Direct Threat Review and Giveaway

About the Book

Book: Direct Threat

Author: Kimberly Rose Johnson

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: June 1 2020

One little girl.

Two bodyguards.

Only one chance to guard their hearts.

Protection Inc. co-owner, Carissa Jones, an ex-cop turned bodyguard, has one goal—keep her young client safe. When her business partner brings in a new guy to help, she discovers her heart desires more. Can she still do her job and follow her heart without compromising her client’s safety?

Marc Olsen, a former Military Police officer, struggles to find his way as a civilian. He agrees to help out an old friend for the summer. He gets more than he bargained for when he’s assigned to work with the feisty co-owner of Protection Inc.

When sparks fly faster than bullets, will the bodyguards be distracted from their task, or will they work together as an even stronger team?

 

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Guest Review from Mindy Houng

This is the first book by Kimberly Rose Johnson that I have read and it is an interesting romantic suspense with surprising plot twists. The security/protective detail company is a tried-and-true favorite trope for this genre but having a woman co-owner of the company and having her romantically interested in an employee and not the one she’s assigned to protect are details that made the plot unique.

Marc is former military police who hasn’t found the right purpose and calling as a civilian. Carissa is former police, now managing and working a private protection company with her former police partner Frank. Frank hires on Marc and both Marc and Carissa are loyal and dedicated to their jobs as the team seeks to protect a ten year old Olivia from those who want to use her to stall her father’s important research. The plot moves at a good pace and the plot twists are definitely gasp-worthy. Unfortunately I didn’t connect fully with any of the characters and sometimes felt confused by the secondary characters’ actions (mainly Frank and Olivia). Additionally the ending didn’t tie up all the loose ends of the suspense component for me. Regardless I am now invested in how the lives of the other characters involved in Protection Inc. will play out and will be following the series. If you enjoy romantic suspense, especially one that you can read in one sitting, you will enjoy this book.

I received a copy of the book from the author/publisher via Celebrate Lit Tours and was under no obligation to post a positive review. All comments and opinions are solely my own.

About the Author

Award winning author Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance that warms the heart and feeds the soul.

Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.

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More from Kimberly

Direct Threat is the first book in the Protection Inc. series. The series follows a group of bodyguards who are all either former cops or military police. They are on location in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast in book one, but their business is based out of Seattle.

 

I’ve been to Lincoln City more times than I can remember, but I took a research trip there with my husband, specifically for this book.

 

While in Lincoln City my husband and I walked the same beach my characters walk. I studied the access points to the cliffside homes from the vantage point of the beach, as this was an important aspect in the story. We also visited the ice cream shop mentioned in the book. You’ll understand significance of the shop when you read the story.

 

My writing career has taken some twists and turns. When I first began writing in 2006 I wrote romantic suspense. Then switched over to writing contemporary romance, which turned out to be the genre of my first contracted book and many more after that. After writing several romantic mystery novels for my publisher, I decided to dust off my romantic suspense manuscripts and publish them. Direct Threat is one of those manuscripts.

 

I absolutely love reading and writing suspense as well as romance, so joining the two together comes naturally for me. I hope you will read and enjoy this story.

 

You can learn more about Kimberly Rose Johnson and her books at https://kimberlyrjohnson.com/

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Kimberly is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/fe34/direct-threat-celebration-tour-giveaway

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  5. Hello! Thanks so much for sharing your book with us. Always fun reading about another book to enjoy.

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