Customer Reviews

The Protector

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Gennita Low turns from CIA/espionage stuff to SEAL action adventure in her new book, The Protector.

The story line is different, though, from the usual SEAL plots. This one is set in Southeast Asia, with a half-Asian heroine.

Cajun-yummy Navy SEAL Jazz Zeringue finds himself in hot water when he tries to rescue a young girl from prostituting herself. Mistaken by Interpol as someone trying to take advantage of a child, he's taken into custody.

Vivi Verreau, the Interpol liaison, believes Jazz to be innocent and sets him free. Things get interesting when Jazz realizes that Vivi isn't just working for Interpol, but is also a GEM operative who will be working closely with his team.

It's fun to see the testosterone fly when eight SEALs are told they have to follow a woman's orders! Gennita Low's male dialogue seems very true to life and at times very amusing.

I really enjoyed the "guy" camaraderie in her story and it's fun to be reunited with Hawk (yum-yum), Cucumber, Dirk and Mink again, as well as several other members of the SEAL team.

If you've enjoyed Ms. Low's other books, I guarantee you won't be disappointed with this one.

This book is awesome!! Another winner from Ms. Low who just keeps getting better and better.

Jazz Zeringue, Navy SEAL, is put behind bars for an act of kindness. A mysterious stranger, Vivi Verreau, comes to his rescue. Sparks fly from them moment these two meet.

Jazz wants to know more about the woman behind the Interpol liaison but he first has to gain Vivi's trust and Vivi has to see the man beyond the warrior in the uniform.

This book is a roller coaster ride. I just can't praise it enough. Anyone who likes romantic suspense with a Navy SEAL hero and a sympathetic heroine will love it, too!

I really anxious to read her next book - it will be Hawk's story. We've seen Hawk in at least two of her books (Into Danger and The Protector) and I can tell his story is going to be AWESOME!!

Trying to save a woman child from at least a night or two of depravity, Jazz gets arrested, only to be saved by Vivi Verreau, a woman with more than one face and many secrets, ones Jazz is determined to learn. This is how he and his men find themselves recruited into Vivi's covert operation to stop a drug cartel in Asia and how Jazz finds himself falling in love with a lady as dangerous as he is.

**** Prepare to board a roller coaster when you start this book. Action and adventure pause only long enough to raise your blood pressure in other ways. Ms. Low is rapidly proving herself a force to be reckoned with in romantic suspense. ****

The Protector was the story it promised to be, with intrigue, mystery, and sexual tension. Though it can be read solo, it works best if you have read Ms. Low's two previous novels, Into Danger and Facing Fear. Many of the characters from those books reappear in The Protector and if a reader has knowledge of past conversations and actions the story takes on a deeper meaning.

Jazz in the quintessential Dream Man and Vivi leads him on a merry chase. They work together to take down a sex trade industry. Vivi has an ulterior motive and a deeper drive then anyone realizes. They worm their way into your heart and seem extremely realistic.

Gennita Low did a fantastic job on The Protector. She always delivers wonderful writing and intense plots. Her characters seem to come alive,......and of course the "bedroom" scenes never disappoint. All in all this was a great novel and
I.CAN.NOT.WAIT. for The Hunter to come out!

Gennita Low delivers the goods in the goods in her newest story The Protector.

Navy Seal Zola "Jazz" Zeringue and his team are having some down time after their latest mission. He tries to stop the selling of an under age girl for sex but gets caught in the sting by Interpol.

Gem Agent Vivi Verreau releases Jazz after the facts come to light and he is innocent. Vivi intrigues jazz, even more so when she is the leading op on their next mission.

Having a woman as a lead is a new twist on things for Jazz and his team. But Vivi proves she is the right person for the job. The interactions between the guys are priceless, funny and serious at times. It's fascinating to listen to the male mind at work.

Jazz and Vivi are thrown together when something unexpected happens in the trap they set to stop the trafficking of these young girls. Their lives depend on trusting each other and this makes their passion more explosive. Watching Jazz break down Vivi walls one kiss at a time will touch your heart. Their chemistry is sensational.

Gennita Low writes and action packed, emotional, all out sexy book. I could not put this book down once I started. Looking forward to the next book, The Hunter...

It's perhaps unfortunate that this book's turn came up at the same time my tolerance for sloppy publishing came to an end. Yes, I've read worse books, but have only now become fed-up enough to rant.
I read a short synopsis of this book and too quickly clicked the buy button- eager to lose myself in a good romantic-suspense series. I remembered my enthusiasm when I finished my first books by Cindy Gerard and Suzanne Brockmann. I ran-didn't walk (or maybe I skipped)- to get to the rest of their books. I hoped to have another 'find' with Gennita Low.
The premise of 'The Protector' was promising enough- hell, just say Navy SEAL and anything seems promising enough. But when I found myself again and again tripping through inconsistencies, typos and poor grammar, the promise became a simple, frustrated determination to just finish the damn thing so I could justify buying it. There were some other problems, too. Though they had a hot first love scene (believe me, you wait long enough for it) I otherwise didn't care about the lead characters. She is ridiculously reticent and nearly humorless and he is inexplicably whipped from the beginning. Also, there's a pretty depressing subject matter that darkens the story a wee too much for me.
At any rate, these last two complaints are subjective and wouldn't have warranted this entry. Here's my real beef. It's not with Ms. Low (whose work is still above some others in the genre) but with the publisher. Was there even an editor assigned to this manuscript? Or a proofreader? For example, the author repeatedly uses incorrect verb tense which, more annoyingly than a simpler grammar error, can change the explanation/direction, etc. of the story line if you're not reading carefully enough. One reason I like to read romance and/or suspense is I'm not usually compelled to read paragraphs over to make sure I 'got it'. Here, I was often re-reading sentences just to verify that what I thought didn't make sense, in fact, did not. I admire that the author speaks several languages, so maybe she's confused about verb usage because English is not her first language? If so, where were the copy editors to pick up the slack?
Look, this is my main point- and, granted, one that several romance writers and publishers do seem to get. Don't insult the reader's intelligence. We know we're not reading Pulitzer material, but we still thrill to a well-written plot and character. AND we think our combined $7plus per book should ensure at least one trip through a capable editor's hands. See, we, the romance reader, know you, the romance publisher, are making kajillions simply because we are a voraciously reading and loyal lot. Just know that the next time I feel moved to throw a book against the wall after one too many frustrated groans, I'll not only cross the author off my list, but the publisher as well.

To a great trilogy. Gennita Low continues writing books that pull the reader in right away. The book is a perfect start to her Crossfire trilogy.

Lt. Jazz Zeringue and GEM operative Viviviene Verreau get thrown together on the same mission, but for different reasons. For Jazz, it's stopping a known terrorist from smuggling weapons. For Vivi, it's stopping the same terrorist from selling women (of all ages) into prostitution against their will.

Vivi has always had a mistrust of soliders and Jazz is determined to find out why at the same time getting past her defenses. Sparks fly between the two while they try to accomplish the mission they are on.

Can't wait for the next one!

I had never heard of Gennita Low before, and I read her first books with some trepidation, but she proved she was a really great writer. But, in this book she really disappointed me. I read all the other reviews and I thought the book was going to be great. Nope, didn't happen. It started good and went downhill from there. The last hundred pages picked up but not to warrant such rave reviews from so many people. The book was bad, too much action between secondary characters, and not enough between Jazz and Vivi. Skip this book in her series, go on to The Hunter instead, much more interesting.

I'm really enjoyed this book because it's great romance, action & comedy. The people in the story are enjoyable. I don't think I ever disliked, or got annoyed by any of the characters. Jazz & Hawk make a great team (comic) -- added with their SEAL `brothers'! And Vivi just has that "Charlie's Angel (kick-ass/kung fu)" spice in her.

When I got toward the middle, there was already so much action going on, I started to wonder, how can this book get any better... but it did....there was just so much `more' action towards the end!

All-in-all, the book was great. The romance & the action was great... but I love the comedy the most.. Made me laugh out loud, that the people around me thought I was nuts for a minute!

I had read geniita's first book, Into Danger and found it difficult to decide whether I liked it or not. I know I liked the characters and the capable yet feminine heroines but found the plot rather convoluted. Then I read Facing Fear despite the not-so-positive review ratings and found that I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to. So I made up my mind to get hold of The Protector once it hit the stores. Out of curiosity, I decided to check the reviews on a popular romance review site before starting on the book and was put off a bit by the poor rating.

So it was with some reservations that I started on The Protector. Let me tell you the first few pages just blew me away. I was glued to the book from then on and am so glad I did not shy away despite the poor ratings from other sites. The Protector features lots of teamwork which I love, a great mixture of male testosterone and female artistry in your typical action-packed scenes. It was a joy to see strong heroines and sexy heroes in another romantic suspense but without the annoying emotional tug-o-wars that is so prevalent in romance novels. The two protagonists were well-matched and atttractive in every way and the secondary characters were equally riveting. I loved Stefan, one of the secondary characters even though, in his undercover role he wasn't a "nice" gentleman what with his kinky sex scenes but you'll have to see for yourself. This book has lots of action scenes and twists but without the perplexing bits that peppered the first book, Into Danger. While the story sagged a little in the middle, it picked up its pace again and left me, at the last page, with a satisfied smile. It really has been a long time since an action, SEAL romance has made me close the book at the end with such a sigh of satisfaction. Needless to say, I can't wait for the next Gennita Low release.