A SEAL’s Strength
Military Match Book 2
JM Stewart
October 3, 2017
Forever Yours eBook
A sizzling new series about three friends looking for love-and the sexy SEALs who are ready to fulfill their craziest fantasies.
This second chance was worth the wait . . .
As a SEAL, Gabriel Donovan did the toughest jobs imaginable without blinking an eye. But three years after his wife's death, the idea of dating still makes him sick to his stomach. His daughter desperately needs a mother, though, and there's nothing Gabe won't do for his little girl.
Stephanie Mason doesn't run from anything. Not even coming face to face with the "one that got away" on a blind date. Steph's body vividly remembers every single thing about Gabe and while some things have changed, the way he makes her feel sure as hell hasn't.
Gabe and Steph know that love comes with risks, but if they're brave enough, this second chance might just bring them the love of a lifetime.
Maybe he was right. Maybe it was time she
was honest with him.
Careful to keep her voice low, she turned
her head and looked off down the street. Honesty might be the best policy, but
she couldn’t force herself to look into that disarming hazel gaze while she
said the words.
“I wasn’t prepared for this. I was prepared
for a weekend. A little fun with someone I trusted once. That’s different, you
know, than a hookup in a bar. But you’re…you. It’s childish, really, to still
feel that way. To be jealous of a dead woman.” She heaved a sigh and finally
forced herself to look at him. “But I am.”
Her insides shook as she waited. That was
the most she’d ever told him. She didn’t know if she actually wanted his
response and yet part of her craved it. A holdover from all those years ago.
Back in college, she’d wanted him to know she’d fallen in love with him,
because she’d held out this hope he’d tell her he loved her back. Pathetic that
the need still hovered beneath the surface.
Those keen eyes worked her face. Then,
finally, he smiled, warm and alluring. “So, dinner? Next Friday?”
There was that sexy smile she’d known would
make an appearance, and she was caving, exactly the way she’d known she would.
She heaved a sigh and nodded. “Fine. You
win. I’ll have dinner with you next Friday. But since I owe you for the car and
clearly you’re not taking my money…”
“Nope.” He winked, eyes gleaming with
playful impishness and a touch of smug self-satisfaction.
Giddy, happy little butterflies took flight
in her stomach. “Then I’m cooking.”
One dark brow arched and the corners of his
mouth twitched. “Can you do that?”
This time, her facade cracked. She punched
him in the shoulder. “Yes, thank you very much. Contrary to popular belief, I
have actually grown up.”
Those gorgeous eyes glinted at her. “So you
have.”
“Friday. Six o’clock. Don’t be late.” She
pivoted and marched toward her car, determined to get away from him before she
embarrassed herself. As she reached into her purse, however, it hit her. Gabe
had her keys. She halted, sighed, and, face hot as Hades itself, turned back.
Gabe stood grinning at her, his right arm
extended. He jangled her keys, dangling from his thumb and forefinger. “Missing
something?”
She rolled her eyes and strode back to him,
but when she reached for the keys, he held tight to them.
“I look forward to seeing you, you know. I’ll
say it again, in case you missed my point last time. Were you anybody else,
that first date wouldn’t have gone this far.” He finally released her keys and
winked at her. “And I won’t be late. I’m never late.”
Great second chance romance with lots of heat and emotion! My only thing is that I wish Gabe's daughter would have played a bigger role, so I deducted points for that. Looking forward to the next match!
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. I was not compensated for this review, all conclusions are my own.
J.M. Stewart is a coffee and chocolate addict who lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, two sons and two very spoiled dogs. She's a hopeless romantic who believes everybody should have their happily ever after and has been devouring romance novels for as long as she can remember. Writing them has become her obsession.
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