Falling
for her Soldier
Perfect
Kisses
Book
3
Ophelia
London
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing -
Bliss
Date of Publication: January 13, 2014
Cover Artist: Jessica Cantor
Book Description:
She
fell for the nice guy, but will she fall for the real guy?
Ex-ballerina Ellie Bell has
twenty-four days left until her self-imposed man-less year is up. No more
falling for the wrong kind of guy—charming, sexy, bad. Why can’t she find
someone sweet like Charlie Johansson, her soldier pen pal? His e-mails meant
the world to her, and she can’t stop thinking about him…until she meets Hunter,
whose muscles and cocky smile threaten to have her relapsing.
Before Charlie “Big Game Hunter”
Johansson’s last tour of duty, he’d gone through women like crazy. But after
connecting on a real, emotional level via letters with his best friend’s
sister, Charlie’s ready for a relationship—with Ellie Bell.
But then her brother introduces him
as Hunter. Proving he’s no longer a player by becoming Ellie’s dance partner
for an Army benefit seems like it could convince both siblings he’s changed,
but the harder he falls for Ellie, the harder it is to come clean. Can he
convince her to fall for the real him before it’s too late?
Excerpt:
There wasn’t
much eye contact with the tango, but Ellie couldn’t stop herself from peeking
up at Hunter, expecting to find him all clench-jawed. But he was peering down
at her, that anti–Fred Astaire gaze that made her core tighten, then burst into
spasms.
His locked
frame was suddenly not so locked, and he took her hand, linking his fingers
through hers. Her breaths were becoming more and more shallow, reacting to his
touch. A moment later, he moved his hand to her hip, where his other hand had
wandered. He pressed his forehead to hers, like this morning, slowly
box-stepping her to the rhythm of Elvis.
She held on to
his elbows, letting herself be led, feeling her heart pounding as Hunter’s
hands curled around her hips. And then, as naturally as how they moved to
music, he tilted his chin and pressed his lips to hers.
It was like she’d
been holding her breath for an hour and could finally breathe. She didn’t
realize how much she’d been waiting for this moment until they broke apart,
inhaling in unison, in perfect timing. His hot, firm mouth covered hers again.
He slid his
arms around her back, holding her so tightly against him that her back bowed
and her arms fell loose at her sides like she was floating, being swept away.
His breath on her skin shot delicious shivers through her limbs. When her knees
buckled, she didn’t think, she grabbed him around the neck, tasting his sweet
mouth, never wanting the kiss to end.
He led her
backward, still in rhythm, though Elvis’s voice had died out. Her back hit the
wall and he leaned into her, pulling away from her mouth to smoothly maneuver
to the side of her neck. Ellie sucked in a breath and tilted her head, giving
him free access to whatever he wanted while she slid her fingers over the sides
of his hair.
A tiny corner
of her mind knew what she was doing might technically be against the rules—so
many rules—but she couldn’t stop. He was so much fun and gorgeous, and
man alive was he a good kisser. Slow-slow-quick-quick-slow
went her heart.
“Damn, I love
the tango,” he whispered, tickling her ear.
My Review: 4 1/2 stars
I love a good book about our military. I love it even more when it's good, and this was. I really liked Ellie, she was strong, compassionate, caring, and such a good person. I wanted to punch her brother in the face for being such a jerk to her and his friend. Yeah, I know all about it. A guy doesn't want his friend and his sister to be messing around. I get it. But when you do what Sam did on purpose, not cool. Not to his sister and not to his friend. Hunter/Charlie was a good guy too. He knew what he was doing. He knew he had feelings for Ellie even before he met her. But he let himself get played by his friend, and he's the one to pay the price. Well, ok not the only one, but the one with the most to lose. I have got to say that I truly loved that last part at the fund raiser. That was amazing! I really enjoyed the epilogue too. I also rather enjoyed that Ophelia let people in on a glimpse inside military life. Because it's a different kind of life, a life you choose not just for yourself.
About
the Author:
Ophelia London was born and raised
among the redwood trees in beautiful northern California. Once she was fully
educated, she decided to settle in Florida, but her car broke down in Texas and
she's lived in Dallas ever since. A cupcake and treadmill aficionado (obviously
those things are connected), she spends her time watching arthouse movies and
impossibly trashy TV, while living vicariously through the characters in the
books she writes.
Ophelia is the author of DEFINITELY,
MAYBE IN LOVE, ABBY ROAD, and the Perfect Kisses series including: PLAYING AT
LOVE, SPEAKING OF LOVE, and FALLING FOR HER SOLDIER (Jan 2014).
Visit her at http://ophelialondon.com
But don't call when The Vampire
Diaries is on.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ophelia_london
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/opheliawrites/
I wanted to be a dancer.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely review. I love your blog, girl. So cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ophelia! Glad you liked the review.
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