Review: Worth the read in my opinion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2013
I read some of the other reviews and thought that the book would be typical to other romance books I've read and I actually found it better. However, other reviews were not on the same page. Maybe because I do love books about men in uniform.I think the author did a great job at portraying a strong male character who on the one hand does not want to be in a relationship. His career and what he does is dangerous, but also defines who he is. He came from a broken home and the military gave him a place to become the person he is and a bunch of guys to call friends. He meets Alexia when one of his closest friends dies on a mission. The team is put on leave and while trying to come to terms with his friends death, meets a woman he did not plan on getting involved with, but well, things happen and sparks fly. What he learns is that even though he doesn't want to be in a relationship, sometimes best laid plans change and he finds himself starting to want the things he always thought weren't in the cards for a military man.As for Alexia, well, she's smart and her career means a great deal to her. She is looking for a relationship with some heat. Her boss / co-worker is interested in a relationship, but there is no heat. She sees Blake and instant attraction. And yes ladies, we have all taken a look at a gorgeous man and thought, YUM. However, he isn't uninterested, but also not jumping at the chance to get to know her either. Chance encounter and things heat up. Next thing you know they are involved, but there are 2 large issues...for Alexia, she NEVER wants to be involved with a military man and two, not one so closely tied to her father. Yep, she has daddy issues. He is your typical military tough, everyone has to follow his orders kind of dad and he wants to tell her how where work and who to date. Luckily, Blake is exactly the man he wants for her, but unfortunately, it takes her awhile to figure out he is best for her too, even if that means daddy actually got that one right.It will take some time (and a kidnapping!) for the two to come to the same point, and that is that even though there are challenges, with a little hindsight from others, they can come to trust that loving each other is worth the risk of taking a chance on the long term.You'll have to read this to decide if you'll like it, but again, I was actually pleasantly surprised at how much I did like this. I rated it 4 of 5 stars, though think it can be closer to 4.5 because yes, in some cases it isn't a totally new concept, but it was better written than some of those other stories.