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Heartless Hero 
by Mary Catherine Gebhard 
Bully Romance
Release Date: October 24th
 
   
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Blurb: “Bully to the highest degree. Heartless Hero is a must read for 2019.” Sarah, Musings of the Modern Belle
There are rules to being Abigail Crowne’s bodyguard, rules to watching the infamous billion-dollar heiress, otherwise known as the Reject Princess.
Never forget your place, always put the Crowne name above all else, and never, ever hurt the Reject.
Especially don’t torment the Reject.
Even if she is a spoiled brat.
So when an opportunity presents itself to punish her, you definitely shouldn’t take it. Then again, Abigail loves to be tortured, and I’ve waited patiently for revenge.
I’ll keep her safe... with cruel protection.
Love is off limits with Abigail Crowne, but no one said anything about hate.
 
 
Excerpt: “I’m not like your other guards, Reject, you can’t scare me away. Your secrets are mine.”
He took another step. “Your mind is mine.”
My back bit into the wood. “Your body is mine. How else could I protect you?”
A moment passed forever, all too aware of his body pressed into mine. I tried to control my face, not let on how unnerved I was. Protect me? More like destroy me.
I gave myself away with a hard swallow, and Theo stepped back, a cruel smirk on his lips.
“Get dressed,” he said.
“So you can make mom hate me even more? No thanks. I’ll stay here.”
Today was one of my most favorite days in the entire world, but if Theo wanted me dressed, instinct said I should do the opposite.
A cruel smile passed his lips. “Scared?”
“No. I’m just not in the habit of listening to my bodyguards.”
“Get dressed, or I’ll dress you.”
A ripple of excitement raced up my spine, one I quickly disregarded as shock. “You wouldn’t dare.”
“Want to test me, Reject?”
   
"Have you ever been so hurt and torn open you'd do anything to make the throbbing pain stop?"

Abby was a pro at projection. 
She learned at an early age to strike out before you were struck down.
A Princess of lies sporting her tarnished crown.
My heart bled for Abby she tried but people chose to ignore the truth 
- it is more fun to revel in the gossip
She wanted more...
more than the glitz -
more than just being a name.
She wanted to be seen - Truly seen.
But what we want and what life deals us are two vastly different things.

"Truth or Promise?"

"When I'm finished with you you will be forever lost. " - Theo
Theo... the dog, the hound who was raised to growl and guard.
Chained to an image that choked his soul.
He was always less than in the eyes of those around him.
He had loved once - only to have it cast aside like yesterday's trash.
Fools all of them.
He would have his day.
He would have his revenge.

Mom? Hope you choke on your champagne
Gemma? I look forward to your story I know you are hiding something!
Grant? WTH are you up to?

I suggest getting comfortable before you begin this one -
Once you enter the sordid world that is the Crowne's family you won't be able to walk away.
Betrayal
Lies
Deception
Angst ... lots of angst
And a few surprises that will leave you begging for more

I really enjoyed the way this story line developed. For me, there was a touch more... It is hard to put in words -it wasn't just cruelty to be cruel there was a lot of emotion behind the cast.
The story is easy to follow though there are hints at underlying motives that are easy to miss - they lead me to believe there will be a lot more coming for these characters
There are some scenes that I felt could have used a bit of expansion but that is me and if you follow my reviews you know how greedy I can get and when I connect with my characters I can never get enough.


About the Author: 
I started writing the moment I could read. My first characters were Wibbley and Squig and I used MS Word and clipart to bring them to life when I was a kid in elementary school. I started seriously thinking about being a writer in High School and I remember the day exactly, because it was such an epiphany. I was always so uncertain. You know how everyone was always asking what you wanted to be when you were older? Well I NEVER could decide.
I wanted to be a marine biologist.
An actor.
A FIRE FIGHTER (thank you Joaquin Phoenix in Ladder 49 for that phase).
One day it hit me—A WRITER. I could do it ALL. Then you couldn’t stop me from writing. I penned my first novel at fifteen (but don’t ask me to show it to you, because it’s like I was in competition to beat the thesaurus). When I was diagnosed with a chronic illness, writing became even more important, because it became my therapy. When I wrote my characters, suddenly I wasn’t so alone.
These days you can find me daydreaming about where to travel with my husband, singing in my car, or lost in the newest K drama. And planning my next novel, of course



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