Review: I liked it, but I could have loved it...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
Navy SEAL Thomas Maverick Hart is your typical bad boy - guys want to be him, women want to be with him.  He is a wrecking ball, a takes-no-prisoners kind of guy and he is instantly attracted to Windsor Forbes.  Windsor only takes calculated risks in her profession and in her personal life. She was dumped at the altar by her cheating fiance, and she’s completely closed off to finding a new relationship, especially with someone like Mav.  But at first sight, she cannot fight her attraction. She turns him away, just barely, but Mav isn’t a man to give up so easily.  Not when it’s this...say it with me...crazy good. Aw yeah.The GoodThe first chapter - enough drama and a little mystery to lure me in and keep me reading to find out how the story got to that point.The chemistry - Mav and Win have decent chemistry, and his  determination to be with Win and wanting to treat her differently from all the women before was very sweet.  Super alpha protective love was kicking in.  The love scenes were sexy and once their relationship is tested, their love really did came together for me.  The setup for more books is there, and I could find myself liking the secondary characters.The second half of the book - especially once Mav goes out on a mission, is when the story seemed to finally find its groove.  Mav and Win’s “one word” way of getting to know each other was sweet.The Not So GoodTelling vs showing - too many key moments for Mav and Win were told to the reader instead of the scene playing out, which kept me distanced from what was going on in their relationship.Insta-love - while I started to get believe Mav and Win cared about each other, their leap instantaneous attraction to love rang false to me. It was only towards the back end of the book that it clicked.Alpha-hole behavior - I can usually tolerate it when the alpha hero is somewhat misogynistic and a-holey, but the beginning of this story was a test of my tolerance.  Mav and his buddies were brutal about women in general and the “hoes” they bagged in particular.The Bottom LineI liked it, but I think I could have loved it had the story had a more cohesive flow.  Ms. Robinson is an author who has potential, and I’d would definitely read more from her.