• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2022 June #1
  *Starred Review* Center (What You Wish For, 2020) turns gender norms on their heads in this utterly charming tale of a female bodyguard and the gorgeous movie star she's assigned to protect. Houston-based Hannah Brooks is an executive protection agent, trained in martial arts and hyperaware of her surroundings. But Hannah's game is decidedly off after her mother dies, and her boyfriend/co-worker Robby dumps her, seemingly out of the blue. So when her boss decides to assign her to protect Jack Stapleton, a handsome, reclusive actor who has come to Houston to spend time on his family ranch with his ailing mother, Hannah balks at the assignment. And that's before she finds out that, to make sure his family doesn't discover that he has a stalker, Jack is going to tell them that she's his girlfriend. As Hannah gets to know Jack and learns more about the tragic accident that took the life of his younger brother and fractured the family, she can't help but fall for her charismatic charge. Center's latest might be her most winning yet, a classic romantic set-up with two appealing, sympathetic leads. It's not only a must-read for her fans, but it will likely garner her new devotees as well. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews.

KATHERINE CENTER is the New York Times bestselling author of laugh-and-cry novels about love and family, including How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and Happiness for Beginners. Her novel The Lost Husband became a #1 feature film, and her books have made many best-of lists. She’s been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron, the Dallas Morning News calls her stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way,” and BookPage calls her “the reigning queen of comfort reads.” Katherine lives in Houston with her husband and two kids.