Gray Fowler, star NFL tight end,
is being pursued by a stalker, so his team hires a protection agency to keep
Gray under the watch of a bodyguard at all times. When Gray meets Dru Porter,
an agent assigned to him, he’s indignant. How can an attractive young female
half his size possibly protect him?
But Dru’s a former Marine, an
expert markswoman, and a black belt. She’s also ferociously determined to
uncover the identity of Gray’s stalker. And she’s just as determined to uncover
the identity of Gray’s stalker. And she’s just as determined to avoid any kind
of romantic attachment between herself and the rugged football player with the mysterious
past. But the closer they get to finding the stalker, the closer they grow to
each other. As the danger rises, can Dru and Gray entrust their hearts—and
their lives—to one another?
Her One and Only is the
fourth book in Becky Wade’s Porter Family
series, coming after Undeniably Yours,
Meant to Be Mine, and A Love Like Ours. I’ve been a big fan of
Becky’s ever since I read the first page of Undeniably
Yours, so I have to confess, I was a little disappointed with this novel. I
really, really, really loved all three of the previous novels, so I was taken
aback when it took me over two hundred pages to really get into this story. It’s
not that it wasn’t good, or that it wasn’t well written or an interesting
plotline, something about it just didn’t really click for me until I really got
into the thick of the search for Gray’s stalker. Honestly, my favorite parts
about the whole first half of the book were all of the times when it cut to Meg’s
perspective and focused on her and Bo and the babies, which has nothing to do
with either Gray or Dru.
On the
other hand, Gray and Dru’s banter definitely kept me laughing for the majority
of this book, and I really loved Dru as a person. Her toughness and spunk were things
I definitely admired about her and I couldn’t help but think she was by far one
of the most daring women I have ever encountered. The way she constantly put
her clients’ lives before her own is remarkable, and I really did love finally
getting to hear her story after being introduced to her back in the first book
when her brothers had to rescue her from one of her then-constant scrapes.
As well
as that, Gray was a wonderful character too. His painful past continued to
cause him a lot of hurt and heartache, but he pushed past that to a point and
was able to be a kind, caring human being, and man we he an amazing athlete. I wish we had more football players like
him. As an avid football fan myself, I have to say I was very pleased that it
was his profession, and that he was very, very good at it. I can’t help but
fall for the football-player-type, I’ve tried but I fail miserably every time,
of there was no stopping me when it came to Gray. I couldn’t help but love him,
especially as the book really got ahold of my attention and I started seeing
all the intricacies of Gray.
All in
all, I really did enjoy this book, and I absolutely loved the ending and of
course cried a bit over Meg and Bo, so I definitely can still give it four out
of five bookshelves. There was just something about it at the beginning that
didn’t click for me, and I hate that I have to say that but it’s true and there’s
no way I can lie to you in my review. However, I clearly still am a huge fan of
Becky’s, and cannot wait until she has even more books coming out!
Happy
reading!
I received a copy of this book through the Litfuse Publicity
Group in exchange for only my honest review.
To see where I’m linking up, check out my Where I Party
page.
Photo credits go to my sister, Allie, whose blog you can
visit here.
All credit for the italicized synopsis goes to Becky Wade
and Bethany House Publishers.
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