Nina has lost her memories and Ewan is doing everything within his considerable power to help her mend. This part of the book dragged on, it took effort to keep going because frankly I was invested and wanted to know how it ended.

The conclusion to the love affair between Nina and Ewan continues to take twists and turns. This book is not a standalone, it is best to read the books in the order published. Nina is constantly struggling with her memory and possible threat of her termination. I loathe to state this, but perhaps this should not have been a trilogy and instead should have been combined into 1 novel and the repetitive scenes could have been cut.

The conflict in each book is a new person who wants to get rid of Nina or use her tech. And that new person seems to be all connected to the same person. What is painful is watching Nina trying to figure out what is going on. For someone who used to be able to make split decisions in battle, to constantly wonder if she's already done something before, met someone before is unnerving. It does demoralize a person and make her questions her sanity. I didn't like this part. And with Ewan trying to take care of everything, basically making Nina a victim all over again puts me ill at ease. He means well, but basically leaves Nina powerless instead of empowering her.

He takes advantage of her memory loss to do a "do-over". This comes across as dishonest to me. Maybe more disingenuine because once again he comes from a position of power and knowledge whilst Nina is in the dark. This is not something I like. Nina and Ewan does not seem to ever come together on equal footing. Ewan always has the upper hand. This final book brings a nice closure to the romance.

After receiving the other two books in an ARC and loved the story, I was quite ready to read the last one and ended sorely disappointed. It felt rushed and not put together well, like the other simply didn't know how to end it.

I've been a fan of Megan Hart for a while and will gladly read anything she writes. It amazes me how she can switch from one genre to another and still got hooked with them. This series is no different. It started real strong and though the second book kinda dipped, I was hoping for a strong finish with Ewan and Nina's story. Only, I was slightly disappointed. It took a really long time picking up and by that time, I just want it to be over. The ending was also a bit lacking for me. I was expecting for a bit more. It was an okay read, nothing special.

Ewan is responsible for the program that made soldiers enhanced so when Nina was assigned to guard him they fell in love, then out of love then in love when something happened. Nina was injured pretty severely both physically and mentally so Ewan takes her to his safe house to help her heal. Part of her healing it not to tell her about her memories just to let them come to her for risking her hurting herself again. Nina and Ewan have a very complicated relationship and how Nina will come back to Ewan remains to be seen. The story is set in the future and having not read the prior books I found this easy to get involved in.

I felt similarly about Forbidden Stranger as I did the second book. The first book was unique and interesting, but the drama overall here has been very irritating. I'm disappointed for not loving it more.

A great end to a terrific series and while it was not my favorite it was still a fantastic read. This book picks up where the last one left off so they really need to be read in order. It was another great read and I really enjoyed it

This one was definitely better than the second in the series, but it still felt a little stale. I would’ve loved more developement on some of the other characters instead of all the repetitive sex scenes. You could probably combine the first with this one and call it a day. I don’t know if the story warranted three parts other than to make people pay more money.

Over the course of two books, Dangerous Promise and Wicked Attraction, Nina Bronson and Ewan Donahue's love story has been full of ups and downs. In both of those parts of the series their relationship was strained at the beginning, after a while it would improve and they'd be a happy couple, and then something major would happen to drive them apart. The same could be said about Forbidden Stranger, with the difference that at the end of the book Nina and Ewan got their HEA. After three novels, all I can say is: Finally!

Nina and Ewan's situation at the end of book two was, to put it delicately, awful. It reminded me of something I read on one of the author's pages. Creator of worlds. Destroyer of worlds. — I believe that's what it said. The happy love bubble Nina and Ewan were living in was destroyed. Nina was in a bad shape, mentally and physically, and Ewan was desperate to make her better. In that desperation, he took Nina to his private island, where she would be taken care of, and be away from anyone who could try to harm her. The majority, and I mean great majority, of this installment is Nina's recovery, and while I understand that regaining her strength and recovering her memories was a slow process, I wish it didn't take up so much of the book. I found myself losing interest in the story, and that is something that doesn't happen to me when I'm reading Megan Hart's books. She writes beautifully, and Forbidden Stranger is beautifully written. However, I didn't enjoy reading this part of the trilogy as much as the previous two. One reason would be that Nina's memory recovery took up about two thirds of the book, if I remember correctly. The other, and the main reason, was that this was the third time Nina and Ewan were going through the stages of their relationship I've mentioned in the beginning, and when it got to "something major would happen to drive them apart", I was frustrated. I was frustrated because it was the third time they were separated, and even more frustrated because this time around Nina's reasoning for cutting Ewan out of her life after everything he did to keep her alive and safe was... ah, I want to say stupid, but I won't. I'll say it was weak, in my opinion. Can Nina forgive Ewan for not telling her the truth about why she lost so much of her memories, or are they doomed to never be together again? The question was even in the blurb, and on behalf of Ewan who was advised/ordered not to tell the truth to Nina by her doctor and anyone in charge of her care, I was insulted. Yes, I was insulted on Ewan's behalf!

In the remainder of the story an old villain reappeared to wreak more havoc than the first time, and endanger the lives of the main characters. This part was fairly short. It kind of just flew by. The ending came. Nina and Ewan get back together. On the last page. How very Megan Hart.

Even though I can't say I liked Forbidden Stranger as much as the previous books, all in all, The Protector series was an enjoyable read. This book, however, made me think it would have worked better as a duology.

Book 3 of the Protector Series. The continued story of Nina and Ewan. Ewan will do anything for Nina even if it means taking her to an island in the middle of no where for 8 months to make sure that she is safe, considering during this entire time she has no memory of him or their love. Also, she has a self destructive code in her head that can and has already been activated once and can be activated again at anytime and he can do nothing to stop it, but keep her under complete watch 24/7. Her memory slowly returns and so does her fellings for Ewan and once they leave the island the trouble begins again.

Aggie was the cook and housekeeper. The knife Aggie gave Nina to help peel the root vegetables just didn’t feel right but why would Aggie lie to Nina. Aggie had scars and didn’t like it when Nina mentioned them. Nina had a problem with retaining information since waking up from the accident she also couldn’t remember. Nina had a voice in her head that didn’t sound like hers yet it had the feeling of familiarity. As if she were hearing herself through a recording. Nina wasn’t sure she’d ever get used to it. In the first few days after she had woken up here, every part of her was in agony and nothing but a blank void where her memories should have been, she’d heard the voice a lot. Nina had fought it along with everything and everyone else. The doctors who came to help her. Even Aggie. Nina was ashamed to remember. She couldn’t remember fighting with Ewan who was her boss but she was certain she had. It had taken a while but it was easier now dealing with not being able to remember anything about her life before the island. Nina eventually put the knife down and was going for a walk to get out of Aggie.s domaine. Nina’s parents had died and so had her single sister - she couldn’t recall their names or faces but she did remember they had existed. Nina was always tripping. Bumping into things, and dropping things. Nina worked hard to gain back the strength and coordination she knew bone deep she once had. It was getting easier to keep her balance but out of nowhere she could discover herself spinning out of control , her feet betraying her by refusing to keep their place firmly on the ground. There was less pain as time went on but there was still times when Nina feared she would never be right. Nina was centered in the world- she knew about pop culture, and how money works, and what words meant and what places looked like that were not on the island. But she couldn’t remember herself taking any part of it. The ocean called to Nina. Ewan was the man who saved Nina’s life and she remembered that but not the details. Nina always felt safe, protected, and rescued when Ewan was around her. Nina even had fantasies about Ewan. Ewan had made the island a safe place for himself originally form the groups determined to hunt him down. He had always meant for the island to be a safe house like his family's mountain cabin where he and Nina had gone to escape the death threats.It had been where Ewan and Nina had fallen in love the first time and where he had discovered who was behind the threats against him. The island was the perfect place to take Nina a place away from anyone who might try to harm Nina again. There was nothing on the island to accidently trigger her memory of what happened to her while she had been held hostage by the league of Humanity who worked for Ewan’s former partner Wanda. They had tried to rip the upgrade out of Nina’s brain where Crosson had implanted it during the attack in the mountain cabin. They hadn’t succeeded but they had done a lot of serious damage to Nina’s mind. The original tech ewan had designed had been meant to help people. But the government had taken it over and used it to create enhanced “ super” soldiers . It had been the total opposite of what Ewan had intended the tech to do. Public outcry forced the soldiers out of the Army and further use of the tech Nina had barely survived the surgery to implant the upgrades for the existing tech. Ewan ahd activated the self destruct in Nina’s brain after he first rescued her and she had thrown herself off the cliff. There had been no way to safely delete the self - termination function. Ewan ahd to keep Nina safe from trying to destroy herself. If Nina was not the same woman he’d first met who had no problem putting him in his place and keeping him on his toes she was still the woman he loved more than anything in this world.
I enjoyed reading this book. Although I did feel it dragged some for me but not enough to give up finishing the book. I enjoyed the plot. A lot. I loved how ewan cared for Nina and still loved her even knowing she may never remember being in love with him. Also she may hate him for all the lies he told her to protect her if her memory comes back. I advise you to read the previous books of this novel to have a smooth transition to this book. I didn’t like that ewan couldn’t be honest with Nina but i understand why he did as he did. I felt the ending was a little rushed. I loved Aggie and how she cared for Nina it wasn’t just a job for her. I loved the characters and the ins and outs and I recommend.

Nina lost her memory and the only thing she knows right now is that Ewan is her boss and she feels safe when she’s by his side.
So, the thing about this book is how the story is told. I didn’t like it because for the most part of the time I couldn’t connect the dots so I was reading the book but I was completely lost. Something big happened that made Nina lost her memory but you don’t know what that big thing is right away! I understand that this is the main story of this book but so many secrets turned the book into an empty thing!
The couple hasn’t changed much! Ewan is still the sweetest with only eyes for Nina and always worried sick that something might happen to her. Nina is not quite the same anymore: because she lost her memories she’s not even aware of her enhanced abilities!
Overall the book is more of the same when compared to the previous books but it was a lot more confusing and unfulfilling for me.

nina and ewan's story concludes in forbidden stranger and after all the angst and shocking twists it's totally well worth the wait. this time they must get to know each other again, since nina's mind has been reset one time too many. her fragile condition makes it difficult for ewan. he cannot be fully honest with nina, because her mind is not ready to process their tangled past. but keeping secrets is part of the reason they are in the predicament they are in.

together they must find a way forward and see if they can recapture the love and intensity that inevitably builds between them. ewan still loves nina deeply, fiercely, and everything he does is for her. and when she understands that, she does appreciate it. but she also can't help feeling betrayed. especially when she realizes that part of ewan's way of protecting her has been by tracking her every move and setting her up with watchdogs.

so much of the resolution depends on nina working through her anger and resentment of how she ended up where she is. luckily the attraction between these two is undeniable. and this time, there's no cliffhanger.

**forbidden stranger will publish on march 6, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/st. martin's press (swerve) in exchange for my honest review.

The Protector Series #3, Megan Hart's sci-fi-ish series takes place in a futuristic place that puts me in mind of Philip K. Dick, where at first appearances it's very Utopia like but under the surface lies a dark side that threatens to unravel it all. If you are going to read this one I really recommend reading the first two books in the series first because the events in those books rely heavily on what happened previously. My main issue with this book is that after two books with the back and forth I love you/I'm angry at you and never want to see you again between Nina and Ewan got old. The events in this book felt paltry compared to the other books and the external conflict was so short and underwhelming. Keeping with the theme of the other two books the first half of the book was Nina and Ewan falling in love all over again. I kind of wish it was switched that the romance part was much shorter and the external conflict with Jordan and the other enhanced lasted longer.

Due to the events of the the previous book Nina has no memory, it's been several months since Ewan and Al found Nina and since then they discovered not only did they take her memory they activated a self destruct type switch in her programing. (For those of you who don't know, Nina was a soldier who died in battle and was brought back using nanotech now she is enhanced. She's stronger, faster, an all around better soldier but when the world found out about it they ostracized her and the fourteen like her and they weren't allowed to be soldiers anymore so they went into private detail which is how Nina met Ewan.) The bad guys activated that switch so when ever Nina tries to remember what happened when she was kidnapped the self destruct coding gets activated and she tries to kill herself. She has already failed at such attempts, she was lucky Ewan was there with his team of doctors to save her. Now she's on an isolated island protected from the world while she tries to figure things out on her own without killing herself.

As much as it kills Ewan to not tell her he loves her for fear of everything that can happen he tries to keep Nina at a distance. Although Nina might not be able to remember she still loves Ewan, she just thinks it is wrong to lust after your boss that way. Nina works up the courage to make a move and Ewan isn't strong enough to turn her away. While they maybe enjoying their island paradise Ewan keeps getting reports the one by one the other enhanced are commiting suicide. Ewan has his people working on it as fast as they can but he's not the only one a former friend and now bitter enemy is working to figure out the coding too.

Overall, I did enjoy it the story fell a little flat for me especially the ending.

I really had trouble getting into the book initially and getting caught up in the emotions of the characters. The storyline was good, but it just didn’t stand out in my mind amongst other books in the genre. The blurb was great, but overall the book just fell flat for me.

ARC - I voluntarily offered to review this book with no obligations and my opinions are honest
Nina lost her memories. She doesn't really "remember" Ewan.
Ewan is still super protective of Nina.
I loved the storytelling + the characters
The storytelling + the character's build were awesome!

Strong ending to a near future romance. Would work as as stand alone but do yourself a favor and read the other two. Nina remains the kick-ass heroine, and I really liked how she saved herself, and Ewan. Props for letting a strong woman stay strong and not have to rely on her lover to save her.

This series and genre is not something I would normally go for, but I am glad I gave it a chance. Forbidden Stranger is the third book in the series, bringing about the conclusion to Ewan and Nina's story. The story line was imaginative and creative and I liked the characters. I did think the story was a little hard to follow at times and probably could have been shorter in length. It was on okay read for me.

This is the third and last book in the Protector series, and boy, is it a wild ride. This can’t be read as a standalone, and, fair warning, this review will contain spoilers for the first two books in the series.

“It’s easy to blame someone else for the mistakes you chose to make, but it’s a lot harder to accept responsibility for them”


When we last left off with Nina and Ewan, Nina had been rescued from bad guys, but had been reset so many times that her memory was pretty much gone, including any memories of Ewan. Even worse, they’ve discovered that part of the upgrade involuntarily installed in Nina by Ewan’s former partner includes self-termination programming. If she comes upon the wrong set of memories or triggers, she’ll attempt to kill herself, and since she’s a super soldier, there’s not much that could stop her from going through with it. Ewan’s already activated the programming once by trying to tell her who she was after they first rescued her, and she threw herself off a cliff. To stop the command, they had to reset her – erase her memories – multiple times, and Ewan fears that any trace of the woman he loved is gone.

“Her sunny grin. It was the same and yet so different, the way Nina herself had changed, overall. Gone was the snark, along with her determination, focus, and stubbornness. She hadn’t become anything close to meek or mild, but she never argued with him the way she had before. She was polite, gently humorous, soft-spoken. Appreciative of the roof over her head and the care and keeping of her that she believed he provided because she’d been a valued employee and not because she was the woman he loved so desperately.”


So, we start out the book with a very different Nina than the kick-ass super soldier I’ve come to know and love. She’s weak, still recovering from her near-death fall, and unaware of her enhancements. Her memory is still fractured – some days she can barely remember what she ate for breakfast, let alone anything before her “accident.” Because, that’s right! Ewan’s had to lie to her again, only telling her that she was badly injured while she was employed by him. This time, at least, I had to throw up my hands and agree that, yes, Ewan’s lies are finally justified (I cannot believe I’m admitting that). Telling her too much at once could literally lead to her death, so yeah, Ewan’s doing the best he can by her. He’s set her up on a tiny island with two caretakers, trying to keep her safe from anyone who might still be after her (though that’s unlikely) and avoid triggering any memories inadvertently. Though the doctors seem to think that she may recover some of her memories with time, Ewan’s resigned to the fact that, even if she does, she may not want to stay with him. Even so, he’s made plans to turn over the running of his corporation to his second in command so that he can retire to the island with Nina, so he can be close to the woman he still loves.

“Ewan Donahue, the man who’d saved her life.
She did remember that. Not the details of it, although Aggie had told Nina the story, probably over and over, because Nina’s memory was so broken she was sure she’d asked to hear it more than once. But feeling safe and protected and . . . well, rescued. She could recall that with no problem. It was how she felt every time Ewan was around her.
Safe. Protected. Rescued.”


Nina is alternately confused and frustrated. She knows there’s things she’s not being told, and she knows the work she’s been given to do is just useless busywork. Most unsettling of all, however, is how she feels around her boss, Ewan. Mixed in with Nina’s struggle to regain her memories is Ewan’s quest to, basically, write a patch to remove the self-termination trigger. However, Katrinka Dev, mother to Jordie Dev, the villain from the last book, is also trying to fix the same issue, since the update has basically fried her son’s brain. As Nina’s memories slowly come back, can Nina and Ewan’s relationship survive the confrontation that is sure to come? And, oh, that confrontation was something I’d been expecting since the very first book, and I was extremely pleased with how it turned out. If I’d still had any doubts about Ewan, I think that really put them to rest.

“Sometimes, a lie wasn’t a betrayal, it was a lifesaver.”


My biggest con was that I felt the resolution at the end was too quick and too pat. There’s a lot of time spent initially on the island with Nina struggling to get her memories back, and then very little on what happens after the big confrontation. I mean, they’ve basically been waffling back and forth over the same trust issues for the entire three books without resolution, and at points it felt like the rest of the plot was just window dressing to test whatever fragile trust they’d build up between them. It felt weird to just have it wrap up so quickly. And, yes, there are some weird gaping plot holes, but I enjoyed Nina and Ewan’s relationship too much to get too worked up about it. Also, I’d really like to see a book with Al, Nina’s enhanced friend!

“’You were strong,’ Ewan said, surprising her. ‘You’re still strong. You were funny, with a sharp wit. You still have that, too. You were loyal and brave and committed. You’ve lost the memories of you, Nina, but I promise, you haven’t lost you.’”


Overall, I enjoyed this series. I’m a big fan of scifi romance, and this definitely hit a lot of my buttons, even though I was initially worried about Ewan’s continued insistence of lying to Nina. So, one more time – if you’re interested in a scifi bodyguard romance with a kickass alpha heroine, this is definitely the series for you!

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review from st. Martin's press and I was excited. Other than the first two, which you need to read first, being tooo long they were good.

This one I'm not sure what happened. As an and Nina are still keeping secrets from each other, Nina isn't the same but hello she was reset how many times? As an is still in love with Nina, and we have people who believe they are above the law and everyone seems to know what's going down but doing nothing to stop it.

For me I do not dnf books unless it takes me a long time to read. This one made me skim. I just couldn't. There was too much filler and not enough of moving on with the story. Again it goes to there being just to many pages. I feel half the length and we could have gotten th3 same effect.

There were still quite a few of the same issues occurring from the first two and you would thing As an and Katrinka would have learned but nope. Oh well I barely finished it but just because I felt this way doesn't mean someone else won't love it.