Review: A sweet wounded warrior romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
I love reading a hero who's an honorable man, a man who does what he says he'll do. Make him sweet and gentle and caring, and he's even better. Not to mention the appeal of the wounded hero, scarred inside and out, and you just get a really sweet and vulnerable hero to enjoy. It's nice to read an alpha hero who's more subtle. Still gets the job done, protecting his woman, but he's not pushy or demanding. And this really worked well with our heroine, who definitely needs a soft touch.Like Chad, Lora has had her share of pain. I don't normally go for a prickly heroine, and Lora is surely prickly, but I did like her. Still fighting an abusive ex, Lora's not ready to trust a man again. She cuts Chad no slack at all in the beginning, but this made a lot of sense for her character, for things she'd suffered and put up with. So the relationship builds as they spend time together. It's a slow, gradual romance, with no sex happening until late into the book. The action before that is more sweet and slow as Chad gains Lora's trust. And when the sex did happen, it was sweet but passionate and sexy.While the element of suspense and what happens was a bit predictable, how it would play out, it was still enjoyable to read. I liked that bodyguard feeling going on, with the h/H being forced together as he protects her and her child, and as she learns to lean on a strong, trustworthy man. The ending was super sweet! Loved this scarred military hero. So sweet and patient. A sweet, slow burn romance with a very tender kind of alpha hero.