Her Marine Next Door

I was drawn to this book because of the blurb. It sounded right up my alley. I'm so glad that I read this one. I really liked Skylar a lot. She's battling some demons and when she puts that aside to help Parker with Cullen she proved the heart she has. My favorite scenes are with Cullen and Skylar. They are so precious with him with his little tool belt and workbench. It's so sweet how he gravitates towards Skylar. It's not all sunshine and roses because Cullen's birth mom is a nasty piece of work. Parker is yummy, but I wanted to knock some sense into him several times. The story especially Skylar's backstory hit me in the heart. This is a make you feel good story. The epilogue was the cherry on top for this family.

This book kind of left me conflicted, sot it is basically a split decision for me. To start I'll say that I found the premise promising but the execution fell a bit flat. As for the characters, I thought they were OK. Skyler had moments when I kind of liked her but Parker was really a jerk. I wish we had gotten a bit deeper with them but alas it was mostly all surface. There definitely were some sparks here and I liked that a lot and the heat they generated. While the story started out working for me, it didn't take long for that to change and so in the end I felt this was an alright read. I am posting a candid, elective review.