"Solid romantic suspense"

The Colby Agency assigns Doug Cooper with an impossible job. He must protect tomboy Edwinna Harper of Meadowbrook, Maryland, who has recently been identified as a D'Martine heiress. That assignment seems relatively simple for the professional bodyguard until he meets the bodacious Eddi. However, his boss Victoria Colby also expects Doug to turn this small town sow into a first class lady, but she remains in shock to learn that the man who raised her is not her biological father, who died before she was born.

Doug rejects Eddi's assault on his heart keeping a professional demeanor though at night he wonders why he keeps dreaming of her. However, when someone decides to remove the heiress, Doug risks his life to insure history fails to repeat itself as he keeps his beloved safe. By doing so he enables her to crumble the barriers that kept his heart out of reach.

GUARDING THE HEIRESS is a solid romantic suspense that hooks the audience due to the antics of the lead couple, especially the hero. Doug tries everything to not fall in love, because it is unprofessional for his assignment, but Eddi overwhelms him even while she struggles with her own demons. Though lost little heiress found tales are frequent themes, Debra Webb insures her novel's freshness with a strong cast which makes for a fine tale.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 5, 2003