I thought this could be read as a standalone but ended up completely lost. What I do know is neither main character did much for me.

Anna is extremely fatalistic in her attitude. I felt like she'd just as soon lay down and give up no matter how hard her new found brother was fighting for her. It's tough to root for someone who's not willing to fight for herself. As for Coop, he was an overgrown frat boy.

Since I was so lost and not really liking what I was reading, I set it aside. I might try to start with the first book when I have more time as the other characters were interesting.

I love the way S.M. West writes. Two books down and I enjoy the way she blends suspense, romance and so much angst in her stories. The road to happily ever after isn’t easy for these characters but it is definitely entertaining.

For much of this book, I was lost. Not gonna lie. I think a lot of the backstory was established in Anna’s brother’s book, BLUE, and so many things went over my head. This may have contributed to my impatience with Anna. I get that she was supposed to be sheltered, but was she also lacking in anything related to modern knowledge? It wasn’t like she was never around other people, so unless she was the most unobservant person EVER, wouldn’t she have some basic know-how of the world she lived in? She came of immature, irrational, and more talk than anything else. While everyone was working to protect her from her inevitable servitude, she kept saying she was just going to give in to her grandfather’s demands. She kept putting herself in harm’s way as if she had the training that all of these ex-military and ex-lawmen had in spades. So frustrating. As for Coop, he was a tough nut to crack but I did like him. He wasn’t the greatest guy, but at least he was honest. Gotta respect that. I wasn’t sold on their romance or eventual love, but I did have fun watching the development of their relationship.

I’m looking forward to Max’s story. The fine doctor has a story to tell and I can’t wait to read it!

I really enjoyed Anna. Even though it took some time to connect with Cooper, this story had me hooked and I didn't want to put it down.

Green is a blend of friend's little sister, mafia, and bodyguard. Anna is Evan's little sister and the granddaughter of a fearsome mafia boss who wants to sell her off via marriage. Evan vows to not let that happen to her and uses his company of ex-military, FBI, and cops to help him protect her.

Davis Cooper (Coop) is assigned to babysite Anna and he is pissed. Babysitting gets in the way of his threesomes and general manwhoreish ways. When we first meet Coop he is drunkenly leaving 2 women in bed after having slept with them. Seriously, I already don't like this guy. Conversely, Anna is a naive virgin. I do love the virgin heroines, but I found her to be too naive for someone as horrible as Coop. I wanted her with Tripp to be honest. Coop is mean and rude to Anna when she doesn't deserve his ire. And I could not figure out WHY she was jealous of the women in his life. I felt like we were told there was chemistry, but I didn't understand or believe it at all! Why would anyone want Coop after knowing him? Now, don't get me wrong, West does 'redeem' him, but I am not that forgiving. #HeartlessBitch

The plot is intriguing though and kept me reading. While I hated Coop, I did like Anna (mostly) and really wanted to see how she would escape her grandfather's heinous plan. I didn't feel like I missed much by having not read the 1st two books, but I am interested in the characters and plan to go back and read.

While Green didn't give me a BBF I could love, it did give me a likable heroine and an intriguing plot that keep my interest!

Green is chockfull of action, suspense and an at first glance unlikely couple!
Anna and Coop are worlds apart but like any good jigsaw pieces, they fit! Anna is sick of her Ivory Tower and ready to live her own life, any mistakes...well they will at least be HER mistakes. She can be sneaky when she wants but she does come out of her shell more during the book.
Coop has been on the losing end of love before and work is just what he needs to get his mind off his troubles. Shame that he and Anna are walking smack dab into the middle of more trouble than either of them knew!
Great read with a charismatic couple and a superb slow burn to the romance!