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Title: Holding Her Hero
Author: Amy Lamont
Genre: Contemporary Military Romance
Release Date: August 13, 2018
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From USA Today
Bestselling Author, Amy Lamont, comes a sexy new standalone novel about a
hard-hearted Marine and the woman he vowed to hate before he ever set eyes on
her.
Losing her fiancé in Army combat nearly killed her,
but a cocky Marine could save her…
Pastry chef Mandy Palmer is living on autopilot
after the death of her fiancé. Her grandmother’s plea for help offers the sense
of purpose she desperately needs. Still, rejoining the living doesn’t mean
she’s ready to give her heart to the hunky Marine working by her side to repair
her grandmother’s house. She knows better than to risk loving a military man
again.
According to helicopter pilot Mitch Taylor,
military life and marriage don’t mix. He watched too many of his buddies’
relationships crash and burn to ever consider trying it himself. Of course,
when Mandy starts getting under his skin in ways he can’t ignore, he starts
questioning his standard operating procedure. Convincing her to give love a
second chance is hard enough.
What would it take for
her to love an active duty Marine?
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OUR REVIEW:
Wow! What an amazing military romance! Holding Her Hero surprised me. I expected something different when I picked it up, but I was pleasantly surprised with what I got. This book has romance, drama, heartbreak, and heat. If you like military romances, you will enjoy this book.
The plot of this book surprised me. This is something like a second chance romance. Not in the sense that the couple has been together before, but in the sense that each person has had a broken heart and find a second chance at love with each other. The question is, will they take this chance or let their past baggage keep them from finding happiness?
Mandy is such a dynamic character. You are pretty much immediately crying in your heart for her. She has had to go through things that one would never understand unless they had gone through it themselves. I loved how realistic she was. At times I wanted to punch her, but at the same time, I could empathize with her. Then you have Mitch. He has had a rough life. The one shining light? His brothers in arms and a little old lady who helped pull him through. I loved his alpha personality.
The chemistry between these two was there when they first met, but they had a rough beginning. I loved how the author was sure to show the crackle of attraction while also playing up their strong personalities. It made this part of the book so much better.
The writing style of this book is good. It is told from a dual point of view. This book made me tear up more than once. The pace was steady. I loved the characters. I really hope some of the minor characters get their own books.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this book and would read it again. This is a wonderful military romance. I loved every aspect of this book. I would recommend this book to others.
Ratings:
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Heat: 5/5
Writing Style: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
EXCERPT
Mitch dropped his arms
from the doorway and took two steps forward. He placed a large hand on her
upper arm. “Looks like everything is under control in the kitchen, too. You
caught it in time to prevent any lasting damage.”
She was sure he meant to
be reassuring. But the moment his hand made contact, warmth slid over her skin,
moving out from the spot where they were connected to spots much further south.
This was not reassuring.
This was not comforting. It was the opposite of comforting. Disconcerting.
Disconcerting enough to make her pulse pick up its pace and her toes to curl
inside her old sneakers.
Her gaze traveled from
his face down to where his hand kept them connected. How could such a simple,
friendly gesture throw her so off balance? She moved her attention back to his
face.
Uh oh.
Gone was the soft, warm
look he’d had since they finished working together. His eyes darkened to an
almost stormy gray and focused on her face with the precision of a laser. Her
lips parted slightly and the intensity of his expression made a fine tremor go
through her.
As if he’d been waiting
for just that subtle sign, Mitch shifted forward. His hand moved up from his
supportive touch on her arm to cup her shoulder. The small shift brought their
bodies into closer contact. They stood with only a few inches between them.
Mandy’s breath came
faster. Six thousand and two objections formed and dissolved without ever
making it to her lips. When she finally opened her mouth to give voice to one
of the many reasons they shouldn’t be doing...well, whatever it was they were
doing, Mitch closed the distance and crashed his lips down on hers.
This was no gentle, slow
meeting of the lips. Mitch ravished her mouth from the get-go, slanting his
lips over hers, tongue demanding entrance.
Mandy opened her mouth to
him and met his tongue with her own, struck with the same savage need that
seemed to be driving him. Her body melted into his as her arms slid around his
waist. Mitch’s hands held her shoulders in a grip just shy of painful,
clutching her body to his own hard length.
Heat pooled in Mandy’s
belly. Nothing had ever felt as good as Mitch’s arms holding her or his mouth
claiming her own. Her fingers dug into the material of the T-shirt stretched
across his back, grasping it and holding on for dear life.
Mitch tore his lips from
hers, but didn’t loosen his grip. He kissed his way across her cheek, moving
toward her neck. His hands moved over her shoulders to slide down her back,
pulling her harder against him. As his hands settled low on her hips, her hands
traveled up around his shoulders, her fingertips brushing the softness of the
close-cropped hair on the back of his neck.
She tilted her head back
to give him better access to her throat. His lips found the sensitive juncture
between neck and shoulder and a soft moan escaped her lips.
Mitch’s body went rigid
at the sound, and with a groan, he dove back up to reclaim her lips. Mandy
eagerly lifted onto her toes to meet him, reveling in the hard length of him
pressed against her from shoulders to toes. A shiver ran through her as his
tongue found hers again, rubbing sensuously.
So long. It’s been so
long. That one barely coherent thought making its way through her drugged
senses had the chilling effect of a bucket of ice water. Mandy tore her lips
from Mitch’s and stepped back in a rush, almost tripping over a laundry basket
in her attempt to put space between them. When he reached out to steady her,
she scrambled backward until her back met the cold, slick surface of the
washing machine. She reached up to touch her swollen lips.
She had no business
feeling this way with any man. She was only supposed to feel this way with
Will. She bit down hard on her lower lip, almost relishing the pain.
“Mandy, what...?”
The roughness of Mitch’s
voice and his harsh breath made Mandy aware of her own uneven breathing. She
gripped the edge of the washing machine, as she tried to get control of her own
racing pulse and raging emotions.
“I’m sorry,” she finally
said, not able to meet his eyes. “I didn’t mean for this to happen.”
She forced herself to
meet his gaze, but when she lifted her eyes, she found he wasn’t looking at
her. His hands were resting on his hips and his head dipped low between his shoulders
as he stared at his feet. His posture reminded her of a runner trying to regain
his breath after a challenging race.
It took a few minutes for
him to gain control of himself and look at her. What she saw forced a gasp from
her and caused a hollow emptiness to spread through her chest.
He’s back. The Mitch that
had met her at her grandmother’s front door the day she arrived. The one with
the hard eyes and the distant stare.
“You’re right. This
shouldn’t have happened.” With that he turned and left the laundry room.
AUTHOR BIO
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Today bestselling author Amy Lamont writes steamy contemporary and paranormal
romance filled with quirky heroines, alpha heroes, and always a happily ever
after. Whether she’s writing about world-weary billionaires or rugged bear
shifters, she loves nothing more than delivering stories with just as much
heart as heat.
Amy
lives in a small town outside of New York City with her husband, twin daughters
and their two rescue mutts. When she’s not writing or hiding somewhere with her
nose stuck in a book, she loves spending time with her family, taking in shows
in the city, and traveling every chance she gets.
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