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Being randomly paired with a soldier overseas, Becca begins to write letters to a lonely SEAL and finds her heart being slowly engaged by the man. Justin is captivated by the lonely but beautiful soul that has become a true friend through their correspondence. What he didn't expect was the desires he'd have toward her romantically or that he'd want to have her and her daughter for his own. But Becca is running in fear of a future heartbreak she's sure is inevitable. Justin will have a tremendous task in front of him if he hopes to claim his family, but no SEAL backs down from a challenge. If Becca can find the faith to believe in her letter lover, she might find freedom from grief and an enduring love she never expected to find a second time around.
The premise here was so sweet and I'm a sucker for a pen-pal turned more because they have a chance to build something immensely strong before lust enters the picture. Too often we find relationships based on sex first rather than a foundation of all the other solid stuff. There's nothing wrong with physical passion in a relationship, for many it's an essential part of it. But everyone knows sex has a way of confusing things and lengthening relationships that really shouldn't have happened in the first place. What we get here is something tangible and sweet and deep before adding in the physical attraction, which is definitely abundant on both ends.
What bothers me here, though, is Becca. She vacillates so quickly and uses her daughter as a shield rather than a legitimate reason. If she wants friendship first, stick to that and don't keep her daughter from knowing a good man. Having a great male influence in her daughter's life can benefit her beyond the possibility that the connection could turn into more. There's no rule that says if you can't have someone as a lover that you need to break your kids' heart by separating them from someone who genuinely cares about them beyond what they might feel or not feel for you. Becca going from wanting more to shedding tears over cutting herself and him off, to deciding to keep him in her life, then again to reiterating the same fears yet again to her girlfriends gets super annoying very quickly.
Justin is mature and I liked him quite a lot. He had a clear understanding of where she was coming from and knew how far he'd go for her and them together. He didn't push, he respected her and loved her for all the best reasons. His confessions and the end were so very sweet, absolutely worth reading in the end. The depth of character created here was almost enough to make up for Becca's disappointing predictability.
The story dragged in places because we kept going over the same thoughts over and over from both perspectives, mostly Becca, and we didn't actually learn much that was new no matter how many times we covered their fears. I honestly skimmed a ton of the story making it much shorter than even the novella is originally. After reading Honor and Love from this series I have to say I had super low expectations for this story. I'm glad it seems to have improved greatly and I may even go back to give Fate a chance. Overall, this is one of the the better books from a cliche, erotic, and superficial series that could have been great.
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Andi Jaxon
Raised all over the USA, Andi Jaxon is an interesting mix of East Coast
meets West Coast with a little bit of Southern thrown in, just for good
measure. She drinks too much coffee until it's late enough to drink too much
wine and while her husband is defending his country, Andi is sexually frustrated
for your freedom. If you see Andi online, she is probably sitting in a closet,
hiding from her kids.
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AJ Alexander
AJ Alexander is a wannabe psychologist, writer, and author of the
recently completed, SEAL’ed Series. AJ’s passion is writing angst filled
happily ever afters that have to be earned by her characters. Women with no
backbone need not apply. AJ uses sarcasm and an unlimited supply of song
lyrics to bring her romance novels to life.
AJ lives in the angst capital of the world, Seattle Washington with her
own personal knight in shining armour and her two beautiful girls.
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