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Finding Layla: McIntyre Security Protectors - Book 1

Finding Layla: McIntyre Security Protectors - Book 1

byApril Wilson
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Annette
5.0 out of 5 starsLayla and Jason
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 8, 2023
This book packs a powerful punch. Layla is stronger than she realizes. In spite of Type 1 diabetes and auditory hallucinations, she maintains good grades in college. I admire her so much. Jason enters her life during the dark days after her kidnapping. Love how their relationship develops. April Wilson has done it again.
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AshanteW
3.0 out of 5 starsIt's ok. Not my jam though
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 14, 2023
Jason & Layla: Trigger Warning (straight from the author): This book contains themes of mental illness related to auditory hallucinations, anxiety, low self-esteem, and self-harm. Please be advised if you might find these topics troubling. This story starts off on the trenches if hell. Layla has been kidnapped and is being held hostage. There's a small time jump to the present and now she's safe or so it appears. Her very wealthy family is replacing her bodyguard with somebody from McIntyre Security team. Jason is chosen, mostly for his medical skills as a further EMT. because of Layla's medical conditions, he seems to be there more as a babysitter as he spends most of his time monitoring her sugar levels and making sure she doesn't self harm. The story is a slow burn. So Layla suffers from auditory hallucinations which is technical verbiage for homegirl hears voices... We really just one. Essentially this is the voice we all have but her voice is very damaging to get mental stability. I didn't like that this was the whole reason for having a bodyguard. The only danger outside of the prologue was the danger to oneself and to me it's something that didn't need a bodyguard. It's not my jam for this particular trope of romance books but it was ok. Now there are some paparazzi moments but that's pretty much it. What I did love was that the book behind all the health stuff was about learning to trust again. Trusting those that are not immediate family. Layla has to learn to trust Jason, a virtual stranger with her while being which causes them to develop more of a friendship into something more. Layla was very much sheltered growing up so she's insecure and inexperienced in many things outside of school. I also liked that Jason takes on the challenge to combat whatever obscene thing that Layla's inner voice says to her. Story is on. I'm just hoping the next book is less about health and more about needing security.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It's ok. Not my jam though
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 14, 2023
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Jason & Layla: Trigger Warning (straight from the author): This book contains themes of mental illness related to auditory hallucinations, anxiety, low self-esteem, and self-harm. Please be advised if you might find these topics troubling. This story starts off on the trenches if hell. Layla has been kidnapped and is being held hostage. There's a small time jump to the present and now she's safe or so it appears. Her very wealthy family is replacing her bodyguard with somebody from McIntyre Security team. Jason is chosen, mostly for his medical skills as a further EMT. because of Layla's medical conditions, he seems to be there more as a babysitter as he spends most of his time monitoring her sugar levels and making sure she doesn't self harm. The story is a slow burn. So Layla suffers from auditory hallucinations which is technical verbiage for homegirl hears voices... We really just one. Essentially this is the voice we all have but her voice is very damaging to get mental stability. I didn't like that this was the whole reason for having a bodyguard. The only danger outside of the prologue was the danger to oneself and to me it's something that didn't need a bodyguard. It's not my jam for this particular trope of romance books but it was ok. Now there are some paparazzi moments but that's pretty much it. What I did love was that the book behind all the health stuff was about learning to trust again. Trusting those that are not immediate family. Layla has to learn to trust Jason, a virtual stranger with her while being which causes them to develop more of a friendship into something more. Layla was very much sheltered growing up so she's insecure and inexperienced in many things outside of school. I also liked that Jason takes on the challenge to combat whatever obscene thing that Layla's inner voice says to her. Story is on. I'm just hoping the next book is less about health and more about needing security.
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Annette
5.0 out of 5 stars Layla and Jason
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 8, 2023
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This book packs a powerful punch. Layla is stronger than she realizes. In spite of Type 1 diabetes and auditory hallucinations, she maintains good grades in college. I admire her so much. Jason enters her life during the dark days after her kidnapping. Love how their relationship develops. April Wilson has done it again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice start to a new series
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 15, 2023
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This was a little bit of a subdued story for a McIntyre Security book. It was a bit tough to have this type of female character & mental concerns work in to a bodyguard story line & love story. The author did a good job but just a different subject matter, she was an inexperienced & young character. It was a bit easy on the security portion with only the guy at college as a security "threat". I felt a lot of the keeping her safe was really her personal story to overcome her own inner demons to find her way out in to the world. Just interesting subject matter & bodyguard story. It was goid, just different than the other McIntyre bodyguard stories. Little tame for me.
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Tracey
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Family Protector Series Continues
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2021
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April is hands down one of the top authors I recommend to anyone in search of a great writer, and her McIntyre Family Series is one I return to and re-read regularly. I LOVE that she is back on the action track with more stories like this one. You still get the great interaction and overlap with the previous characters and family members which gives readers a “home” with instant affinity. Excellent job on the authors part getting into the detail of how to manage diabetes and mental health healing. There isn’t a woman anywhere that won’t adore Jason and how he works to expand his existing medic skills to meet the moment. I also loved that the characters where evolved enough to be truly supportive of each other (including the parents) as situations and observations changed along both the relationship and healing pathway. My only frustration with this series that also came up in other books, is that Shane and Jake McIntyre who lead a very high level security company from security systems to surveillance to close personal protection details for very wealthy individuals, would NEVER put a member of their security team nor their client at risk by having only one bodyguard. Layla is a billionaire currently being stalked by paparazzi and everyone with a cell phone camera. She is also a feature ongoing news story following an abduction; and has brutal schizophrenia and type 1 diabetes. A threat assessment done by the McIntyres would have taken this into consideration and there would have been a minimum of two bodyguards, likely with a third mobile in a vehicle for response and extraction from any public place for months until things calmed down. It wouldn’t have mattered if the client didn’t want it. The team would have added the extra bodyguards to blend. Because any confrontation (including the one in the book), would instantly lead to zero protection for the client while the bodyguard was engaged in the fight, and a disastrous outcome. This made no sense in the Jonah Locke & Lia storyline previously as well. Yep, I know this is a romance novel and to most irrelevant. But since I work in the security field, do threat assessments, and personally have travelled with a bodyguard of my own, I point it out because it’s an easy fix going forward for accuracy.
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Dramagirl1
5.0 out of 5 stars "I’m uncomfortably aware of the fact I’m already missing her."
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 14, 2022
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"It’s entirely possible that she could, at one point, want to have sex with him. How the f-k am I going to function after that? With a sense of dread, I realize the truth—I won’t be able to. If she becomes involved with someone, I’ll have to ask to be reassigned. And that thought’s depressing as hell."

4.5 Stars! It was a solid 5 stars for me all the way through until the very end when it was a HFN instead of a HEA. Come on April Wilson, through a sister an epilogue!

This has been my first 5 star read in at least twenty books and man, did I need it!

This was my first April Wilson read and I was able to completely get into the story and not feel like I was missing out on anything not having read the other books.

The story was amazing! I was captivated all the way through with Layla's struggles and I thought that her auditory hallucinations were really interesting. I loved how much research and reading Jason did so he could understand what she was going through and how he wasn't put off by it, he just worked with it.

The story is extremely slow burn and lowish heat. There is only one sex scene. However, the story was so good that I didn't feel cheated out of the other scenes that could have been shoved in. It also made sense with the story because Jason was so careful and respectful of her.

Just a great read that I really enjoyed and highly recommend.
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S.F.
5.0 out of 5 stars SUSPENSE! DRAMA! HEALING! REDEMPTION!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 12, 2022
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It’s all here ! Layla (Ian’s Sister) has to fight major demons mentally and cruelty by the ones that should have protected her! She’s sold by her former bodyguard into a sex traffic ring. She already had mental issues but this just amped them up. Then classmates and paparazzi taunt her. Alias her knight in shining armor-Jason. He has issues too. But they make each other stronger. I’d love to know more details after the last chapter (like where do they live? Do they get married? There are so many questions unanswered. But I LOVE THIS SERIES!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic beginning to this series!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 13, 2023
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I loved reading the McIntyre Security series, and this is going to be another terrific series. It was a terrific story, and I loved that even with all of her quirks, Jason was even more endeared with her. It's certainly not a story to miss!
I would definitely recommend this book, series, and outstanding author.
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BelleChelle
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful, insightful and sexy?
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 19, 2022
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April Wilson did an amazing job with this book. I wanted to take half a star because it was too short but I liked it too much. She gave just enough insight on a mental illness that most people cannot fathom. But it's a love story and don't we ALL have A story.
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Thuntly00
4.0 out of 5 stars Layla finds her true love in Jason
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 12, 2022
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Love April Wilson's books. This is a good story about a girl with specific health issues who also needs a bodyguard. Layla is 21, attending college and has had a recent horrific experience being sold for human trafficking. Thankfully she was found quickly and while traumatized was not physically hurt beyond bruises. But she's led a sheltered life.

Jason really enjoys spending time with her, and she's so beautiful. They are drawn to each other from the first moment. The book ends a bit abruptly, but a good story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars All the feels!!!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 1, 2022
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April Wilson does it again! I have read every book she’s written so many times I’ve lost count, and I know I will be reading Finding Layla time and time again. I highly recommend reading Somebody to Love and Somebody to Hold first because you will get a lot of background information on Layla and the trauma she experienced. You can certainly enjoy this book as a stand alone though. You will absolutely LOVE Layla and Jason. Jason is just so amazing, patient, kind, compassionate and of course 110% bad ***!!!! Layla has experienced so much trauma and it’s so heart warming seeing how far Jason goes to not only understand her mental issues and diabetes but to help her manage and overcome as well!! Just amazing!!! Watching Layla grow makes you want to just clap cheer her along! My only complaint is a selfish one….I just want more!!!! I look forward to reading more books about them in the future!!! TEN STARS!!!!
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