The Bodyguard Affair by Amy Lea: Book Review

The Bodyguard Affair is the latest release from Canadian author Amy Lea. Released in December 2025, it takes readers into Canadian politics. Andi works with the Prime Minister’s wife by day, and by night, she’s a romance author. Nolan recently joined the protection team for the Prime Minister. And he’s the failed one-night stand from three years ago that Andi had.

Synopsis from Goodreads

Andi Zeigler lives a double life. By day, she’s the no-nonsense, steadfast personal assistant to the Prime Minister of Canada’s wife. By night, she slips out of her heels and writes romance novels under a top-secret pen name. But when her steamiest book, The Prime Minister & Me, unexpectedly becomes a bestseller, rumors of a real-life affair between her and the PM start swirling out of control.

Enter Nolan Crosby, the PM’s new close protection officer (aka bodyguard) – and Andi’s failed one-night stand from three years ago. Nolan’s in town very temporarily to care for his mother, who’s battling early-onset Alzheimer’s. But when the scandal erupts, Andi ropes him into a fake-dating plan.

As loyal employees, they’ll pretend to date for the summer, just long enough to put the scandal to bed and save their boss’s reputation. In an unexpected plot twist, Andi and Nolan discover that keeping their romance strictly fictional might be easier said than done.

My Opinions

I added The Bodyguard Affair to my TBR last summer after reading the synopsis. It sounded like such a fun read. And it was a fun read, with a side of heart and reality.

While the book is over 400 pages long, it doesn’t feel like it’s drawn out. There’s nothing that feels like it needs editing. Sure, Andi has her moments where she comes across as a pick me girl, but don’t we all at one point or another in our lives? Just like, there are times when Nolan comes across as a loner who doesn’t need anyone. We all know the truth! But these personality traits are what make them feel human to me.

And their chemistry? It’s there from the beginning. And what a meet-cute they have in the first chapter! That was a scene for the ages. I couldn’t stop laughing.

My biggest ick with the book begins around the halfway mark, when they start exploring their feelings. I’m all for characters doing that, especially in a romance. But this is more than that, when Andi opens herself up, intimately, Nolan comments, “Good girl!” If this was said once or twice in the book, I think I would’ve been okay with it. It feels like he says it every time!

Overall, The Bodyguard Affair is a fun read that I think many people will connect with.

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