Review: Love Gabe and this series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
I fell head over heels in love with Gabe in Camouflaged so I was SUPER excited to read Concealed for more Gabe!  I'm happy to say, he did not disappoint =).  From page one, Gabe leapt off the page and into my heart.  He's cocky, arrogant, and conceited, but also sweet, funny and completely dedicated to Alexis.  He never gave up on her even when she pushed him away again and again.  But make no mistake, Gabe is no doormat.  He's a Harley-riding, tattoo-sporting soldier who's as alpha as they come and who loves Alexis with his whole heart.Gabe and Alexis met at a US Army camp in Afghanistan when Gabe was a soldier and Alexis was a UN volunteer.  They fell in love, even though Alexis had a boyfriend back home.  Upon leaving Afghanistan, Alexis promised Gabe she would break it off with her boyfriend and be there waiting for him when he got home.  However, over the following two years, Gabe never heard from her.  His letters, emails and calls went unanswered.  So Gabe finally decided it was time to go get his girl, Alexis, the only girl he's ever loved.  And he wasn't going to allow Alexis to push him away.Concealed had a great storyline that kept me interested through to the end, with perfect pacing and lots of likeable characters.  I felt that Alexis was a very relatable character and obviously I loved Gabe.  The two of them had fantastic chemistry together and I rooted for them from the very beginning.  They belonged together.I really enjoyed the secondary characters as well.  From Alexis' sister, Beth, to Gabe's friends, I feel they added valuable depth to the story.  I loved how Beth and Gabe formed a `secret alliance' of sorts and I found the secondary story involving Beth very interesting.  I'm hoping that Ms. Laurence will be writing her book in the near future.There were many quotes I wanted to include here, as this book was full of great ones, but decided against including them to avoid spoilers.  I will say though that Gabe loved Alexis fiercely and proved it to her time and time again throughout this book.  He knew she wanted him too and he persisted until she was finally able to accept her feelings for him.  And Gabe's tattoo!  Holy smokes!  Totally sigh-worthy.I highly recommend this book and the others in the Hiding from Love series.  They are fun, sexy, realistic romances with relatable and likeable characters.  Love them!An arc was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.