Personal Protection [Paperback]

Sam Watson has made a career out of keeping other people safe - and he takes it personally when he doesn't succeed in doing so. Now that he's the target of a stalker and is forced to rely on others for his own protection he's finding the situation intolerable. The upside of having around the clock protection is keeping an eye on Rosie, the lead op, whom he's had the hots for ever since she came to work for Hauberk Security.

Rosalinda Ramos is a tough operative who takes her job seriously. She's been handed her very first supervisory assignment which is exciting as well as overwhelmingly scary. So far she's managed to keep her attraction to Sam, her boss and Hauberk Security's owner, hidden but this assignment will put her in his company constantly until his stalker is caught and she's not at all sure she'll be able to keep her hands off him.

Sam tried to ignore the stalker's threats and phone calls but the situation keeps escalating and the recent break-in of his apartment have left him little choice. He must accept protection from his highly trained employees. Sam is opposed to having Rosie protect him - not because he has any doubts about her abilities, but because of his attraction to her. It will be impossible for him to deny that attraction if he's constantly near her - and that would open his company up to a possible sexual harassment charge.

Rosie and Sam keep their relationship entirely professional until Rosie learns that Sam hadn't wanted her to protect him. The confrontation that ensues leads to Sam being honest about his desire for her and a sexual relationship that they both find infinitely satisfying - though Rosie worries about the effect it will have on her job. With the discovery of Sam's involvement in an exclusive sex club Rosie finds herself pulled into a world she never imagined she'd find so captivating. She certainly never anticipated how his past would come back to affect the relationship she now shares with Sam.

I've been anxiously awaiting this story since first being introduced to Sam in the first HAUBERK PROTECTION book, PRIVATE PROPERTY. There was a sense of sadness and loneliness about him that defined him and made him impossible to forget. In PRIVATE PROTECTION readers will get the opportunity to know Sam much better and meet the lady strong enough to tolerate his bullheadedness. He's not going to be able to intimidate her and that's exactly what he needs. While Sam and Rosie are the primary focus of this story, there are plenty of other characters to incite the imagination and make you want to know more about them.
Leah Braemel has written a perfect follow up storyline to PRIVATE PROPERTY in PRIVATE PROTECTION. It's not necessary to read the first book in order to enjoy this one but since events that happened in the first story are mentioned throughout this book I'd recommend you do so. Besides, you'd get a better feel and understanding of Sam and how he thinks if you read this series in order. I'm now very hopeful that we'll see even more HAUBERK PROTECTION books in the near future since I've developed a real fondness for so many of these characters.

Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)

I had noooooo idea what to expect when I started Personal Protection...and I got waaaaay more than I expected.

Sam Watson may be the head honcho at his own upscale personal protection and security company Hauberk Security, but sometimes even the boss needs protection. When Sam starts receiving obscene pictures of himself doctored with his head blown off and then his highly secure apartment is broken into and trashed, his close friends and associates know it's time to bring in the hired guns for his own protection. Question is: who's he gonna call...Ghostbusters ( I couldn`t resist)? No silly! He's got the best operatives right on his own payroll and there is no one better than Rosalinda "Rosie" Ramos.

Rosie is one of the best operatives at Hauberk and she takes her job and responsibilities very seriously even if she is constantly being tested to prove her worth despite her small statue. So Rosie's got mixed feelings when she's tasked with being the lead operative on Sam's protection detail because its such a huge honor and she doesn`t want to risk her job or career. It's going to be a tough gig though considering she's been jonsing for her hot, hunky employer for months and keeping those feelings under wraps and being around Sam 24/7 is going to push her to the limit.

What Rosie doesn't realize is that her feelings are not all one-sided. Sam's got a constant raging hard-on for the spicy, hot Latina whenever he even thinks about her. Let me just state that there was a lot of fantasizing going on about what these two wanted to do to each other *fans self*. Somehow they both manage to maintain (not for long) the Boss/Employee relationship(and not without a lot of cold showers) as they work to discover who's out to eliminate Sam from the human race.

As these two grow closer Sam's got serious issues with Rosie risking her life to protect him. He wants to be the boss; the protector; the dominant in their relationship. Which brings us to the other part of Sam's life that he's been keeping from Rosie and is hesitant to reveal. He's actively involved in the Dom/s lifestyle and one of the founding members of a very exclusive club. Crackling Rosie's education into this lifestyle was again *fans self* so smoking' hawt!

Let us not forget during all this hawtness that someone wants Sam dead.

I must give kudos to Ms. Braemel for the ending of Personal Protection. The suspect everyone was on high alert for? I NEVER saw it coming. If you can figure out who the bad guy is....well you are much better at solving puzzles than me. I thought it was an excellent twist even though I am sure I was asking myself WTF just happened as I was reading. GOOD on you Ms. Braemel.

Even though this is book #2 in the series (and Sam probably made an appearance in book #1), I had no trouble starting with Personal Protection.

Disclaimer: Sam and Rosie weren't the only ones in need of a cold shower during the reading of this eBook.

Part 2 in Hauberk Protection series - this book takes place a few months after book one private property - Sam has gone into business with his friend Mark who is out to teach his a lesson in love. Sam becomes a target and has now become the protected. Unfortunately Sam is begin protected by a hot employee of his he cant seem to stop thinking about - who really needs the protection is the question Rosalinda from Sam or Sam from the unknown. Great loves, lots of action, can't wait for the next book :)