In the Bodyguard, we first meet Hannah and soon after meet Jack. Then we get to follow them over a short time - getting to know them as they get to know each other and laughing along with them. 

Katherine Center set this novel in Texas in places I am familiar with. That plus her rich writing of real people and wonderful humor made this a great book for me. I loved the characters - main and side - all for different reasons. Hard things happen and are dealt with in a serious way. I cried. But mostly I laughed a lot. 

This was a un-put-down able book for me. I started it at bedtime. A few hours later I put the book down and tried to go to sleep.  But I couldn’t stop thinking about Hannah and Jack. I picked the book up again and read to the end, finishing it in the early morning, with no regrets about getting to sleep at 1am. I rarely read a book in one sitting but really wanted to know the story’s end. This is a fabulous book - romantic and funny and heartwarming - and I loved it.