Review: Some kind of surprise!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2013
ARC given for free by Netgalley for honest review.Maya Templeton comes home for the holiday's to visit her family. Giselle, her best friend and business partner wanted to tag along so she could finally meet Zach. Zach is an old friend of Maya's but they grew apart because she went off to pastry school and he joined the Marines. Since Giselle and Zach were more alike she set them up through mail. Giselle has been sending him letters and pictures for months and finally gets to meet him. Maya helped Giselle write the letters so she has read them a million times so she gets them right.Zachary Cole was a sniper in the Marines but was sent home from Afghanistan after being injured during active duty. The only thing that kept him going we're the sexy letters and pictures Giselle sent him. The hot fantasies she would write him about were so amazing that he couldn't wait to meet her and see if she'd live up to what she wrote.Zachs family is having a get together for Christmas, and that's where the girls head. His mom explains that he's been injured, and isn't quite 100% so she hurries to the kitchen to find him. When she reaches her destination, all she sees is him and it seems like they were never apart. She runs to him and latches on for dear life. As they both hold back tears she makes sure he's ok. She hits him in he shoulder, and gripes him out for not telling her, through all the letters she has sent that he had been hurt.As the day goes on, it turns out Giselle isn't really Zachs' cup of tea and he hers so they part ways. Heading home and finding Maya was better than any time he spent with Giselle. They cuddled on the couch and watched a movie like old times. Will they each get a Christmas surprise they didn't expect? Could they find the happiness they each deserve?I gave this story 4 stars because it was short and lacked the sexy time I usually like. That being said it was very enjoyable and I look forward to reading the rest in the series. Zach is so passionate yet scared that you just wanna give him a big hug. Maya is so conflicted with wanting Zach, but not feeling pretty or liked enough is holding her back from accepting him into her heart. I really liked how Maya was unsure of her feelings and her relationship with Zach, it added a very realistic state of mind that I could easily relate to. The characters were fun to learn about and this story is more of a sweet romance that is safe for anyone over 13 to read.