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Release Date: October 5, 2021
Undercover ICE agent Madi Reynolds has spent years infiltrating a human-trafficking ring, but when her life is threatened, she is forced to walk away and advised to leave the country. Undeterred, she continues her plan to attend her brother’s Christmas wedding, with her partner assigned as her bodyguard. But after seeing Brice care for her niece, she finds it's more than her life that needs protecting. Is there really any defense for the heart?
War Veteran and ICE agent Brice Johnson has been defending his country and American lives for as long as he can remember. Now, he faces the biggest assignment of his life--protect the woman he loves. He's never been one to run from a fight, but when an old flame butts in expecting a second chance with Madi, and crippling visions of war call out to him, he begins to wonder if surrender is an option after all.
To Gain a Bodyguard - Book Two
Undercover ICE agent, Brice Johnson, fell in love with his partner, but the fight to control his PTSD drove him to leave her and his assignment.
Deep undercover, ICE agent Madi Reynolds’ identity is blown, and she is involved in a hit-and-run meant to kill. Lucky to be alive after her vehicle was forced off the mountain, she finds herself in a wheelchair and facing an unknown future.
Even though the men responsible were tracked down and brought to justice, Brice’s gut tells him Madi is still not safe. Details of the investigation aren’t adding up. In secret, Brice moves to Helen, Georgia, across the street from Madi. But how long can he stay in the shadows when seeing her struggle day in and day out bombards him with memories of their happier days.
Unable to forgive himself for Madi’s accident, Brice vows to protect her, but is it enough? Is he enough?
❥ Heat Level: Mild/Sweet
The Way We Are is one of those stories that grips your heart and squeezes tighter the deeper into the story you get. I was still instantly committed and consumed by Brice and Madi’s story, devouring this novel in mere hours. I loved the separation of the parts of the story, showing how they fell in love, and then where life took them both.
I also appreciated the fact that their love story was not picture perfect, what with Madi’s physical condition, Brice’s emotional struggles, and the general difficulties of two human beings getting on the same page, communicating, and learning to do life together. Love is messy, and people are flawed, but Brice and Madi’s story shows those scars, but it also shows that true love is worth the fight.
“Brice, I’m broken.” “So am I, Madi. We’re two broken people, but together, we can be whole again.”
It’s lines like this that hooked me, and talk about relatable! I remember feeling this same way when I met my husband. I wasn’t in the best place in my life and felt like I was too broken for him, but together we became whole, so it was so easy to see myself in Madi’s world, and feel that hope that life doesn’t always have to be like this.
This is the first novel I’ve read by Tanya Eavenson, and I am more than impressed. Being a very character-driven novel, Tanya did an incredible job of getting the reader into the minds of the characters, and really fleshing them out, which gave me quite a connection to these characters. I could feel the emotions and vividly see their world. The Way We Are was a great story and one that I am so glad I was able to read!
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