How to Catch a Bodyguard

Chester Falls, Book 3

By: Ana Ashley

Narrated by: Nick Hudson

When your life is in danger, the last thing you should do is fall in love...especially with your bodyguard.

Connor hasn’t just had a bad day or bad week. More like a bad year. Things have been going downhill since he dumped his girlfriend and to top it all off, his house has been ransacked.

Ever since James returned to Chester Falls a year ago, his past has come to haunt him. Especially in the image of his childhood best friend who ran out on him after a moment of weakness.

Two best friends reunited.

A bisexual awakening.

An escape artist pet turtle.

James’s first and only instinct is to protect Connor from whoever is trying to harm him. But will being his secret crush’s bodyguard end up putting his heart in harm’s way?

Welcome to Chester Falls, where you can expect to meet sweet men, sexy situations, interfering friends, lots of feels, and a happy ever after.

Book Three in the Chester Falls series. How To Catch a Bodyguard is a sweet and steamy MM romance novel with no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA.

©2020 Ana Ashley (P)2020 Ana Ashley

So. Much. Love.

I love this series, and really, this is such a fantastic story! Friends-to-lovers, second-chance romance and a bit of danger, c'mon! who could even try to resist it?

Ana Ashley's books have that perfect mix that makes an awesome romance novel: perfectly constructed characters that feel real and unique, a believable storyline and feelings that never seem forced or coming of nowhere.

We have already met Connor and James in the first book of the series, so we knew there was some story between them. But if you are new to this series, you can follow the story perfectly without that bit of story and enjoy it as much as I did :D

Nick Hudson does an excellent job with the narration :)

Bubbles!

Oh my goodness! That turtle was the star of this show! So much attitude in one tiny body. These 2 deserved their happily ever after so much! Such a great series!!

Charming Chester Falls Second Chance Romance

Bodyguard James reconnects with childhood best friend and first crush/kiss Connor years after moving away from Chester Falls. Their second chance romance has a slow-burn feel to it as they get to know each other as adults, confront past hurts and unrequited feelings, and Connor questions and explores his bisexuality for the first time.

There's an added layer of emotion and mystery as Connor's life is in danger, which heightens the overall low-angst and James's feelings of protectiveness. I'd also be remiss not to mention Connor's mischievous pet turtle Bubbles, which is a hoot.

I'd suggest first reading/listening to Book 1, where James is introduced as Prince Kristof's security detail and Connor as Charlie's brother, for some background on secondary character connections.

Narrator Nick Hudson has done done a wonderful job of creating unique voices for the many characters in Chester Falls throughout this series, and gives another solid and enjoyable performance here.

Angsty and sweet

A not-quite-typical bodyguard story -- because Connor isn't a celebrity -- with a not-exactly-predictable situation between the two MCs makes this story interesting to me. Connor Williams and James Bennett (formerly Lexington) used to be best friends...until James disappears after an ill-advised action threatens their friendship. Now, as bodyguard to Prince Kristof, he finds himself seconded to safeguard Connor's life -- Connor is Prince Kristof's soon-to-be-in-law -- when threats against him escalate. How they get past the hurt of the years separating them, to Connor's discovery of the side of himself he had been hiding from, to the discovery of the person responsible for the increasingly violent attacks against Connor and all that happens as a result, all make this an angsty-yet-sweet-with-heat story that I couldn't put down till it was done. James's and Connor's height was among the remarkable aspects of this story, which also included the revelation of James's other identity and the explanation for his disappearance from Connor's life all those years ago. And once again, the narration was fine, though the English accents weren't as on point as the Russian one.

Connor and James's story revealed!

I have been dying to find out what the real story between Connor and James since their standoff at the end of the previous book; it was clear that there was a story behind it, and what a story!
It's both a second chance, and a friends to lovers, and it's bi-awakening.... it's so many things, but in the end it's just James and Connor, Connor and James, and it's all that matters.
A wonderful book, this series is just so sweet that every book just leaves me with a bigger smile on my face!
Nick Hudson, as Ana puts it, is just marvelous!