Review: A sweet, gentle hero, big and tough, with a soft heart in need of repair and love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2013
Really enjoyed this romance. It's a short read, and I wish there had been a little more because I really loved this hero!, but this novella did deliver a sweet and sexy-tender romance for me. Lots of heart to the romance and to this couple. The heroine is strong and more than enough woman to handle Zeke. Zeke's a hard one to handle, but he's so worth it. Such a special hero, and he's really the reason the story shines for me. I love a wounded warrior romance, and I love a hero who is scarred both physically and emotionally. This is a Marine who has battle scars and is self-conscious of them.Not only is he a huge guy, about 6 and half feet tall with plenty of muscles to grab attention when he walks into a room, he's also very scarred on his face and head. He knows people are looking and staring at the scars. I felt Zeke's self-consciousness, vulnerability and doubt. Zeke describes himself to the heroine's son as a kind of Humpty Dumpty who's had to be put back together again, but Zeke's facial bones aren't the only things broken and in need of mending. He doesn't want pity, and he wonders if the heroine can really love him with the face he has. It is quick to love, but the connection is there and is believable. I felt these two needed each other and were going to make something special happen. The heroine is strong herself, been through her own things, and is the perfect match for this sweet, kind, and protective warrior.I'm really pleased with this author's style and will be reading her again. Think she did a great job showing how our servicemen (and women) have to deal with the damages of war, mentally and physically, when they come back home and integrate into civilian life. Only thing I would have loved would have been a short epilogue or something. This story is part of a series, book 2, I think, but I wasn't lost starting here. Just a great wounded warrior romance with a sweet, gentle hero, big and tough, with a soft heart. Can't wait for the next book about Cole.