Let’s get one thing straight:
Guard Dog is not a sweet little story about a golden retriever boyfriend who makes pancakes and communicates well.
It’s a dark crime romance with a seriously broody, borderline feral, ex-Marine bodyguard who will absolutely ruin you—and not just in the bedroom.
So yeah. Let’s talk spice.
How hot is Guard Dog?
Let’s just say: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
There’s dirty talk in English and Spanish
There’s sex toy use (massage table scene, anyone?)
There’s obsessive, possessive energy that flirts with the line (and sometimes crosses it)
And there’s a heroine who finally realizes she doesn’t want a nice guy—she wants a dangerous one who sees her
But it’s not just about heat. This book comes with a pretty extensive content warning, and I mean it. If you’re not sure what that means (or you know and would like a few trigger warnings), here’s just a portion of the official CONTENT WARNING included in the book:
- Guard Dog is a mature, high-heat dark cartel romance with characters who are sometimes very irredeemable with extreme proclivities towards violence. It contains situations that some readers might find offensive, distressing or triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Topics include:
- Sexually explicit content, including detailed sex scenes and sex toy use
- Physical abuse, emotional abuse, and psychological manipulation
- Drugging/attempted drug-assisted assault
- Attempted kidnapping/abduction
- Stalking
- Past intimate partner violence
Uh… and there’s more. That’s just the beginning of the list. It’s long because this book goes there. But it also has:
✨ Character growth
💋 Banter and emotional intimacy
🐶 An alien Regency romance
Hot men with muscles and tattoos who like bare-knuckle brawling (so they’re sweaty)
And a hopeful, swoony, well-earned HEA
So. Is it spicy?
Yes.
Is it dark?
Also yes.
Will you regret it?
Not unless you were expecting pancakes.
Love,
Katt