Her Bodyguard (Bad Luck Brides) [Mass Market Paperback]

Geralyn Dawson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bad Luck Brides | Publication Date: June 1, 2005

Dear Friends,

I thought it was nonsense when the palm reader told me and my sisters that we'd been born with a bad luck love line. I paid no mind to her claim that only the truest love could overcome the family curse. After all, I was a reformed McBride Menace -- it wouldn't do for me to believe in such foolishness!

Better I had listened.

Now our family faces its biggest crisis ever, and I've had to turn for help to the most notorious man in town. Luke Garrett was born to be a hero -- it's such a puzzle that he ended up an outlaw. Maybe I'm foolish to trust a mysterious, alluring gunslinger to protect me as I pursue this vital quest. I don't care that Luke has secrets -- I'm willing to take the risk. As I travel the badlands of Texas, I'll trust him to guard my person. It's up to me to protect my heart. If only Luke didn't appeal to the Menace in me . . .

Wish me good luck . . . I think I'll need it!

Mari McBride

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A flair for creating humorously witty characters and a talent for keeping the action moving!" -- Literary Times

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HQN Books (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037377043X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373770434
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #451,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Geralyn Dawson is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty-five novels written in a variety of sub-genres including historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and women's fiction. She is a three-time Finalist for Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award and a recipient of Romantic Times magazine's Career Achievement Award. Her novel THE WEDDING RANSOM was named one of Romance Writers of America's Top Ten Favorite Novels of the Year. The Detroit Free Press named her THE WEDDING RAFFLE as one of the best romances of the year.

Geralyn is currently writing romantic women's fiction for Ballantine Books under the pseudonym Emily March. Publishers Weekly named ANGEL'S REST to its Top 100 Books of 2011 list, and it along with HUMMINGBIRD LAKE and HEARTACHE FALLS each earned coveted starred reviews. The fourth book of the series, LOVER'S LEAP, is a January 2012 release with NIGHTINGALE WAY to follow in Fall 2012.

Geralyn invites you to visit her website at www.emilymarch.com and register for her e-newsletter, which includes contests and news about her upcoming releases.
You can follow her on Twitter at both @geralyndawson and @emilymarchbooks.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep writing those western historicals, Geralyn!, May 27, 2005

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Carolyn Smith "Carolyn290" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Her Bodyguard (Bad Luck Brides) (Mass Market Paperback)

HER BODYGUARD begins the Bad Luck Brides, formerly known as the McBride Menaces, with the story of Maribeth "Mari" McBride. Geralyn Dawson once again proves she is a masterful storyteller who keeps readers eagerly turning the pages. Mari is a strong, intelligent heroine with spunk enough for two women. She's a match for any man. Her father just wishes the man was NOT Luke Garrett. Must she choose between Luke and her family? If only she knew what--and who--to believe about him. It's a wonderful story with surprising twists and was over too soon. But it's a story I know I'll reread and I can hardly wait for the next Bad Luck Bride, Katrina's story in December 2005, HER SCOUNDREL.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Talk about redundant........, June 27, 2005

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stacey renee (rochester new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Her Bodyguard (Bad Luck Brides) (Mass Market Paperback)

The premise as noted in the other reviews is totally accurate. The hero is a hunk of the first order....and Maribeth is also quite a gal. The dialogue is cute. BUT.......the underlying thoery of the bad luck curse is soooo stupid and really unclear to begin with. The second thing I thoroughly disliked is the repeated reference to the 'mcbride menaces'. How many times does it have to be repeated to understand that Kat, Mari and sister Emma were always into mischief. I found this so annoying I nearly didn't finish the book but the hunk kept me turning pages.
Don't plan on reading this author again....I wanted to give it a 2 but the characters are well written and fair is fair....

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable Texas historical, June 1, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Her Bodyguard (Bad Luck Brides) (Mass Market Paperback)

In 1888 San Antonio, on the eve of Emma's wedding, she ands her siblings (Mari and Kat), the renowned McBride Menaces visit fortune teller Baobh who tells them their two families go way back to Scotland together. Baobh explains that the Clan McBride curse can only be broken by true love; to find true love the girls must first find their own true nature.

Two years later Emma is a widow while Kat believes she loves an actor; Mari loves her candy store. Outlaw Luke Garrett enters Mari's shop to purchase something for his sweet tooth, but instead compares Mari's kisses to her chocolate kisses over the protective objection of her father, who knows the bounder too well. Not long afterward, Mari rejects the common belief that Kat died in a theater fire. She vows to find her sibling; Luke cannot allow her to wander around as the deadly Brazos Valley gang is nearby although protecting her probably means revealing he is a Texas Ranger. As they travel from one caper to another, Mari begins to find out who she is and her essence reflects her love for HER BODYGUARD.

The McBride curse turns to the next generation (see the Bad Luck trilogy) as Trace's daughter Mari stars with her two sisters providing strong secondary support. Luke is an intriguing individual who desires the confectionary store owner although he knows he must not compromise his cover. Still he cannot resist comparing chocolate kisses to Mari's kisses and when she goes on her quest, he knows where his loyalty lies. Fans of western romances will want to read Geralyn Dawson's latest Texas historical starring one of the Menaces and HER BODYGUARD.

Harriet Klausner