55: The Discomfort of Being Seen and Loved (by a Protective Kidnapper): Good Hands by Author Maggie Gates

Author Maggie Gates returns to Love Letters and Books to introduce Good Hands, a morally gray (ish) romance about a grumpy casino bouncer, a stats professor turned card counter, and what happens when “stealing from Peter to pay Paul” goes very, very wrong. Amelia has spent her whole life cleaning up her brother Joel’s messes, and starts counting cards to pay off his debt (at the exact casino owned by the man who holds that debt) while Jude, a former Navy SEAL and bouncer ordered to kill her, kidnaps her instead and drags them both into a dangerous mission to bring down the house. We explore the emotional heart of the story: paying someone else’s debt while resenting them, the complicated love between siblings who are stuck in old roles, and what it’s like to go from being everyone’s last priority to being one man’s first and only thought, and how uncomfortable it can feel to be cared for when self-reliance has always been your armor. Good Hands is the perfect book if you love morally gray protectors, kidnapping that turns into romance, and secret identities.Good Hands asks the question: How do you learn to receive when all you know how to do is give?If you’ve ever felt like everyone else’s safety net but nobody’s first choice, you’re going to love this love story.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: [email protected] with Maggie GatesTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authormaggiegates Threads: https://www.threads.com/@authormaggiegates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormaggiegates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/authormaggiegates/Website: https://maggiegates.com/