Blog Tour Review: Royally Endowed by Emma Chase

Oh, Logan St. James.  This broody royal protector has bumped Prince Nicholas from my “Favorite Hero of the Series” spot.

Starting back to when they first met, ROYALLY ENDOWED let’s us ride along on the long building relationship between Ellie, Duchess Olivia’s sister, and her royal protection agent, Logan St. James.  It’s easy to see the chemistry these two have and can appreciate the friendship they build.  But I spent a lot of time wondering what was going to be the tipping point for Logan to finally grab what he wants.

Ellie and Logan fit together.  She may have been the more free-spirited of the two, but they both understood what it meant to come from nothing and to feel somewhat unloved.  Time and time again they proved just how important the other was and stood up for each other when they otherwise wouldn’t have stood up for themselves.  They may not have professed feelings for one another, but it was hard to not see just how much these two meant to each other.

Ellie may have embraced her feelings for Logan faster than he did, but I could understand Logan’s resistance.  Protecting the Royal family was his job and his job was his identity, gave him purpose.  No matter how much he wanted Ellie, he wasn’t willing to give that up.  As I said above, I had to wonder what would be Logan’s tipping point or if he’d even let himself fall.  But he proved to me that once he commits to something, he’s all in.

There were some heartwarming moments when I found myself smiling, but Logan and Ellie’s story is not quite as humorous as Nicholas and Henry’s stories may have been.  Logan is broody and that spilled over the proverbial page at times.  But that made their HEA more satisfying.  I knew this couple was going to build the family they wanted and do it in spectacular style.

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But then the mood shifts, as if the air becomes thicker, weighted, more . . . sultry.

Because slowly, Logan sinks down to one knee in front of me—looking in my eyes the whole time. In this position, I could touch his shoulders, comb my fingers through his thick, dark hair. He’s the perfect height for me to bend down and kiss his mouth—the perfect height for him to kiss me back . . . in a lot of places.

My breath hitches. And I wonder he feels it too.

There’s a sound of tearing Velcro, and Logan takes something off his ankle—a holster, with a small silver knife, about three inches long.

“Keep this on you all the time,” he says seriously. “Just in case. If you wear a skirt, the strap will fit around your thigh.”

And I almost laugh. Most girls get a ring from a guy on his knees. I get a murder weapon. But still, it makes me feel safe . . . watched over. Like I’m something precious that deserves to be protected.

I take the knife from him, testing the surprisingly solid, heavy weight of it in my hand. I press my index finger to the tip.

Logan grabs my wrist tightly. “Careful. It’s sharp.”

There’s a small, painless nick, a tiny bead of blood, so I put my finger in my mouth, sucking.

And Logan’s watching me again.

Watching my mouth.

His chest seems to rise just a little faster, and his throat ripples when he swallows. He bends his head, curves his strong back, and then I feel his hands on my ankle, securing the strap. His touch is warm and self-assured. It’s the way he always moves—confident and experienced. Logan knows his body and he knows how to use it, in every way possible.

I almost moan. The sound is in the back of my throat, but I keep it trapped. I never knew the ankle was an erogenous zone, but it sure as hell is now. A hot pulse of pleasure streaks from Logan’s fingers on my bare skin, up my thigh, between my legs.

And I throb there, growing swollen and heavy as he keeps his hands on me.

Can he tell? Does he know? He’s so aware of everything, always so attuned, I wonder if he can sense my arousal . . . feel it in the air that clings between us.

Emma Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the hot and hilarious Tangled series and The Legal Briefs series. Emma lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children and two naughty (but really cute) dogs. She has a long-standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.

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