Title: Love Her
Series: Military Men
of Lexington
Author: Andrea Johnston
Genre & Tropes: Contemporary Romance;
Small Town Romance; Military; Single Mom; Slow Burn; Redemption of
the Mean Girl
Felicity
The
day I left that small town behind, I swore I’d never be back. I was
better than Lexington and its small-minded residents. No one bothered
to look beyond the mask I wore to protect my heart.
Then or now.
Sometimes life doesn’t turn out the
way we plan. Having kids was the best thing that I ever did.
Returning to the one place I’m least welcome might be the most
humiliating. The one thing about this town is a reputation follows
you. So despite life humbling me, this town won’t forgive easily,
and my past bad deeds still haunt me.
Connor
Running from one war to another in the
military, I spent years trying to find what was meant for me, to
figure out where I belonged. It wasn’t in the city where I grew up
or overseas. My soul needed settling and Lexington seemed like a good
place to be alone.
Then I met her.
She owned my attention from the moment
I saw her, my heart right after. Through the grapevine, I learned
Felicity had a past worth gossiping about. So do I. Maybe that’s
why I’m drawn to her.
I moved here for a fresh start, a
second chance to live a peaceful life, but she has me reevaluating
that plan. Maybe it’s not peace I need but love that I’ve been
missing all along.
**The Military Men of Lexington series
is a series of interconnected, standalone, small town
romances.**
This is the final book in the MMoL
trilogy, and the end of Lexington.
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“Dating. Yes or no.”
“I don’t know.”
Because I don’t. Can I date? Sure. My
parents would love it. Heck, I think my kids would love it more. Have
I? Hell no. I’ve been too busy trying to figure out how I was so
stupid to give a man nine years of my life to only walk away with a
suitcase of clothes and a few photos.
“I would like to take you out. If I
were to ask you, what would you say?”
He moves a fraction of an inch, one
hand resting on the counter next to me. I’m not caged and could
easily move if I wanted. I don’t.
“I think I would say yes.”
Slowly, he smiles. His big brown eyes
brighten. I notice for the first time how long his lashes are. Slowly
he blinks, his gaze dropping to my lips. My breathing increases in
anticipation.
“Lis?”
“Hmm?”
“I’d like to kiss you.”
“Mm-hmm.”
He’s rendered me speechless already
and he hasn’t even touched me. Slowly, he steps into my space, his
free hand resting on my hip while he lifts the hand from the counter
and cups my face. His thumb, rubbing circles on my cheekbone is rough
on my soft skin, sending shivers down my spine.
Time stands still as he leans down,
lips gently brushing across mine. It’s barely a touch, so light I
wonder if I’ve imagined it. I know I didn’t when he brushes them
again, this time with purpose. His lips are soft and full. I’ve
wondered how I’d feel in this moment. The first kiss after Michael.
I realize quickly this isn’t only the first post-divorce kiss, this
is the best first kiss of my life.
Review: Love Her is such a wonderful read. I think once you get to know Felicity, you have to love her even though you want to hate her for her past. But every one can change if they really want it, and Felicity did.
Connor definitely wasn't the guy you'd expect to want to settle down, but I love the almost insta-love that happens to him, even though there's is a slow burn relationship. These two take things nice and slow as they find there way together, and prove that as a couple that things can work for them.
What I love is how good he is with Felicity's children and how much he knows that they are a part of whatever life he might build with Felicity.
Felicity is learning too. Sure her mean girl ways occasionally crop up, because they are sort of a self preservation thing, but she grows as a person too, with her new job and with Connor.
These two just worked so well together and I wanted good things to happen to them.
This is the last book in the Military Men of Lexington Series and I'm sad not to be visiting with them again.
Rating: 5 flowers
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a series of interconnected, standalone,
small town romances
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Andrea Johnston spent her childhood
with her nose in a book and a pen to paper.
An avid people watcher, her mind is
full of stories that yearn to be told.
A fan of angsty romance with a happy
ending, super sexy erotica and a good mystery, Andrea can always be
found with her Kindle nearby fully charged.
Andrea lives in Idaho with her family
and two dogs. When she isn’t spending time with her partner in
crime aka her husband, she can be found binge watching all things
Bravo and enjoying a cocktail. Nothing makes her happier than the
laughter of her children, a good book, her feet in the water, and
cocktail in hand all at the same time.
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