L. J. Shen

I landed in hot water with the tabloids one too many times.
What can I say? My nipple wanted to come out and say hi to the paparazzi.
After that, my father presented me with an ultimatum—either he cuts off the gravy train and stops paying for my lavish lifestyle or I agree to have a live-in bodyguard.
And by bodyguard, I mean a sexy, formidable, out-of-this-world babysitter who just happens to be good at breaking spines.
Ransom Lockwood, ladies and gentlemen.
Now he is forcing me to try all kinds of weird stuff. Stop partying, clean up my act, get a job…
A part of me wants to tell him to get lost. I’m past saving.
But the other part? The other part wants to save him.

An Enemies-to-Lovers Bodyguard Romance

Thorne Princess

This was my first L.J. Shen book, but it will definitely not be the last! I see why my friend devoured everything she wrote so fast.

 so addicting to read was definitely the couple. Ransom and Hallie have an explosive chemistry even when they’re fighting. The grumpy x sunshine banter is perfection and a lot of fun to read. I especially loved seeing that hateful banter start shifting into more playful and trusting once they both realize there is more to the other than meets the eye—and that’s when they help each other find the better version of themselves and fight their demons.

Where the secondary characters are concerned, Keller was a lot of fun, though I was particularly interested in Hallie’s family. There was a lot to unpack there, but I think everything wrapped up rather perfectly. (Ex president Thorne and Ransom had a fun banter right there at the end. I cackled.)

My only “issue” is that, yes, this is a spicy book, but not much spice happened between Ransom and Hallie, or at least that’s how I perceived it. A lot of the smexy action happened either off page or with other women. Don’t get me wrong—things do happen, but I would have liked to see more with Hallie and perhaps one scene less of Hallie seeing Ransom with another woman. Admittedly, that makes one or two scenes, but it would have been an extra one or two scenes of the two.

Maria Elena Vitale Zelaia

This was my first L.J. Shen book, but it will definitely not be the last! I see why my friend devoured everything she wrote so fast.

What makes Thorne Princess so addicting to read was definitely the couple. Ransom and Hallie have an explosive chemistry even when they’re fighting. The grumpy x sunshine banter is perfection and a lot of fun to read. I especially loved seeing that hateful banter start shifting into more playful and trusting once they both realize there is more to the other than meets the eye—and that’s when they help each other find the better version of themselves and fight their demons.

Where the secondary characters are concerned, Keller was a lot of fun, though I was particularly interested in Hallie’s family. There was a lot to unpack there, but I think everything wrapped up rather perfectly. (Ex president Thorne and Ransom had a fun banter right there at the end. I cackled.)

My only “issue” is that, yes, this is a spicy book, but not much spice happened between Ransom and Hallie, or at least that’s how I perceived it. A lot of the smexy action happened either off page or with other women. Don’t get me wrong—things do happen, but I would have liked to see more with Hallie and perhaps one scene less of Hallie seeing Ransom with another woman. Admittedly, that makes one or two scenes, but it would have been an extra one or two scenes of the two.

Thorne Princess An Enemies-to-Lovers Bodyguard Romance

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