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When a stalker gets too close to plus-size model Mae Cooper,

it’s time to hire some muscle.

Closer, an all-new standalone novella in the fan favorite Stage Dive Series from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott and 1001 Dark Nights, is available now!

Enter former military man turned executive protection officer Ziggy Thayer.

Having spent years guarding billionaires, royalty, and rock n roll greats, he’s seen it all.

From lavish parties through to every kind of excess.

There’s no reason some Instagram stylista should throw him off his game.

Even if she does have the most dangerous curves he’s ever seen...

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So... I don't exactly think you have to read the other books in this series to read and understand this novella. However, Closer is referred to as book 4.6 of the Stage Dive series. I haven't read any of them. So while I wasn't confused or lost at all, I definitely felt like I was missing inside joke or stories. That's more my fault though for not realizing I was jumping in the middle of a series. I didn't remove any stars due to this and I'm only mentioning it because I think people will enjoy it more if you know the entire group. I like the main and secondary characters and would love to read the previous books and might just dive (hehe) in.

The best part of this novella is Mae. As a curvaceous woman myself, I do love reading about a full figure woman drawing attention and being glamorized. We don't see it enough and I just loved the sexy way Kylie Scott portrayed Mae. I would have loved this book as a full novel. I think Miss Scott could have really developed the storyline and suspenseful feeling a bit more. It was a great story but I would have loved more of it. I think the more could have added a depth to it that was so close. I think I needed Ziggy to add something to the story. His POV was so very needed. His side. I didn't feel a connection with him but I really love bodyguard stories and I loved Mae.

I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.

Excerpt:

“Your keys and security alarm code please, miss?” he asked, hand held out waiting.

It might have just been me, but we seemed to be standing awfully close together. It almost seemed weirdly intimate. Almost. No, my bad. Ziggy wore his usual professional façade with nary a hint of emotion on display. His gaze was shuttered, his bearing military rigid. It was definitely just me and my overactive imagination. Being vaguely attracted to your bodyguard was kind of a pain in the ass. Not that I couldn’t use the distraction right now.

Ziggy continued to stand there patiently waiting.

“Keys. Right.” I rummaged inside my Balenciaga City bag. Designer goodies were not only a weakness of mine, but a happy perk of being in the industry and achieving some small fame. “Ah, just a minute. They’re in here somewhere.”

I pushed aside my purse, a cashmere shawl, tampons, a candy bar, some loose change, my small Chanel cosmetics case, a power bank, hair ties, pepper spray, a copy of the latest Sarah MacLean book, mints, a spare charging cable for my cell phone, the cell phone itself, Chapstick, Prada sunglasses case, my grandma’s rosary, dental floss, deodorant, a couple of pens, Kleenex, ear buds, water bottle, a USB stick, reusable straw, condoms, nail file, some old receipts, a travel size umbrella, hand sanitizer, lotion, a pair of pearl earrings, tweezers, Advil, a hair band, and some bobby pins.

“Sorry about this,” I murmured. “I know I put them in here when we left.”

He said nothing. A whole lot of nothing.

“Huh.” With a great sense of victory, I held up a bottle of nail polish. “I thought I’d lost this.”

One of his dark brows crept upwards.

“I’ll have you know this color was limited edition. Little Death at Midnight by Oxley. You can’t buy it anymore.”

His lips did not move, but that damn eyebrow arched even higher as he leaned forward a little and took in the contents of my bag. I swear his eyes widened.

“Don’t you judge me. All of these things are necessary for my ongoing existence.”

“Of course they are, miss.” The man was so judging me. Bastard. “You carry a koozie around with you, I see.”

“It pays to be ready to party, Mr. Thayer.”

About Kylie Scott

Kylie is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year, 2013, 2014 & 2018, by the Australian Romance Writer’s Association and her books have been translated into eleven different languages. She is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet.