Book Review Tour: Finding Lyla by Cate Beauman

Media Type: Ebook (ARC)

Title: Finding Lyla
Series: Book 10 in the Bodyguards of LA County Series

Publisher: Self

Author: Cate Beauman

Pages: Kindle; 430

Release Date: January 11, 2016

Source: Author

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Genre: Romantic Suspense

HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart

Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of build and in depth characters

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Principal Dancer Lyla Markovik-Avery is always on the go. Grueling practices and endless performances rule her busy days—and things are about to get more hectic. Russia is rolling out the red carpet for their beloved star, despite the string of violent terrorist attacks that have rocked the nation.
Bodyguard Collin Michaels’ life is falling apart. His long-time relationship recently ended. He’s trying to start over, but that’s easier said than done. Luckily, Collin has a new assignment on the horizon: keeping a beautiful ballerina safe for the next three weeks. Collin finds comfort in Lyla’s easy friendship, but that all changes after a night out on the town. Simple feelings become complicated—something Collin can’t afford, especially when tragedy strikes and Collin realizes Lyla’s caught in the middle of a dangerous plot for revenge. Collin and Lyla are forced to flee. They need to reach the border before it’s too late, but the odds are stacked against them in a country that wants them dead. With time running out, Collin formulates a risky plan that might be their only chance of making it out alive.

Cate Beauman does a wonderful job pulling you into this story as if you were living it. The places, people and situations were well crafted and interesting. My only complaint is that the beginning was very slow and I felt like the story was a bit dragged out. Maybe I’m just having a hard time getting into longer books these days, which is totally possible, but it was hard to finish.

Lyla was an interesting character and I felt like we got some real insights into her background and history. The spark between her and Collin felt real as they experienced a very rough few weeks of life. As with most stressful situations, sometimes your partner in crime can be much more than that in the long run. Collin’s character was well developed and I didn’t have a problem keeping up with the story despite not having read any of the other stories in the series.

The chemistry was great, the action was fun and the romance was well done. There was a lot going on in the world around them and I did enjoy the inclusion of other characters that really kept things moving. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy a good romance with an interesting lead female and her “prince charming”.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion.