Review: Emotionally Turbulent and Still Smoking
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2014
Seal My Destiny was sooooo not what I expected it to be. I expected it to be one of those quick sexy, funny reads that doesn't take a lot of effort or emotion on my part. You know, your basic cookie cutter erotic romance where the characters are as basically interchangeable as the sexual positions. I could not have been more wrong and I owe Sharon Hamilton a sincere apology for thinking to slide her into a preconceived niche. For shame!!This was as far from unemotional as you can get. It was waaaay deep and layered. Yes, there was some really, REALLY hot sex, but there were issues that almost put the kibosh on the whole romance aspect. Real, "need help from professionals" issues. Luke is a medic just back from a tour in Afghanistan and has seen more than his share of death. Of course it affects him mentally and physically. He can't sleep, has erratic mood swings, classic PTSD. What's so great is that he acknowledges his problem and seeks professional help, buuuuut, these things take time.Julie and Luke hook up very, VERY quickly, and both are up front. He tells her flat out. No involvement, no strings, he's just not in that place right now. Julie counters with "I am all about the strings and emotions." Guess who gets disappointed?There is a lot of back and forth and some extremely awkward reunions. Personally, I don't know if I could have had the patience and fortitude that Julie had because Luke had some rough patches that were brutal. I was moved by Luke's story and touched by the romance. (The really hot sex moved me as well, but that's a given, true?) So, for a deeply emotional, turbulent, but sexy read, look no further than SEAL My Destiny. It will definitely surprise you. Good job Sharon, well done.