Review: Sweet story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Ace in the Hole is the first book in Marissa Dobson’s SEALed for You series and what a delightful start to the series. It was the perfect treat to keep me busy during these long winter afternoons.Ace Diamond and Gwyneth London were high school sweethearts and everyone believed they would be together forever. But Ace went off to join the SEALs and he didn’t believe that it was fair to Gwyn to force her to be a military wife and all the difficulties associated with that type of life. Gwyn’s heart was broken but she is a strong woman and she went on with her life.In fact, she made the decision that she wasn’t going to wait around for a man to help make her lifelong dreams of being a mother come true. So she used a sperm donor and was now happily awaiting the birth of her daughter. But she never forgot Ace.Ace comes home on leave to discover that his sister is allowing Gwyn to stay at the Diamond family home. The sparks are still there and the two can’t help but fall in love all over again. The story follows them as they reunite.Ms. Dobson smartly created a past connection with the two characters so that she could use the limited pages of a novella to focus on their current relationship. I loved the down to earth discussion about the realities of military life for loved one. It made Ace and Gwyn’s relationship authentic and I couldn’t help but cheer for them to work through their issues.I would have loved to have seen more attention focused on Gwyn’s pregnancy and Ace’s reaction. Her pregnancy seemed almost an afterthought and I thought would have helped add more tension to the story.Overall, I really enjoyed the story and can’t wait to read more about the Diamond family. I vote for yummy Marine Lucky to get his own story. I mean a man who knows how to make desserts needs his own happy ending, right?