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Love and Protect (Heroes of Evers, TX Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Lori Ryan (Author), Wander Aguiar (Photographer) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 4,802 ratings

Book 1 of 9: Heroes of Evers, TX

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A woman with no one to trust. A man hell bent on making sure he never lets her down.

Laura Kensington risked everything to escape the monster she married. But now his family is after her, and she has more to protect than just her own life.

Terrified and on the run, Laura flees to the small town of Evers, Texas, and lands in the strong arms of Cade Bishop. Seeking refuge with the silent and enigmatic protector, Laura mistakenly thinks she's finally safe.

But when her ruthless past comes crashing back, not even the protection of Cade Bishop may be enough to save her and the young life she's desperately trying to protect.

LOVE AND PROTECT is a stand-alone book in the thrilling Heroes of Evers, TX Series with a guaranteed HEA!

* Love and Protect was previously published under the title Ever Hopeful.

Books in the Heroes of Evers, TX Series (a seven book completed series):

* Love and Protect
* Promise and Protect
* Serve and Protect
* Honor and Protect
* Desire and Protect
* Cherish and Protect
* Treasure and Protect

Also by Lori Ryan:

* The Sutton Billionaires Series (a six book billionaire series with a twist of suspense in each one)

* The Sutton Intrigue Series (a trilogy with a heavier suspense element)

* The Sutton Capital On the Line Series (a three book series with heavy suspense/mystery and sexy cops!)

* The Dark Falls Series (three books by Lori and seven more by fellow authors with heavy mystery plots and uber sexy cops!)

* The Sumner Brothers Series (a six book series of sexy small town romance written by Lori Ryan and Kay Manis)

Start your binge today!

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"I was just hoping for a decent romantic suspense read-what I got was a surprisingly comforting, healing book that brought tears to my eyes." Smart Bitches Trashy Romance

"The tension and anticipation kick in with the very first sentence of Lori Ryan's Love and Protect. (So not a surprise, because Ryan rocks romantic suspense.) Laura Kensington is in some serious danger and she has to act fast if she has any hope at all of escaping it. How can you not fret over a woman who cares more about the fate of her unborn child than herself? A woman who has already suffered incredible emotional cruelty and physical brutality, yet somehow finds the strength to make sure her baby has a future? And just when you wonder if you wasted eight pages of worry, the author launches the first of a stunning series of curve balls, and the game changes again. Well played, Lori Ryan. Well played." USA Today

"Lori Ryan owes me new finger nails. Lol This was so good that I now need a manicure and a Xanax! Laura broke my heart." 5 Stars from Kari on Amazon

"I could not put the book down. I loved how to story came together. Can not wait to see what happens next." 5 Stars from Sandra on Amazon

"This is a great book. Compelling storyline, fantastic characters, a dog I'd live to have, and it all eventually combines to give you warm fuzzies!" 5 Stars on Amazon from PaPackRat

From the Author

Heroes of Evers, TX

Love and Protect

Promise and Protect

Serve and Protect

Honor and and Protect

Desire and Protect

Cherish and Protect

Treasure and Protect

Dark Falls

Dark Falls

Dark Burning

Dark Prison

The Sutton Billionaires

The Billionaire Deal

Reuniting with the Billionaire

The Billionaire Op

The Billionaire's Rock Star

The Billionaire's Navy SEAL

Falling for the Billionaire's Daughter

Sutton Capital Intrigue

Cutthroat

Cut and Run

Cut to the Chase

Sutton Capital On the Line

Pure Vengeance

Latent Danger

Other books

Nori's Delta

All In

Game Changer

Game Maker

Game Clincher

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079BNKXYJ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lori Ryan (February 13, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2961 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 255 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #19,082 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #262 in Saga Fiction
- #354 in Family Saga Fiction
- #1,432 in Romantic Suspense (Books)

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Lori Ryan is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author who writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance with steamy love scenes and characters you won't want to leave in the pages when the story is over.

Lori published her first novel in April of 2013 and has fallen in love with writing. She is the author of the Sutton Capital Series; the Heroes of Evers, Texas; and the Triple Play Curse Novellas, a set of novellas with sexy baseball players at their core as part of Bella Andre's Game For Love Kindle World. She has also published in Melanie Shawn's Hope Falls Kindle World and in Robyn Peterman's Magic and Mayhem Kindle World.

She lives with an extremely understanding husband, three wonderful children, and two mostly well-behaved dogs in Austin, Texas. It's a bit of a zoo, but she wouldn't change a thing. She loves to connect with her readers. Follow her on Facebook or Twitter or subscribe to her blog.

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Myra

So good. Would make a great movie.

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020

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Wait. "A great movie..."? Maybe not, since most books made into movies lose a lot in the transition. I loved this story. It had so much going on. The escape from a seriously abusive marriage, the hunt by equally bad in-laws, the corruption, it just had it all going on. I think the author did a magnificent job in the telling of the abuse. Just detailed enough so the reader really realizes how bad it can get, without being overly graphic. Laura, pregnant and afraid the mother-in-law, Martha Kensington will try to take her baby away from her, manages to get away, just not the way she originally planned. She's in hiding and trying to heal, with the help of close friends of a doctor. From there the suspense builds as she learns to slowly trust again. It's got lots of suspense, mystery, action and a small town that generously stands behind her based on the love of a local family only. Community trust and respect play a big part of helping Laura find her footing again. The different characters are so well defined that it's easy to fall right into the story. There are a couple of sexy scenarios, not overly done which is a good thing, just enough to be believable, between Laura and Cade. Cade Bishop is the eldest son of the Bishop family that runs a rehab for animals that have been neglected and/or abused. His tender attitude is shown to also help Laura with her own fears. I truly liked the way his technique was described. The action builds and the suspense really sets in when the Kensington family gets their sights on where Laura may be hiding out and you feel the tension build as you read. I thoroughly loved this story. It builds slowly and steadily, coming to a great climax and ends with redeeming qualities that are a little surprising and, to me, a little unexpected. I would so gladly recommend this book to anyone that likes a little of everything. Excellent job. Excellent read.

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Elaine

Start of a new series...

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023

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I have had this one in my TBR pile for a while. I wish I would have read it sooner. This is a well written story with awesome characters. This is one you need to take your time with, or you will miss something. This one has some twists and turns. This one is worth your time. I would encourage everyone to go get this one.

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Jo-Anne B.

Great romantic suspense.

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2016

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Laura Kennsington planned to leave her abusive husband, especially when she learned she's pregnant, but he died of a heart attack before she could. She was relieved when he died believing she was safe. She didn't factor in her wealthy mother-in-law trying to take her baby away from her. A doctor she had been seeing for years helps her get away by sending her to a ranch in Texas. She changes her name and appearance but the Kennsington family is famous so the people in the small town of Evers recognise her but pretend they don't, helping her hide. By this time the mother-in-law had hired investigators to find Laura. This brought out strong protective instincts in the ranch owner and the people of the town.

The ranch, owned by Cade Bishop, is a rehab for abused animals and retired racehorses. Cade believes in second chances for these animals as well as for Laura. The attraction is strong between this pair but both fight it.

I really liked this book and didn't want to put it down. The suspense had me wondering if Laura was going to be found, would she be able to keep her baby, would she get together with Cade? I like WINSEC stories and while Laura wasn't in that program, she was in hiding with a new identity so that had me wanting to read it right away. It was so well written that when we learned about the violence Laura endured it wasn't hard to handle because we didn't get detailed descriptions. I loved the characters. Laura turned out to be a much stronger woman that she thought she was. I liked her a lot. Cade was kind and gentle with the animals and Laura, for that matter, that you just had to like him. Being handsome didn't hurt either. I loved the way the people of Evers jumped in to help Laura even though they didn't know her.

I've easily given this book 5 stars and highly recommend it to romantic suspense readers.

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Lisa D. Gibbs

Evers, Texas is the place to be

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2020

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Laura Kensington was planning to leave her abusive husband soon. But as fate would have it, he was murdered before she had a chance to run. However she is pregnant with his child and her mother in law is from hell and wants that baby, it's all that's left of her beloved son. Laura can't let that happen and accepts help from a doctor who knows her history with her deceased husband.

Cade Bishop works on the family ranch as an animal rehabilitator of sorts. He has a way with abused and or abandoned aminals of all kinds. He is patient and gives the animals exactly what they need in order to come into their own again and trust people. He will need that skill when he meets Laura.

Laura is sent to Evers, Texas to hide away from the threat of her in-laws but another unseen threat is about to descend upon the town of Evers to ruin her hard-fought happiness that is if they wonderfully quirky residents of the town don't scare her away first.

This was a fun fast read that grabbed me from the beginning. Laura is strong and brave and went through so much in the three years she was married to a monster. She is skittish at first like Cade's rescue animals and she is full of self-doubt but once she realizes that she is safe at the ranch, she lets her guard down a bit. Cade is so patient with her but he is only human and he does make mistakes but in the end, he is perfect for her and her for him.

I enjoyed reading this story. It was free on Kindle and honestly, that's one of the reasons why I read it. I also enjoy Ms. Ryan's writing and she has a knack from drawing in me and all I want to do is read the book the entire way through with no interruptions. I really liked the characters and Evers, Texas has its fair share of noisy busybodies but in the end, they all have each other's backs. I have bought the second book in the series and plan to enjoy that one just as much as I did this one.

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Christine

Nice

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023

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I loved this book. The story was very entertaining and often kept me on my toes. The characters were interesting. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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Hoener, Birgit

very enjoyable

Reviewed in Germany on July 10, 2021

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After the murder of her abusive husband, pregnant woman flees from her mother-in-law and finds shelter on a little farm in Texas. But the murderer thinks she knows something...
Good story, with very likeable, if somewhat unrealistic characters or characteristics at times, but full of humour and suspense, and nice and lovable people.
A nice and comfortable read.

vernemo

So good.

Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2018

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This was a very good book! I highly recommend this book and author. Once you start reading, you get so immersed in the story that you can’t put it down until you’re done. Read it, you won’t regret it.

Lesley W

You gained a fan today!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2020

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Cowboys??????? Yeah, not my bag - but then I got this. I can say, within a few pages I was hooked. I had to be dragged, almost kicking and screaming (not the prettiest sight I can assure you) into the kitchen to feed the screaming hoards! I just didn’t want to put it down. Brilliant book, cracking storyline. Hummmmmmm, just might have to go get the rest of the series........

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Hemo

Another series to get hooked on!

Reviewed in Australia on January 20, 2016

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I received an early copy of this book from the author in exchange for a honest review.

I have read all of the Sutton Capital books by Lori Ryan and love the series. The Heroes of Evers series offers the same pull - where you cannot wait for the next release to see the stories of other characters. "Love and Protect" is the first one in this series and is about Laura, an abused and pregnant women who is on the run for her and her baby's lives. Cade has a way with abused animals helping them learn how to trust again. He is a strong, caring man. The story is wonderful and you will not want to stop reading until the very last word. I am sure once you read Love and Protect you will be as hooked on this series as I am.

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love and protect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2022

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I really enjoyed this sweet story. The main and additional characters were all brilliantly written and the story was engaging. I loved the way the relationship built and I was happy that there was quite a bit of action.

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