Guarding Suzannah

The storyline was very enjoyable. However... STOP USING THE LORD'S NAME IN VAIN - That includes: God, Lord (referring to God), Jesus, Christ, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, etc. When using the above in ecstasy, in sexual circumstances, in anger/etc., in any way as swear words, you need to STOP. STOP following the crowd or the modern-day popular speach pattern of ABUSING any of the above words. - It is NOT OK. "The Bible verse that forbids using the Lord's name in vain is Exodus 20:7: "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name"." ** Please rather concentrate on your very enjoyable writing style & storylines, instead of causing repeated negative associations & repeated misuse of the words that refer to The Lord God Almighty. **

I enjoyed this romantic suspense and liked that the couple didn't fall into insta lust. Suzannah Phelps is a very successful criminal defense attorney who is well known for ripping apart the cases the prosecution has built. The police didn't like her because she made them look foolish when she tore apart their cases. Because of this, they called her She-Rex around the station. She had been getting scary messages and 'gifts' left on her doorstep for quite a while. Suzannah tried to ignore everything but it does bother to her. Even though she knew she should go to the police about this, she didn't think they would take her seriously or want to help her because of her treatment of them in the courtroom. So she didn't report this to them. When Detective John Quiggley found out about Suzannah's stalker, he took it upon himself to protect her so he became her bodyguard. It's in his nature to look out for people but he's also had a thing for her for a long time so he's not going to leave her alone. To draw the stalker out (and make himself feel better) John moved in with Suzannah making it look like he's her lover. I really like Ms. Wilson's smooth writing style. It makes it easy to picture all the scenes and become part of the story. It was nice to see this story take place in Canada. Being a Canadian helped me envision the location easily. Along with the plot being unique the characters are well developed and very likable. While Suzannah comes off as being snooty and uncaring at first, we find out the real woman is not like that at all. I liked the way John cared for and protected Suzannah. He was able to see through the woman she showed to everyone and saw the insecure woman. Was I ever surprised with the ending! Didn't see that coming at all. If you like romantic suspense, especially more suspense that romance, then you will like this book.

an author who knows what grammar is for, can punctuate sentences, who (finally and blessedly) knows Canada, draws lushly detailed scenes without being pedantic, draws well rounded, believable characters, doesn't write like a jerky robot, can knit plot elements together gracefully; wow! I'm thankful I found her stories.