WATCH ME (Dark Obsession #1) by Cynthia Eden-a review
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date: December 9, 2014
Watch Me…The first book in New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden’s sexy new romantic suspense series…DARK OBSESSION.
He was hired to protect her.
Watching gorgeous Gwen Hawthorne wasn’t a hard job—but it certainly was tempting. Chance Valentine had tried to keep his distance from the sexy socialite for years, but when her father hired him to keep watch on her—as a twenty-four, seven bodyguard—Chance knew his control was about to be pushed to the limit.
He’d never wanted another woman the way he desired her. Hot. Intense. Consuming. Being so close to Gwen, Chance knew that he wouldn’t be able to resist her. So he gave into his need, her need, and he took them both to the edge of a dark and consuming desire.
But Chance soon realizes that he isn’t the only one watching Gwen. Someone else is out there, a stalker who won’t rest until Gwen is destroyed. Every day, every moment…Gwen is in danger. And Chance knows that if he can’t unmask the stalker, then he may just lose the only woman he has ever loved.
1. Watch Me – available now
2. Want Me – January 2015 release
3. Need Me – February 2015 release
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REVIEW: WATCH ME is the first book in Cynthia Eden’s adult, contemporary Dark Obsession romantic suspense series. This is security expert Chance Valentine and Gwen Hawthorne’s storyline-a second chance at love for two people who have never stopped loving one another.
The premise finds Gwen’s wealthy father (Will Hawthorne) hiring his former bodyguard Chance Valentine, and Chance’s elite security agency VJS Protection to guard and watch over his daughter. VJS Security specializes in high end protection where anonymity and secrecy is guaranteed. Gwen has a stalker-a former boyfriend who has a history of obsession-and a man who is willing to do anything to protect the woman he had once hoped to marry. But things go from bad to worse when the threats against Gwen become violent and the danger begins to point in another direction. A restraining order does not appear to be working and the danger is coming from an unknown source.
The relationship between Chance and Gwen is one of second chances. There is no denying their attraction to one another and, in this, Gwen’s father makes use of Chance’s feelings towards the woman that he has never forgotten. Chance was once employed as Will Hawthorne’s bodyguard and dating the boss’s daughter was completely out of the question. Gwen tries to keep her distance but circumstances find the couple together 24/7. The sex scenes are intimate and seductive.
The supporting and secondary characters include Chance’s security team partners Lex Jenson and tech expert Devlin Shade; and Detective Faith Chestang who has an unknown but interesting connection to Gwen’s father Will. We will be introduced to Gwen’s former boyfriend Ethan Barclay and his sometimes bodyguard Daniel Duvato-two men who continue to frighten Gwen with every encounter; and Sophie Sarantos, Ethan’s lawyer and childhood friend whose story will be told in the January 2015 installment WANT ME. The ensemble cast of characters and VJS Security are the building blocks for Cynthia’s Dark Obsession series and sets up the next storyline installment.
WATCH ME is a short story; a romantic, suspense filled, fast paced novella that introduces the partners at VJS Security and the people and friends with whom the agency will come in contact. The storyline is quick to build; the character history and background information is interspersed throughout the story allowing for a smooth transition between past and present. I wish there was a little more information about the partnership between Chance, Lex and Devlin (VJS Security) but perhaps more information about the connection will be revealed in Lex and Devlin’s storylines.
Copy supplied by Netgalley.
Reviewed by Sandy
