THE BODYGUARD AND THE SHOW DOG is a laugh a minute story in the best Janet Evanovich style. The situations that Natasha finds herself in are hilarious, her attempts to balance her career and her relationship are the makings of an Emmy winning sitcom. Ms. Tillery French's Bodyguard series is one that will have you laughing and cheering Natasha's bid for independence even as you feel complete sympathy for Jonce's quest to keep her safe from herself. A wonderful book for an afternoon read. --Brenda Edde, Romance Junkies The Bodyguard: by Christy T French Opening the cover of a new Christy French book is always an adventure. The dialogue is witty and spicy. The story moves along at a rapid pace, with the action usually unexecpted and at times hilarious. --Barbara Buhrer, Reviewer, Myshelf. Ms. French blends comedy, suspense, personal trauma and hot romance and presents a fine read. And cool characters. Watch out for the Pit and Bigun bodyguard team! Make the effort to find "The Bodyguard". --C. B. Shelly, Reviewer, CataRomance.

Review of "DON'T LOOK DOWN" by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer 2006
by Christy French, 2006

DON'T LOOK DOWN
by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
St. Martin's Press
ISBN 0312348126
384 pages, $24.95, Hardback
Genre: Romantic Suspense

Jennier Crusie and Bob Mayer are both well-known authors, each writing in different genres, and I enjoy reading each one. They joined together for "Don't Look Down" and overall their voices blended quite well. As for the plot and characterization, well, that's another thing.

Lucy Armstrong makes a living directing dog food commercials in New York. When she's asked by her former husband, stunt coordinator Connor Nash, to direct the action scenes for a movie being filmed in South Carolina, she jumps at the chance in hopes of moving her career forward. On-set are her sister, Daisy, and niece, Pepper, and Lucy is looking forward to being with them. But Daisy is stressed and on something and Pepper is unhappy and isolated. When Lucy meets the male star's stunt double, Army man J.T. Wilder, she's put off by his stoicism. From the start, things go wrong with the planned stunts, and it doesn't take Lucy long to find out Wilder's working for the CIA and her ex-husband is involved in a money laundering scheme between an Irishman and a Russian. Lucy and Wilder team up to try to control an uncontrollable situation which leads to an intimate relationship between them.

There's plenty of action with this book, along with hot romance between Lucy and Wilder, but the plot seems not only meandering but confusing. The ending left questions in this reader's mind concerning secondary characters' involvement in the money laundering scheme as well as the mindset of the two main characters, neither of which seemed fazed by death and destruction. As a man who doesn't give two thoughts to killing another person, Wilder isn't a particularly likable character. Lucy's feelings for her sister and niece are nicely portrayed, but all in all, she comes across as indecisive and ungrounded.

Christy Tillery French P.O. Box 297 Heiskell TN 37754 E-mail: readermail@ChristyFrench.Com