Defending Honor by Lynette Eason & Kelly Underwood

About the Book

Title: Defending Honor
Series: Elite Guardians Collection #3
Author: Lynette Eason presents Kelly Underwood
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Sunrise
Release Date: October 4, 2022

She’ll have to pretend to be his wife to save his life…but what will it cost her heart?

Laila Rabbinowitz is all business. Tough and stoic, she was the perfect Mossad agent…until a terrible betrayal led to her worst nightmare. Being a bodyguard with the Elite Guardians allows her to keep her heart safe—she’ll never let anyone close enough to betray her again. And she’s certainly not going to trust anyone who doesn’t earn it.

Billionaire and former playboy Preston Whittaker walked away from his famous family after a terrible event, but then his father and brother are killed in a suspicious boating accident. Since he’s next in line to helm the family business, now someone wants him dead.

Preston needs someone by his side 24/7, and the only solution is a fake marriage. In order to keep him safe, Laila will have to convince everyone that she and Preston are in love. She’s used to putting her life on the line for a client. But what will this case cost her heart?

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About the Author

Lynette Eason is the bestselling author of Life Flight and the Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award, among others. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has a master’s degree in education from Converse College. Eason lives in South Carolina with her husband and two children. Learn more at www.lynetteeason.com.00

Kelly Underwood‘s favorite things are reading, writing, and drinking coffee. She was born in New Hampshire, but don’t ask her about snow, because she’s been a Florida girl since she was twelve. She writes book reviews for her blog bestinsuspense.com and is an active member of the Central Florida chapter of the American Christian Fiction Writers. She’s a sucker for a good suspense novel, the kind you have to read cover-to-cover until the mystery is solved and the bad guys are in handcuffs. If you’re looking for her, she’s probably on her back patio with a Kindle in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.

My Review

Defending Honor
By Lynette Eason and Kelly Underwood
Book 3 in the Elite Guardians Collection
Rating: 4.5/5

As someone who is a huge fan of Lynette Eason and the Elite Guardians series, I was super excited to read this next installment and it did not disappoint. I’ve read the first two books in this series and they keep getting better and better.

First, the cover is stunning and so eye-catching!

Second, the premise is one of my favorite tropes – fake marriage.

Third, their chemistry and backstories were interesting. Flawed people coming together.

Fourth, faith is woven seamlessly throughout the story.

PG-13 for some violence but it’s not too graphic.

Highly recommend if you enjoy nonstop thrillers with strong female leads and lots of action and romance.

My thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with an ARC of the book. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No positive review was expected and no compensation received.