Jake's prized barrel racing mare was injured, and he needs a vet stat! He got the new vet in town, Vanessa Hart... and he's not happy, but for his mare, he'll do anything... Including kissing up to Vanessa... but he has a troubled past... And he owes the local loan shark quite a bit of money... And he had to do favors (as a bill collector) to delay the payments. // Vanessa had to get away from the big cities when it became too... dangerous to stay. Falling for a cowboy was not a part of the plan, but she can definitely use a protector... But a protector who also roughs people up?
Seems there were a couple unresolved plot points, which marred what's otherwise a competent book.
Category: Contemporary / Western / Romantic suspense
Overall Rating: 3/5
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GRR Reviews A SEAL's Secret Desire: Military Romance by Arabella Steedly
A SEAL's Secret Desire threw multiple tropes together, that would have military folks cringing, as it involved SEAL romance, but not just SEAL, but also a taboo subject about the first female SEAL candidate, and a male instructor. The problem is the age of the people don't fit well, and the ending was... well, urgh.
Instructor, 26, lieutenant, assigned to BUD/S, no problem there. That is actually believable.
The problem is the trainee candidate. She's described as Chief Petty Officer, no specific age, and "little sister" to the instructor. In the navy, CPO's generally spend OVER A DECADE in the ranks before they can be promoted to CPO. The fastest on record is 5.5 years, and that's in technical fields. Those who join SEAL but didn't enlist as a SEAL directly... Hmmm... Not sure how this lateral transfer would work at all. She was also unable to defend herself against a fellow male BUD/S trainee. You'd expect a CPO, who'd already spent 5 plus years in the navy, being one heck of a fast riser, and a leggy blonde, would know a few moves, after probably been harassed bazillion times before getting to the SEALs...
Sorry, this made no f***ing sense at all. People trying to qualify for the SEALs are not hacks, esp. not a (fictional) female candidate. Making one of them a "weak" female in need of a SEAL's protection is insulting.
Category: Contemporary / Military
Primary Plot: SEAL BUD/S instructor secretly desires the female candidate trainee, who was like a little sister to him when growing up
Tropes: woman in peril, protector, all grown up, teacher/student, disguise
Overall Rating: 2/5
Instructor, 26, lieutenant, assigned to BUD/S, no problem there. That is actually believable.
The problem is the trainee candidate. She's described as Chief Petty Officer, no specific age, and "little sister" to the instructor. In the navy, CPO's generally spend OVER A DECADE in the ranks before they can be promoted to CPO. The fastest on record is 5.5 years, and that's in technical fields. Those who join SEAL but didn't enlist as a SEAL directly... Hmmm... Not sure how this lateral transfer would work at all. She was also unable to defend herself against a fellow male BUD/S trainee. You'd expect a CPO, who'd already spent 5 plus years in the navy, being one heck of a fast riser, and a leggy blonde, would know a few moves, after probably been harassed bazillion times before getting to the SEALs...
Sorry, this made no f***ing sense at all. People trying to qualify for the SEALs are not hacks, esp. not a (fictional) female candidate. Making one of them a "weak" female in need of a SEAL's protection is insulting.
Category: Contemporary / Military
Primary Plot: SEAL BUD/S instructor secretly desires the female candidate trainee, who was like a little sister to him when growing up
Tropes: woman in peril, protector, all grown up, teacher/student, disguise
Overall Rating: 2/5
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