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    Guardian Angel
    Guardian Angel
    Guardian Angel
    Audiobook12 hours

    Guardian Angel

    Written by Julie Garwood

    Narrated by Susan Duerden

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood takes breathless sensuality to thrilling heights in this unforgettable adventure of passion and intrigue.

    The Emerald flew across the seas, carrying the pirate Pagan—despised by the ton whose riches he plundered, and beloved by the poor whose plight was eased by his gifts.

    The Marquess of Cainewood vows to hunt down the pirate wretch in revenge for his brother's death. But when Jade, an enchanting vision of rippling red hair and eyes of jewel-green, appears at his door to beg desperately for his protection, the Marquess agrees to keep her safe from the villains who want her dead.

    Jade is infuriating, exasperating, and gorgeous. No woman has ever befuddled him so, nor so deeply aroused his desire. But as Jade answers Caine's knowing caresses with an innocent, wild abandon, they are drawn into a web of treachery that will test the very heart of their love..

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMay 30, 2013
    ISBN9781469261447
    Guardian Angel
    Author

    Julie Garwood

    Julie Garwood (1944--2023) was the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Fire and Ice, Shadow Music, Shadow Dance, Murder List, Killjoy, Mercy, Heartbreaker, Ransom, and Come the Spring. There are more than thirty-six million copies of her books in print.

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    • 4/5
      Guardian Angel is the second book in Julie Garwood's Crown’s Spies series. Although I don’t believe he was introduced in the first book, The Lion’s Lady, this story features Lyon’s best friend, Caine, another spy who worked for Sir Richards in service of his country. He’s paired with Jade, a strong-willed and rather mysterious young lady who comes asking for his help. Julie Garwood has a reputation for writing light-hearted stories, especially with some of her historicals, and this one was perhaps a bit lighter than most. In addition to spies, we also get a taste of pirates – although no high-seas action – and a touch of mystery, all of which lead to a fun, rollicking, mad-cap adventure. I have to admit that without this humorous take on things, certain elements of the story would have been pretty unbelievable, but the lighter tone helped me to not take it too seriously. The story also has some emotional and romantic moments that were the icing on the cake. This book might not have reached the pinnacle of perfection for me, but it was, nonetheless, a pretty enjoyable read.Caine is a man out for revenge. Because of evidence he was given by the government, he believes a notorious pirate known as Pagan is responsible for the death of his younger brother. Caine is in the midst of an undercover operation in which he’s posing as Pagan in hopes of ferreting out the real pirate, when he’s approached by a young woman named Jade, who asks for his help in killing someone for her. After a roundabout conversation, Jade admits that the person she wants him to kill is herself. Both confused and intrigued, Caine isn’t about to harm the lovely lady, so he offers her his protection from the men who are after her instead. She finally accepts, but only if he stays with her day and night for the next two weeks. During that time, he finds himself falling madly in love with her in spite of her confusing and infuriating behavior, but then he discovers that she’s been lying to him about some very important details of her story. I have to admit that Caine fell in love rather quickly and easily, with very little thought going into it, so I wasn’t entirely sure of the reasons why he did. However, despite my slight misgivings, I admit that it made him a pretty appealing hero, because he was the first to declare his love and it also placed him in dogged pursuit of Jade. He can be a tad high-handed at times, but not irritatingly so. I also think that, in some ways, he needed to be in order to win Jade over, because she was definitely the reluctant party in their relationship. In this respect, I have to give him props for finding creative ways to get around her fears to make things work between them.Jade is a woman who harbors a whole lot of secrets, but she was telling Caine the truth about dangerous men burning down her brother’s house and carriage and that they were also trying to kill her. What she doesn’t tell him, though, is that she can handle herself, and that she’s really there to protect him, not the other way around. In order to do that, she must keep Caine with her, at all costs, for the next two weeks until her brother, Nathan, returns to meet up with her. The more time Jade spends with him, the more she finds herself caring for him, and even choosing to give him her innocence, but she doesn’t believe a long-term relationship with him is possible, partly because of who she is and partly because of fears over Caine leaving her. I have to admit that while I generally liked Jade, I found myself wanting more information on her background. A lot of her colorful persona is chalked up to her being raised by her Uncle Harry, who’s a pirate, but I wanted to know exactly how she came to be in such a respected position. It’s all very cute, but sometimes, she seemed a bit featherbrained for the type of work in which she was engaging. Her fears surrounding Caine getting tired of her and possibly leaving her appear to be rooted in the fact that both Harry and Nathan left her several times throughout her life. While I appreciated her vulnerability, her characterization never went quite deep enough for me to fully understand those fears. Instead, she’s merely a humorously stubborn heroine, which I suppose was rather amusing in it’s own way.Early on, I thought that Guardian Angel might earn keeper status from me, because I did find the romance between Caine and Jade rather sweet and endearing. However, the further I read, the more flaws I found. The mystery surrounding the spies and who was trying to kill them, became a bit convoluted and a little hard to follow at times. Also, later in the book, there are some exhaustingly long passages of dialogue with little action or introspection to break them up. In fact, some of the resolution to the mystery is told in dialogue rather than shown, which I thought would have been more engaging. Additionally there was the extreme overabundance of whispering. I was starting to wonder how any of the characters could even hear one another. LOL! I don’t think I’ve ever run across this type of word over-usage in a Julie Garwood book before. Other than these things and the aforementioned character weaknesses, I did enjoy the story. It possesses a certain charm in it’s presentation, and I liked many of the colorful secondary characters, including Nathan, Colin (Castles), and Harry. Nathan’s story is next in The Gift, a book that I’m certain I’ve read before. I don’t really recall the story, though, aside from a vague sense that I liked it, so I look forward to revisiting it soon.
    • 5/5
      Second book in a series that can be read as a stand alone, but as with most series, you’d have a better appreciation for secondary characters Lyon and Christina if you read their story, The Lion’s Lady, first.When the War Department let’s Caine and his family know that his brother was killed by the notorious pirate, Pagan, the Marquess, with nothing but vengeance on his mind, sets a trap for the pirate. He’s derailed when a young woman approaches him, asking him to kill her. Others are after her and she prefers to die on her own terms. Little does he know that his hunt for the pirate has put his life his in danger. But Jade, the very ditzy-sounding woman he’s now protecting is not only Pagan, but she’s there to protect him.As with all of the author’s historicals, this one is loaded with chaotic humor, most often in the form of dialogue. The characters and dialogue are something the author does really well. A mystery involving the War Department takes up a good chunk of the story and it actually gets pretty deep; perhaps a little too much. But through it we are introduced to the heroes for the next two stories, The Gift and Castles.Originally released back in 1990, while not quite a bodice-ripper, the male is strong, domineering, and of course he knows best, with the female having to be convinced that being with him is what she needs most. While coming across as a ditz, Jade is smart, determined and vulnerable.I’ve read these books so many times over the years and find the humor and characters provide an enjoyable escape.
    • 5/5
      Awesome book I loved it great story telling romance history
    • 5/5
      First book from Julie Garwood I ever read back when I was in college, and I was hooked for life. I love all her historical romance books, read them all over and over for 2 decades now.. But this one is the wittiest and most satisfying storyline for me.. talk about girl power! Lol
    • 5/5
      I loved this story! There’s a well composed story line, the hero and heroine are both smart witty characters, and the comedy dispersed throughout makes it lots of fun to read. I will definitely read/listen to it again.
    • 3/5
      Of the "Crown's Spies" series, this one held the least appeal for me. Caine just never seemed as interesting to me as his brother, and by the time I got around to reading this one, it was nothing new.
    • 4/5
      This was a reread for me. I enjoyed it again, tho I remember Jade being a stronger woman than I perceived her this time round. Perhaps I have just raised the bar since my last time reading this.
    • 5/5
      It was comical and brilliant.. Ms. Duerdan is a fantastic narrator. Thanks so much Ms. Garwood for the awesome series.
    • 1/5
      The female protagonist was a whiney simpleton which made it difficult to want her as the love interest.
    • 4/5
      I’m not sure as this audio and the last four had too many breaks in it. Very distracting.