“How about this,” Glenn said next, both of us aware that he had all the power. “You this without complaining, and I’ll send you wherever you want for your next assignment. You can take your pick. The Korea thing’s back on. You want it? It’s yours.”
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
I’d been waiting for another Korea assignment ever since the last one got canceled. “I do want Korea,” I said.
“Done,” Glenn said. “Six weeks in Seoul. Endless bowls of black bean noodles.”
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center is a light-hearted romcom with secret dating and a movie star meets normal person relationship.
Executive Protection Agent (aka, bodyguard) Hannah has just buried her mother and then been spectacularly dumped by her boyfriend. All she wants is a new assignment very far away from Texas. Instead, she’s assigned to protect Hollywood heartthrob Jack Stapleon right in Houston, Texas. Oh, and Jack doesn’t want to alarm his sick mother so Hannah needs to pretend to be his girlfriend.
I think you can guess where this story is heading.
The Bodyguard was delightful. It was hilarious and predictable in the best way of a rom-com. While there were moments when Hannah’s character felt a little inconsistent, overall, I liked the pieces of Hannah that got revealed bit by bit and felt that by the end of the book her character came together for me. While the book takes place close to Thanksgiving, the setting is warm, warm Texas so it’s also a perfect, light-hearted summer read.
What’s your favorite dish you’ve eaten while traveling?
Mine is probably a bratwurst wrapped in sliced bread with mustard that I ate on the bank of a river in Lucerne, Switzerland while listening to a violin player.
I won’t bother sharing the Jjajangmyeon recipe I used since I didn’t like it! I lived in Korea for a year many moons ago and it was one of my favorite dishes. I’ve never been able to replicate it properly.
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Novel Bakery 
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