The Captains' Vegas Vows (American Heroes, Book 42) (Mills & Boon True Love)

Captain Helen Pallas is driving from Seattle to Fort Hood, Texas to take up her new posting, she has detoured via Vegas and wakes up in the honeymoon suite of the MGM Grand with no clear recollection of the events of the night before, or how she ended up married to a complete stranger only a few weeks after her divorce came through. Regardless of how attractive her new husband Tom Cross might be, Helen has to be in Fort Hood within 24 hours for her new position and so she runs out on their honeymoon breakfast with a vague promise to call him to arrange an annulment or divorce. When Helen arrives at Fort Hood and meets her new commander she is surprised to find Tom in his office, the two of them are both Captains at Fort Hood. Her new commander insists that the two of them share Tom’s quarters and attend marriage counselling as the laws of Texas require an individual to be resident for at least six months before they can file for divorce. I liked this Mills & Boon romance, it approached a well-worn trope with a new twist – Tom recalls everything from that night, he and Helen talked for hours and shared their thoughts and dreams. For him this wasn’t some drunken whim but meeting the love of his life and pledging solemn vows. He is totally thrown when Helen remembers nothing from that night and demands a divorce. This is the second book by Caro Carson I have read, both of which were military romances featuring MPs. I really enjoy the novels although they feel very short, almost novella length, the characters are intelligent, honorable, thoughtful people with a strong sense of duty and I enjoyed the way that each of them viewed the other’s actions through the perspective of their previous relationships. I will continue to look out for Ms Carson’s novels in future, she writes delicious heroes that I would love to meet and strong, clever heroines that I wish I could be.