The Guardian

Second in Dee Henderson's O'Malley series is The Guardian, referring to the oldest member of the O'Malley family.

Our two protagonists here are Marcus O'Malley and Shari Hanford. Marcus is a U.S. Marshal assigned to protect Shari after she becomes the only witness to the murder of a family friend who also happens to be an extremely powerful man. Shari is pretty powerful too, writing speeches for several people and aiming to be a politician herself.

The two click instantly, meeting just hours before the murder and arranging for coffee the next morning.

Then everything changes. Shari must take on a level of security similar to what you read about in Henderson's Danger in the Shadows.

This book is probably my favorite out of the O'Malley series, but I do have one pretty big problem with it. Shari is a Christian, even though she decides for a time that she doesn't like God anymore. Marcus is definitely not a Christian, though he respects her beliefs.

In my opinion, there was too much romance going on between them while they were supposed to have this major difference. I firmly believe it is extremely unwise for a Christian to get romantically involved with a non-Christian. Sadly, most of the O'Malley books have this problem.

Other than that, though, this book is pretty good overall.