Review: Sexy, foodie, dramatic, romantic blend
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2013
In the holiday Marine books, Long brings the same emotional punch as she shows in the whole series. Jana is a woman with a purpose on a mission and Charlie (Naomi's brother from What Part of Marine Don't You Understand?) Sparks finds himself in charge of her security while she fulfills it.Charlie is dealing with issues of his own, assuming responsibility for things no one else holds him accountable for, and doesn't agree with Jana being on base. Even though he isn't happy she's there, he's drawn to her. She represents everything he's fighting for--home, love, beauty--and he can't help but feel the attraction between them.Jana knows you can't fix the past, but she wants to do something. When she meets the very strong man and soldier, Charlie, she sees the man underneath and is both attracted to him and longs to help him in turns.Long delivers sexy scenes, foodie scenes, dramatic and tense scenes woven into a brilliant tapestry that so reflects real life that, as a reader, I can't help but be sucked in and feel all of it with the characters. Having read the whole series, I keep expecting to get to a point where I don't fall in love...where the characters don't stride off the pages and into my heart.It hasn't happened yet. HIGHLY recommend Jana and Charlie's book. Yet another Marine book I couldn't put down!!