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I liked that the author takes us into the action from the beginning. Right into the scene where the president is murdered and the secret agent, John is unable to save him. We meet Grace, the first lady who is described as beautiful, posed and determined like Grace Kelly. She is a grieving widow who seeks out the agent who saved her life that night and helped her feel safe. Except John is haunted by what occurred and blames himself leaving a bitter, barely a shell of a man.

He refuses initially to help guard Grace on her tours and when he changes his mind he acts controlling and angry. Can't say I was a fan of the hero. He admires Grace's intellect and strength yet treats her like a child that needs overprotection and scorn. Despite this I liked the flow and twist of the plot just wished we had a less Alpha hero.

I enjoyed this book very much.
When the phrase “politics is a dirty game” then this book showcased it perfectly.
I haven’t read many political themed books but I thought this one was great.
Displaying the differentiating parties both believing they are doing right by we the people.
The story and plot are full of intrigue,mystery those trying to gain power at any cost.
Ms. Cary did an outstanding job with how descriptive the book is.
The details she goes to made me appreciate the book more.
I loved John!
He’s an ex secret service agent who was put in charge of taking care of the President.
When betrayal hits very close to home he leaves the service with a broken spirit and a broken heart.
He’s brought back into the mess of politics grudgly.
He’s now private security for the former First Lady,Grace Collidge,who’s husband was assassinated one year ago.
I thought John was everything a man like him should be.
He was loyal,protective,no nonsense and took his responsibilities seriously.
Adding to his allure he’s sexy,strong and pure alpha.
Grace has some upcoming functions and ceremonies she must attend.
She ordered to get protection in order to attend her events.
She employs John whom is the only person she trusts.
I didn’t really care for Grace nor did I connect with her.
She may have been intelligent but she certainly was smart.
There were scenes in the book that had me grinding me teeth with her antics.
When Grace wasn’t being a brat I actually enjoyed the banter between her and John.
It’s sexy and engaging.
I also loved John’s team!
What a badass group of men!

I mostly liked this book. The premise caught my eye and I liked where the story was going. Now, it dragged towards the end and the characters were a bit irrational, but it was still an enjoyable book.
The flirting and sexy scenes were great

PD: There were some spelling mistakes (at least in my copy)

This novel started out so perfectly I couldn't have seen myself giving it less than 5 stars, unfortunately for me, their sexual relationship did not feel true to their characters and his attitude towards her was ridiculously misogynistic most of the time. I felt that First a lady was a really good story ruined by the author's sexual fantasies - I have no issues with the fantasies themselves, but it just did not mesh with who these people are. It was also more sex than actually protecting the first lady and for a first-class security personnel and ex-secret service agent, he kinda sucked at actually protecting. My main gripe is that some aspects were glossed over and accent on the sexual part - I wished for a better balance. I really loved the start of it though and I was kinda curious to see what would happen which is why I stuck to the end.

First A Lady
By Jade Cary
** 3.5 stars **
Reviewed on behalf of 3 Degrees of Fiction Book Blog

I did enjoy this story for the most part! It was completely not what I was expecting and I loved the unpredictability and the action that went on in the book. The first chapter started the story off with a bang which meant my interest was completely captured straight away. I’ve never read anything by this author before so it was great to find a new author to enjoy. I’m not sure that I have read a political themed book before so it was great to read something a little different. Great descriptive writing and detail made the story even more intriguing to read.
John, I’m pretty sure that I am in love with him! He was loyal, strong, and protective and I got to admit a lot sexy! I loved how seriously he took his job and this made him even more attractive to me.
I did struggle with Grace a little; I didn’t connect with her character as much as I wanted to. There was a little banter between the two characters but it wasn’t a great deal.
Without giving any spoilers away there were some interesting twists in the story that weren’t really what I would normally read about.
Overall an ok read that I generally enjoyed, especially John!!