This book follows on from the beautiful See Through Heart, though it can easily standalone. It’s a fun, sexy, slow-burning romance with a wonderful heroine, a broody, tortured hero and a heart-wrenching story that made me feel everything,
Miranda is the best friend of Austin and Ainsley from See Through Hearth. In that book she absolutely shone as the fun and hilarious romance-book-lover who lives her life just the way she wants it, dreaming of finding that someone special, and I love venturing back into her world because she is pure awesome and wonderfully relatable. Miranda’s latest favourite hobby is spying on her new hot and broody neighbour, and she’s turned it into an art form.
Holden Steel is an ex-Army Ranger who is struggling, physically and emotionally, to come to terms with the tragic losses he experience on his last deployment, and his new civilian life. He is angry, frustrated, anxious and tormented by grief, with no idea what to do with his life. And then along comes Miranda with her perky cheerfulness and smart mouth, who slowly starts to change everything.
I love the dynamic between these two. Initially full of snark because Holden is such a broody bastard, Miranda’s persistence in forcing her way into his life leads to some great encounters and fantastic banter, and she slowly starts to weasel her way in. And Holden has no idea what he’s in for as his gorgeous neighbour starts to work her way under his skin.
Underneath it all their attraction sizzles away, and every moment of their time together is absolutely delicious as they flirt, banter, fight and tease, all while their emotional connection to each other grows until they completely fall for each other, and it’s just gorgeous! And hot! Did I mention the hotness? So freaking hot. All underpinned with a growing emotion that they are powerless to stop – despite Holden’s fears of what that means.
This is a beautifully unfolding love story. Well paced and realistic, I could feel the emotion between Miranda and Holden, and I loved seeing Miranda break down Holden’s walls as he hopelessly and helplessly falls under her spell. But Holden has demons that he hasn’t dealt with, and when they threaten to overwhelm him, the repercussions could destroy everything that they have found together.
I loved this book. I was completely enthralled from the very beginning – from Miranda’s complete obsession with all things romance to her quick wit and sense of fun, she knows who she is and she openly embraces it, and I loved that about her! Broody Holden stole my heart, it ached for him, but he owned it all the same, and I wanted to reach into my kindle and hold him. The progression of the relationship is beautiful, the sexy time is steamy hot and the emotion is beautifully written. I could feel everything right alongside them, and I couldn’t put the book down.
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A perfect combination of sweet, sad, funny and passionate
22-year-old Miranda is a romance books editor (And she works with Aly Martinez!) who loves coffee and donuts. She's hopelessly romantic, funny... and I totally fell in love with her!Miranda likes to make lists, of all kinds - but one of her most important list is called "The One" - a description of her perfect man.There's another thing she loves to do - spy on her hot neighbor...The 33-year-old Holden is a former soldier suffering from PTSD. He struggles in what he experienced in Afghanistan and in his new reality - civilian life. He gets frustrated and angry at the world and takes out his anger on everyone in his way. But then comes Miranda, with her red hair, cheerfulness and sophisticated mouth... and everything begins to change.“𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲.”Holden and Miranda are complete opposites: she's optimistic and sweet and he is rude and angry. She sees only the good while he lives in a never-ending nightmare. But slowly, Miranda brakes all of Holden's walls - and from good friends - they become much more... But Holden has demons and when they threaten to come back to haunt him, everything is in danger."𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝. 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.”Although this is the second book (the first was "See Through Heart") it can certainly be read as a standalone. It was romantic and sexy - and the story developed in a realistic pace that made me feel all possible emotions.I loved the balance between funny and emotional, sad and passionate... I loved the dynamics between them - the fights, the teasing, the flirting... and the heat? DAMN, they were hot!!!I have to admit that the first half of the book was a bit predictable - but the second half certainly surprised me... And even though the plot's progress was pretty slow - I didn't think for a moment to skip ahead.For me, this story was a perfect combination of sweet, sad, funny and passionate - and I highly recommend it!!!
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