| Title | : | Guarded by the Snake (Monster Security Agency #2) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 246 |
| Publication | : | Published January 24, 2024 |
The tiny human hires me to shield her from the vengeance of a powerful organization. There’s nothing wrong with that, except she stole from them, got caught, and now I have to clean up her mess. Add to that her incessant chatter, and I’m in for the most unpleasant job in my career.
Until her enemies bring out the big guns, turning the irksome protection assignment into a lethal fight for survival. Necessity pushes my principal closer and closer—too close for comfort. Forced to hide in small spaces, her skin rubbing against my scales, her warm breath on my face, my exasperation gives way to lust.
It’s just physical attraction, I tell myself. All I want is to bury my two spikes in her tight body and feel her writhing under me in pleasure. Nothing more than that. Because it’s impossible I could want her–the annoying, ballsy little thief who makes the sun shine with a smile.
One thing is certain: this is no longer just a job. I’ll butcher everyone who wants to hurt her.
Monster Security Agency is the most elite bodyguard service in the world. These monster bodyguards are lethal, powerful, and determined to protect their clients at all costs. They shouldn't fall in love with their principals, but if they do? Things are bound to explode.
Here come spicy, romantic, and action-packed tales by your favorite paranormal and monster romance authors: Cassie Alexander, Layla Fae, and Cara Wylde. Dive into the world of the Monster Security Agency.
This book can be read as a standalone.
Guarded by the Snake (Monster Security Agency #2) Reviews
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i heard the hero has two.. snakes 👀
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I keep rereading the smut, don't judge me
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4✨
3🌶️
Sssssssslay🐍
Layla Fae cooked with this one. She served DINNER. I’m talking appetizer, main course, dessert, and even a freaking soda.
If you’re looking for a fun monster x human romp that’s hawt with a capital H, and is a semi-fast burn that still has some substance and a mostly sensical plot, look no further than this little gem.
Bodyguard romance? 😩👌 Snake monster bodyguard romance???????? 😩👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
📖 ~280 pages on phone screen
📖 Erotic monster romance with basic background action subplot, mostly as a vehicle for the romance development
📖 Monster bodyguard (MMC)
📖 Human thief (FMC)
📖 HEA
📖 No romance safety warnings come to mind
🌶️ 2 🍆🍆 (or spikes for shehru)
🌶️ Just the tip™️
🌶️ Dirrrrty talk & praise
🌶️ Tail action
🌶️ Double 🍆🍆 (same MMC)
Our FMC Kim has trained herself to become a thief in order to get revenge on her father’s former business partner — and murderer. When a plan goes slightly awry, and Kim finds herself facing the full force of her enemy, she enlists the help of the Monster Security Agency, and in particular, Asan, the ruthless shehru agent, a snake like creature.
The pair is forced to hide in close quarters during their travels, and it seems the closer they become physically, the closer they get to actually wanting to become… physical😏 Monster x human relations aren’t entirely uncommon, but a shehru and a human? Impossible… right?
The spice, when they both give into temptation, is gloriously hot. Double spike alert🍆🍆😈 They both learn each other, learn to accept the other, and Asan guides Kim through it all. This leans heavily into Just the Tip™️ dirty talking trope, so if you like that in your spice, you’re in for a real treat with this one. I’m so surprised that in all the books I’ve read I haven’t come across this trope yet🤭
I just had a super good feeling about this one, and I’m so glad this lived up to the hype for me!🙌 -
Tropes:
~snake monster hero 🐍
~bodyguard hero
~forced proximity
~grumpy x sunshine
~revenge trope
~one bed
~touch her and you die vibes
~praise kink (a lot of it)
~size difference (hero has 2 huge 🍆)
Y'all, this was a RIDE! I love the bodyguard trope, and I also love a scary reptilian hero, so as soon as I saw the cover and blurb I immediately downloaded it from KU. And it did not disappoint! Sure, there was a bit of a plot where the heroine is a thief who is out for revenge against her father's killer. But the real star of the show was the smut. Because my goodness was it ever steamy! The amount of praise kink had me sweating. 🥵 And yes, you have to suspend your disbelief a bit with the size difference, but it does have an explanation at the end.
I saw that there's another book in this series coming out in a few days that involves a spider bodyguard hero, and you can bet that I'll be giving that one a try. I don't know why, but heroes that look too much like certain furry mammals (mainly cats) are a no for me, but give me allll the lizard, snake, and spider men lmao.
If this song was Taylor Swift lyrics:
"You'll be alright, no one can hurt you now
Come morning light, you and I'll be safe and sound" -
This was so fun! I love Layla Fae's monsters and their ladies.
This snake man was grumpy and protective and had a very dirty mouth.
What's not to like?
5 stars
4 on the spice scale -
5 stars - umm, this altered my brain chemistry.
I was just trying to be open minded about the whole snake thing (“his top half is anthropomorphic (human like) and his bottom half is snake like, but he can stay upright? His sense of balance must be crazy good”) and quickly went to “guhhhhh, this is so unexpectedly sexy.” Who am I?? Asan was like a weighted blanket and a hot male in one.
Loved the story (he’s an monster bodyguard for hire, she’s a human thief who needs protection, they’re on the run for most of the book), the quiet predator and bouncy prey dynamic (there is a lot of coiling around her to hold her still), and the all the coaxing dirty talk which was sheer perfection. 🥵🥵🥵
This is my official nomination for the praise kink hall of fame. -
✨Favorite rare microtrope/kink alert! ✨
✅ I read this after seeing
girlwithhearteyes's great review, although tbh she had me at 'weighted blanket'. Hey, it's a thing! Some of us just want to feel our souls squeezed back inside our bodies. Not sure what it's called, but this book has more of it than anything I've read!
✅ It also has some of the highest levels of
coaxing/soothing dirty talk I've encountered. Which is just about my favorite thing ever. Holy hell🥵! I made so many highlights.
✅ She triggers his prey drive, and not in that metaphorical "I shall seduce her" sort of way. She's just so damn fidgety that she constantly sets off his primal hunting instincts! 😂💃🐍🤣
✅ Third Act/Ending:
(My only micro-criticism: Supposedly shehru and humans have coexisted for millennia, but them having sex was unheard of. Taboo? Sure. But unheard of 🤨? Sorry but Rule 34 is an immutable law in every universe.)
TLDR this book is for people who like:
| mid-low angst | bodyguard | forced proximity | grumpy/sunshine | protective MMC | morally gray FMC | no virgins | coaxing dirty talk | praise | size difference | creative anatomy( x 2!) | bear hugs dialed up to 11 | -
3.5 - 4 I'm Just Here for the Smut Stars!
“So that’s how it smells when you’re aroused,” he said, his throat vibrating. “You smell so good, little pet.”
Asan the snake has to protect Kim the thief but there's so much more at play here than either of them realize. When their attraction grows...all bets are off.“I’ll kiss you, pet,” I said, watching her face with complete focus. I wanted to see what my words did to her. “And after I kiss you, I’ll wrap myself around you until you can’t move, can’t run, can’t resist. I’ll make you come like I did in that nightclub, and then I’ll strip you bare and fuck you.”
Asan is hesitant at first to give in to the attraction to Kim but he eventually folds and Kim is willing to give their relationship a fighting chance.“I want to bite you to be inside you more,” he hissed, gently rolling my nipple between his fingers. “And I’m sorry, pet, but I want to scar your pretty skin. Just a small bite people will see and know instantly it’s mine. I want everyone to know you’re mine.”
Pretty decent on plot and heavy on smut, I enjoyed this monster romance. -
Well, this was far better than it has any right to be! Bodyguard/client with a mildly grumpy hero and a forcing herself to act sunshiny heroine. Deliciously wonderful praise that you feel deep in your soul (no mere occasional "good girl" here!) coupled with gentle but firm coaxing, a hyper-protective but still respectful MMC, and true physical differences between the monster MMC and human FMC. Just wow.
I do find it very hard to believe that no human and shehru ever boinked before. Not ever? It's practically a cliche in fantasy/sci-fi romance that humans are the universe's sluttiest sentient beings! And shehru have a) two dicks. b) are essentially their own rope kits and c) get really frickin' horny after they molt. You can't tell me no human has at least tried. -
couldn’t put it down/ action/monster romance/HEA
I couldn’t put this book down. It kept me hooked and I thoroughly enjoyed this. It has a good plot, action, spiceeeee and a good ending. I only wish it had more epilogue but that’s personal preference.
Things 💦🌰
-Our h hires herself a monster bodyguard to help keep her safe while she’s trying to take down the guy who killed her dad while she was younger.
-bodygaurd snake
-little thief h in hiding
-spicyyyyy
-stretching
-size difference
-2 🍆 and their monster size
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- 💦 🥜 likes to fill her up until she’s dripping
-squirtinggggg 💦 every time their intimate
-action! safe houses, hacking, and all the good on the run type things to beat the bad guy.
-praise
-he talks her through taking him and it so hot
-calls her pet, love, sweetheart, baby, squirrel
-HEA/HFN.
-standalone .. I didn’t was any other books in this series before this one and I’ve never read this authors but I’m going to go find more in this series and check the out. Really liked this -
grumpy snake mmc??? bodyguard romance??? forbidden love trope????? super frickin spicy smut scenes?????????? i’m so sold. holyyyy molyyyyy i loved this story. this was so high stakes, so smutty and delicious, but so so so sweet also.
five thieving stars -
This was ssss-soooo good! *full review to come*
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way better written than the first one. from development of a relationship, to the concept, to...smut >_>
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Well, well, well, this book turned out to be quite the surprise package!! I mean, who knew monster romance with a snake could be this entertaining?
The FMC is smart, seeking for revenge but also massive sunshine! The hero? Total “touch her and die” vibes—classic! Plus, his dirty talk game? Absolutely on point. The spice level? Off the charts! It's like a slow-cooked dish of attraction and love, simmering until it reaches that perfect, mouth-watering moment. And when the tension finally snaps? Oh boy, talk about fireworks! I loved how he talked her through their act because we are talking about size differences, the eternal question of “will it fit,” and even the unexpected bonus of two peens and fangs. But, it's not all about the steamy scenes; there's actually a plot here too! Sure, it's not the most complex storyline, but it's still engaging and keeps you hooked till the very end. And kudos to Layla Fae for packing all that goodness into just 246 pages—talk about efficient storytelling! -
This is everything you want from a monster romance.
Hate to love.
A monster who’s actually a huge sweetheart.
Touch her and die.
An absolutely ridiculous size difference. Like gigantic. But I was totally fine with it and the explanation at the end actually kind of makes sense in a fictional monster way.
The smut as always was 👌🏼
And I loved the action movie scenes in the middle too. It was a nice touch.
I only wish it was longer because I wanted more of them afterwords. Like just living their lives.
Overall, great short and spicy read. If you read monster romances definitely pick this up. But if you don’t read monster romances, don’t start here. 😅 -
4.6 stars.
Whoa. Holy hotness, Batman.
The smut in this book was absolutely top tier.
And the relationship was so good too. 🫢
Yes.
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Star rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spicy rating 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
I honestly wasnt expecting to love this book as much as I did, but whew! Babes, this one is HAWT!!!! I Flew threw it!!
Kim is on a mission to avenge her father's death but finds herself in a bit of a pickle. She's forced to hire a bodyguard, and in comes Asan. Hot, scaled, and way sexier than any snake man(shehru) should be. He's gruff, kinda judgey, and a total solitude and silence type. She is the complete opposite and pushes all of his buttons.
Great character depth, build up, plot twists and so much spice. The touch her and die vibes are strong with this one. They fall simultaneously, but in a classic 'they'll never reciprocate my feelings' way.
📣📣Monster Smut lovers, yall won't want to miss this one.📣📣 -
I came for the smut and it did not disappoint.
A snake like creature, a sherhu, is a new bodyguard to Kim.. a human who got herself into a predicament with stealing something from the wrong man. Now he’s after her. She needs help and safety.
This was a really cool monster romance. Asan is a grump. Kim is a talkative and fidgety human.. it all irks Asan but with needing to stay close to eachother, it quickly turns into lust and love.
I love this author’s imagination. Asan sheds like an actual snake. He’s got shiny scales, fangs, coils… and has two 🍆🍆.
And Kim is highly intrigued on a Shehru anatomy.
The “talk me through having sex with you” is the best part. When it’s two different species, it’s always interesting to see how things work. lol.
HEA -
4 ⭐️ I am a sucker for a bodyguard trope, so add that to a monster romance and I’m hooked. Asan & Kim were so much fun!! Honestly, the fact that Asan’s anatomy means he can be everything from a bodyguard to a weighted blanket to a sex bench was pure genius. The tropes in this one HIT & the sex scenes had me FERAL. If you need me, I WILL be reading more bodyguard-monster romances.
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3.5 rounded down (spoil)
I thought the first night they spent together when he like wrapped his tail or whatever over her legs bc she kicked him in the face was the cutest thing I ever read
They were just really cute in general
Him going on a lil killing spree??? Like okay kinda weird tbh LMAO
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Layla Fae has done it again! She’s back with another fantastic monster romance. This time with a naga 🤔! I am totally here for it!
This one hits several tropes types:
Bodyguard ✔️
Monster✔️
F0rced proximity✔️
One bed✔️
Double p3n3tration✔️
A must read for all monster $mut l0vers!. -
1.5 stars DNF 85%
This book was going okay. Not the best and not the worst. The insecurities of both characters got old really fast for me, as did the lack of anything interesting actually happening .
Then came the repeat scenes of " oh no, don't hurt her, I'll do whatever you want". It got so redundant I couldn't even finish the book. -
This was so fun, never would I have thought I’d love this as much as I did. Kim and Asan are perfect together.
Asan was grumpy and so protective and perfect and I love him.
Suspend your beliefs and just go along with and enjoy the sexy 2 dicked ride.
Book is 100% safe, no owd/omd -
Eh not my fave. Idk what it was about it but something was missing for me to love it.
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3.5
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1.5
Just ok for me, I didn’t love either the heroine or the H. -
At first, my fear of snakes got the best of me. But I persevered and let me tell you, was rewarded in my effort
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No words. This book was an experience.
