GRR Reviews Protecting Kate: Dark Horse Inc. by Amy J. Hawthorn

Protecting Kate needs some major editing and continuity revisions. Trent the MMC came across as a bit bland.

Kate MacDonald left her controlling ex and her Miss Kentucky title behind, and went on to run the family ranch and wanted to start an animal rescue. However, when her ex and her ex-father-in-law, a US Senator, got back in town, wanting to talk to her about some sort of a deal, she refused contact altogether. However, as one of the "prizes" at a charity auction, Kate was dismayed to see her ex bidding on her, until a man she barely knew sniped the bid last second and saved her from her creepy ex. The white knight turned out to be Trent Dawson, a fellow ranch owner who mostly kept to himself, but also former soldier and horse trainer. But her ex's family is not giving up. What do they want? Whatever it is, it was centered around Kate. First her house got shot at, then her ex turned up dead, and Trent was being framed...

The suspense was not bad, once things got going, with escalation. But the end feels hurried and not that well executed. All in all, a merely average romantic suspense.

Category: Romantic suspense

Primary Plot: Woman trying to get away from her ex was rescued by a kind stranger, then her ex escalated...

Tropes: kidnapping, evil ex, evil in-laws, recluse, ranch, protector, woman in peril

Overall Rating:  3/5