Unintended Target (MacArthur Family #2)

by Katie Reus

Blurb:

He’s not her type.

Elementary school teacher Patience had her whole summer planned out, and it included margaritas and a lot of time at the beach. But when she agrees to a temporary nanny position as a favor to a friend, the last thing she expected was to butt heads with—or be attracted to—Brodie MacArthur, her employer’s sexy head of security.

But that doesn’t stop her from wanting him.

Brodie made a mistake with Patience and forever ruined her first impression of him. Just as their heated clashes reach a peak, Patience falls ill…and it’s something far more sinister than a simple summer bug. He screwed up once. He won’t do it again. And when he learns that the danger is closer than they imagined, he’ll have to fight to protect her—and win her heart.

Themes: Contemporary

Rating: 4.5 stars

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Review:

The saga continues with the story of the middle MacArthur brother who turns out to be the most intense of the siblings. I had no idea where this story was going to go, despite the sometimes overused nanny trope, but this one was fun in that it was the nanny and the head of security instead of the nanny and the single father that got together. Katie Resus has and amazing ability to make her characters come alive for her readers and brings us right into their lives. Patience is ready to kick of a restful summer before she has to go back to teaching until her mother guilts her into helping out a family friend in a bind and she finds herself serving as a nanny temporarily to his young ward until he gets the hang of things. But it puts her right into the sights of the sexy and dangerous Brodie, the head of security, and despite their first meeting not going well at all, Brodie is attracted ridiculously and Patience finds herself drawn as well. As they spend more and more time together, learning about each other, resisting the attraction becomes nearly impossible, but then strange things begin happening to and around Patience and Brodie has to ask himself is she is worth fighting for and protecting from all dangers so he can have her for himself. Brodie was definitely a sexy beast and I loved seeing him growling and grumbling as Patience drove him nuts, but his sweet moments and when he was being protective were just as great. He didn’t put his best foot forward to be sure, but he works hard to prove to Patience that he is a good man and worth taking a chance on because it is obvious that he is growing to really care for her. Patience is not in a place to have a relationship really, but once Brodie redeems himself and proves he is a caring and loving guy, she begins to question if they might be able to have a chance. She is terrified when danger begins to compound around her but she also trusts Brodie to keep her safe regardless. I loved the passion between Brodie and Patience as it slowly builds out of the missteps of their first meeting and as the heat continued to grow it only got better. I am looking forward to the next story in the trilogy for sure because Brodie’s sister Sienna sounds like a very intriguing character to get to know.

*ebook provided by publisher (via NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.