clint and Stella Patterson return, as well as the introduction of Maci’s mother Stella, and a small group of security meant to protect the social media influencer.

TEXAS BODYGUARD: CHANCE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing and exciting; the characters are energetic and determined; romance is implied.

Reading Order and previous Reviews

Texas Bodyguard: Luke
Texas Bodyguard: Brax
Texas Bodygyuard:Weston

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA TODAY bestselling author Janie Crouch writes what she loves to read: passionate romantic suspense. She is a winner and/or finalist of multiple romance literary awards including the Golden Quill Award for Best Romantic Suspense, the National Reader’s Choice Award, and the coveted RITA© Award by the Romance Writers of America.

Janie recently relocated with her husband and their four teenagers to Germany (due to her husband’s job as support for the U.S. Military), after living in Virginia for nearly 20 years. When she’s not listening to the voices in her head (and even when she is), she enjoys engaging in all sorts of crazy adventures (200-mile relay races; Ironman Triathlons, treks to Mt. Everest Base Camp) traveling, and movies of all kinds.

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TEXAS BODYGUARD: BRAX (San Antonio Security 2) by Janie Crouch

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Sandy

TEXAS BODYGUARD: BRAX (San Antonio Security 2) by Janie Crouch-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 28, 2023

A baby in his care…
A target on their backs

A skilled security expert and bodyguard, Brax Patterson is ready for anything…except unexpected custody of his reckless half brother’s baby boy. Someone will kill to take young Walker—and silence his resourceful new nanny, Tessa Mahoney. With her help, Brax is breaking all the rules to keep them safe. But will his and Tessa’s shattering secrets prove too lethal to survive?

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REVIEW: TEXAS BODYGUARD: BRAX is the second instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult SAN ANTONIO SECURITY romantic suspense series focusing on the Patterson brothers-Luke, Brax, Weston and Chance. This is Brax Patterson, and Theresa ‘Tessa’ Mahoney’s story line. TEXAS BODYGUARD: BRAX can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Brax and Tessa) TEXAS BODYGUARD: BRAX follows in the wake of the surprise arrival and disappearance of Brax’s biological half-brother Robert, and the four month old nephew he knew nothing about. Robert is in trouble, claiming he searching for the people who owe him money but the surprise announcement of a child, signing custody over to our story line hero, gives Brax Patterson pause for thought. Struggling with the child, Brax and his brother’s contact a nanny service, and find themselves face to face with our heroine Tessa Mahoney, a young woman who knows immediately what is needed and why but all is not well in Brax’s life, as he is about to testify against the Riviera Cartel, and someone is targeting our story line couple. What ensues is the building relationship between Brax and Tessa, and the potential fall-out when Robert returns, and the Cartel takes aim at everyone involved.

Tessa Mahoney is homeless, on the run but knows of only one place she wants to go. Tessa has a secret, that if discovered, could change her relationship with our story line hero. With the upcoming trial of the Riviera Cartel, Brax finds himself the target of some powerful and desperate men.

The relationship between Brax and Tessa begins as a lie. Tessa’s phone number is at the bottom of the baby’s diaper bag, and Brax needs information about the child left in his care. As Tessa ‘nannys’ Brax’s nephew, the truth will reveal a connection no one ever expected. There are no $ex scenes only chaste kisses but mostly implied.

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of Luke Patterson and his fiancé Claire (LUKE), their brothers Chance and Weston, parents Sheila and Clint, PA Maci Ford, as well as Brax’s half-brother Robert. The requisite evil has many faces. Weston’s story is next.

TEXAS BODYGUARD: BRAX is another quick read; a fast paced, action packed story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, desperation and love. The premise is engaging and riveting; the romance is subtle but barely there; the characters are determined and dynamic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one TEXAS BODYGUARD: LUKE

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Reviewed by Sandy

Texas Bodyguard:Luke(San Antonio Security) by Janie Crouch-review

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Sandy

Texas Bodyguard: Luke (San Antonio Security 1) by Janie Crouch-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 21, 2023

She’s seen too much
And he’s running out of time to save her…

The last person security expert Luke Patterson ever expected to see again is in desperate trouble. Claire Wallace witnessed her boss’s murder…and the killer is tearing her quiet life apart to find her. Luke will do anything to protect the childhood friend he never forgot. But as their secrets become an inescapable trap, will they survive to have any future?

Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

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REVIEW: TEXAS BODYGUARD: LUKE is the first instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult SAN ANTONIO SECURITY romantic suspense series focusing on the Patterson brothers-Luke, Brax, Weston and Chance. This is Luke Patterson, and computer programmer Claire Wallace’s story line.

Told from third person perspectives TEXAS BODYGUARD: LUKE focuses on the rekindling friendship between Luke Patterson, and computer programmer Claire Wallace. Luke, and his brothers Brax, Weston ,Chance and Claire Wallace grew up on the foster care system until the four boys were adopted by Sheila and Clint Patterson, wherein Luke would lose track of his childhood friend. Fast forward to present day, Claire, now a computer programmer witnesses the murder of her co-worker and friend, and goes on the run towards the only person she knows who has the ability to help. Enter Luke Patterson, co-owner of San Antonio Security, and the man with whom Claire will fall in love. Claire is desperate for help, having been named the prime suspect in the death of her former friend, but at every turn dirty law enforcement and her former boss, are waiting to take her down. Once again, this time on the run with Luke Patterson, our couple find themselves outwitted and overrun, until their only chance means walking into a possible ambush by the man in charge.

The relationship between Luke and Claire is a childhood friendship that ended when Claire was sent to another home, and Luke was adopted by the Patterson clan. Claire, alone but for her Maine Coon cat Khan, finds herself on the outside looking in until betrayal and fraud find our heroine witnessing a murder, and hiding damaging evidence against the man she once called boss. Working with Luke and his brothers Brax, Weston and Chance, Claire would find herself desperate enough that to disappear may be the only option when the fire gets too hot. There are no $ex scenes, the romance is unspoken.

We are introduced to Luke’s brothers, all adopted from the foster care system: Brax, Chance and Weston; their parents Sheila and Clint, as well as Claire’s former co-worker Julia, their boss and CEO Vance Ballard, and several dirty members of the local police force.

TEXAS BODYGUARD: LUKE is a quick read; a fast paced, and action packed story of family and friendships, betrayal and vengeance, panic and loss. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the characters are charismatic and vulnerable; the romance is non-existent, mostly implied.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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