It was a fun little read. Just what I was hoping and looking for when I selected the book.
The characters were interesting and well written and drew me into their lives. The back and forth with Lincoln needing to talk to Finn was a bit much. He felt like he was taking his brother's girl, yet he had opportunities to talk to him and chose not to do so.
Then when his brother was ready to speak up about Jo not being his type, she came running back after an injury and he went on a rampage against the guys who did it. The small town convenience of protecting their own was good and bad. I felt it fitting for the story though and his protector mode was full on! But then ending things with her? Ugh. Dummy. We all knew that would happen though. Overall, their story was fun to read and see how they all interact and work together was fun. Finn's original hostility against Linc was a bit much though too. Chucked up to a misunderstanding. But really? To not support his brother without talking to him seemed harsh.
But. What took the half star was some of the timeline talk... I couldn't figure it out because there seemed to be too many inconsistencies with Linc and Jo.
1. His (Linc) mom says 8 years, almost a decade and now he's home.
2. He (L) says Chilaku hasn't been home for over a decade and his bro (Finn) was 15 when he left for the military.
3. He (L) said he served 8 years and has been home for two and the accident happened 3 years prior towards the end of his second tour.
4. Jo said she's avoided him (L) for 3 years.
5. Jo met Finn at college, but has been friends with him for a decade. But if a decade has passed, it would put Finn at 15 when they met. But college would be 17-18.
6. So he's (L) been home for somewhere between 2-3 years based on the above and moved into a cottage on Mr. Old Man Grump's (OMG) (I can't remember his name - Mr. Bailey, maybe?) property because he needed space from people to deal with PTSD basically. But then at the end of the book, he says he bought the property 5 years prior when OMG wanted to sell because OMG was getting too old to take care of all the property himself. So L bought it as a thank you to OMG for letting him stay there when he got back and give him that solace, yet have him help with the upkeep. But if he's only been back for 2 years per him, but 3 per the flashback at the beginning and per her, how did he buy property at least 2 years prior to his return?!
So yeah, timelines were just confusing and inconsistent and made me wonder, throughout the story, if I misread dates and times and the story on general. But when I went back and did more research in the book after finishing it (because I was still confused on timelines), I found they were just inconsistent.
The bonus epilogue was cute with it being Finn's wedding. Typically epilogues are their own wedding so it was a cute change and seeing as Finn probably won't get his own book, it was a nice way to wrap up a HEA for him too.
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A little rushed, but SO beautiful.
As the wife of a combat vet who served in the Marines, I appreciated this book so much. It was romantic, spicy, and an incredibly quick read.The military aspect wasn't overdone or over explained.Lena's writing is great. I fly through her books and crave more after each one. She's quickly becoming one of my favorites and an auto-buy author.●●●●Lincoln returns home from war, determined to find the mystery woman that wrote him letters while overseas. When his brother's best friend and possible love interest, Joanna, comes into the picture, Linc knows he's found the one person who kept him strong while at war. Now, he has to come to terms with either losing his soulmate or ruining his relationship with his little brother.Joanna is a strong FMC. She's a badass and isn't afraid to get dirty (in more ways than one).Lincoln's POV on his PTSD was perfect. His brother, Finn, helping him with his breathing techniques to calm him down, was so touching and sweet.My only complaints...the romance seemed rushed only for the book to end right as I felt like we were gaining momentum.....and misunderstandings
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As the wife of a combat vet who served in the Marines, I appreciated this book so much. It was romantic, spicy, and an incredibly quick read.
The military aspect wasn't overdone or over explained.
Lena's writing is great. I fly through her books and crave more after each one. She's quickly becoming one of my favorites and an auto-buy author.
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Lincoln returns home from war, determined to find the mystery woman that wrote him letters while overseas. When his brother's best friend and possible love interest, Joanna, comes into the picture, Linc knows he's found the one person who kept him strong while at war. Now, he has to come to terms with either losing his soulmate or ruining his relationship with his little brother.
Joanna is a strong FMC. She's a badass and isn't afraid to get dirty (in more ways than one).
Lincoln's POV on his PTSD was perfect. His brother, Finn, helping him with his breathing techniques to calm him down, was so touching and sweet.
My only complaints...the romance seemed rushed only for the book to end right as I felt like we were gaining momentum.....and misunderstandings
The military aspect wasn't overdone or over explained.
Lena's writing is great. I fly through her books and crave more after each one. She's quickly becoming one of my favorites and an auto-buy author.
●●●●
Lincoln returns home from war, determined to find the mystery woman that wrote him letters while overseas. When his brother's best friend and possible love interest, Joanna, comes into the picture, Linc knows he's found the one person who kept him strong while at war. Now, he has to come to terms with either losing his soulmate or ruining his relationship with his little brother.
Joanna is a strong FMC. She's a badass and isn't afraid to get dirty (in more ways than one).
Lincoln's POV on his PTSD was perfect. His brother, Finn, helping him with his breathing techniques to calm him down, was so touching and sweet.
My only complaints...the romance seemed rushed only for the book to end right as I felt like we were gaining momentum.....and misunderstandings
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Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
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